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Author Topic: Started Harvoni tonight  (Read 7932 times)

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Offline tigger2

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Started Harvoni tonight
« on: March 17, 2015, 08:32:48 pm »
Hello everybody. Took my first pill tonight.  I have been reading this forum since I found out I would be starting treatment and have learned so much from everyone's posts.  I will be on it for 12 weeks. So excited to be on treatment!!!!

Offline BubbaT

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Re: Started Harvoni tonight
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2015, 08:42:19 pm »
Good job tigger!

I'm starting week 3, doing well, it's nice to fight back for a change!
Not many side effects worth noting,drinks lots of water and eat a good diet,
You will adjust to the meds and keep right on getting better!

Good news!
Age 57 male
Infected late 70's
Diagnosed 95
1a, 2 prev biopsy 95, 2004
Ct 2007, 2015
Treatment Naive
F4 A3. Fibrosure/ CT 2-5-15. Ammonia 222
VL 2.2 mil.
Started Harvoni  3-3-15. 12weeks, finished 5-26-15
4 week VL undetected
12 week EOT undetected

Offline tigger2

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Re: Started Harvoni tonight
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2015, 08:47:46 pm »
Thanks BubbaT,
Glad you are doing well!!!

Offline Tpropane

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  • Heal the past by living in the present.
Re: Started Harvoni tonight
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2015, 03:55:06 am »
Did my 8 week blood draw today. 2 weeks. dropped to 74. 4 weeks undetected.
Drink water water water. Eat healthy benign foods because antacids are off limits.
Oatmeal is your friend. If you're tired try to forgive yourself for not being your usual blazing fast on the go person. It will pass and give yourself a break. To rest, recover and heal.
Good for you. On the road to recovery.
TPROPANE
Hep C 1A / TT diagnosed 2009
Non Responder Boceprevir/riba/peg 2011
F-4 Cirrhosis
TX Harvoni 24 weeks started 1/20/15
2 week labs VL 174!
4 week labs UNDETECTED !
8 week labs UNDETECTED !

Offline Sweetpea

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Re: Started Harvoni tonight
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 09:53:39 pm »
 Hi Everyone,
 I just joined this site tonight as I started Harvoni 6 days ago and today I woke up with a big headache. Took Motrin, and it went away, only to return this afternoon. Feeling slightly nauseated, and very tired. I didn't feel this way until today. Also, I have woken up way too early and not been able to go back to sleep 2 mornings in a row.

 I'd appreciate hearing from others what their experiences were. My doctor thinks I may only have to do 6 weeks of treatment.

 Are there any tips I should know about? I saw someone posting about drinking lots of water. Please, give me any advice. I want to get through this without having to miss work, and without being miserable.

 Thanks so much!

Offline BubbaT

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Re: Started Harvoni tonight
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2015, 01:04:20 pm »
Hi sweet pea, propane, tigger

My first week was similar to yours, I had chills and fever, On day 6, but it could have been a stomach bug because after a vomit, I felt lots better, lasted but one day, and I was back at work,

 try to eat only real foods,  oatmeal, bananas, apples and read on diet tips to help support you while your taking the Harvoni.

And drink water when the headaches show up, 

Age 57 male
Infected late 70's
Diagnosed 95
1a, 2 prev biopsy 95, 2004
Ct 2007, 2015
Treatment Naive
F4 A3. Fibrosure/ CT 2-5-15. Ammonia 222
VL 2.2 mil.
Started Harvoni  3-3-15. 12weeks, finished 5-26-15
4 week VL undetected
12 week EOT undetected

 


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