I think you all may be interested to know that the European Commission has ordered the manufacturers of Label DAAs to do Risk Assessment on hvb/hvc patients, to see if the product information needs to be changed.

This decision was made earlier this year.

Here is the EU notice, and the list of questions that the PRAC wants answered.
ema_referralnotice.pdf

PRAC_listofquestions.pdf

These files are only available in english!

It may also interest (europeans) to know that one month later, ie mid-april, my gastro rang me at home to say that changes had occurred in (french) treatment qualification, and I now qualify for state-paid harvoni, which she will apply for.
I have infact already started treatment with Twinvir via David Cowley in the UK on march 17th, but I didn’t say so; little surprise for her !

I have support from a retired medical doctor, but no monitoring because of being off the Patient Pathway (parcours des soins)….
I feel OK…

best
suzy

Just a short report after seeing the hep dr, my tests are good, blood almost normal, even seems to be a little less fibrosis (I have stopped all alcohol). I complained about my joints & so on, and what if I got the magic pill myself? Hors Parcours, she isn’t allowed to follow me, although she did put viral charge vhc on the bottom of the next blood test (prescription dated for early july), also a scan. We exchanged a bit, the sort of price, how secure the source, I’m the first one to ask her about it, though she’s heard stuff in the staff room. I asked if there was any danger, and the hep B is quite clearly Not a problem at all, wasn’t even mentioned, what she actually said was: if I have an EMG and it can be shown that my aches&pains or neuropathy is due to the hvc, she would make the demand for harvoni, in 6 months time, herself. Also that if somehow magically I was virus-free during that time, I would still get routine follow-up afterwards.
Well to fill in the time while I’m saving up my pennies, it’s back to the GP for me, get a letter for an EMG. If it shows that thing is due to hvc, I don’t think I shall wait at all.
Bye for now, thank you all for being there,
suzy

Thank you dr James. I admit I’m foggy about the B, I always thought I was over it too.The latest results of 3/09/15 are positive for anticorps anti-HBs, 27 mU/m, and antigène HBs, 0,21, whatever that may mean. In the Conclusion it says; “sérologie Hepatite B en faveur d’une infection ancienne et guérie” that bit is great, then, “Réactivation toutefois possible en cas d’immunodépression sévère”.
Do DAAs do immuno depressing, please?

Really encouraging to hear from other co-infected, I’d been getting a little anxious. Many thanks also and best wishes.

Thanks Vororo, the Eurostar is a very good idea indeed, but I have a little grand daughter to visit. too, so I will take a plane!

Thank you Coral, it’s a huge comfort to know this site exists and that medication can be had safely and hassle-free. I see you are over halfway yourself, hope all is going really well, best wishes…

I’ve hunted about a bit already, the original harvoni tests were done on hepC mono-infected patients, “there is no data” is what I see for co-infection C/B.

My own hepB is fast asleep, but could awaken if immuno-depressed, it says so on the bloodtest result.
I dont think sof/led works that way though, does it? thats the point of DAA, am I wrong? (I’ve watched the animation film, very good).

To be honest I am expecting her to advise prudence and patient waiting …maybe my question should be “has anyone on the forum been refused treatment or been told to wait because of a hepB co-infection?”

Any feedback on this before the next appt 4th feb would be much appreciated, I’ll let you know how it goes whatever.