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Offline lolacme

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Working or going to school while taking Harvoni
« on: June 10, 2015, 11:15:35 am »
Hello everyone,
Best wishes to all of you on your journey. Can some of you please share whether or not you worked or went to school while taking Harvoni. I am 47 years old and I am a full time student. I will still be having treatment when my fall semester starts and I am worried about whether or not I am going to be able to do it. Any suggestions on how I can prepare for it. My classes will be from 8 am until 2pm and I will study afterwards. Any suggestions on when I should take my pill? Should I take it before class or wait till afterwards and take it at home? How did you deal with your insomnia? Sleeping pills? Melatonin? I am just not seeing many people discuss work on this forum and I am scared. Thanks for helping. I Genotype 1A  Stage 3 Grade 2 fibrosis.
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diagnosed-early 2000's
F3 grade 2-as of Dec. 2012 genotype 1a
2 attempts at Inteferon based tx stopped after 7 weeksX2
Started Harvoni for 12 weeks monotherapy-June 13, 2015 Added Ribavirin June 24th
Beginning AST 117 ALT 261 VL 932876

Offline C-FIGHTER

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Re: Working or going to school while taking Harvoni
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2015, 07:20:27 pm »
Hi lolacme

Welcome and best wishes to you also!  tomorrow I will take my last Harvoni. I too worried about how treatment would effect me.  I am happy to say it has been pretty much a breeze.  I work full time, and I have a family. I basically prioritized and did what I could when at home.  Of course at work it was a little different. But I really had no struggles. a headache one time. a little fatigue, and the aches were up and down.  I had good days and bad, but mostly good and the bad weren't really so bad.  Everyone is different.  I was treatment naïve, so I did not run the course of Interferon Ribavirin like so many others here.  Now that is tough!
If I were you I would take the pill after class, while at home just to see how it goes.  Really you could alter a bit later on if you would like. I had no insomnia to speak of and took the Harvoni at 5pm.  I am G1b, and treated for 12 weeks.

Good Luck!  Harvoni is awesome, and I am betting you will get through this just fine.
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diagnosed 2010 Hep C
genotype 1b
HCV RNA >4000000 01/13/2015
F0-F1 04/2014
Harvoni March 20 2015 - June 11 - 12 weeks

April 14-Day 26 on Harvoni- Viral Load - UD
ALT 27    AST 27

Offline Lynn K

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Re: Working or going to school while taking Harvoni
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2015, 08:27:26 pm »
Hi lolacme and welcome also

I am 57 working full time and going to school part time was on Harvoni for 24 weeks nad Ribavirin for 15 of those weeks.

Just pace yourself and keep properly hydrated you should make it through just fine

Good luck on treatment
Lynn
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Genotype 1a
1978 contracted, 1990 Dx
1995 Intron A failed
2001 Interferon Riba null response
2003 Pegintron Riba trial med null response
2008 F4 Cirrhosis Bx
2014 12 week Sov/Oly relapse
10/14 fibroscan 27 PLT 96
2014 24 weeks Harvoni 15 weeks Riba
5/4/15 EOT not detected, ALT 21, AST 20
4 week post not detected, ALT 26, AST 28
12 week post NOT DETECTED (07/27/15)
ALT 29, AST 27 PLT 92
24 week post NOT DETECTED! (10/19/15)
44 weeks (3/11/16)  fibroscan 33, PLT 111, HCV NOT DETECTED!
I AM FREE!

Offline Trish1

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Re: Working or going to school while taking Harvoni
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2015, 08:46:56 pm »
Thank you for posting this question as it is one of my own.  I was just approved through my insurance and am excited that I can soon begin the treatment but worried as I must continue to work full time without letting the coworkers know
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Age 51
Infected 1983
GT 1a
VL 5.1m 
Bx 2004 - Grd 1 Stg 1 
Tx naive
Metavir Score 5/26/15 - F0-F1
Started Harvoni 6/23/2015 (8 wks)
4wk (during tx) - detected <15
8 wk EOT - undetected
4 wk after tx - undetected - SVR4
12 wk after tx - undetected - SVR12

Offline tecgirlrn

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Re: Working or going to school while taking Harvoni
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2015, 03:26:03 am »
Every one is different. I have 3 weeks remaining, treatment naive and I am not taking ribavirin.

