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  • 6 July 2016 at 10:27 pm #20579
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    @fitz

    MOHS went OK. Really well, actually. Took three passes, and left a dime sized oval hole which the surgeon patched up right there.

    So glad I made that appointment with my Dermatologist and didn’t wait. The MOHS surgeon is just an incredible guy. We chatted while he worked. I’ll go back in three months for dermabrasion to blend out the scar.

    The surgeon’s nurse (who was great!) did the sutures and asked me about being treated for Hep C. She and the surgeon had assumed I had the $94,000 treatment. I said no, my insurance company had denied the claim. You could have heard a pin drop. The nurse (name withheld) asked me how I had gotten treatment. I told her my story. I told her about generics, about the cost, and about the REDEMPTION Trials. We chatted while she put in the stitches.

    Before I left, she had me write down Dr Freeman’s name, along with the website address, and the name of the trials.

    So, here I am looking like Papa Smurf after a bar fight.

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    My sincere thanks to my outstanding surgeon, and to his wonderful nurses and staff. #love :+1: :+1: :+1:

    7 July 2016 at 12:21 am #20580
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    @tina-hill-facebook

    Great selfie Fitz hope you are not too sore.

    SVR 24

    7 July 2016 at 12:34 am #20581
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    @hazel

    Ouch! Good luck with that, bonus broken nose, thanks doc!

    Genotype 3 30 years, 2x treatment interferon/ribavirin non responder. Cirrhosis 17 years. Fibroscan, decompensating, 40 down to 22 by 29/3/16- now down to 6.5, normal, no cirrhosis. Started Buyers Club Sof/Dac 14 Nov 15. SVR 12 29/0716

    7 July 2016 at 7:51 am #20616
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    @fitz

    Thanks for the well wishes Tina and Hazel. :) #love

    Standard procedure here is to prescribe acetaminophen plus a narcotic pain killer. For me they just prescribed a low dose opiate pain killer with no acetaminophen. I don’t like opiate pain killers at all (constipation, loss of appetite, poor sleep), but they do a good job for surgical pain. I don’t sleep much on them, so will catch up on TV, and forum news.

    CBC and Metabolic panel labs from Teus. are back. Surprising improvement in a number of areas including Glucose. Still waiting for 4 week viral load assay. Fingers crossed.

    7 July 2016 at 8:17 am #20617
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    @ariel

    Hi Fitz looking a bit sore there hopefully you recover fast. Dermabrasion totally works. It is the scar wonder without too much drama like fraxel (a lazer thingy) anyway I doubt they do fraxel on faces but who NOSE <img style=illy:' />
    They seem to be able to do anything to scar tissue these days! Wishing you a bit of enforced downtime and of course for great results from tx forthcoming too
    Splashing healing salty water!
    Ariel #flower #flower

    7 July 2016 at 9:23 am #20623
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    @gt2

    Hi Fitz

    Looks like your MOHS surgeon has done a good job … hopefully, he got it all.

    I’m sure the scar will fade in time … don’t be too vain about it and consult a plastic surgeon, as who NOSE what you’ll get …

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    Wishing you a speedy recovery

    GT2

    (sorry Ariel … I stole your “who nose” line)

    1983: Hospitalised with Acute non-A, non-B Hepatitis after ICU blood transfusion 3mths earlier => HCV GT2
    22/02/16: (pre-tmt) ALT 61, VL 2.48 IU/ml Hepascore 0.32 (F1/2), fatigue, brain fog, bloating (Treatment Naïve)
    10/04/16: (Start tmt) Sofovir +DaclaHep (SOF + DCV) by Hetero Labs in India
    09/05/16: ALT 34, VL: NOT Detected :cheer: 🙂 , FBG 11.9 :huh:
    17/6/16 FBG 5.7; PPBG (@14.22) 6.9 (@ 20.45) 7.1; BP 124/72
    🙂 (Accu-Chek Mobile & Omron Auto BP Monitor) 🙂

    7 July 2016 at 11:02 am #20626
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    @fitz

    Thanks GT2, Ariel, Matt, Sven, LG – all ya’ll!

