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Offline BillT

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My story posted this morning
« on: February 26, 2016, 10:56:05 am »
My only hope is that this will convince at least one person to treat.We need more people to slay the dragon.I also want to thank you all for the support you gave me.This would have been a lot harder without it.


https://www.hepmag.com/article/bill-travaglini
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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 FutureThinker

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2016, 11:18:34 am »
Very well done! Hope it serves as a motivator for someone to get on the Harvoni train, or which ever train their doctor recommends.  I do believe this monster is going to be significantly less active over the next several years now that more effective, tolerable and safer DAAs are finally here. Congrats to your SVR!!! That's my destination.  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 BillT

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2016, 11:36:45 am »
Thanks Future,
                     I was in the Viekira car of the Cure Train.I haven't SVR'd yet but I'm positive I did.I'll know about this time next month but I feel certain I did.There's no reason I shouldn't.I'll post as soon as I do.You're going to make it so just keep a positive attitude.I agree with you about this is going to be less of a problem in the very near future,but people are going to have to treat to do it.I've noticed a lot more ads from Gilead on TV about the treatment and that's going to help immensely.Keep us posted on how you are doing.Looking forward to seeing your SVR post.
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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 KimInTheForest

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2016, 11:52:39 am »
Great story, Bill! Thanks for sharing it. :)

kim
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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 NYCHEPCMAN

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2016, 12:26:56 pm »
Congrats Bill both on your article and on your treatment!! Great to read good stories especially for those of us on the Viekira train.
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GT 1b
VL 1,237,287
Diagnosed November 2015
alt 66 ast 35
F2 fibrosure
2/3/16 Started 12 weeks Viekira
Week 4: Hep C virus by PCR   <1.18 NOT detected, <15 not detected IU/Ml AST 18, ALT  25

Offline BillT

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2016, 12:39:09 pm »
Thank you Kim and NYC,
                                   I can't say enough about these new treatments.I got through the Viekira with very little problem NYC.After treatment my brain was a bit rattled but that's pretty much gone now.You seem to be following in my footsteps in having almost no sx.I hope it stays that way for you.You and I had the 1b GT going for us in that it's the easiest to cure.We're both going to make SVR12 and be able to put it behind us.Just a bit over 4 weeks and I'll find out for sure.Keep us posted on how you're doing.
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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 gnatcatcher

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2016, 01:00:14 pm »
WONDERFULLY written, Bill! I'm glad it's finally up (I had been checking the Hep Stories every Friday since the day I knew you had submitted yours).
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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 Philadelphia

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2016, 04:09:00 pm »
A what a great story to share BillT. I'm so glad you did. The more we share our stories the less power HCV has to stigmatise and hurt.

Only one issue with it - grumpy? You? You'd have to be one of the most compassionate and tolerant people here! :)

Congrats. You're now a published author ;)
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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 BillT

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2016, 08:01:43 pm »
Thanks Gnatty and Philly,
                                    The way it's written is me,I write the same way I talk.Ok maybe not.I'm from the south so my grammar is better when I write. 8)
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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 Carly

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2016, 11:33:20 am »
Congratulations Bill!
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Offline Carly

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2016, 11:33:36 am »
Congratulations Bill!
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Offline Flaco

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2016, 06:05:31 pm »
Good job with your story, Bill. I like your writing style, and I feel ya with respect to the old PEGint+riba torture, which I underwent in '02. I know you know how many times I wanted to throw in the towel just to feel something resembling normal again for a while.
Glad you're done with all that HepC crap now, and it reads like you're doing much better. I just started 24 weeks of Harvoni this past Friday, so I'm on my way - I'll be done just in time for my 66th birthday. 8)
« Last Edit: March 08, 2016, 06:09:15 pm by Flaco »
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Best Regards,
Jack

Diag 2001
Failed PEG-int/Riba 2002, 48 wks.
2015-16:
F4 compensated
VL 14.7 million
GT 1A
Alkaline Phosphatase(37-127 U/L): 12/23/15 216; 1/14/16 152; 1/29/16 103; 3/18/16 68; 4/1/16 70
SGPT (ALT) (15-78 U/L) 12/23/15 862; 1/15/16 753; 1/29/16 518; 3/18/16 48; 4/1/16 28
SGOT (AST) (9-44 U/L) 12/23/15 283; 1/15/16 226; 1/29/16 165; 3/18/16 24; 4/1/16 19
Start Harv 24 wks. 3/4/16
Undetected 2 weeks into Tx
Liver&metabolic nos. steadily improving since start TX
EOT 8/18/16

Offline AussieRosa

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2016, 03:51:41 am »
Thanks for posting your story, Bill. I found your words very inspiring. Best of luck for SVR too! I'm sure you'll get there.
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Gt 1a
contracted 1983
Fibroscan 6.1
Treatment naive
VL 2.97M
ALT 38
AST 47
Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin Tues 19th Jan 2016
Week 4: VL Undetected!
March 5th Ribavirin dose reduction to 800mg from 1000mg
EOT April 11th 2016. VL Not Detected
12 Weeks post EOT: SVR12. Cured with a capital C!!
6 months post EOT: Undetected :-)

Offline AussieRosa

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2016, 03:52:59 am »
Quote from: Flaco on March 08, 2016, 06:05:31 pm
Good job with your story, Bill. I like your writing style, and I feel ya with respect to the old PEGint+riba torture, which I underwent in '02. I know you know how many times I wanted to throw in the towel just to feel something resembling normal again for a while.
Glad you're done with all that HepC crap now, and it reads like you're doing much better. I just started 24 weeks of Harvoni this past Friday, so I'm on my way - I'll be done just in time for my 66th birthday. 8)

Good luck with your treatment, Flaco. I hope you make it through successfully and sides free. Keep us posted on how you're doing.
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Gt 1a
contracted 1983
Fibroscan 6.1
Treatment naive
VL 2.97M
ALT 38
AST 47
Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin Tues 19th Jan 2016
Week 4: VL Undetected!
March 5th Ribavirin dose reduction to 800mg from 1000mg
EOT April 11th 2016. VL Not Detected
12 Weeks post EOT: SVR12. Cured with a capital C!!
6 months post EOT: Undetected :-)

Offline Flaco

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Re: My story posted this morning
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2016, 09:29:53 am »
Thank you, Rosa :) So far nothing except fatigue, which I had anyway.

I did a bit of read-back - what a rosy cheerleader you are! 8) Thanks for sending a cheery note my way.

I hope you stay undetected, and your liver improves to the point that you can forget about it.  :)
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Best Regards,
Jack

Diag 2001
Failed PEG-int/Riba 2002, 48 wks.
2015-16:
F4 compensated
VL 14.7 million
GT 1A
Alkaline Phosphatase(37-127 U/L): 12/23/15 216; 1/14/16 152; 1/29/16 103; 3/18/16 68; 4/1/16 70
SGPT (ALT) (15-78 U/L) 12/23/15 862; 1/15/16 753; 1/29/16 518; 3/18/16 48; 4/1/16 28
SGOT (AST) (9-44 U/L) 12/23/15 283; 1/15/16 226; 1/29/16 165; 3/18/16 24; 4/1/16 19
Start Harv 24 wks. 3/4/16
Undetected 2 weeks into Tx
Liver&metabolic nos. steadily improving since start TX
EOT 8/18/16
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