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Author Topic: Second treatment started !!!  (Read 5880 times)

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Offline Saleem

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Second treatment started !!!
« on: October 17, 2016, 04:29:28 pm »
Hi im new to this Forum and firstly wanted to say this forum is a great insigt to what other people experience and helps alot.

Ive just started my second treatment today as after the first treatment the virus relapsed.

I am a 68 year old woman and i first started treatment 6 years ago and now my new treatment is:

This time i have been given:

1 injection to take every week
Ribavarin - 3 tablets twice a day
Sovaldi/sofosbuvir - 1 tablet everyday

12 weeks treatment

I wanted to know is the above daily amounts normal and given to all
Patients as ive read some people only talk about the 1 tablet per day (sovaldi)

Any suggestions

Thanks people

Offline Lynn K

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Re: Second treatment started !!!
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2016, 07:49:33 pm »
Here in the US I am not aware of anyone using interferon.

Sovaldi is not taken alone if taking sovaldi it should be taken with ribavirin. The one pill a day treatment is Harvoni or Eclupsa. Harvoni is a combo pill of Sovaldi and Ledipasvir. Eclupsa is a combo pill of Sovaldi and velpatasvir

But which ever treatment you are taking is based on your genotype. Do you know what genotype of hep c you have? If we know your genotype then we can let you know what are the common treatments in the US.

Ribavirin is weight based usually patients take either 1000 mg/day if they weigh less than 75 kg or 1200 mg/day if they are over 75 kg. I am guessing the ribavirin you are taking is 200mg/pill so 600 mg in the morning and 600 mg in the evening.

What was your prior treatment interferon and ribavirin? Do you have any liver damage?
Genotype 1a
1978 contracted, 1990 Dx
1995 Intron A failed
2001 Interferon Riba null response
2003 Pegintron Riba trial med null response
2008 F4 Cirrhosis Bx
2014 12 week Sov/Oly relapse
10/14 fibroscan 27 PLT 96
2014 24 weeks Harvoni 15 weeks Riba
5/4/15 EOT not detected, ALT 21, AST 20
4 week post not detected, ALT 26, AST 28
12 week post NOT DETECTED (07/27/15)
ALT 29, AST 27 PLT 92
24 week post NOT DETECTED! (10/19/15)
44 weeks (3/11/16)  fibroscan 33, PLT 111, HCV NOT DETECTED!
I AM FREE!

Offline Saleem

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Re: Second treatment started !!!
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2016, 03:00:34 am »
Understood, i have another meeting with my dr today so will go over these and share with you guys

Thanks again

Offline Lynn K

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Re: Second treatment started !!!
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2016, 03:43:11 am »
What is your genotype?   It would be something like 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b etc. Which treatment is recommended depends on your genotype
Genotype 1a
1978 contracted, 1990 Dx
1995 Intron A failed
2001 Interferon Riba null response
2003 Pegintron Riba trial med null response
2008 F4 Cirrhosis Bx
2014 12 week Sov/Oly relapse
10/14 fibroscan 27 PLT 96
2014 24 weeks Harvoni 15 weeks Riba
5/4/15 EOT not detected, ALT 21, AST 20
4 week post not detected, ALT 26, AST 28
12 week post NOT DETECTED (07/27/15)
ALT 29, AST 27 PLT 92
24 week post NOT DETECTED! (10/19/15)
44 weeks (3/11/16)  fibroscan 33, PLT 111, HCV NOT DETECTED!
I AM FREE!

 


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