Hi m,
there is a lot of comment about inequity with availability of the meds which I fully agree with.
I would like to add though, another dimension from the perspective of my having been in a position to say in response to a doctor saying: "You need another 12 weeks meds on top of the 12 you are doing" - "okay". I can afford it (generics).
This dimension is the issue of getting treated as some obligation not to get fully crook and really place a burden on the health care system.
Whether we are:
a) some rich bloke who can afford the $80,000 for the meds from Gilead,
b) some lucky joker who gets gifted the meds on a trial,
c) or like me who can afford the generics,
I think we (at least I) am obligated on my part to try to get better for my own sake, my family's well being, and not to end up a basket case too soon and drain the health care budget.
I hope the government here in AUS sticks to its recent announcement of meeting its obligations to help people not in positions a, b, and c above meet theirs. Hope yours does too. From what I have seen on this forum, the effort people overseas seem to put into getting their health under control is commendable.
Yours
J
GT3a 1990 Failed Inter 1998, comb in 2000. HCC 2012
Started 24/52 Sof/Dac 27th October 2015.
1. Bloods 2 October 2015: AST - 165 (20-40), ALT - 265 (5-40), GGT 189 (5-50)
2, Bloods 20 November 2015: ALT etc normal; VL 19
3. Bloods 8 January 2016: AST - 40, ALT - 59, GGT 48 VL RNA UND
4. EOT 12 April 2016 - blood tests: all is well, CT scan: okay
5. AFP 11 June 2016: 4 ref< 11
6. VL July 2016: DET
7. Oct16 start treat - June17 UND
8. Jun 18, lfts okay, platelets a bit low.