Gday Angus, I’m 2 weeks into treatment today, side effects have been pretty mild, wake up early and find it hard to go back to sleep, had one bad headache about a week into Tx, I have a lot more energy but have bouts of fatigue here and there, I find that’s usually after a meal, my lips feel a bit dry and I had mild euphoria at the start of Tx, I’m getting a few aches and pains here and there but overall I still feel better than I have in a long time, I’ll be adding 12 weeks of ribavirin into the Tx somewhere around the halfway mark.

Are you taking ribavirin for 24 weeks?, being f4 I assume you would be?

Anyways GL with your treatment.

Hi Sharky I’m the same as you but added the Ribas on wednesday, enjoy the ride mate

Hi Angus

I’m geno 3 and F3/F4 – have ordered 12 weeks of Sof/Dacl from FixHepC which I will hopefully start just before Xmas – great Xmas present! (I mean this literally).

We are going to see how the 4 week blood tests go and will do 12 weeks and then think about adding ribo and/or doing another 12 weeks. I think the evidence about efficacy for Soc/Dacl without ribo is strong enough to have a try. If it doesnt work, can always add the ribo later. My Dr and I had a bit of a discussion about whether to include ribo – the side effects and also the chance that tx might work without it were the factors that made us not include it for now, although I could have just as easily fallen on the other side of the fence and include the ribo.

You are right – great to share experiences – and sorry to push in on the F4 discussion as a F3/F4 illy:' />

Hi Bloot you might want to get viral load done at about 8 weeks cause if you count is less than <12 then they are saying there is no need to go much further with treatment. But 24 weeks is what I am doing. Better safe than sorry. Hopefully there are no harmful effects after prolonged use. Maybe the Dr can answer that. My feeling is the jury is still out. kindly

Congratulations crazy8!

What a great result after such a short period of treatment, are you part of the RVR trials?

G

Got it. I had 2wk LFTs done today, mostly for my confidence/interest but my GPs now getting interested too. 4wk with VL will be via clinic.

G

I reckon if your feeling better than you have in years, you got an improved appetite and energy then your tests are gonna look good. Fingers crossed 4 u.