My name is Nevil and I used to have Hep C until just recently. I was diagnosed in 1978 with non A non B hepatitis. Hep C was unknown in those days. There were no symptoms and I thought that I must be immune due to some sort of genetic superiority. I had illusions in those days.

In 2004 I went to the Doctor complaining about the usual Hep C symptoms. A blood test was done and I was told I had Hep C. Bugger! There goes my super human status. I was offered the standard Interferon/ Ribavirin treatment, but after researching the reports from people who had undergone the treatment, I decided against it.
I was type 1A, which was the most difficult to treat with these medications and the treatment was not without great risk to my health. I decided to wait in the hope that something better would come along.

As time went on my condition deteriorated and chronic fatigue plagued me to the point that I was barely able to look after myself. Then disaster stuck. I had fevers and headaches, coupled with joint pain and swollen ankles which were so bad, I could hardly walk. I thought that I was entering the terminal stage of the Hep C. I went to the hospital emergency dept. and was given a couple of Panadol Forte and no real explanation of what was going on. Finding the experience far from satisfactory and not really being in the position to travel, I remembered hearing something about Skype Doctors. It was worth a try and I sure was sick of waiting rooms.

Dr. Freeman at GP2U took on my case and had the foresight to test me for Ross River virus. It came back positive. Not exactly great news, but at least I wasn’t dying yet. My perceived brush with death caused me to look seriously at the options for Hep C treatment. I’d heard about Harvoni and how effective it was with type 1 cases. The trouble is, it cost near $100,000. Some friends of mine decided to try and raise the money, but it was a lot of money to raise and it was going to take a while. I no longer felt that time was on my side and I’d heard that the price varied from country to country. Dr Freeman and I had decided on exploring the idea of going India for treatment but then discovered that Ledipasvir was not available there and the Sofosbuvir/ Ledipasvir treatment was the best treatment for type 1 cases. A friend suggested looking at China to source the drugs.

Suffice it to say, the purchase was successful at a fraction of the normal price and the drugs tested pure. After 4 weeks of treatment I tested Negative for Hep C and my liver functions have returned to normal. Miraculous really. I’m nearing the end of my 90 day treatment and I really want to urge you, if you have Hep C, not to procrastinate. Time is not on your side. Right now there is a window of opportunity to obtain effective treatment with quality drugs at affordable prices. We don’t know how long that window will remain open. Believe it or not, there are people who would rather see you suffer and die, than offer affordable treatments. It’s conceivable that they might try to stop the importation of cheap generics.

Every life is worth saving, start with your own.