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Author Topic: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND  (Read 8621 times)

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Offline bkmusic

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Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« on: August 02, 2015, 08:42:39 am »
I just got my week 4 results and can hardly believe my eyes. After 42 years of living with Hep C I'm virus free.

I'm speechless and so incredibly grateful for this new treatment.

Stats:
GEN 1b
Started Vikeira no riba

 6/29/15
Baseline: HCVL 337,512
PCR 5.53
AST 75
ALT 70

WEEK 4:
UNDETECTED
AST 33
ALT 18

Honestly first 4 week Side effects were unpleasant but week 5 was way different and totally manageable.

STAY THE JOURNEY it is worth it.


Offline dearprudence

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Re: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2015, 02:01:01 pm »
how wonderful! It is a great feeling isn't it? Today is my last day of treatment - 12 weeks vpak and riba. I was also undetected at weeks 3-4 after 44 years or so living with HCV. Post treatment bloodwork tomorrow then 12 weeks of waiting for that final bloodwork and hearing the word "cured". The journey is definately worth it! Keep it up!   Prudence

Offline KimInTheForest

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Re: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2015, 02:18:29 pm »
Huge congrats to both of you! bkmusic, great that you are virus-free at Week 4. And Prudence, congrats on reaching your last day of treatment. I reached mine 6 days ago, and I know what an elating feeling that is.

good luck to all for the rest of the journey,
kim
Kim Goldberg (Nanaimo, BC)
1970s: Contracted HCV (genotype 3a)
2015: Cured with Harvoni + ribavirin (12 weeks)
MY STORY: https://pigsquash.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/undetectable-my-hep-c-story/

Offline bkmusic

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Re: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2015, 05:12:34 pm »
Thanks for sharing the good news with me!! Dear prudence and Kim in the forest so excited for your final results in the journey and keep me posted it really is important and groundbreaking science that we are living through!!

Best to all fellows on treatment.
IT is worth it!!

Offline Philadelphia

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Re: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2015, 05:14:43 pm »
Congratulations to my fellow Viekirians! To Prudence on getting to the end and to Bkmusic for getting to UND. :)

So pleased for you both!
CURED SVR24  Class of 2015
Wk 12 post EOT 30.11.15: ALT 14 AST 22 GGT 22 VL UND
Week 19 07.08.15: ALT 17 AST 23 GGT 25
Week 12 18.06.15: ALT 21 AST 23 GGT 28
Week 8 25.05.15: ALT 23 AST 27 GGT 30 VL UND
Week 4 20.04.14: ALT 30 AST 36 VL 40
Treatment start 23.03.15: ALT 137 AST 185 VL 342,600
Cirrhosis Child-Pugh A, Genotype 1a - Viekira Pak + riba 24 weeks
Total failure interferon/ribavirin/boceprovir Mar 2013
https://www.hepmag.com/blogger/grace-campbell

Offline dearprudence

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Re: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2015, 09:22:41 am »
Thank you bkmusic, KimInTheForest, and Philadelphia - your words bring tears to my eyes. I am so happy that we have this forum for support on our journeys! Kim - I knew you were a few days ahead of me to EOT - can't wait to hear your results. Will be waiting for you on the other side Philadelphia and bkmusic. All the best!
Prudence

Offline shootingforzero

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Re: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2015, 10:23:49 am »
Doesn't it feel great? Almost unbelievable. I'm holding off my big celebration until week 12 EOT but seeing those numbers drop has taken an enormous weight off my shoulders
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35 years old, female
GT 1b, F1-2

5/28 2015: Started treatment with Viekira, 12-weeks, without ribavarin

Pre treatment: AST 35 ALT  33 VL: 2 million IU/ml
Week 4:      AST 19  ALT  11 VL: <1.18 IU/ml detected
Week 8:      AST 18  ALT  13 VL: <1.18 IU/mil undetected
Week 12:    AST  18  ALT  11 VL <1.18 IU/mil undetected
Post treatment:
EOT 4:        AST  16 ALT 12  VL <1.18 IU/mil undetected
EOT 12:      AST 18  ALT 11  VL <1.18 IU/mil undetected

Offline dearprudence

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Re: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2015, 12:09:44 pm »
yes shootingforzero, it feels great. I too am putting off big celebration for after week 12 bloodwork.
Preliminary results from yesterday's bloodwork shows hemoglobin at 11.4 and RBC at 3.72 - both a bit below reference range. waiting for VL results.

Offline sapphire101

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Re: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2015, 11:52:17 pm »
Great news all!!
{{{{Group HUG}}}}
Sapphire101
Genotype 1a Fibrosis level 1
Viekira Pak with ribavirin 12 weeks
Pre treatment  VL  1.7 million, AST 45 ALT 65
EOT VL not detected, AST 21 ALT 21
12 week SVR not detected,24 week SVR not detected.
Cured! Class of 2015

Offline dearprudence

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Re: Week 4 Lab results with Veikira. VL: UND
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2015, 09:56:56 am »
Hi all - posted EOT bloodwork on new thread.
feeling good!
Philadelphia - listenening to your radio interview - thank you for speaking out!

 


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