Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the support. paulyme, thanks for the feedback. sammaanthac, sending positive thoughts your way! Day three, I was exhausted. I slept really hard all morning and felt better...
I began treatment on Wednesday. I hadn't realized I had so much anxiety about what to expect. So far so good. I'm on 400 mg Sovaldi and 1200 mg Ribavirin. I did learn that my VL is 2,260,000, down...
Hi sammanthac, I picked up my rx tonight and day 1 of treatment begins tomorrow! I'm more excited to start the treatment than I am afraid of the symptoms. I didn't tell my employer until I made the...
Picked up my meds tonight! 400 mg Sovaldi and 1200 mg Ribavirin (600 mg x 2 )per day. I start tomorrow, think happy thoughts!...
PS, the co-pay of the rx was $25 for the Sovaldi and $5 for the ribavirin. That is great news!...
Hi Rob, Keep the faith. I'm sure if your doctor is willing to work with you, the process won't take that long. Once I had all my labs, etc., the approval went really quick. The trick is to find out...
Thanks, everyone. It's strange, I've asked about my viral load, but my GP doctor seems to quickly answer and then move on. He says it doesn't mean anything. I believe he said it was in the 3MM. I...
Thanks, MamaLama...I'm so sorry to hear about your partner, but thinking good thoughts that everything will turn out well! I started my own thread to track progress, probably won't post more until I...
I am 55F, type 2, getting ready to start the new treatment! I am excited to begin, more excited than scared of the treatment. My treatment team told me that being happy and doing things that make you...
Hi Everyone, I am a new member and will start treatment this week. All of your posts are very helpful to me! I am 55F, 2b, diagnosed in 2009, stage 2 moderate fibrosis. I am actually overweight so I...
Hi samanthac, I am Geno2 and will begin treatment this week. My doctor said since I have no permanent damage, I am the perfect candidate. I'm excited to get started and hopeful to be free of the...
PS..I was concerned that Kaiser would not approve the treatment because I am only stage 2 (moderate fibrosis), however, my doctor said I am the perfect candidate. All in all the process was pretty...
Hi Rob, I live in California, am a Kaiser member and am about to begin treatment with Sovaldi and Ribavirin. I am Geno 2, was diagnosed about 2009, so far no permanent liver damage. The approval took...