So, the battle is joined!

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10 January 2016 at 9:37 am #8516
Paul-Jarman-facebook
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I’m the same as Emilio 12 weeks and now feel fine no sx sleeping fine feeling dangerous

Two time relapser.

SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeated

GT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
10 January 2016 at 11:53 am #8520
zhuk
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Hey thanks everyone for the words of advice (peanut butter sounds good, cheers splitdog)

I agree Em, I think the restlessness is related to sleeplessness – I have nights when I can’t sleep at all, then the next one like a log Also have been feeling a fair bit of anxiety lately but it could be that speedy feeling you mentioned Paul – inconveniently my body has a habit of equating any adrenalin with fear/anxiousness anyway, I think its a PTSD thing heh

Also had a bit of that sudden crushing exhaustion ala the norm pre-treatment tiredness – fatigue is one of the common tx side effects I know but this seems more than just that, unless I’m reading too much into it. Always a possibility lol

I ceased taking omega-3 too after the queries raised about its interaction with dac – habitually I took a fair whack each day (3000mg) so here’s hoping it didn’t suppress any of the dac’s action.

Great to hear you’re doing so well Paul, really stoked for you

GT1a since 1988, diagnosed 1990
F0, tx naive
VL 262,000 ALT 40 AST 26 GGT 13 Fibroscan 04/12/15 – 2.9
Started Mesochem sof/dac 12 weeks 01/01/2016
11/02/2016 – 6 weeks UNDETECTED
AST 26
ALT 26
10 January 2016 at 11:58 am #8521
Dr James
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Hi all My sleeping pattern is much better now (4 weeks to go). Sleeping a bit longer now so not waking at four in the morning any more Energy level through the day are much improved too. Can’t say I feel “dangerous” but feel much better than I did prior to treatment.

YMMV
10 January 2016 at 12:03 pm #8522
zhuk
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Pleased to hear it Lynne Great that everything has evened out for you now.

GT1a since 1988, diagnosed 1990
F0, tx naive
VL 262,000 ALT 40 AST 26 GGT 13 Fibroscan 04/12/15 – 2.9
Started Mesochem sof/dac 12 weeks 01/01/2016
11/02/2016 – 6 weeks UNDETECTED
AST 26
ALT 26
11 January 2016 at 9:57 am #8649
Chejai
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Wow, I’ve been offline awhile, so missed your start! Good Luck Zhuk, i look forward to following your journey towards healing as I am about to start mine

QLD Australia ‚òÄÔ∏è
G3a HCV 35 yrs Tx naive
Started Sof/Dac 13/01/16

Dec ’15
AST 70
ALT 89
GGT 124
Fibroscore 8.5
F1-F2
13 Feb’16 VL UND
AST 24
ALT 26
GGT 50H
12 January 2016 at 11:40 pm #8824
Ariel
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Hi there Zhuk how are you going? You must be nearing the end of week one, awesome. We will be ticking off the next few months together
Have a great day cheers hoping you’re traveling well, Ariel
16 January 2016 at 5:52 am #9391
zhuk
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Hi Chejai and Ariel, thanks very much for the well wishes. Haven’t had an operational phone line most of the week, so am in the local library catching up atm (might be a bit of an ask to get around all the threads lol)

Great to hear you’re both starting tx soon…seriously you don’t need to have any worries (particularly if you’re thinking about previously failed treatments) Gotta say apart from a couple of days it has been completely uneventful…just passed the two week mark yesterday. don’t seem to have the commonly reported insomnia either, and only the most occasional liver twinges, headaches kept mostly at bay with heaps of water (my kidneys have never had such a workout heh) Hard to believe its working with so few side effects really!- but I’m presuming its all still kicking on inside

End of Jan will be the test, at 4 weeks – really looking forward to seeing what numbers come up

