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Dan said-
“My BP is normal and I’m not anemic. On the last visit my GP sent me for VL blood test and to check for diabetes.I have an appointment this weekend with the neurologist, it will be interesting to see what they say. 7 month ago they didn’t want to see me and said to complete HEP C treatment first.”
Ok, glad to hear your BP is ok and not anaemic. Interested to hear what the neurologist says for you. I’m going request diabetes test next GP visit too.
Good Luck mate
QLD Australia ☀️
G3a HCV 35 yrs Tx naive
Started Sof/Dac 13/01/16Dec ’15
AST 70
ALT 89
GGT 124
Fibroscore 8.5
F1-F2
13 Feb’16 VL UND
AST 24
ALT 26
GGT 50HHi everyone, I thought I would add some notes re my EOT and transition withdrawing from meds
observations so far
4 days post Tx I am feeling pretty good overall. My energy levels are increasing. I dropped a BP med a couple of days back. This med was introduced at approx wk 8 Tx and was a diuretic. I noticed that I needed to allow my body time and attention so as to adjust/catch up so to speak. I am resting indoors in this way out March 40 deg heat. My heart rate and BP fluctuated between high and normal yesterday. Today it has settled and I expect this to continue. The weird thing is that my sleeping pattern has gone from short 2 X 3 hour blocks overnight on Tx to kind of a wide awake whole body reluctance to relax down and enter the twilight zone. So if you see me logged on at 3am in the morning Aus standard time please feel free to chat with me! I I’ll be with you. All the best
life and living has searched me out and reclaimed ‘who’ was once me!
Hi Dan, glad to hear it’s not neurological and I was a bit confused at first as to what ‘post BP’ was
I realise you mean postural aka orthostatic BP. Unfortunately, that’s the only one I seem to find on Google describing the dizziness, light-headedness, feeling faint, seeing stars etc. BUT it’s describing a reaction in BP from standing after sitting or lying down not bending or crouching down and then standing – which is my issue. My GP has done the orthostatic test ‘sit then stand’ and I’m ‘normal’.Hope you find out your cause and that it’s not anything serious, all the best.
Hi Pat1, Congratulations on your EOT and glad to hear you’re feeling pretty good, despite the overwhelming heat and insomnia!
Al the best to you
QLD Australia ☀️
G3a HCV 35 yrs Tx naive
Started Sof/Dac 13/01/16Dec ’15
AST 70
ALT 89
GGT 124
Fibroscore 8.5
F1-F2
13 Feb’16 VL UND
AST 24
ALT 26
GGT 50HI’m nearly 4 weeks post tx now and will get tests done at the end of the week all up feeling pretty good I still get some liver discomfort as a result of fatty liver but am addressing that now. Ate way too much good food for the past 6 weeks and expect to knock a few kgs off over the next few weeks.
The 18 weeks went pretty quickly without any dramas either sides were minimal with only a few rough days much better than Inf/Riba regime.
Crossing fingers now.
Two time relapser.
SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
feeling ok here been 11 days off tx. Some edema ankle remains. Put on 6 kgs on tx, still eating like a glutton
Glad to hear your back Paul and having reached EOT recently. Wow, it would have been tough on that cruise doing things in ‘Moderation’ – probably left that platitude at port
Interesting how many people have been gaining weight on Tx I’m losing it, 5 kgs actually. I’m glad because I suddenly started gaining weight over a yr ago and kept on going after sitting at a steady weight for a couple of years prior.
Looking forward to hearing your SVR results Paul, all the best
QLD Australia ☀️
G3a HCV 35 yrs Tx naive
Started Sof/Dac 13/01/16Dec ’15
AST 70
ALT 89
GGT 124
Fibroscore 8.5
F1-F2
13 Feb’16 VL UND
AST 24
ALT 26
GGT 50HGlad to hear it Paul! EOT first milestone, great stuff.
As you (and pretty much everybody) predicted, hardly any sides to speak of….it is really a walk in the park, compared. No wonder the docs weren’t willing to allow me to got on inf/peg…unless things went very bad
And thank god they never did. I will have everything crossed for you
I am 2.5 weeks post EOT.
I am feeling well and full of energy. All good till now!My tx journey was easy, no noticeable sx. B12 and D were low so I took from half tx those vitamins. At EOT the B12 and D vitamins were in the normal range, half range.
In week 9 I had 3 days of flu, with watery nose and watery eyes and sore throat and feeling not well. Every muscle in my body was aching.
I didn’t took any pills. I drunk a lot of hot fruit tea and I made myself steam inhalations with essential oils.I am waiting 4 weeks after EOT blood tests. Fingers crossed for SVR4!
Wish you all the best and only UND!
PS Huge appetite during tx! I put on 3 kg in 3 months!
I am now 4 weeks post EOT. I noticed some liver twinges durIng those 4 weeks and still felt fatigued. Last night was the first night where I slept flat out for 6 hours. I did ease into a couple of short days at work a couple of weeks ago and struggled just a little bit. I haven’t been able to work for 8 weeks as I felt so fatigued and attention to detail was absolutely missing. Double dosing – I read those posts and I think London Girl mentioned a 3 sec window of memory opportunity. If I didn’t completely focus on my pill taking I could miss it. One evening I spent 2 stressful hours counting my meds and back tracking on my calendar to try and work out if I had indeed taken my sof/dac.This week I worked 3 X 8 hour days and at the end of the day although I felt nervous on day one today I was able to feel as though I had put in a good effort. So I think I am back. work is not my only health indicator as my general feeling of well being overwhelms I had blood drawn for SVR4 so here’s hoping! I feel so very glad to have had this opportunity to treat.
Hi Pat,
Glad to hear that everything is coming together for you again with sleep, work and well being now that your Tx is complete.
Best wishes for all your SVR results being UND!
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
Only just taken a look at this really interesting thread. Glad to know I’m not the only one putting on weight! And I needed to lose a few pounds to start with. Plenty exercise but seem to “forget” about food.
Also, anyone else still getting liver discomfort and bloating? Maybe it’s just the food.
Only four tablets to go. Dieting now ha ha at this late stage!Pat – That is a lovely thing to read ” my general sense of well being overwhelms.” And wishing you all the best for your SVR4 results!
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