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mgalbrai wrote:
Thanks Doc,
The nicest place I can think of visiting right now would be Hobart.
There is a doctor there.
I owe him a beer.
And a life.
MikeI think if the Doc drank all the beers owed to him he may end up with a liver problem !!
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeated
GT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
There is another possible hitch and that is the Insurance company thinking that 8 weeks and 12 weeks treatment respectively is enough treatment. Whilst it won’t affect you guys it may compromise their statistics and others later unless you tell em later that you added to the supplied treatment. Just a thought.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
What stories guys I don’t think I would cope well having to wait until my claim for life saving treatment was approved or denied. As for the question posed I know what I would do but wouldn’t advise anyone else to do same.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
As long as J gets well it will all be worth it Cindi.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Is generic Simeprevir available ?
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
berrinice wrote:I am about 68kg so the answer is yes, if I want 150% dosage. Which I do. I am hard to treat 3 non responder. I never want to go down this path ever again; its been a total nightmare. kindly
I’m a 96 kg 3a non responder with a knocked around liver but have had a great response with Sof and Dac regular dose so far. Week 2 bloods Alt Ast within range V/L 19 mill down to 16.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Young J won’t know himself in the next few weeks, good luck Cindi.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Bummer Emilio hopefully next time up it’s gone, we both might be chasing some Riba yet !
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
emilio wrote:All in all a massive clearance rate mate! Definitely clear at 3/4.weeks , probably clear now. Great stuff, this stuff is awesome. Em
Hope so next due @ 6 weeks will know then the results of ultrasound on Monday. I’m going to do the whole 24 weeks as I don’t want the bastard virus back !
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
To be honest it was a surprise but the kind of figure I was hoping for. My overall health has improved to the point of me enjoying working again.
Thanks for the well wishes guys.
Cheers
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
pat1 wrote:I’ve lived my life with hep…and then I find that in my lifetime –
hmy: 
inch: the parallel universes collided!! I find out that a cure has been discovered and I now have an opportunity to own the disease and self treat. The doctor performing the fibroscan asked me how much the meds from China cost and what was the name of the company in China.
He then followed with ‘ your result is ok, if I were you I would wait!”
That sucks , what they don’t understand is that it isn’t just a score on a piece of paper FFS! The bloody virus affects our whole being,from the brain to our feet. It affects our other vital organs, it affects us emotionally. Get the generics if you can.
cheers
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
I was discussing this with my wife today that some approved drug recomendations being the more frugal option, not nesseserily the best.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
What Emilio said http://www.hepatitisc.uw.edu/pdf/treatment-infection/treatment-genotype-1/core-concept/all
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Jolie wrote:from the article:
“Sovaldi was found to abnormally reduce heart rate in three out of 415 patients treated in the hospital last year.
All three patients had to be given a pacemaker within a week of treatment to keep their heart rates normal.
In March, Gilead issued an advisory warning against the use of Sovaldi with another anti-viral drug and amiodarone.
Gilead spokeswoman Cara Miller said in a statement: “It is important to note that sofosbuvir alone is not associated with cardiac conduction abnormalities.” She further pointed out that no complications were noted in patients taking Sovaldi in combination with ribavirin, a famous aging HCV drug.”anyone here on tx noticed any heart beat abnormalities?? & or is being monitored for heart problems by their doctors ?
Thats a very low sample size to make that recommendation and no info on how old or sick the any of the 3 were. They seem to be blaming the Daclatasfir not the Sofosbuvir so the article is misleading I think. The FDA sheds more light on the subject http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm439484.htm and it appears that amiodarone is the culprit. This is a drug taken to regulate heart rhythm and the warning is to not take this drug with Sof and Dac.
If Gilead could knock BMS out of the game they could potentially make more profit. No where in the FDA article did it apportion any blame on Daclatasfir (bms) yet that inference was drawn by Gilead spokesman.
cheers
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV