Sure valid point! But with my own experience on IFN/Riba for an extended period was that even when I cleared I was that messed up from the chemicals I couldn’t say that I had a sense of wellness, I was a bitter and twisted mess. And what I’m hearing from many people who are clearing now with DAAs they are feeling better than they had in a long long time. We don’t know what we don’t know hey? While this isn’t a scientifically validated fact, I am excited by the chance of feeling this way once again. See me there in my avatar, I want to get through that barrier, here’s hoping anyway. Sorry if this seems overly emotive and not backed by research. This isn’t a fairytale to those people, we have people on this site stating this and from other local forums. Lol dt love ya work oo Em

Hi DT

I wasn’t commenting on scarring or fibrosis and I understand that the correlation between LF testing is no indication of fibrosis progression. I guess I was just providing insight into several friends have now are feeling much better and LF coming back to within range. A good news story I guess. Em

I know a few people here in Australia have have recently treated, some with Viekira Pak (Geno 1s) nd other with sofosbuvir and ribavirin (Geno 3s) all were cirrhotic with cricket scores for liver function ALT, AST and GGT and a range of other issues associated with the cirrhosis. It is amazing that all since SVR they have within normal range liver function. All are feeling the best they have in a long time and so I guess there will be an expectation that things will only improve from this point. It would be interesting to track some of this with research, perhaps it’s already been done to some degree? Em

HI Nevil

For you, many thanks:

The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free:
You were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.

An extract and variattion on Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Hi James

Could you please explain how one would manage being on setraline/zoloft when commencing treatment of sofosbruvir and daclatsavir? I’ve checked out the interactions table and still don’t understand the ramifications? I guess I’m asking for myself who has remained on this AD since my last treatment and for all hepers, as many would be in the same situation. If there is any question on interaction I’d like to wean off the AD prior to commencing, maybe? Em

Edit: I’m on 50mg daily, well most days when I remember!

Hi James
What about the scenario where the package is held up with a notification stating that customs requires additional paperwork? Could the hepper and or GP ring up customs and request that the package be opened to clarify? I guess existing policy and procedure would restrict custom’s ability to do this, just as easy to ensure that electronic copies are in clear view. Sorry just thinking aloud and I believe I may have answered my own question here lol. Em