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Finally ~ Another one bites the dust...

I haven't been here in some time, just needed to concentrate on me while I was on my 6th treatment with Harvoni and Riba.  I was a 3 time non responder with Interferon and Infergen, had a viral breakthrough with Incivek, relapsed with Sovaldi and SVR'd with Harvoni!  Been around the block with treatments.  Finally received that call we all wait for...congratulations, you are cured!  

I knew when I had relapsed on Sovaldi, 6 weeks post the muscle and joint pain returned with a vengeance.  Once that pain had lessened with Harvoni it never returned, I continued to feel better ~ I'd forgotten how good I felt once upon a time.  I am a genotype 1, forget whether a or b and don't really care now, Stage 4 Cirrhosis. Treated for 24 weeks with Riba thrown in at 5 weeks. During my years of being positive, I developed neuropathy and diabetes.  Hoping now that my liver may begin working a little better the diabetes will subside.  I'm not using as much insulin as before, so it's time to get serious,  eat a whole lot better and get myself back in order.  I am so ready to be me again.

Hang in there friends!  Harvoni is really working especially for us difficult to treat peeps.  Treatment was easy, even with the Riba ~ I knew what that drug was all about!  I'm CURED, I'm HAPPY as a frog and I'm going to LIVE LIFE like never before.   :)
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congratulations!  now step up onto the Dias and accept your Dragon .slayer Supreme Insignia!

Welcome to your Hep C Free life!

Pat
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There are three of us on this page alone that have SVR with Harvoni...Wonderful news!
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WooooooHooooo
Congrats!
.....Kim
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Thanks everyone, it sure is a great feeling.  I'll be thinking of you sue4hula...Harvoni seems to be working for a lot of us oldies!!!  :)
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This is such great news!!!  I'm seeing familiar names from my previous treatments and all of you are giving me such hope!  I have 18 days left of 24 months of Harvoni and Ribavirn, tx round 4.  I'm starting to really hope I may get the good news too!  

Enjoy your freedom from the dragon!   YAY!!!!
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Awesome! Congrats!
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Celebration time! This is going to happen to many of you. Where there's hope, there's a solution, and Harvoni solved my problem, will solve many more....

Magnum
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                                      Have a great hep c free life !!!!
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Fantastic news! Congratulations!
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Congratulations! Another dradon slayed! Enjoy your life! Don't forget to post your results on Nan's SVR or Relapsed thread!
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Congrats!

what wonderful news

Enjoy your Hep Free life!
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Congratulations on being Hep C Free! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy
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