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Offline dj

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new member
« on: March 21, 2016, 01:30:15 pm »
contacted not a not b 51 yrs ago
just learned about harvoni 2 months ago
got tested to see if i qualified
viral load 2,330,000
fiberspect 99
sgot 91
ast ? 134
started 5 wks ago
1st blood test
sgot 25
ast ? 27
i'm taking 90-400 for 12 wks
i feel much better already
i'm waiting for the tests to come back for viral load and fiberspect
my doc and i decided 12 noon was a good time to take the pill
my cost for pill is zero
thanks for posting all the info about harvoni. its been very helpful.

Offline KimInTheForest

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Re: new member
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2016, 01:43:12 pm »
Welcome to the forums, dj! And good luck on your treatment journey. You are, in all likelihood, on your way to being cured. :)

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: new member
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2016, 02:11:05 pm »
dj, glad you've joined, didn't have to fight your insurance company, and are doing well on Harvoni. What your lab calls "sgot" most labs now call "ast"; is your "ast ?" perhaps "alt" (which used to be called sgpt)? At any rate,your liver enzymes are back in the normal range, so your liver is already healing.

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 slats1056

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Re: new member
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2016, 11:13:39 pm »
 DJ, Happy trails and good sailing on Your endeavors. Welcome and keep Us posted on Tour Journey My friend!
73 non ab 98 hep c refused pegint/riba
6-15 Gen.1b 1/2 MIL ALT72 AST37 No cirrhosis
7-15  Harvoni 12 weeks
10-14-15 EOT VIRAL LOAD NON-DET  
12-30-15 EOT+12 VIRAL LOAD NON DET  SVR12            8-9-18 HCV LOAD 1.02IU/ml AST22  ALT30 RELAPSE?
9-18-18 confirmed gt 1b relapse
10-16-18 approved 16 weeks Mavyret

Offline AussieRosa

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Re: new member
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2016, 11:34:07 pm »
Hi, DJ. Welcome aboard. So happy to hear of another person on treatment and on the way to ridding themselves of this virus. You're on the way to being cured and I hope it all goes very smoothly for you.
Rosa
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 dj

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Re: new member
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2016, 12:54:14 am »
thanks for all the kind words
will keep you informed

Offline dj

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Re: new member
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2016, 06:21:23 pm »
finished 12 weeks may 13 2016
got 12 week blood test same day, waiting for results
at 8 weeks virus not detected
the last 4 weeks had bone and joint pain to old injures
also quite tired and Foggie
may 14 started
bit d, stress or super b, bit c, milk thistle , alpha lipoic acid, lemon water.
 i think thats it
i feel sun may15 pretty good
i have a short acting spring in my step, looking for endurance  8)

Offline FutureThinker

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Re: new member
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2016, 06:37:53 pm »
Hi dj, I finish my 12 weeks in 2 days and am really looking forward to this part of the journey being over -- it's a dream come true to actually have gone thru treatment, esp. with virtually no side effects.  A true blessing! Now we start on the path to SVR, that's the next goal.  Best to you, FT
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 dj

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Re: new member
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2016, 11:07:04 pm »
keep us informed as i will±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±Í

 


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