Starting from 1980 Non A Non B acute exposure up to treatment start on April 3, 2014
Includes My Hepatitis C GT2 - History - Biopsies - Blood Test - Other Conditions
Treatment Journal link SOV/RBV 12 weeks
http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1050903/SOV-RBV-GT2-Treatment-Journal-April-3--2014-?personal_page_id=28768590.
Update March 5, 2014 Waiting for Pharmacy ok and hope to start 2nd week in April.
Updated Feb 12, 2014
My VA doctor has approved me for Sovaldi 7 Riba for 12 weeks. But the VA is only providing Sovaldi for the most critical need patients at this time. I was told hopefully treatment can start within the next 2 to 3 months.
I was infected in 1980 non A non B with strong acute symptoms which lasted about a week
1999 diagnosis HCV
2000 biopsy Stage 2 Grade 1
!st Genotype showed 2a second test showed 2a 2c
biopsy 27 Jun 2012
2 needle biopsies of tan to
yellow-tan, soft tissue each measuring less than 0.1 cm in diameter,
and ranging from 1.4 cm up to 1.6 cm in length.
Batts-Ludwig GRADE: 2 (Mild interface and/or lobular activity
involving some or all portal tracts, with little hepatocellular
damage/necrosis).
- Batts-Ludwig STAGE: 2 (Periportal or rare portal-portal septae).
- Other features: Steatosis: not identified.
Granulomas: not identified.
Iron accumulation: 1+ (minimal), in Kupffer cells.
- INTERVAL CHANGE: Comparison with previous biopsy SP-00-1402,
procedure date 05/03/2000 :
- ACTIVITY: no change.
- FIBROSIS: minimally increased.
2013 test
Date/Time Collected: 16 Jul 2013
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE 111 High IU/L 0-55
ALPHA-2-MACROGLOBULIN 322 High mg/dL 110-276
APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I 139 mg/dL 110-180
BILIRUBIN 0.4 mg/dL 0.0-1.2 Details
FS-ACTIVITY GRADE* (V2) A3 - Severe activity "A0 - No activity"
FS-ACTIVITY SCORE* (V2) 0.73 High 0.00-0.17
FS-FIBROSIS SCORE* (V2) 0.64 High 0.00-0.21
FS-FIBROSIS STAGE* (V2) F3 - Bridging fibrosis many septa "F0 - No fibrosis"
GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE 48 IU/L 0-65
HAPTOGLOBIN 72 mg/dL 34-200
ALPHA-1-FETOPROTEIN 7.1 ng/ml (0-8.7) Final
ALBUMIN 3.2 Lowg/dl (3.4-4.5) Final
PLATELETS 94 Low K/mm3 (140-375) Final
December 23, 2013 Blood test results
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE 185 High units/L 10-55
ALBUMIN 3.8 g/dl 3.4-4.5
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 74 units/L 50-136
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE 118 High units/L 6-32
BILIRUBIN 0.6 mg/dl 0.1-1.0
CALCIUM 9.1 mg/dL 8.4-9.8
CARBON DIOXIDE 25 mEq/L 22-32
CHLORIDE 106 mEq/L 97-109
CREATININE 0.82 mg/dl .7-1.4
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE.PREDICTED >60 mL/min >60
GLUCOSE 95 mg/dl 70-115
POTASSIUM 3.6 Low mEq/L 3.8-5.1
PROTEIN 8.0 g/dL 6.3-8.0
SODIUM 140 mEq/L 135-145
UREA NITROGEN 25.6 mg/dl 9-26
COAGULATION TISSUE FACTOR INDUCED 10.1 sec 9.0-12.0
COAGULATION TISSUE FACTOR INDUCED.INR 1.0
ERYTHROCYTE DISTRIBUTION WIDTH 12.8 % 11.7-14
ERYTHROCYTE MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN 33.1 High pg 27-33.0
ERYTHROCYTE MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION 36.4 High g/dl 32.6-34.7
ERYTHROCYTES 5.23 M/mm3 4.3-5.5
HEMATOCRIT 47.5 % 38-50
HEMOGLOBIN 17.3 High g/dl 13.5-17
IPF* (V2) 5.6 % 0.9-11.2
LEUKOCYTES 5.6 K/mm3 4.4-10.7
MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME 90.8 fl 83-98
PLATELET MEAN VOLUME 11.5 fl 9.0-12.6
PLATELETS 95 Low K/mm3 140-375
ALPHA-1-FETOPROTEIN 8.1 ng/ml 0-8.7
I am treatment naive -was offered 2008 but declined treatment and again in 2012 after biopsy. I had friends who had real bad experience with iNf and riba. I live alone and didn't want to deal with it
My doctor is a Gastroenterologist at the Buffalo VA and a Clinical Professor at University at Buffalo.
2012
Mar 1 cataract removed
April Also had a 1 parathyroid removed
Aug 4 stents put in my heart
2013
Sept Stress test I reach 11.1 mets 139 % of a normal 66 year old
Using and compliant CPAP for sleep apnea 7 hours daily ave use.
On blood pressure meds hydrochlorothiazide usual range below 140 /80
More recent blood test in comments to this journal