I’m sure some of the people here will chime in, but here are a few thoughts…
I guess you’ve watched this video:
which is me talking about it with the “If it seems to good to be true, it usually is warning… (followed by the why it is not)”
If you scroll down to the bottom of the page there are a couple of links called “Why Trust FixHepC?” and “Scam Check FixHepC” – unusual stuff to put on a scam website and there to help people not get scammed.
On this forum you can see thousands of patients talking about it since 2015 – that history is your best reassurance.
Anybody can create a fake website, but only time can create history. With time the truth eventually comes out.
Have a look at this BBC video from 2 years ago of Sean Reddin.
It’s not unusual to be unsettled and “a bit flu like” when you start treatment. This relates to the viral death happening.
Keeping your fluid intake up can really help.
Ordinary analgesics like aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol (acetaminophen) can help with the headaches if fluids don’t do the trick.
In terms of natural things for sleep real melatonin 2-6mg 1 hour before bed can help. Sunshine and daylight suppress melatonin so when it gets dark the levels rise and you get sleepy. Note that homoeopathic melatonin is unlikely to help as it just contains water so if you are going to use it get the real stuff. You can also use any of the routine sleeping tablets while on HCV medication.
You can take Harvoni with our without food. The thing to avoid with it is antacids.
As far a the knife goes (or anything else that gets your blood on it) this could be infectious to both you or somebody else for up to 6 weeks (if they are cut by it). There is, however, no need to throw it out if you
a) Give it a good wash to get the visible blood off (which I presume you have already done)
b) Make up a 1 part bleach to 9 parts water solution then put the knife in this for at least 10 minutes – this will effectively kill any remaining traces of virus
Welcome back and thanks for the leap of faith. Yes, you may well have been in the first few with the cojones to take their own health into their own hands.
Glad to hear you’re still clear, and yes, that means it’s stuck.
I hope you enjoy your new Hep C free life. It’s good to get the monkey off your back so you can move on.
We’ve seen quite a bit of that. People arrive here, get treated, get better, and move on. In some ways it’s sad to see them go, but it’s the way it should be.
