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  • #19431
    Avatar photomgalbrai
    • Guardian Angel
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    @mgalbrai

    Big fingers.
    Small letters.
    Bumpy flight.
    Bad eyes.
    But not tipsy!
    m


    Curehcvnow@gmail.com
    http://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

    #19435
    Avatar photoMatt-Kenney-google
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    @matt-kenney-google

    Hey m! Maybe it’s jet “leg” :lol:

    MK


    GT1a; Got it some time in the 70’s; Diagnosed @1976
    Tx naive
    METAVIR: A2-F2
    SOT May 18, 2016: CMP: AST 162 ALT 241 VL 13000000
    3 weeks after SOT: AST 27 ALT 31 VL 138
    Reached EOT Aug. 10, 2016 / Received svr4 results Sept. 20, 2016: AST 22 ALT 24
    Hep C RNA NOT DETECTED”

    #19437
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    @mgalbrai

    Nope.
    62 year old eyes and a misspent yewth…
    m


    Curehcvnow@gmail.com
    http://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

    #19498
    Avatar photoVororo
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    @vororo

    Hi folks,

    Here are the latest results from Oor Wullie, who drank alcohol (moderately) both during after his treatment. Here, “moderately” means 2 or 3 units per day, so Wullie is still in the good part of the curve according to Dr James’ post at the top of this thread.

    Well, as the Doc says, this is not advised for advanced liver disease (F3/F4), but Wullie was only F0/F1 so he stubbornly stuck with it for the sake of science. Now he is 16 weeks post treatment, and very happy to be continuing with the experiment ;)

    Date AST ALT GGT Lipase V-Load Comment
    10-nov-15 82 133 52 135 1.9M Started FixHepC Sof+Dac
    01-dec-15 47 63 46 74
    10-dec-15 47 58 44 < 15 Crivvens! Its wurkin!
    03-feb-16 30 26 30 105 UND EOT – Sléinte!!
    08-mar-16 32 28 24 116 UND EOT+4 – Feeling great!
    26-may-16 26 22 24 100 UND EOT+16 – Still improving!

    As you can see, despite the booze, Wullie’s enzyme levels are still trending downwards after EOT, and so it looks like his liver is still going through a process of recovery and re-building, now that he is finally free of that bastard virus. He probably just needs to cut out the French fries to work on those lipase levels.

    Anyway, all results posted here have been uploaded to GP2U in case it might help Dr James’ next presentation at EASL 2017 in Amsterdam. Let’s hope that next time, he will be reporting results not for hundreds, but for 10s of thousands…

    Cheers,


    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).

    #19504
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    @re_roll

    Good for you Wullie. Your results are somewhat similar to mine
    after 12 weeks. EOT is 9 more days for me….20 weeks less one
    pill.Similar format will be posted for viewing including lab results.

    My beer log has been kept since 02.Feb.16. Everyone is different.
    Moderation is a by product of self control…believing in yourself.

    Trusting one’s self is a rare trait when it comes to any addictive
    substance….cigarettes being the worst in the long run, IMO.

    v…SVR forever, bud (friend not the beer :P )…..e.


    contracted Gen 1a in the 70’s, dx in 2007…ast 27 to 35…alt 43 to 96…vl 1.2 mil to 8.6 mil.
    biopsy F-2 (2012)..pre tx results 1/23/16 ast 32, alt 46, vl 3.1 mil
    tx started 2/11/16…. lab results 2/24/16 ast 18, alt 18, vl <15 IU/ml
    28 days later………….lab results 3/9/16 ast 21, alt 21, vl UND
    56 days later………….lab results 4/6/16 ast 20, alt 22, vl UND
    139 days later………..lab results 6/29/16 ast 28, alt 30, vl UND…EOT
    SVR24

    #19540
    Avatar photosabrecat
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    @sabrecat

    “As you can see, despite the booze, Wullie’s enzyme levels are still trending downwards after EOT, and so it looks like his liver is still going through a process of recovery and re-building, now that he is finally free of that bastard virus.”

    We used to joke about mates doing their liver in with the grog. The booze has nothing on HCV for buggering up the liver it appears. In hindsight, HCV is a much use as the plague – not that I would ever think I was bitter about its company with me.

    Jeff

    #20365
    avatar876.jpegGaj
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    @gaj

    Warning for those with Cirrhosis

    I came across this study in my reading and thought it was worth including here for those of us with cirrhosis. It’s a fairly small study and probably retrospective so I’m not sure if the study cohort was truly randomly selected. Of interest is the reasonably low (15g per day) average alcohol intake in those who drank.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27180899

    Early days but it should serve as a note of caution, to quote part of the lay summary:

    Patients with HCV-related cirrhosis should be strongly advised against any alcohol intake.