I found that I do well when I:
take my harvoni WITH FOOD at the same time every day
drink plenty of water (I add lemon to mine)
No sodas or caffeine

I have been able to work full time while on Harvoni.
 
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Hep C, 1a, infected as infant
DX 1997
On Harvoni Treatment

Offline chino1969

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Re: Working or going to school while taking Harvoni
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2015, 11:05:45 am »
Hello.
I began a 24 week course of Harvoni beginning 2/23/15 and am now in week 17.  I have worked the whole time with very understanding management.  I had my Dr. send all documentation to my company's medical dept. so that it is on file and the side effects are documented.  I drink plenty of water, stay active and am feeling very good.  I was SVR at 4 & 12 weeks. 
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Offline dragonslayer

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Re: Working or going to school while taking Harvoni
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2015, 02:20:34 pm »
Quote from: chino1969 on June 17, 2015, 11:05:45 am
Hello.
I began a 24 week course of Harvoni beginning 2/23/15 and am now in week 17.  I have worked the whole time with very understanding management.  I had my Dr. send all documentation to my company's medical dept. so that it is on file and the side effects are documented.  I drink plenty of water, stay active and am feeling very good. I was SVR at 4 & 12 weeks.

Chino... just to be accurate, being Undectable at 4 wks and 12 wks ON TREATMENT is not SVR!  The SVR designation applies only to post treatment interval markers... Its great that youre UNDetected on treatment, and a good signal that youre a good responder, but SVR cannot be applied til Post Treatment.. Continued good luck with your labs.
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DX 2008
Started Harvoni 11/26/14 for 8 wks
Completed 8 wks Harvoni 01/20/15
EOT RNA Quant result:  Detected 29
7.5 wk post tx: Detected < LLOQ(12)
11 wk post tx: UNDETECTED SVR12
24 wk post tx: UNDETECTED SVR24; AST 26; ALT 22; ALP 73
48 wk post tx: UNDETECTED SVR48; AST 18; ALT 18; ALP 70
GT 1a
vl 2.4mil
2008 bpx: Stage&Grade 0
2013 bpx: Stage&Grade: 0-1
IL28B: TT
likely infected early '70s

Offline Debula

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Re: Working or going to school while taking Harvoni
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2015, 04:03:26 pm »
Hi lolacme
I am at 9 weeks of Harvoni and I work full time and have a very long commute to and from work
I have not had any side effects that have caused me to miss any work.  My work doesn't even know and I don't plan on telling them unless they absolutely have to know
I was very worried about the same thing
I take my pill at 8:00 AM on the dot every morning (I set my phone alarm)
I usually eat at about 6:00 AM as soon as I arrive at work so I guess that is a full or semi full stomach ;)  I drink plenty of water throughout the day
On the weekends I still take it at 8:00 AM but on an empty stomach because I don't wake up as early
So far it has been smooth sailing.  I hope it is for you too
Good luck to you and all with your treatment

Deb
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80's DX: NonA,B
Non responder to Interferon
3/6/2015-GT 1a
VL-1920000 IU/mL
FibroSURE: Fibrosis stage F4 (0.79)
                  Necroinflammat activity A3 Severe (0.75)
AST 88,  ALT 120, Platelets 73
4/16/2015-Started Harvoni (24 weeks)
5/13/2015-4 weeks AST 26, ALT 36 
5/22/2015-5 weeks  VL UND
6/17/2015-9 weeks  VL UND AST 28 ALT 40
7/31/2015-15 weeks VL UND AST 27 ALT 39
9/22 Diagnosed with HCC
10/1-EOT
10/29-SVR4
12/23-SVR12
I AM HEPC FREE! :)
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