    Will not hesitate to seek the services of a plastic surgeon if required. MOHS surgeon said nose looked good. Will see how swelling and scarring resolves. :)

    Ugh. Just barfed for the second time since early this afternoon. Both times after taking Arnica tabs for swelling. Reloaded my BP med and swore off Arnica. Don’t think my body likes opiates either. BP med and DAA are essential. The rest i can do without.

    7 July 2016 at 11:08 am #20627
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    @beaches

    Hey Fitz I would have done the same thing with the blueberries.
    Been waiting a long time to be a grumpy old woman and Ima gunna milk it

    Genotype 1a
    Diagnosed in 2004, had HCV for all my adult life. Until 2016!!!!
    Harvoni treatment, started 19 March 2016
    4 week results Bilirubin 12 down from 14 pre treatment,
    Gamma 25 down from 52, ALT 19 down from 63, AST 19 down from 47,
    VL <15 down from a lazy 6 million or so

    EOT Results
    Bilirubin 10, GGT 18, ALT 19, AST 21, VL UND

    12 Weeks post EOT
    Bilirubin 11, GGT 16, ALT 22, AST 20, VL UND
    Cured baby

    7 July 2016 at 11:37 am #20630
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    @londongirl

    Ouch Fitz!

    You do have alot on your plate and being so brave and cheery – Well done you!

    I hope everything improves for you soon.

    I usually take the odd homeopathic med here and there but kept right off them during treatment. As they are said to trigger your own immune system, albeit in miniscule doses, I would be wary of adding anything chemical into the mix on top off the rest!

    Get well soon mate,
    from LG

    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

    7 July 2016 at 12:08 pm #20637
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    @beaches

    Beautiful selfie, Fitz.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in7yLZJ7A6Y

    Genotype 1a
    Diagnosed in 2004, had HCV for all my adult life. Until 2016!!!!
    Harvoni treatment, started 19 March 2016
    4 week results Bilirubin 12 down from 14 pre treatment,
    Gamma 25 down from 52, ALT 19 down from 63, AST 19 down from 47,
    VL <15 down from a lazy 6 million or so

    EOT Results
    Bilirubin 10, GGT 18, ALT 19, AST 21, VL UND

    12 Weeks post EOT
    Bilirubin 11, GGT 16, ALT 22, AST 20, VL UND
    Cured baby

    7 July 2016 at 2:00 pm #20653
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    @mgalbrai

    Damn Fitz!
    Start slathering on the SPF 1000 and get a big hat!!
    That stuff is nothing to mess with and I know.
    Mine was on my left temple. The doc said it was probably from driving or being a right handed golfer.
    You can barely see the scar now.
    You will be fine.
    Too bad it’s not Halloween though…
    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

    7 July 2016 at 6:38 pm #20667
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    @matt-kenney-google

    Hey fitz! (If that’s really you) … :ohmy: :lol: Hope you get past the heaves … Aren’t WE just, BAAAD here :P ???
    So, if your not happy with how things turn out with your nose… I nose a guy…really inexpensive
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    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”

    7 July 2016 at 11:58 pm #20671
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    @fitz

    So, my specialist’s office called today. Viral load is way down from the rosy 5,500,000 or so reported earlier this year. 4 week labs show a viral load of 35 (Thirty Five).

    Getting printouts is like pulling teeth. I had to call the lab directly today and have the results mailed. Will post here when I get the hard copy in my hand

    I checked VL results from thirteen months ago (around the time I was put on a waiting list for a YEAR). Result was much higher then. Over 9 million.

    From 06/05/15:

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    8 July 2016 at 1:22 am #20674
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    @ariel

    Fantastic labs at week four the meds are working their magic, massive drop in VL great to hear this
    Onwards to UND pretty soon with this result
    Awesome Fitz Ty for sharing the good news
    Hoping you’re not as sore today
    Congrats on the great lab results from Ariel #flower

    8 July 2016 at 1:28 am #20675
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    @mgalbrai

    Those are great numbers!
    I nose….
    (I couldn’t help myself…..)
    :) :)
    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

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