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Author Topic: My Meds and Me  (Read 6451 times)

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Offline shEEEsh

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My Meds and Me
« on: January 07, 2015, 07:53:45 pm »
Taking Sovaldi and Ribovarin.  Started 12/9 at that time my Hep C was 2 million units per Mil ... After only 20 days I took my first blood test .. The Hep C virus was down to 90 units per ML .. WOW .. is that possible?  Compared to how I felt back then to how I feel today, I feel GREAT ..  My biggest complaints are dry, VERY VERY DRY mouth and insomnia.  I keep waiting to wake up bald or something ..

Offline Amj1951

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Re: My Meds and Me
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2015, 08:07:31 pm »
Hi shEEEsh, I took my first Harvoni pill today. I have seen a lot of people here that are on the same treatment you are. I am curious why you are on that versus the Harvoni?
I hope you are completely clear on your next test!

Offline shEEEsh

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Re: My Meds and Me
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2015, 08:36:58 pm »
The way I heard it was I was Geno Type 2 and my doctor felt this was the best for my type of cooties ..

Offline Sam1224

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Re: My Meds and Me
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2015, 08:42:46 pm »
An old friend of mine (we're both old AND I've known him for a long time) recently completed treatment with that and is SVR after 12 weeks. He had test results similar to yours. Good luck.

Offline petra

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Re: My Meds and Me
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2015, 07:49:26 am »
Hi shEEEsh,

I am also type 2. I just finished 12 wks of sovaldi and ribavirin. Early on in treatment I actually felt better. I had fewer aches and pains. There are some other symptoms connected with the treatment that over shadowed these improvements, but they were by no means unbearable.

12 weeks goes quickly,
good luck,
Petra
User Name: petra
Gender: female
Height: 5' 7" Weight: 118
Diagnosed: June 2014
Infected: unsure of when
geno type: 2
Biopsy Score:no fibro scan or biopsy
Pre treatment: 3.5 million vl, other blood work normal
TX start date: October 17, 2014
Treatment Protocol: 12 weeks of 400mg of Sovaldi and 800 mg of Ribavirin per day
Side Effects: fatigue, itchiness.

Viral load:
3.5 million at start of treatment
18 at 4 weeks
undetected at 6, 8, and 12 weeks.
SVR at 12 weeks after treatment

 


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