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Author Topic: Wooohooo! HepC GT-2 Undetected after 4 Weeks of TX - Solvadi & Ribavirin  (Read 6095 times)

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Offline Endless Summer

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Diagnosed Hepc positive in Nov 2014.  HCV count measured 225,800 in March 2015.   METAVIR F0-F1. GT2.  I'm a 54 year old male.  No idea of when or how I was infected.

Started Treatment 8/1/15 - - TX is for 12 Wks of Solvadi & Moderiba (Ribavirin)
As of 9/14/15 I have had no discernable side effects. 

4 Wk Blood Test Results:

AST (SGOT) U/L - 16
ALT (SGPT) U/L - 13
HEPATITIS C VIRAL-RNA - Not Detected 

Entire metabolic panel was within normal limits.

Offline Endless Summer

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18 more days to go on the 12 week plan. Undetected after first 4 wks.    No side effects after 66 days of TX.  I am so grateful!  Feeling great!  Thankful for each day! 

54 Yr old Male.  Diagnosed Hepc positive in Nov 2014.  HCV count measured 225,800 in March 2015.   METAVIR F0-F1. GT2.

4 Wk Blood Test Results:

AST (SGOT) U/L - 16
ALT (SGPT) U/L - 13
HEPATITIS C VIRAL-RNA - Not Detected 
Entire metabolic panel was within normal limits.

Offline KimInTheForest

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Excellent results, Endless Summer! And great that you've had no sides effects. No hemolytic anemia from the ribavirin? That was the big problem for me. But good for you for managing to escape that! Keep on keepin on! :)

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 Endless Summer

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KimInThe Forest -- no anemia from ribavirin either.   Thank you for the encouragement! 

Offline MaryC

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KimInThe Forest -- no anemia from ribavirin either.   Thank you for the encouragement! 

Endless Summer,
This is reason to celebrate!  Best to you as you complete your tx journey! 
Mary
GT 3a
Dx'd 4/15 not known when contracted
Labs 7/15:
-VL 537,000
-AST 32
-ALT 41
-Fibrosis score 0.46 (F1-F2)
Started tx 9/17/2015 with Daklinza + Sovaldi
6/6/16: 24 week EOT SVR!  Cured!

 


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