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[McGirl555]

I wrote a couple of months back about trying to find a doctor without insurance. Just want to share this with you all. After trying to find a private doctor several times, I came across Health Services of North Texas quite by accident. They do sliding scale. For viral load, genotyping, abdominal (liver) ultrasound, chest x-ray and about ten other blood tests including Hbsag and AFP, my cost was $257.00. My doctor is compassionate, very knowledgeable about HCV, and knows the ins and outs of working with the drug companies. My blood work has not come back, however, my liver US and PA/lateral chest x-ray are normal. No masses or hydronephrosis, Liver is not fatty nor enlarged nor cirrhotic. Blood flow is visible through portal veins. Basically, Normal US/abdominal/liver and normal chest x-ray. It's kind of hard to believe my liver is not in worse condition since I have developed so many symptoms over the last two years, mainly "liver itch," psoriasis, eczema, petechiae on a lower extremity, and my CBC and CMP have more abnormal values than normal values.

Waiting for the blood work to come back and hopefully there are no tumor markers. Then, we will go from there with my doctor and Gilead Support Path.

What I want to say is that there is hope for treatment if you're uninsured. Gilead will pay for the new drugs, Solvaldi, Olysio combos and Harvoni (I think that has been available since 10/10/2014-not sure). Harvoni is specifically for genotype 1. If you are uninsured, have been turned down for affordable healthcare, are not on Medicaid, Medicare or have VA health benefits, you could qualify for Gilead's help. I started with Gilead Support Path and worked backwards. I did find a great doctor. It was a strange synchronicity.

If you don't have insurance, look at every available option and don't give up. There are services for us. The drugs out there are good and more are coming from Abviee.

I really want to come back and see that everyone who has been treated has attained SVR. There are more and more. Someone has kind of a chain with a template in the forum and it shows so many people reaching SVR.

It's never really a good time to have hep C, but I see hope now and in the future.

My thoughts are with all of you struggling with this. I was diagnosed in 1997. It turned my world upside down and nothing has been the same since. I think of my life in terms of pre-hep C diagnosis and post-hep C diagnosis. There was still an innocence and hope before 1997. It didn't help that I was diagnosed by a physician who told me I had hep C and 5 years to live. My son was in school and I was the sole provider. I actually believed this doctor until I saw someone who knew what they were talking about.

Don't give up! I almost did.

[Dee1956]

Hey there! I am so happy to hear that you have found help and with that hope.  I know what you mean, my first doctor said I had 5 to 10 years if I did not rid myself of the virus.  I now think he just wanted me on one of his trials.
Thank you for coming back and sharing with everyone.  I think there are people who think there is no help out there and there is quite a bit of help.  If I still had the virus I would start with the Support Path or the PAN, just searching on here for financial help there is a wealth of information about it.  Again, thanks so much for sharing, I am really happy for you.
Dee

[McGirl555]

Thanks! I had forgotten the name. Yes, I've seen the failures too. Multiple tx. It hurts to read it. So many strong people here. In the words of Dylan Thomas, "Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Do not go gentle into that good night." I can only say I agree with Thomas to some extent. I don't want anyone to give up.

This may belong to another subject or thread, but I'll put it out there. In July of 2007, I flew back to America to be in the mountains of Oregon with a friend for 7/7/07. July 7, 2007. Millions of people in every country across the globe were synchronizing to pray, for two days, for healing for this planet and it's inhabitants. Did not matter which religion or no religion, it was intention.

At 3 AM on 7/7/07, my body started going through a chakra cleansing without me initiating it. I went outside and waited for the sun to rise. When it did, everything was colored in psychedelic color. It was amazing. I saw a bit of a lifting of the veil at that time. Millions of people with the same intention. It may not have made a huge impact as far as we wanted, but I felt the energy. Since though, we have had more revolution/evolution. If you look for it, you'll see it. People are starting to wake up.

I was thinking that, possibly, all of us could sync up and do the same type of intention for our healing. It couldn't hurt.

[hepc4Sandi]

The thread you are looking for is called "SVR or Relapse?" Originally posted by nan535. It has grown quite a lot as results are coming in, 99 so far. Many have attained SVR, but there have need failures too.