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Heyo
while i was on Peg+Riba i was pretty much avoiding supplements, since my doc said to save supplements when things go bad (wbc n rbc count), but supplements (Vit D, Vit b12 injections, etc) did not help at all when things indeed got really bad (neutrophiles as low as 0.5!). Only Neupogen helped. As for fish oil i was taking it with Riba, since Riba was supposed to absorb better with fatty/oily stuff. For Sof+Dac i will ingest em just with water. Will check with my doc re fish oil n vitamin d as supplements during tx, but i bet she will say it’s money waste or in best case calming placebo fx
Re blood checks, liver enzymes are pretty cheap here to check maybe 15-20EUR per test, while PCR can be 70-150EUR. Will check with my doc, last time she didn’t want me to do much PCRs, so i had to do it on my own (w4 n w
.will keep you posted, i just have to wait until december when my friend gets back from Australia and bring me some Dac. Meanwhile i am in processs of getting Sof from India.
cheers!
Hi folks!
When i get my hands on Sof+Dac i will post detailed info (blood charts) of progress. My plan is to do PCR @ pre tx, 4w, eot, eot+12w, eot+48w. Liver enzymes (ALT/AST) @ pre tx, 2w, 4w, 8w, 12w, eot, eot+12w,eot+24w, eot+48w. Since i am not insured, it will be a bit stretch on the budget, so i might reduce number of PCR tests to 4w, eot+12w, eot+48w. Regarding supplements, probably nothing. Maybe vitamin D and fish oil. Regarding diet, i will most likely go with same one as i when i was on Peg+Riba. No fatty foods (pork/lamb), from meat mostly turkey/fish/chicken/veal, no sodas, steamed veggies as much as possible, lots of green tea (which i drink anyways), no spices except ginger and turmeric. Thats the plan
I had really bad permanent damage from PegIntron (damaged left ear, severe tinnitus), so i do not intend ever in my life to repeat interferon based tx. Was pretty ok with tolerating Riba tho. From what i heard from people that went on Sof+Dac clinical trials, which were long time ago while Gilead and BMS were cooperating, sx were negligible and all got cured.
glad to see you all doing good on Sof+Dac!
best
