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Hello Vororo, we had Vistaprint make them. There have been some printed t-shirts and embroided polo tops.
At the very least Vistaprint have operations in at least Australia https://www.vistaprint.com.au, UK https://www.vistaprint.co.uk, France https://www.vistaprint.fr and the USA https://www.vistaprint.com I suppose they are in most countries.
All that is really required are the graphics which you are most welcome to use and you can get from here: https://fixhepc.com/photo-gallery.html (click the T-Shirt Graphics Tab)
Then just make an account on Vistaprint, drop whatever graphic you want onto whatever T-Shirt or Polo takes your fancy, give them a little bit of money and they will be with you in about a week.
If you have trouble with the designing (the widget used to have a few quirks) just send me your account login details for Vistaprint and I will fix it up. From memory it’s better to upload the graphics, then add them in, rather than add them in directly.
Anybody who wants to use the images is welcome to do so, but please don’t add obscene text!
NB: If you are doing embroidery please note this. The red is pure RGB red, however on Vistaprint, when I did it the first time it looked a bit orange. When the polos arrived they were VERY orange. I rang up, they changed it and sent free replacements, but … if the logo comes out orange please give them a call before finalising the payment. They will fix the colour thread so they turn out the way you would expect.
Hi Erica,
Those blood results are all fine and barely out of range. You have been having phlebotomy so it would be unusual if your red cell count was not a little low and your white cells are fine.
You are still detected, as in <15 detected at the 4 week mark which is ok, but not as good as <15 undetected.
This HCV result does have some predictive value about SVR. We found (in a study of n=44
that 23% of patients are still detected at 4 weeks, but these form 44% of the failures. The VA found similarly in a study of n=4365 - for them the 22% still detected formed 50% of the failures. Failure rates are low, but in rough terms a circa 97% pre treatment success rate currently looks like about 93% for you. It's worth noting that 75% of patients still detected at End Of Treatment still SVR.The consideration at this time is if adding an extra 4 weeks treatment is worth it for the insurance value. At best it adds 3% or so versus a basline of over 90% so on a "% cure per $ spent" basis it is a bad investment but some people see the value in it.
Nothing to panic about, just something to consider. For patients with GT1 there are lots of retreatement option. There are less for GT3 and it responds slower (which is why we suggest 16 weeks Sof/Dac for it).
I'm happy to have a chat with you in person about it via video if you'd like.
