Hello Serb and welcome. I guess I was the opposite with my diagnosis…very anxious and depressed when I found out I had the virus. Was incredibly happy when I reach SVR4 and I am very close to my post 12 week bloods which should see the end of the virus for me. You are certainly in the right place for support and expert advice.

These DAA’s are fantastic with very few side effects too. Good luck with your treatment.

Cheers Lynne

“Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world.” – Archimedes

We have a place to stand and a lever, so now let’s all heave!

I will kick this snowball off the top of the mountain if it’s the last thing I ever do. We’ve all pushed it up to the top – it will be fun watching to roll on down….

Yes, I don’t think there are words to describe how grateful I am to James (and Greg) for their efforts with the push for generics. When I was first diagnosed 12 months ago it was Greg’s blog that I came across while “googling” everything I could about Hep C. I had heard of the virus but had absolutely no idea about the ramifications that came along with it.

The support from everyone on this forum is awesome and allays a lot of fears for those us that have had our doubts here and there. It has also shown me just how brave the human spirit can be.

Shall post my SVR12 in a couple of weeks! Onwards and upwards!!!

From this I assume that having no moral compass makes you more likely to have a broken legal one as well.

Yes, if you read this

http://fixhepc.com/blog/item/26-pharma-scores-rap-drug-cover-ups.html

You will note that according to an article published in the British Medical Journal Open section the Gilead HIV drug Stribild was approved on the basis of 21% (7/34) of the 34 trials were conducted.

One interpretation is that unfavourable results those 27 trials led to them being deliberately hidden and, if that turned out to be the case it would seem to be fraud. The scientific fraud would be one thing, but a drug approved on the basis of inaccurate data would then lead to payments being made for something that does not work as advertised.

There’s a bit of evidence that Ribavirin produces a scant few % points improvement in SVR in 12 week treatment for both GT1 and GT3, but there is also evidence that extending the duration adds more % points.

There is nothing to guide taking it at the end of treatment. What often happens is that it gets taken until the sides get to bad then stopped. The big problem is we don’t exactly know how it works.

You don’t say if you’re GT1 or GT3 in your signature. In your favour is low starting viral load, F0 and womanliness.

If you’re paranoid and losing sleep over things a few extra weeks of Sof+Dac 4-6 or even 12 does deliver slight improvements in SVR.

The duration is a case of diminishing returns. Each extra week adds less and less extra SVR and you have to draw the line at some point.

Here’s a map. It’s not entirely accurate as a number of people from problem import countries travelled for access but it gives you an idea.