Harvoni Treatment...Over the Hump

Happy Holidays! I am one happy girl here! I only have 3 weeks of treatment left for Hepatitis C, Type 1, and I have just gotten a job doing research. I will be starting my new job on February 15th of 2015 without this nasty virus in me and thanks to the Harvoni treatment that I have been taking for the past 9 weeks! I don't think I could of accepted this job with the virus as active as it was before I started treatment. I am grateful and look forward to 2015!

As the treatment goes on I find that the side effects have gotten worse, but are still not terrible like the old treatment regimen. I definitely have a bad case of insomnia and I get diarrhea almost all the time. The holiday goodies, that have been everywhere, may be a big cause of this though. I also get really frustrated at times and am pretty painful in my joints. I have found that if I take a half of Tramadol when the pain is bad I can deal with it. I also try to think of the end result...being virus free! Yippie! I am anxious as can be and I only have 3 more weeks until that time is here! I know that there is a 4% chance that the virus will not go away, but I have a lot of faith that it is gone forever and all thanks to the new antiviral drug Harvoni!

I hope that your new year is great and if you have Hep C, Type 1, start treatment with this new antiviral drug...it works great!

Harvoni - One Month into Treatment

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It's been 5 weeks since I started the new treatment for Hepatitis C, type 1, with the drug Harvoni and I am now virus free! Amazing as it may seem, I am. My recent blood results showed no detection of the virus! Now...I still have to take Harvoni for another 7 weeks, but there really are no terrible side effects like the ones you get with the old treatment regimen (Interferon, Ribavirin, & Incivek), low platelets, low red & white blood counts, and little to no energy. I have not actually looked at my blood tests, but the doctor said all was in normal range. Seven more weeks is not so bad, I am almost over the hump already! The old treatment lasted nine months and my treatment had to be terminated because my white blood got really low and my doctor lowered my dosage of Interferon ...the virus came back at that time. This new treatment is much better!

In the first month of treatment with Harvoni I have experienced some side effects, but they aren't so bad. My body has been pretty painful and I have trouble sleeping through the night. I also get pretty irrittable at times, when I am tired, hungry, or stressed. Knowing this, I try to be very conscious of my state of mind, exercise, and eat well. This works pretty well for the side effects of Harvoni...the new wonder drug of the cure of Hepatitis C, type 1!

Looks like 2015 is going to be a great year for me...yippie!
Hope it is for you too! I'll check back soon!