Thanks brother. Best to you and everyone here....
That's fantastic. :turn:...
Hi all. Just checking in with you. Hope everyone is doing well. As for me, I went to the doctor for my last blood test maybe 3 months ago and he told me I was cured. He said there was no need to keep...
My doctor ( a respected hepatologist with a stellar success rate) also OK'ed me to drink a couple beers occasionally. Obviously if your liver is cirrhotic drinking alcohol or taking Tylenol or ANY...
So far my numbers are fantastic. The doc says if I am still undetectable next month I am considered SVR. Sure hope Mindav is feeling better....
So how are things Mindav?...
I am glad you decided to follow your doctor's advice and finish the treatment. You are so close now. You would end up having to start all over on a different set of meds ( if they are available). It...
Thank you everybody and I only hope I can help other people a fraction of how much you have all helped me. MamaLama, I hope everything goes great for Mike. Positive thinking is important I believe....
By the way, I just this past Friday got another bid and another $5000 raise. So far this year is looking awesome. A much brighter outlook than I had last year....
It's been over a week since my last injection and 4 days since my last dose of Ribavarin. I am feeling better every day. As of 2 weeks ago I was still undetectable. Next appointment is on the 14th. I...
Pretty much the same experience here except I also took Incivek. I have been undetectable since the first few weeks of treatment. I took my final Interferon injection this past Friday and I have 4...
That's fantastic....
It is unsafe to undergo treatment for Hep C while you are pregnant. One in twenty women pass the virus to their baby. The odds increase significantly if you have a viral load over 1 million or if you...
Start of week 17. Everything is still cool. Feel crappy from the shot, but opening morning of rifle season is tomorrow and I will sleep it off in a tree in southern Missouri. Life ain't so bad. lol...
I put RIbavarin and Interferon in my body less than an hour ago. I think I prefer it over death. I'm sure glad you're cured too my friend and I'm also glad that my experience with the Triple tx...
Congratulations on the 27 years. :smile:...
This is true. For a lot of people it is a matter of life and death. Will tip a Belgian for ya later bro....
Absolutely Connie....
I think self diagnosing Cirrhosis is futile. And you're 18? Go to a doctor man. Jesus....
These people have shown great compassion to me and I would never dream of showing them anything less. I hope my post didn't come off that way. Obviously, this being a forum devoted to liver issues,...
Well, the side effects and the 13k aren't really related, but at least now my wife can finish her masters and I don't gotta sweat 40 years of dodging student loan people. :smile:...
Today starts the 5th month. As if Fridays aren't stressful enough because I spend all day feeling pretty good, but knowing when I get home I have to do the interferon, the company that delivers my...
Why would people who do not have liver damage and whose disease has nothing to do with alcoholism or cirrhosis, need to swear off alcohol? Either you're an alcoholic or you're not. Either your liver...
Yeah, I never flushed the wipes. Haven't even had to use them lately though, thank God. It is MUCH better without the Incivek. Sores are healing up, ass feels much better and now it's just a couple...
That's great news. Thank you very much guys. I definitely will not stop treatment and if the rash, which is really more like a bunch of little sores on my forearms, don't go away I will get the...
Yes. I don't know exactly how long, but after 4 weeks on tx I went from over 11 million to undetectable and am still undetectable after 12 weeks. Can anyone confirm that Incivek is the culprit for...
For the next 3 months it's just the weekly interferon injection and the twice daily Ribavirin. I am hoping the worst of the side effects ( rash, anal BS, etc.) will be going away soon. I can deal...
Hello. It would be more helpful if we knew what genotype your husband had. I believe a liver biopsy is necessary to determine this. I am currently in week 9 of the TX for Hep C 1A and I haven't...
Well, it is a little rough. I think older folks with health issues will have more problems with it. I am not young (44), but I am in fairly decent shape and it is difficult sometimes. I still work...
I have Hep C. I told my wife and my parents and no one else, for the same reasons as you. People absolutely do assume you are a junkie if they know you have Hep C. Anyway, there are programs that...
Hello. I am currently in tx for chronic Hep C 1A, which is the most common and hardest to treat. After 4 weeks of Riba/Peg/Incivek, my viral load went from 11.2 million to undetectable. I am...
Welcome to the forum. The people here are very nice and caring and have helped me remain calm during my ordeal. First of all, I believe that you can abuse alcohol for a long time and not be an...
The doctor called with my results today and after 4 weeks I went from over 11 million to undetectable, so it looks like I only have 5 months of treatment left to go. My injection this past week...
That is good news. Here's hoping you are undetectable after 4 weeks and only have to do 6 months....
You need to understand that your experience may not be like mine. Mine is just one example and the fact is I have only been on tx for 4 1/2 weeks. You also need to understand that you may have an...
A little bit I guess, but not bad. It does sap your strength a bit. Again, not too bad though. For example, last night my band had to unload all of our gear ( and we have a crap ton of it) from our...
The diarrhea was very short lived. A couple days. No worse than the stomach flu. What will hang out though is the hemmorhoids. This is a side effect of the Telaprivir (Incivek). You only take this...
In my experience, the shots aren't that bad. Take 800mg Ibuprofen 1/2 hr before injecting. I would talk to your doctor if you feel like you should wait. He can explain to you why he thinks you are a...
Hello Patrick, You are one of the people I was hoping could get a little comfort from a thread I started just under 5 weeks ago, when I began the exact same treatment for the exact same thing you...
Long, long ago I quit hard drugs cold turkey. This is likely the behavior which has me in this predicament right now by the way. I won't go into detail, but you are all intelligent folks and I'm...
Well yeah, I plan on giving up smoking, but I am not even going to try until I'm done with all this. Friday I started week 4 and so far everything has stayed basically the same. I can't seem to get...
I was really referring to lung cancer from the 2 packs a day I have been smoking for 30+ years. :wink:...
The injections are not painful. I have been doing them in my stomach and squeezing the skin between my two fingers. I am hoping that the doctor's obviously happy reaction to my blood test is...
Well, I just injected myself to begin the 3rd week of treatment. I had the crapping shards of fire bit. Thankfully it is now just a mildly uncomfortable itch. My arms broke out in bumps of some sort,...
Will do Barry. Thanks...
I drink a lot of water already, but I have increased my water intake as much as I can upon starting treatment. Day two and I already have need for the baby wipes. I have pretty much had diarrhea...
Thanks Barry. No, my state doesn't have anything like that, but I think my work does. It won't cover my full pay and I'm not sure if I am covered yet, as I haven't quite been there a year. FMLA is...
I hope so too Connie. I figured I could tell people damn near anything and it would be better than the truth. Liver cancer, whatever. With any luck I can keep my hair and keep most people from...
Injected Interfereon around 2 PM. Hit me hard around 8PM. I feel much better now. My schedule is to do it after work on Fridays and hope I am good to go by Monday morning. I guess I thought the bulk...
Well, I talked to my Dr. ( he is a hepatologist and pretty much specializes in liver problems and he has been doing it for many years) as well as some other nice folks at Pegasus Support Services. My...