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Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6757
Please post and share here all improvements of various symptoms during and after hepatitis C treatment. Male, Fibro F1. Geno 1b. ALT 67 before treatment Viral load 5 million. My huge viral load replicates in my nervous system as I suffer anxiety. Started Twinvir 12/12/15. Two weeks ALT 17 at 2 weeks Viral Load UND at 2 weeks ALT 13.5 at 7 weeks EOT ALT 10.5 at 15 weeks EOT ALT 13 at 27 weeks EOT, VL UND, Cured | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6760
you tell us how you feel on treatment whats better whats worse Very Good thread to start Treatment naive F 3/4 Genotype 1 a & b V/L 17 MILLION Started Harvoni 11th Dec 2015 for 12 weeks 4 weeks VL UND 6 WEEKS ALT 32, AST 34 EOT 03/03 2016 ! UND ALT 34, AST 26 04.04.2016 SVR 4 26.05.2016 SVR 12 16.08.2016 SVR 24 | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6761
10% better some symptoms but some a little worse. its soon only three weeks Male, Fibro F1. Geno 1b. ALT 67 before treatment Viral load 5 million. My huge viral load replicates in my nervous system as I suffer anxiety. Started Twinvir 12/12/15. Two weeks ALT 17 at 2 weeks Viral Load UND at 2 weeks ALT 13.5 at 7 weeks EOT ALT 10.5 at 15 weeks EOT ALT 13 at 27 weeks EOT, VL UND, Cured | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6770
| Hi all Before diagnosis I was incredibly fatigued and forgetful. Also very anxious and teary. I am now in week 7 and the first thing I noticed was my thinking was clearer........as time has gone on I feel calmer and much more energised. Only downer is that I am still getting the occasional headache (and they are rippers) but I was suffering with these before I started treatment so not sure if it is connected or not. Sleeping a little longer too so not waking as early as I was (insomnia the only side effect I have). All in all I feel 80% better than I did prior to starting my treatment. Lives in Bendigo, Victoria No prior treatment Genotype 1b Fibroscan 0 (only showed a bit of a fatty liver) Diagnosed in February 2015 Currently on my last week of treatment taking led/sof Last LFT normal Insomnia the only side effect Undetected at 4 weeks SVR4 - undetected - all bloods good and GP very happy SVR12 bloods to be done at end of April 2016 SVR12 - undetected!!! |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6795
In one study I read that hep c can cause fatty liver. Only the fatty liver caused by hepc disappears after the hepc cure. Male, Fibro F1. Geno 1b. ALT 67 before treatment Viral load 5 million. My huge viral load replicates in my nervous system as I suffer anxiety. Started Twinvir 12/12/15. Two weeks ALT 17 at 2 weeks Viral Load UND at 2 weeks ALT 13.5 at 7 weeks EOT ALT 10.5 at 15 weeks EOT ALT 13 at 27 weeks EOT, VL UND, Cured The following user(s) said Thank You: Lynne-Francis-facebook, darbara | |
Improvements+ Sides during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6799
On treatment 3 weeks: SIDES: 10% of the time Dizzy, 20% fatique, left ankle swelling and light rash on legs. constipation on most days, 30 % headache, 5% below knee pain but its moderate, Kidney pain for a minute at times. Shortness of breath sometimes. Brain fog/forgetfulness. Nervous for no reason. BP 10% higher than normal most times. SLIGHT CHEST pain at times. Whats better: Nothing except no liver pain and no bloating. Appetite was normal and is normal. Night sweats before and still . I will keep adding to this post as and when I remember Treatment naive F 3/4 Genotype 1 a & b V/L 17 MILLION Started Harvoni 11th Dec 2015 for 12 weeks 4 weeks VL UND 6 WEEKS ALT 32, AST 34 EOT 03/03 2016 ! UND ALT 34, AST 26 04.04.2016 SVR 4 26.05.2016 SVR 12 16.08.2016 SVR 24 | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6803
12 pills to go out of 84. Every one of my labs results are normal for the first time I have lots more energy I look forward to getting of bed I sleep more soundly No infections (I would have had a couple during a 3 month period "abnormally"-mainly sinus and adenoids) Good appetite-gained 10 pounds (I needed to. Five more and I will weigh two Zhuks) My wife says I need to gain more and she is never wrong (when present) weighing in at 198 lbs. at 6'2" currently All parts functioning as well as 62 year old parts should. I think some might need a little beer grease.... A little of that "blue sky feeling" is coming back. The feeling that makes you want to go out on the front porch and yell "WOW!!!-WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAMN DAY!" so loud all the neighbors come out and stare kind of feeling. I used to have them all the time. Now, I feel a little of it trying to surface. We will see.... We will all see. Together Mike This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. forums.delphiforums.com/generichcvtx G 1a F-1 Started tx 10/23/15 (Meso sof & led) ALT 48 AST 28 v/l 1.6 mil 11/17/15 4 wk lab ALT 17 AST 16 <15 11/18/15 Started Harvoni 12/16/15 8 wk lab ALT: 15 AST: 13 V/l UND 1/14/16 Fin. Tx 7/07/16 UND SVR 24 | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6811
| Hi Mike - Great to read, thanks . Also hopeful for the weight gain, I need it too - Good to hear. GT1a Dec14 F2/8.7 VL 900000-2.5M Jan16 Hepcivir-L MonkMed/Redemption Baseline: VL 913575 Alt 76 Platelets low Wk2 VL1157 Alt 23 DET Wk 8 VL 32 Alt19 'In the slow lane' June16 Fibro 5.7 F0/1 LIF 1.5 Wk 11 VL<12 Alt 13 Det/Unq Extending tx 12 wks Mylan Sofo/Dac MonkMed Wk 14 VL <12 Det/Unq Wk 16 VL UNDETECTED Wk 22 + 4 Wks Sunprevir FixHepC Wk 24 UNDETECTED Alt 13 Wk 12 post tx SVR12 Wk 26 SVR24 Thank-you Tim, Dr Debasis @ MonkMed & Dr Freeman @ Fix HepC |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6815
Life's full if changes. Sometimes you can change things. Sometimes they change you. Most of the time, its a little if both. Things are definitely changing... M This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. forums.delphiforums.com/generichcvtx G 1a F-1 Started tx 10/23/15 (Meso sof & led) ALT 48 AST 28 v/l 1.6 mil 11/17/15 4 wk lab ALT 17 AST 16 <15 11/18/15 Started Harvoni 12/16/15 8 wk lab ALT: 15 AST: 13 V/l UND 1/14/16 Fin. Tx 7/07/16 UND SVR 24 | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6822
| Hehe I'm 2 London Girls here I'm over 11 weeks in and today started my 6 weeks extra today I took a few extra before as I kept changing my meds taking time due to work and allways shortened the period between doses. Like you Coach I have been totally infection free as well always had something to whinge about before but now nothing , not even a bloody cold Two time relapser. SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeated GT 3 - about 28 yrs with HCV |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6824
Here are my mid-treatment improvements since starting Sof+Dac (VL < 15 at Wk4:; now at Wk8 and feeling great): gained > 2Kg in weight mild but persistent excema - gone muscle stiffness and pain in legs - gone sleep apnoea - gone afternoon siestas - gone general fatigue - gone periodic nosebleeds - gone bruising hands and legs - gone bursting veins in fingers - gone sensitivity to alcohol - gone brain fog - almost gone (hard to quantify this one) general appearance - look 5 years younger (highly subjective self-opinion) sex-life - thank you very much! (highly subjective partner) The only down-side is I that have started smoking three or four cigarettes per day... Q. Why start with the cigarettes, you might well ask? A. I suspect that pyschologically I kind of miss feeling half-hammered like before. (Don't worry Doc, I think I can deal with the smoking in due course!) Diagnosed Jan 2015: GT3, A0+F0/F1. Fatigue + Brain-Fog. Started Sof+Dac from fixHepC 10-Nov-2015. NO sides. Pre-Tx: AST 82, ALT 133, Viral Load 1 900 000. Week4: AST 47, ALT 58. VL < 15 (unquantifiable). Week12 (EOT): AST 30, ALT 26, VL UND Week16 (EOT+4): AST 32, ALT 28, GGT 24, VL UND Week28 (EOT+16): AST 26, ALT 22, GGT 24, VL UND Ever grateful to Dr James. Relapsed somewhere after all that... Bummer! Jan 2018: VL 63 000 (still GT3). | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6826
Incredible improvements. Nice! Them cigarettes are a bitch. I quit heroin, methadone and paroxetine just with willpower, but with ciggies I have cut down vastly but just can't make that final jump to none. Yet. M 61yo HCV+ ~ 30 yrs Gt1a F2 VL 223,000 ALT 54 AST 42 Tx start Sof/Dac 17Dec15. SVR4 at 7Apr16 ALT 22 AST 22 SVR12 at 9Jun16 ALT 23 AST 25 Melbourne, Australia | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6830
Thanks, sonix. Great song! Maybe I'll self-prescribe one dose after each meal for the next month... [ I cold-turkeyed the cigs about 12 years ago - the first 24 hours were the hardest, but a long-haul flight made it do-able] Diagnosed Jan 2015: GT3, A0+F0/F1. Fatigue + Brain-Fog. Started Sof+Dac from fixHepC 10-Nov-2015. NO sides. Pre-Tx: AST 82, ALT 133, Viral Load 1 900 000. Week4: AST 47, ALT 58. VL < 15 (unquantifiable). Week12 (EOT): AST 30, ALT 26, VL UND Week16 (EOT+4): AST 32, ALT 28, GGT 24, VL UND Week28 (EOT+16): AST 26, ALT 22, GGT 24, VL UND Ever grateful to Dr James. Relapsed somewhere after all that... Bummer! Jan 2018: VL 63 000 (still GT3). | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6835
Thought I'd share my experience here too. Pre-tx Fatigue (thought it was normal) Anxiety (may or may not be related) Discomfort in liver region During Tx (as at day 24) Gradually feeling more energetic Feeling clearer in the mind Discomfort in the liver area (this has been relieved in the last week by having time off work and not sitting at a computer all day) Over the past few years I've really noticed not being able to retain information as well, feeling muddled and finding it really hard to make decisions due to feeling cloudy. I started a diploma in accounting few years back and failed to complete it because i just could not focus and always felt so tired. I am hoping so much that it is related and will improve. I'm another one who needs to quit smoking. All this thinking about my health has made me seriously think that I need to give them away. I live a reasonably healthy lifestyle otherwise. I've also been able to give up other addictions with willpower so hopefully I can find some for smoking too. I did quit when I fell pregnant with both my kids so I know I can do it just need to make the decision and follow through. 3a F0 TX Naive Started Tx 12/12/2015 Kingswood Sof/Dac Pre Tx - ALT 71 AST 40 V/L 9 million Day 11 - ALT 12 AST 15 4 week - LFTs normal - detected (same sample sent for v/l showed undetected) :/ 6 week - UND 12 week EOT - UND SVR4 SVR12 | |
Improvements during and after HCV treatment 8 years 6 months ago #6838
Great checklists, everyone! Waiting until I get a bit more of a definitive tx under my belt before adding anything here, but so wrapped for all you guys GT1a since 1988, diagnosed 1990 F0, tx naive VL 262,000 ALT 40 AST 26 GGT 13 Fibroscan 04/12/15 - 2.9 Started Mesochem sof/dac 12 weeks 01/01/2016 11/02/2016 - 6 weeks UNDETECTED AST 26 ALT 26 The following user(s) said Thank You: mgalbrai | |
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