Hi Rachel, I did the 12 wk Sovaldi treatment Riba/Interferon. They did a viral load test at 3 months, it was still detected but hard to read. Then I finished my treatment in Dec/24/14 and had to do...
Hey Conan, Hang in there, I just finished 12 wk treatment, on the sovaldi etc. It was a bit rough with the fatique, and insomnia, but I got through it lost about 15 pounds no complaints there. Tee...
Hello all, I am still here, I had a rough 12 weeks with Sovaldi, Riba/peginterferon but got through it, and it was so worth it. I continue to report "the good the bad and the ugly". Finished...
Hello Guys, Thanks for the feedback, David I will ask my Doctor, about the Proc/Impu. I have been dealing only with the nurse, and her only suggestion was to reduce my Riba, which she did, I wonder...
Hello All, Best wishes to all! I have been having a bit of a rough patch, my Hemoglobin levels are down 112. Dragging my self around like a zombie still. I have no appetite, everything taste like...
Hello Themiz, Thanks for the clarification, on VL results, it is probably better to just wait until I am done treatment and not put too much merit on the VL testing results after the first month of...
Hello all, Went for my 4 week results and found out lab may not have sent blood work in, so frustrated. Called lab and they are going to fax to my Dr. I know it is a bit early for SRV, but I was...
So happy for you and your Dad! Thanks for sharing your experience, so inspiring! :-)...
Wow that is amazing!!!! That must feel wonderful! Congrats! I too have been on the Sovaldi/Riba treatment 4th week out of 12 week treatment, going for my monthly blood test results Wed. I totally...
Welcome gyriemt, I am on my 4th wk of 12 weeks of treatment Sovaldi/Riba and mostly the side effects for me are fatigue, flu like symptoms, Insomnia, loss of appetite, and a little nausea. Now that I...
Hello LAsurvivor, That is great you're starting treatment, and at no cost! Amazing! I too was concerned about starting treatment, but I am stage 2-3 my driving force was I did not want my liver to...
Hello Sammanthac! FDA Status: On October 10, 2014, the fixed-dose combination ledipasvir-sofosbuvir (Harvoni) was approved by the FDA for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in...
Hello Doluska, Welcome :-) I am in week 4 of the Sovaldi, Pegetron, and ribavirin. And because of the type of job I do I am off for 3 months of my treatment (STD). I am fortunate to have great...
Hello Poobi, Welcome, I am on the sovaldi treatment now, I got Hep C way back in the 80's and my liver was fine up to the last 2 years. This year I was stage 2-3 and my Dr. suggested asap to get on...
Hello Themiz, Thank you so much for the guidance, the ginger ale, and crackers are going down well. And I have been forcing myself to drink lots of water, and yesterday was the first day in 3 weeks I...
Hello Mamma Lama, Florida sounds wonderful! Enjoy! Thanks for the great tips, I have been putting slices of lemon in the water, and gatorade, also I have been able to stomach the peanut butter and...
Thanks David, ice cream I can handle. :turn: :yeah:...
Hello Waman, I live in Toronto, and I am afraid your correct. In Canada right now the only way to get the miracle Sovaldi, is through a drug plan. I was fortunate enough that my company plan covered...
Hello themiz, So nice to meet you, no I have not been drinking water, I am sure that is most of the problem, I have no appetite or thirst. I am going to start forcing my self to at least drink 6...
Hello MamaLama, Thank you so much for the positive feedback, and support. It means so much at these times of uncertainty. I am inspired that when the virus clears, people have felt better. Yes, I...
Hello, I had a similar experience. My enzymes were high, and they scheduled a biopsy. This took some time and they were back down when I went for biopsy. So hopefully it will not be immediate for...
Hello, I live in Toronto, and I have been taking Sovaldi for 2 weeks now. It is available through Gilead, and I receive my medication from Bio-Script Pharmacy, they deliver from Kingston Ontario. I...
WOW! That is amazing! Congratulations!!!! Happy Anniversary! :cool:...
Hello all, This is my first post, and I am so happy there is this forum to connect with. Okay, here I go, I contacted Hepatitis C many over 20 years ago experimenting with drugs. I was fine for years...