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Offline Suze

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2 week viral loads
« on: April 30, 2016, 08:53:05 am »
Had my labs done this week. From 2,500,000 to 7. I know I should be excited but honestly I feel like I'm waiting for "the other shoe to drop." Treated 3 times unsuccessfully and this seems too good to be true. Has anyone else felt this way?
 But part of my brain is apparently believing because I changed my toothbrush and threw my razor away along with anything else where the virus may be lingering, like nail oil.
BTW I am treating with generic Harvoni from a Gilead licensed factory in India.
It's a GOOD day!!!
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61 yo female genotype 1a
DX 2003
INTERFERON & RIBA 2003 non responder followed by
INFERGEN daily for 30 days - 2003 non responder
BOCEPRIVIR trial 2005 almost cleared..... But not!!
Start Generic Harvoni 4/14/16
Pre Generic Harvoni VL 2,500,000
2 week VL (7)

Offline brie41

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Re: 2 week viral loads
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2016, 09:30:02 am »
Hi Suze,


  I can only imagine you are feeling a bit unsure of the final results.  I hope that you get the svr you deserve.  I have such respect for all of you who have done the previous treatments.  I can't imagine being that sick for years.  Brave souls all of you!!  Best of luck!  Brie
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Diagnosed  HCV, 1A 2006
Viral load 6 million
Ast/Alt always in the 20's
F0-F1, never changed
Treatment naive, started 8 week Harvoni 3/15/16
4 and 8 week labs undetected
6 week eot labs undetected
13 week eot UNDETECTED!

Offline Lynn K

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Re: 2 week viral loads
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2016, 01:05:48 am »
Hi Suze

If you read my signature you will see I failed 3 treatments with interferon based treatment I had zero response to interferon ribavirin if fact my viral load increased on treatment.

I also relapsed after treating for 12 weeks with Sovaldi/ Olysio in 2014. I treated for 24 weeks with harvoni because I have had cirrhosis for 8 years and was cured 12 months ago yesterday.

I did not change my toothbrush except one time because it was normal time to change it. I still have the same nail clippers from before treatment.

Harvoni is great stuff your odds of cure are much better than mine were. We all worried hoping treatment will work it is only natural especially for those of us who have failed before.

Have faith in this treatment your odds of being successful are very very good.
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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 Suze

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Re: 2 week viral loads
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2016, 08:56:27 am »
Thank you Lynn K! I am feeling better about this treatment. Isn't it strange to feel relatively few sides (comparatively) and be on treatment? I had headaches, now it's nausea, but nothing like the old tx's. It's truly a miracle drug, it's sad that so few can access.
I am blessed to have discovered the Gilead licensed generics in India, otherwise treatment would have been unavailable for me (until I was sicker!)

Your stats are wonderful!!!!
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61 yo female genotype 1a
DX 2003
INTERFERON & RIBA 2003 non responder followed by
INFERGEN daily for 30 days - 2003 non responder
BOCEPRIVIR trial 2005 almost cleared..... But not!!
Start Generic Harvoni 4/14/16
Pre Generic Harvoni VL 2,500,000
2 week VL (7)

Offline Lynn K

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Re: 2 week viral loads
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2016, 09:23:02 am »
Per the trial data most people did not experience side effects about 10-15 percent experienced side effects the most common being headaches so 85 to 90 percent of people did not so actually not experiencing much in the way of side effects at least based on the clinical trials would actually not be strange to not experience sides it would in fact be not unusual at all.

I am glad you are with the majority who don't have many if any sides and good luck with the rest of your treatment
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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 Luna7

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Re: 2 week viral loads
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2016, 12:20:50 pm »
lol Lynn well that is good to know I don't have to be quite so careful with being reinfected via everything I touch. Have been a bit paranoid it seems, throwing out a toothbrush per day....but they are cheapie tootbrushes...got a huge package of 144 of them for only 8 dollars via Amazon.

My gums don't bleed, nor do my nails bleed when i cut them, but something to truly be cautious of is my earrings as there is a bit of blood sometimes on the posts. I bought cheapie throwaway earrings for peace of mind.
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Between F2 & F3
Alt & Ast nearly 100
Viral load over 8 million
Gt 3a

Treated 12 weeks with Sovaldi & Daklinza, start date mid-April 2016
Undetected at 4 weeks into treatment
Alt & Ast  normal
Treatment completed July 14
Most likely will be undetected at 12 weeks (mid October 2016) as symptoms are gone

Offline FutureThinker

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Re: 2 week viral loads
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2016, 01:27:06 pm »
Suze, sending positive, healing thoughts your way! The future is bright, FT
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Treatment naive
Likely contracted mid-70s
Diagnosed 1a, 2011
F1-2
Harvoni X 12 weeks, completed 5/17/16
Pre-treatment: VL 3 mil, AST 64, ALT 84
4 week labs: VL 30, AST 21, ALT 14
8 week labs: VL UD!!!, AST 22, ALT 16
12 week labs: VL UD, AST 23, ALT 14
2 wk EOT: VL UD
12 wk EOT: VL UD, AST 22, ALT 13 =  SVR 12! Yay! 
Last hep appointment: VL UD, AST 19, ALT 12 = SVR 39! I AM DONE!

Offline Lynn K

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Re: 2 week viral loads
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2016, 01:29:02 pm »
Yeah a lot of people bought cheep throw away toothbrushes. I did figure if that had any validity one would have to only use each one once. But I guess we all worry about not clearing the virus and want to feel we are doing all we can.

So what ever works for you to be less worried sure why not.

Best to you :)
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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!
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