More Solvaldi/Riba

I just found this website. I am a member on the Medhelp site which is also very helpful.

Me. Canadian male 59 yrs. Did not know I had HVC until last year. Also # 3 Cirr.
Started Sol. / Rib on Feb 1. Full coverage by Manulife, 12 week program. So far no sides feel a lot better. muscle ache is gone and increased my workout time . Just a smidge of brain fog, but my wife will contest I`ve always had that.
The local HepC clinic has been great from the get go. They got me on the program very quickly in fact the first patient in the clinic and in this area.Gilead has been great as well. We did a conference call with Manulife who at that time didnt have the DIN # on the list. Anyway a week later I was good to go.I almost started rib / inter treatment. I had made the decision was approved for coverage and went to the clinic to get it started. The day before Solvaldi was approved and everything changed for the good.No Inter. shots YEA !

Good luck to all on this new treatment.
And to those wanting to start but are worried about sides,there are almost NO SIDES ! Do it !



Changesd your header so it would be more easily identified by members...hope you don't mind. ML

Post Edited By Moderator (MamaLama) : 2/20/2014 4:32:26 PM (GMT-7)

Hi 944s welcome to the forum, I also started on Sovaldi+Ribavirin on February 6th for 12 weeks and I was in the same position and they were planning on giving me the Peg-Interferon+Ribavirin but my wife investigated as soon as we got home because we knew of Sovaldi.

My wife searched and found the DIN# online while I was out of town and within days our insurance Sunlife said they would cover but didn't know for how much. Eventually I was told I would get 80% coverage and then another 20% for the full 100% coverage if I paid $3000 up front which I did.

I have had a few side effects, was very tired some days and also had bad headaches last week which my doctor gave me Naproxen for but otherwise things are going ok, I have a log elsewhere you will notice that I post to when I feel crappy etc. in the hopes it might help someone do the same.

A few users along with myself have made logs with the first post starting something like this
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=25&m=2984761

And then we make the subject something like "Usernames Sovaldi + Ribavirin Treatment "

We sort of thought it might make it easier for new users who come to the site to be able to quickly find insurance info, weight, height etc and fairly anonymous stuff but its info that helps the next person quickly find others similar to them to follow their progress.

You can make a new thread in the same format as sort of a log *if* you don't mind and that way you can report when or if you do have side effects and then we can all follow your posts..I'm very interested in how you're all doing

Glad to hear your not having no side effects and I look forward to seeing all of us cured soon!

We are so glad you found HW forum. Let us hear all the details.

Welcome,

Stage three fib geno, 2.

Hi 944s. Just joining in on the welcoming party- glad you found us!
I can't wait to see your progress along with the rest of us on treatment.

That's great! Glad to hear no sides continues ahead of the day I'm on :)
One thing I'm wondering- today is your day 25, and you see your doctor on day 28. You will have taken your last Sovaldi that day.
Do they actually have it in stock to pick up on that exact day?

Read the calender wrong. I see my doctor on the 27th .Sorry my bad.

Glad to hear the news is all good! You had too much hemo, anyway :)

Ya t-shirts?
Interesting thing my Dr mentioned was this new one dose HCV med their working on. Looks like it may become reality sooner than we might think. Time to load up on that pharm stock maybe ?