    The rest of you can probably recharge your glasses now. :whistle:


    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
    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

    #20387
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    @sabrecat

    “I am still on the cautious side and am doing a reasonable job of having the least booze as possible. Managed to get used to having a few lights every fortnight maybe; although I did like a bit of Red – maybe a glass next time at a restaurant.”

    Quoting myself from some time back in this thread, but mainly responding to Gaj’s post above.

    I did get round to having that glass (a rather large and full one) of red. Felt the difference and the main difference would be the alcohol content. Not feeling terrible, but feeling if I would have had more I might have.

    Perhaps it is better that I am used to life sans too much booze, and I try not to tempt fate too much. No more Red – just another loss suppose.

    Yours

    Jeff

    #20390
    avatar876.jpegGaj
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    @gaj

    :( I wasn’t too impressed when I found it either Jeff!

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    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
    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

    #20413
    rememberdecember
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    The other thing to bear in mind is that only 65% of people get improvement in fibrosis staging after SVR with the remainder split fairly evenly between no change and a deterioration. Drinking probably isn’t going to help in this equation.

    We’re so used to hearing about people with cirrhosis etc, it’s easy to forget that F0 and F1 is not no fibrosis. Compared to the general this is significant fibrosis of the liver. And the recommendations for safe alcohol use (21 units for men, 14 for women) are for the general population, not for people with liver disease, I assume.

    If one can truly restrict one’s consumption to a glass of wine occasionally, fine, but anything more is gambling with one’s health in my opinion.

    I think it’s good to have this discussion, but it needs to be a balanced thread. A newcomer may very well read this and think it’s OK to drink alcohol on/soon after treatment. And that person may be struggling with addiction/early recovery, which changes the whole context of the debate.

    This is what the HepC Trust in the UK has to say on the topic.


    45 yo male; UK; HCV since 1996; G4; F2-3 (fibroscan score 9.1);
    Null responder interferon/ribavirin 2008;
    4/16 Harvoni 8 weeks; Pre-tx VL 2.1 million; week 4 VL 269; EOT UND; but…
    6/16 Tx extended w/ generic sof/dac x 12 weeks due to concerns around my slow response to Harvoni. UND at end of 2nd round of treatment and EOT+4.

    #20420
    Avatar photoVororo
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    @vororo
    rememberdecember wrote:

    I think it’s good to have this discussion, but it needs to be a balanced thread. A newcomer may very well read this and think it’s OK to drink alcohol on/soon after treatment. And that person may be struggling with addiction/early recovery, which changes the whole context of the debate.

    This is what the HepC Trust in the UK has to say on the topic.

    Hi rememberdecember,

    Everyone knows (I hope) that it is absolutely not a good idea to drink alcohol if you have hepatitis C. This most definitely includes me. I have consumed alcohol for most of my life. I have probably had hepatitis C for most of my life. It was not a good combination. My problem was, I was fully aware of the first one. I did not know until last year about the second one.

    So I am posting about my alcohol consumption mainly to make the point that the bug is worse than the booze.

    Another reason is to try to de-fuse the idea alcohol consumption should be a criterion for denying treatment. This was often the case for several US insurers (and still is the case for some). Depending on one’s doctor, this may still be the case in some national health services like the UK.

    If anyone has a problem with alcohol addiction, fixing the virus might very well be easier than fixing the addiction. Its just one or two pills a day with almost no side effects. In this context, getting rid of the virus should be the first step towards better health.

    So my advice to anyone suffering from booze+HepC, or any doctor thinking about treatment options, is to hit the big one first.

    I didn’t ever think that I was taking a gamble, but of course everyone should make their own decision based on what they know and how they feel. I’m just really glad that Dr James gave me the opportunity to knock out big one.

    Here’s to sensible doctoring (cheers),


    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).

    #20426
    avatar876.jpegGaj
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    @gaj

    it’s easy to forget that F0 and F1 is not no fibrosis. Compared to the general this is significant fibrosis of the liver.

    From my reading I believe that F0 does represent no fibrosis and F1 is mild fibrosis. Fibrosis implies some level of liver damage which ranges from very minor through to extreme and can occur in many ways other than just via hepatitis or excess alcohol consumption. Here is some further information regarding the general population which would seem to indicate that most people have some level of fibrosis.

    “Between 90–95% of healthy people without liver disease will have a liver scarring measurement less then 7.0 kPa (median is 5.3 kPa).”

    http://hepatitiscnewdrugresearch.com/fibroscan-results-the-scoring-card.html

    So most of the adult population sit somewhere in the F0-F1 range but I do agree that those who currently have HCV would be well advised to not drink and those who have achieved SVR need to be particularly mindful of their consumption in line with their fibrosis level.


    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
    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

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