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Author Topic: Today is my first day on Harvoni.  (Read 6839 times)

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Offline Lovelifelive

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Today is my first day on Harvoni.
« on: February 04, 2016, 12:50:35 am »
I read a lot of posts from this website and I'm not going to lie it scared me. Yes there are more pro's then con's but we all will react differently to these meds.  I was diagnosed in 2002 and really don't have a clue how and when I got it.   But I do know as a small child I did get hepatits  and was pretty sick.   Just not sure if that could have been the start of it all.    Either way here am day 1 and hoping for success with little side effects.  My wish is that we all find a cure and live life to the fullest.

Offline KimInTheForest

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Re: Today is my first day on Harvoni.
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2016, 01:57:07 am »
Welcome to the forums, Love! And congrats on starting treatment. May your ride on the Harvoni train be smooth, and may you reach undetected soon! :)

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 gnatcatcher

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Re: Today is my first day on Harvoni.
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2016, 10:07:55 am »
Glad to meet you, Lovelifelive. A lot of us (myself included) had an easy time on Harvoni -- hope you do, too. Looking forward to hearing more about your journey.

Gnatty
9/29/71 transfusions
HCV genotype 1a
7/09/15-9/30/15 Harvoni

Before treatment:
Viral Load 9,490,582
FibroScan 19.5 kPa [F4]
ALT 262
AST 217
ALP 183

Most recent:
VL still UNDETECTED (SVR 102)
FibroScan 7.6 kPa [F1-2]
ALT 15
AST 20
ALP 85

Offline BillT

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Re: Today is my first day on Harvoni.
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2016, 08:45:02 pm »
Hi Love,
           Welcome to the forum and the start of the cure.A lot of people don't know how they got it.What does matter is taking the steps to get rid of it.Good luck and let us know how it's going for you.
Contracted 1973 Military
Diagnosed 1980
Pegintron treatment 2004 unsucessful
Genotype 1b
FibroScan 10 (F2)
Start Viekira 10.17.2015

AST 40 ALT 69
VL 440k
10.31.2015/Week 2 Labs : AST 14/ALT 17
No VL done
10.14.2015/Week 4 labs : AST 14/ALT 14
VL UNDETECTED!!!
12.11.2015/Week 8 Labs : AST 12/ALT 13
No VL done
01.05.2016/EOT labs : AST 15/ALT 13
VL UNDETECTED!!!

12 WEEK SRV:UN-BLOODY DETECTABLE !!!!!!!!

24 WEEK SVR:UNDETECTABLE!!!! Thank You God.

Fibroscan 6Mo. Post Treatment 7.15.2016-5.3(F1)

Offline Rocket Girl

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  • Posts: 40
  • Harvoni Treatment: January 23rd 2016
Re: Today is my first day on Harvoni.
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2016, 03:51:53 pm »
I read a lot of posts from this website and I'm not going to lie it scared me. Yes there are more pro's then con's but we all will react differently to these meds.  I was diagnosed in 2002 and really don't have a clue how and when I got it.   But I do know as a small child I did get hepatits  and was pretty sick.   Just not sure if that could have been the start of it all.    Either way here am day 1 and hoping for success with little side effects.  My wish is that we all find a cure and live life to the fullest.
Started  GENERIC HARVONI: 1-23-2016
Female:  57 yrs old
Infected:  1987
Diagnosed:  2002
Treatment Naive
Genotype:  1A
Fibrosis Stage 2
Alt:  37
Ast:  48
Viral Load:  7 million
4 Week Labs: < 15
12 Week Labs: NOT DETECTED
3 Month Post Therapy Labs:  NOT DETECTED

Offline Rocket Girl

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  • Harvoni Treatment: January 23rd 2016
Re: Today is my first day on Harvoni.
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2016, 03:59:27 pm »
Welcome!  I'm 2 weeks in.  So far so good.  Keep that positive attitude. I consider everything people offer on this forum but I take my pill and don't think about it. A good day for me is making to the Gym.  It makes such a difference for me even if it isn't the best workout. I was told by a trainer, it is consistency in the long run. I hope we breeze thru this therapy and be done with it
Started  GENERIC HARVONI: 1-23-2016
Female:  57 yrs old
Infected:  1987
Diagnosed:  2002
Treatment Naive
Genotype:  1A
Fibrosis Stage 2
Alt:  37
Ast:  48
Viral Load:  7 million
4 Week Labs: < 15
12 Week Labs: NOT DETECTED
3 Month Post Therapy Labs:  NOT DETECTED

 


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