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Hi,
Prior to Harvoni was Treatment Naive.
Fibrosis 1-2 SVR 12I am new here, I took Harvoni over the summer, had some cardiac issues, extremely high bp ended up
having to wear a heart monitor, just had to add more high blood pressure meds (had high bp prior to Harvoni)
I survived that, had a short amount of time that i lost some hair, and then toward the end of tx I was very fatigued.I stopped Harvoni in Sept and the joint pains that started mid tx have finally started to subside. The fatigue is subsiding,
however I have developed a horrible itchy rash all over my body. Tried some topical steroid cremes but, didnt work. I tried
epsom salt baths, and recently started acupuncture, my acupuncture says its my Liver detoxing. Today, it was so bad I went
to the ER and they gave me Atarax and Steroid pills (i dont want to take them). I am wondering, has anyone else here had
any type of rash post Harvoni? With the Hep C I did get a similar but, very minimal rash that always responded to Clobetasol. Not this time. One thought, the Hep C is gone, however I do not feel any different aside from mostly all of the Liver Pains stopped.Any input would be greatly appreciated !!
Hi Friend
I agree with whats been shared here — also if its of any use aduki beans and mung beans are both excellent for skin rashes itchiness on skin– in traditional chinese medicine they are used as part of ones diet to alleveiate heat symptoms in the skin as well as detoc for bllod and liver issues.Mung beans help to clear body heat, reduce skin inflammation and detox the body
someone recommended that i try making soups /stews with them — so i tried !
i found them both good fro riba itch and rash whilst on a prevoius combo trearment this was my own experince- they alleviated the itchiness and minimised some of the symptoms
a bag of aduki beans and mung beans cost less than a dollar from any good health store chines supermarket
Bob wrote:Hi Friend
I agree with whats been shared here — also if its of any use aduki beans and mung beans are both excellent for skin rashes itchiness on skin– in traditional chinese medicine they are used as part of ones diet to alleveiate heat symptoms in the skin as well as detoc for bllod and liver issues.
i found them both good fro riba itch and rash whilst on a prevoius combo trearment
hi Sir, I am going to the hospital tomorrow – I will check up on the fibroscan results as far as i remember (yr ago!) it was what i mentioned -Their reason for treating was based on several issues varices-swollen spleen – longterm elevated lfts- I will get this clarified when I am face to face with my consultant tomorrow
also am not trying to promote any one or anything here contrary to what others might be thinking… what i share was freely given from my own experience something that helped me
Rob
…..found vinegar in baths helped clear it up
That’s interesting. I’m most itchy just after a shower and realising that even the mildest soaps and cleansers tend to be alkaline I try to limit their use which does help but hygiene must prevail of course.
I will experiment with a diluted vinegar wash down after using the soap and see if that helps.
G3a since ’78 – Dx ’12 – F4 (2xHCC)
24wk Tx – PEG/Riba/Dac 2013 relapsed
24wk Tx – Generic Sof/Dac/Riba 2015/16 relapsed
16wk Tx – 12/01/17 -> 03/05/17 NS3/NS5a + Generic Sof
SVR7 – 22/06/17 UND
SRV12 – 27/07/17 UND
SVR24 – 26/10/17 UND
hiya
Sir re off topic question you asked about….___ just back from weekly hospital appt with consultant— yes my mistake i am F10 quite a difference !! havent really been checking test results over the last year as i felt so well !!? platelets at beginning of treatment are 44,000 so over last 3 years they have reduced from 90,000 to 40,000.. viral load has been in the 6 million range for last 7 years -no spikes or lows at all . They took bloods today so will see what they look like nxt week when i go up again– feelin pretty rough with a horrendous sore throat /infection am on augmentin 500mg for that -really dont want it to get into my lungs and gain a strong foot hold .
hope your day is good my friendR
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