Good for you and I pray that your blood levels will hold up better this time. It sounds like you're doing all you can do so the rest is in God's hands.
It's great that you're SVR and I empathize with your sense of frustration. I hope and pray for a turnaround of your condition and how badly you're feeling. I don't know what else to say but I feel your pain.
Kitty--That cartoon I have on my profile/photos summed up my energy levels on treatment: "Things I don't feel like doing today.....Moving" Yeah, a week is kind of short but it won't be long until you start feeling better.
HCVinPDX--I'm not sure if you're working while on treatment, but it looked like you were from your profile...
I'm now 10 weeks post treatment and am feeling like myself again. I thought I'd share my 6 week post treatment labs taken 42 days after I finished. End of treatment numbers are in parentheses: Hgb. 13.7 (10.5), WBC 4.2 (1.5), Platelets 138 (67). I knew I was feeling a whole lot better starting in about week 5. So for those of you finishing treatment...
As far as 24 vs. 48 weeks, for type 1's, I think it's based on response to treatment and whether a person is cirrhotic or not. If cirrhotic, 48 weeks is the standard treatment. If not cirrhotic, 24 weeks of treatment is done as long as a person is undetected at 4 weeks. If the virus is detected at 4 weeks, treatment is extended to 48 weeks. If a vir...
No problem on the report button--I've done it myself. I treated for 24 weeks and was Und. at weeks 4, 12, and 24. I'll know in Sept. if I attain SVR. I didn't need any rescue meds but if I did, they would have been provided to me at no cost. I paid for some prescriptions for rash and itching but they were cheap. I would rather have had health i...
You're on the downhill side of the mountain now. If by "inside job" you mean it's a mental game, I agree. Even when I felt at my absolute worst, my attitude either made it a lot better or a lot harder. Wishing you a smooth ride into the SVR finish line.
My EOT Hgb. was 10.5 and it took awhile (maybe 4 or 5 weeks) but it came back up. I know it came back up because I could walk and exercise without feeling faint, out of breath, or like my heart was beating too fast. I didn't take any meds after treatment. I agree w/Pooh and Idyllic, just take it easy. I'm still planning that SVR party for you, me, a...
I did 24 weeks of triple w/Incivek and am now 9 weeks post. My EOT labs were WBC 1.5, platelets 67, and Hgb. 10.5. I started feeling better after 2 weeks, and much better after 5 weeks. After 5 weeks I felt good enough to get back into the gym to rebuild my emaciated body. My energy levels are pretty good most days, but if I over exert myself, I suffer for a ...
I did my whole treatment (triple w/Incivek) with no health insurance. I started out at a free clinic where I got diagnosed, was referred to a county hospital for biopsy, and treated through the hospital's hep C program. I think most cities have these types of clinics for the poor or uninsured. My Incivek was supplied by Vertex through their patient assis...