GT1a since 1988, diagnosed 1990
F0, tx naive
VL 262,000 ALT 40 AST 26 GGT 13 Fibroscan 04/12/15 – 2.9
Started Mesochem sof/dac 12 weeks 01/01/2016
11/02/2016 – 6 weeks UNDETECTED
AST 26
ALT 26
16 January 2016 at 6:35 am #9395
Ariel
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Sounding great Zhuk good to hear from you
Day 5 here bit zoomy but no insomnia
Had a few minor hiccups to sort out re hospital etc but all seems pretty smooth sailing now here
Probably have an avo nap today but generally feel a lot more energy
Thanks for the props Zhuk
16 January 2016 at 6:41 am #9397
zhuk
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Really pleased to hear it Ariel! I know you were a bit reticent given your previous hellish tx experience – great that you are feeling on the upswing now. Onward from here

What we are being given back is nothing short of our lives is it…how much we owe to the good Dr and Greg Jeffreys, in their compassion

GT1a since 1988, diagnosed 1990
F0, tx naive
VL 262,000 ALT 40 AST 26 GGT 13 Fibroscan 04/12/15 – 2.9
Started Mesochem sof/dac 12 weeks 01/01/2016
11/02/2016 – 6 weeks UNDETECTED
AST 26
ALT 26
16 January 2016 at 7:35 am #9406
Tina-Hill-facebook
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Hey Zhuk

Nice to see you back…..wondered where you were ….

SVR 24
17 January 2016 at 5:44 am #9498
Chejai
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Hi Zhuk, glad to hear everything has been going well for you re Tx.
Good to see you back, been wondering if you were ok

QLD Australia ‚òÄÔ∏è
G3a HCV 35 yrs Tx naive
Started Sof/Dac 13/01/16

Dec ’15
AST 70
ALT 89
GGT 124
Fibroscore 8.5
F1-F2
13 Feb’16 VL UND
AST 24
ALT 26
GGT 50H
17 January 2016 at 3:40 pm #9520
Debs
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Hi Zhuk, glad to read you are still doing good on tx, nice to see you popping up again
18 January 2016 at 4:14 am #9573
zhuk
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@zhuk
Hey cheers guys Thanks for the shout-outs, kinda touching to know I’ve been missed heh

Comms seem to have been restored now, so all good. Treatment is still fairly uneventful, weirdly I’m sleeping better than before contrary to many others experiences of insomnia. Liver twinges have all but gone now, and no more crushing exhaustion – really is amazing isn’t it, hard to believe such a difference in so short a time! Can’t wait for the 4wk bloods

(tried to twist my GP’s arm to do a 2 week – just to see if I’d hit UND yet – but she wouldn’t budge lol)

GT1a since 1988, diagnosed 1990
F0, tx naive
VL 262,000 ALT 40 AST 26 GGT 13 Fibroscan 04/12/15 – 2.9
Started Mesochem sof/dac 12 weeks 01/01/2016
11/02/2016 – 6 weeks UNDETECTED
AST 26
ALT 26
18 January 2016 at 4:45 am #9579
Tina-Hill-facebook
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Hey Zhuk

That’s wonderful you are noticing a difference after such a short time of being on treatment, it was the same for me also.
Its like getting to know a new version of yourself and in essence I liken it to being re born.

SVR 24
18 January 2016 at 4:52 am #9581
Chejai
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Yeah, it’s only been 6 days for me and the past few nights the best sleep ever
Even when I take valium to battle my lifelong insomniaI I always wake about 4 hours later. I haven’t taken anything other than my usual AD’s before bed and out quickly and sleep solidly for 6+ hrs, my puppy wakes me to be taken to the toilet, then I crash again for another couple of hours – it’s awesome

QLD Australia ‚òÄÔ∏è
G3a HCV 35 yrs Tx naive
Started Sof/Dac 13/01/16

Dec ’15
AST 70
ALT 89
GGT 124
Fibroscore 8.5
F1-F2
13 Feb’16 VL UND
AST 24
ALT 26
GGT 50H
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