Hahah its not just Squirrel Faeces, but Flying Squirrel Faeces!
Cool!
http://www.chineseherbshealing.com/flying-squirrel-droppings/

As for the bicarb….I’ve stopped ingesting it. But I can’t stop doing the mouthwash and baths with it. Can’t see how it would be a problem externally…I mean surely its because it reduces stomach acid, which you need to digest the Ledipasvir. Maybe I’ll cut down on it a bit in the mouthwash just in case…or at least not mouthwash for a few hours around the dose.

Its really strange how diverse the symptoms of hep C seems to be. There’s no doubt in my mind now that a lot of my teeth and gum problems and head congestion were caused by the virus.
I kept telling my various doctors that but of course they didn’t take it all seriously…its a relief to know I was right and that maybe things will start to heal.

Only 13 days in and feeling okay, but there is a definite limit to my energy levels. I can tell I am going to have to take it easy for the duration and feel sorry for anyone who has to do a full-time job while treating. Paradoxically I also feel better when I get some exercise in the pool…more grounded and centred. Its ridiculously hot here for mid March so thats an energy sapper too. But I can tell my system is compromised.
Manky feeling right in the back of my throat/ sinuses that I can tell would evolve into an infection if I wasn’t blitzing it regularly with my special home made clove oil gargle.

I don’t think Jung would have approved of the Myers Brigg.
It isn’t really faithful to the true meaning of introversion and extraversion, especially in that test formula.
I am an INFP if anything but that test doesn’t agree.

Thanks Gaj!
And thanks to Dr Freeman for being willing to prescribe for me when no-one else was. I’m sure its his courage and integrity that has forced Gilead to give us such a good deal.
And thanks to you all for sharing your stories and advice…you are a wonderful bunch of people.

I am a very lucky person in a very lucky country!

I feel your pain Ariel
I am also trying to help a cirrhotic friend negotiate the swamp of a major city liver clinic.
It s not easy for people with brain fog to get organised, and for some bizarre reason her Hep nurse has chosen this as a good time to take a holiday. My public specialist seemed to think that the hospitals wouldn’t be organised to start prescribing till April.
This is why I got organised and I can at least feel good that I have freed up a Specialist appt at the public clinic.

However I didn’t really spend much money in the end, apart from the fibroscan which it turns out you don’t actually need, as I have heard there are prescribing GPs on the ground willing to do it just with blood tests.

The problem with the HIV GP clinics is that they generally don’t bulk bill, but I still only paid a total of $80 on two appointments.
If your friend is in Sydney they should try Holdsworth House (I went to their Brisbane branch and they were very organized)…as long as they have some evidence of cirrhosis and a blood test within the last six months…that is really all they need to prescribe.
Presumably someone with varices will have plenty of recent tests. The only problem I can see is that they might need some special monitoring, but surely the GP can consult with their public specialist somehow. Its early days yet so hard to know for sure, which is why giving any advice is difficult.

Once they get the script go with it to the pharmacy that the HIV clinic recommends.
Mine is ringing this morning with hopefully pick up happening later on.
Fingers crossed.

Thanks Chester… I was bouncing down the street with a ridiculous smile after my appointment. People must have thought I was crazy
My GP, who is very “switched on” corroborated the capping news. That is that beyond a certain amount (probably 6000 per year) the treatments will be free. So we can only hope everyone who wants to will get treated.