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17 November 2015 at 7:49 pm in reply to: Young J the dragon slayer #4140
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I’ve posted a link to an encouraging article on new research into treating adolescents here CJ:

http://fixhepc.com/forum/media-news/334-new-research-on-treating-adolescents.html
17 November 2015 at 6:45 pm in reply to: GAJ’s world is changing #4138
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Yes, the problem in the UK is, at the moment, very different GAJ. I was treated quite dismissively by my local Hepatology clinic when both I and my GP practice (who have been as supportive as they could be) asked them to help. I found a Hepatologist working out of a local private clinic who was prepared to help. He has a ‘day job’ running an NHS Hepatology clinic abou 50 miles from here. I’ve been sounding him out about NHS involvement with generics, and he in turn has been sounding out his local NHS Trust managers. Said managers went to London for a meeting with the Bigwigs,and came back with the directive: No NHS involvement with generics; not even monitoring. There are also the issues of Big Pharma funding of NHS and private research, and the little ‘treats’ that Big Pharma gives out to individuals in the NHS.

How do you go about educating/persuading someone who knows which side their bread is buttered on? I agree about not antagonising healthcare workers (though many seem to get antagonised by us simply trying to rationally discuss generics with them). Let the NHS catch up and come onboard if it wants to, and it’d be great if they did. Get any involvement from them that we can. But don’t wait back for them to help, it’s more important to move on with developing our own alternative networks until the NHS sees sense.
17 November 2015 at 4:41 pm in reply to: time of day to take medication #4127
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If I’m reading the Doc’s post above yours right Gary, you take a dose the following lunchtime, then the following morning, then continue taking it in the morning. A little bonus of shortening your treatment by one day too!
16 November 2015 at 11:09 pm in reply to: Is it safe to buy generic online during winter? #4060
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Hello Serg, and welcome to the forum.

If the active pharmaceutical ingredients (Sof & Led) can withstand extremely low temperatures, mixing the with a few inert fillers to make them into pills isn’t going to change that (or any other of their) medical property.
16 November 2015 at 6:28 pm in reply to: the patient poodle #4041
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I’ve bruised each time I’ve had blood drawn, twice quite notceably. Others (including Greg Jefferys) have complained of purple skin blotches, which would indicate small vein ruptures. You might be right about thinner blood.

Good luck with the results.
16 November 2015 at 6:23 pm in reply to: Emilio’s Place #4040
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That’s a big, big call mate. As if my admiration for you wasn’t high enough anyway! You’re a braver man than I. May the devil that is The Media dance nicely with you.
16 November 2015 at 11:15 am in reply to: New trial study of genotype 3s #4029
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That’s what the trial appears to be saying.
14 November 2015 at 11:20 pm in reply to: Blood tests by post in the UK #3954
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I found this other online UK service:

http://www.medichecks.com/

They provide a postal service and include a phlebotomy appointment at a clinic local to you. I checked for my postcode and there were over a dozen nearby locations. They don’t say which lab they use, but state that it’s in London and the biggest independant in the UK, so I would say it’s The Doctors Lab. HCV viral load test is £149.00 all-in. They also do a ‘multibuy’ price whereby ordering more than one test (you can mix and match) gets you the multibuy discount on the cheapest test.
14 November 2015 at 3:27 pm in reply to: Young J the dragon slayer #3944
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It’d be fun to see her exposed and having to apologise in real life though, wouldn’t it?

Your focus is on your boy, though, that’s the important thing. Sticks and stones and all that…..
14 November 2015 at 3:06 pm in reply to: Young J the dragon slayer #3941
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Does Australia have communications harrassment laws? If so, why don’t you make a formal complaint to the police? She won’t remain anonymous for long if they decide to take up your case.
13 November 2015 at 10:02 pm in reply to: Blood tests by post in the UK #3893
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Did your consultant become more lovely and handsome after he agreed to monitor, by any chance Jolie? Great result for you (and others in your neck of the woods). Full steam ahead for you in the next few days. Well done!
13 November 2015 at 3:54 pm in reply to: Blood tests by post in the UK #3879
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According to the BH website, all their postal blood tests go to The Doctors Lab for analysis. My own viral load tests were done there through Pall Mall, and I phoned TDL to find out what the lower limit was for the test. I’m pretty sure it was 12. TDL are fine to deal with on the phone if anyone wants any small print/ test procedure clarifying.

Wrt blood-drawing, BH send you a kit. It’s entirely up to you how you get the red stuff extracted, and you send the sample back to them.
13 November 2015 at 1:27 pm in reply to: Pharma Scores Rap Drug Cover-Ups #3868
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Doesn’t this come under laws covering fraud or something similar?
13 November 2015 at 1:16 pm in reply to: Treatment over waiting for SVR #3863
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That info about Gilead quietly changing the product is simply breathtaking Doc. For once, I’m almost lost for words! hmy:
13 November 2015 at 12:52 pm in reply to: Blood tests by post in the UK #3860
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Hi LG, I think we may be slightly at cross-purposes. What I was trying to say is that if you use their ‘walk-up’ service, your bloods will be drawn and tested by and through the clinic/hospital that you walk into. And you will be subject to whatever follow-up practices that clinic/hospital has in place? But if you use the postal service, your bloods will go to The Doctors Lab (confirmed through a search of the Blue Horizon site), where they will simply be analysed and results sent to Blue Horizon. TDL is a first class, fully accredited facility.
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