I applied for the Trillium Drug Benefit Program, I was approved very quickly, but it took a good four months to be approved for the EAP portion. I now have coverage for Harvoni, 12 week prescription...
Hello Spodek, I understand your frustration, I am stage 2 Hepatitis C, diagnosed in 2005, I was offered the Interferon/Ribavirin treatment, but I refused because of the side effects involved. I am in...
Hello Human5481, I have been on a journey with private insurance and trying to get treatment to no avail or success. The first time I was with Manulife with work, and my doctor prescribed Sovaldi and...
Hello Monik I haven't been on the forum lately, I have been going through the process of trying to get Harvoni approved by Sunlife and am now enrolled with Gilead Support Program, once again I have...
Hello Waman, I am from Canada too, Ontario, I had insurance with work through Manulife and they denied my doctor's prescription of Sovaldi and Galexos, Manulife would not approve the combo saying it...
Yes, I have read from different sources that juicing does increase energy, much better than supplements, which I took for years and did not help in the least. I think the juicing is worth a try and a...
Thank you so much for sharing this information, this illness has taken it's toll on me and I find it increasingly hard to put in a five day work week, I am stage 2 from the fibroscan and not...
Hello Monik, Thank you for sharing this information, I am researching the website you suggested. I am no longer with Manulife, as I had them with my previous employer and I was laid off from that...
Thank you DMach for your post, I drank more today, but will have to do it on a daily basis to feel the benefits. I will really try hard to get more water in my system......
I will have to research what the "heart health diet" and try to follow that more closely. Lately, with the summer and visitors I have been eating much more red meat than I normally do, chicken, fish...
Thanks for the advice, I will check with my specialist next week. Dorad...
Thank you for your reply Mama Lama, that explains the bruising, mine are starting to turn into big ones that actually hurt. I am feeling well and energetic in the mornings, but by afternoon I start...
Thank you for your reply themiz. I will see him next week and ask what he thinks. The chemical in Aerius is Desloratadine....
Does anyone have problems with bruising alot, and what if any steps you can take to stop this. Thank you Dorad...
Can someone with Hep C take Aerius for allergies, or is there a better one to take when you have liver disease? Dorad...
I have the same thing, my stomach has always been fairly flat, but recently my stomach is bigger than it used to be and especially at night it gets worse and feel bloated. I don't know what causes...
:-) Thank you for this information, it surely helps knowing this. I am from Canada and my Manulife insurance coverage denied my claim for Galexos and Solvaldi, as prescribed by my physician, so I...
When do they approve at stage 3? I would like to feel normal again, I must have had this illness since late teenager because I always had chronic fatigue and couldn't seem to keep up with the rest of...
Thank you for sharing this information, I am only starting to get worried about this illness when I had a fibroscan that came back as Stage 2 recently, a little different than stage 1 nine years ago....
Hello 944 from Ontario and Manulife I was wondering how you were able to get Manulife to pay for your Sovaldi and Ribavarin. I am with a support program and filled out the forms for consent, and...
Mama Lama Thank you for your post, I will go through the old posts to see what other Canadians did to receive treatment. To give you more insight, I live in Ontario Canada, and my insurer is Manulife...
Hello, I am new to this forum and just joined today. I was diagnosed in 2005 with Hep C and so far have been able to stay away from the treatment of Interferon and Ribavarin because I felt I couldn't...