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Author Topic: Starting Harvoni tonight HCV & RA  (Read 6229 times)

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Offline liveroflife

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Starting Harvoni tonight HCV & RA
« on: February 20, 2015, 07:05:55 pm »
Hello. Finally the day has arrived when i can start treatment.  Got hcv in late 70's from a blood transfusion for a hip replacement.  I could never go on treatment because i also have rheumatoid arthritis (since i was 14yrs old).  Starting  Harvoni tonight. I take many powerful meds for my RA and I'm worried about the combination of all the meds.  Is there anyone on here that takes Harvoni and also has an autoimmune disease like RA, PA, lupus etc? I'd like to hear some encouraging words!  :D thanks.

Genotype 1a
Hcv rna, pcr 10300000
".          " 7.01

Offline Lynn K

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Re: Starting Harvoni tonight HCV & RA
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2015, 08:14:35 am »
Hi welcome and congrats on starting Harvoni just make sure your treating doctor is aware of all the meds you are taking is most important.

Good luck on treatment
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 willie g

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Re: Starting Harvoni tonight HCV & RA
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2015, 11:03:34 am »
GOOD FOR YOU LIVEROFLIFE, I will be praying for you that you have a good journey and a New Life!! Have a great weekend.  " just willie g"

Offline liveroflife

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Re: Starting Harvoni tonight HCV & RA
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2015, 01:34:52 pm »
Thanks lynn k and Willie g.  Yes, my Dr knows everything I take  :) So far, so good. Just a tiny headache yesterday and that's it.

 


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