Great news today. I'm still NOT DETECTED 4 months after end of treatment. I wish everyone the best who is dealing with treatment. I'm hoping the US government will get behind this and eradicate Hep C....
Dog said "One more thing. My blood pressure is back to normal, 120/80. Sometimes lower, 114/74. For the past several years, it was never lower than 135/90. Once it was 170something and I admitted...
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner! You beat it. Way to go!...
Hep C cures now as cheap as $6.20 Breakthrough cheap hepatitis cures are now available to Australians,...
Congratulations! I also got 12 weeks of Sovaldi free. And now I'm NOT DETECTED. God bless Gilead !...
All meds will be extremely valuable should there be a failure in the distribution system. Ribavirin also treats pneumonia... and about a million people have pneumonia per year. I would keep anything...
woffer5 Well I should mention I had a tractor that put the logs on the trailer. Yes, feeling good, getting in shape. Thanks for your support....
Allison, you'll be feeling so much better in 2 months. It will be easy to get in shape....
You must be a spring chicken... I couldn't run a 5k if my hair was on fire. But I don't have enough hair to worry about that. In my prime I thought nothing of running a 10k and then driving to...
If your income is under $10,000 a year you can find a federally funded clinic and a $25 dr visit can order blood test through Lab Corp for a very reasonable rate....
I've read that getting a doctor to inform your insurance company that you have mental issues has gotten rapid results. I know I was going crazy and having a panic attack when my Doctor could not fill...
WAY TO GO RoseAnn You did it!...
I've been out of touch for a couple weeks but it's good to catch up on everyone's progress. Someone asked about where to get the at home test. You can google and find them I think a company named...
I'll admit it was tough. I only saw my Dr. once and all I said to her was that she could see I was still alive and the side effects were living up to their promise. HOWEVER... I framed my lab report...
To Allison, I've taken bp meds for hypertension for 20 years. What happened with the Ribavirin is that it "jacks up" the nervous system ... but I'm sure you have realized this by now... if not, drink...
Agree, what Mama said....
I'm sorry, I wish I could do more than sympathize. I have a close friend that is more than double her correct weight and I have been pleading with her for over 2 years to work on it. She says stuff...
I wish I had taken less ribavirin the last month. It's still causing high blood pressure problems. It got so high last weekend I ended up going to the emergency room because I knew the dangers of...
YEAAA ! Congratulations. Hope the lingering Riba isn't a problem. I'm still having some effects. It takes many months to go....
I'm feeling stronger and stronger. I cut 3 loads of paper wood last week and 4 this week, loaded it and took it to market for about $100 per load. Timber doesn't bring much these days but it's like...
My dr never did any test except for the routing height, weight, bp stuff they do before you go wait in the little room. I had a genotype and load count done just by ordering on the phone. $250 for...
http://www.epidemic.org/thetest/hepcchallenge/ I came across this test and though it was worthy of mention. Just delete this post if it's a violation of rules to post a link. I was misinformed about...
My treatment and getting rid of this bug was job 1. I looked at it like I was out of work and needed a job... in that situation my job would be to GET a job. My job when I was diagnosed is to get the...
You are doing great! Hope you breeze on through the treatment....
Almost two weeks after treatment and had the best day I've had in a very long time. My mouth hurt and my tongue swelled so much I couldn't swallow ...about 3 days after my last pill. It's almost back...
Yes, I'm feeling much better now that the Riba isn't creating havoc. I'm still having some challenges. One of them is that my mouth got real sore and tongue was swollen about 3 days after eot. I...
Good luck. I just finished 12 weeks same meds as you are taking and lab results came in a couple days ago NOT Detected. Hope you have few side effects. If you eat and don't take the ribavirin all at...
OK... But I still feel like I've won the election... I believe I'll be "sworn in" I've never read of anyone who had an undetected then came back positive a few months later. Have you? Just curious....
Thought you did 12 wks? Why wait?...
I finished 12 weeks of Sovaldi / Ribavirin two days ago and lab called today saying I'm NOT Detected for hep c Yeaaa God Bless Gilead, they gave me the medicine to save my life....
It's still sinking in that my Hep c is gone. I still look at the clock and think about eating something so my meds won't be so harsh. I'm also feeling so much better than a month ago. God Bless Gilead...
NOT DETECTED !!! Yeaaa, got my lab test this morning. CURED ! YES ! Finished meds two days ago and so very happy to be cured and finished with taking that harsh Ribavirin. It was tough but worth it....
you'll be so much better when you stop taking the riba. I feel great most mornings before I take it. I'm done with it unless I must extend treatment. Several people I have talked to who have been...
3 more pills after today... I think you have 5 more. I two two pills before my Riba arrived on the 28th. Lab drew blood yesterday. Should have results next week. Gilead said if my Dr. ordered another...
I don't think she posted here load count?...
Much of my brain haze declined when I cut out foods high in ammonia. There is no at-home test for ammonia but the test for aquarium ammonia will give a pretty good indication of the quantity of...
I sure hope we all get undetected lab results. I've read a few patients mention that they didn't get undetected for a month or two after finishing 12 weeks. So, I'm not going to worry to much ...as...
Way to go Virgo ! I have 5 more daze to be in a daze. Then I'm going to hit the detox system and sweat and take cleansing herbs. We are coming back! What a great Christmas gift !...
It's the riba that has saturated your system. I'm so saturated my heart started pounding. I could have gone to the emergency room but I know how it goes.... "What medications are you taking?"...
Best wishes for an easy treatment. The riba was tough for me but I have survived. I have one last week of 12 weeks left. I'm thinking of advice that I might offer from my experience. 1. If you aren't...
Well our systems are so loaded with powerful drugs now that they'll be around a while. Hopefully they have done their magic. I'm feeling really good but I did have to cut back the riba to keep my...
They have a support program that gave it to me. I was supposed to get it a month ago but my doctor's nurse just filed the paperwork. I think that was probably a good thing in the long run. I'll take...
12 more days to go. About time to get a load count test. I switched the ribavirin to the Abbvie brand Moderiba a few days ago and WOW.. that brand really sent me into orbit. I was so jittery then had...
Best of luck virgomrs. I'm counting down the last 25 days. I haven't had a load count but I feel so much better and getting my appetite back. We will recover....
Hope you are doing better rubi. I only felt as bad as you do a couple nights. I can't imagine how you are dealing with it everyday. How many ribavirin are you taking? I think it's 5 x 200 a day if...
Thanks for that info. It's $150 and a 4 hr drive round trip to get a load count. I think I'll be getting the test about a week before meds finish....
Here is an important clip: Inaction is harmful to patients. Untreated HCV has been linked to many causes of death, such as liver cancer and kidney problems. Delaying treatment for patients until they...
Starting my final (I hope) last 30 days today and feeling much much better than a couple weeks ago when I was at the half way point. I decided to take the at-home blood test and it took several...
Sure you can use my ABC scheme. You'll probably improve it. I don't see how you can have the energy and focus to cook a meal. That's my biggest challenge... mostly because I don't feel like eating....
I'm fogy headed tonight so I kinda got lost there but I appreciate your support....