Tag Archives: HCV Decisions

VET CONCERNS ABOUT SVR WITH SOVALDI AND RATINGS

I have been contacted about a gazillion times with worries from a lot of you who are preparing for treatment with Sovaldi. The primary concern voiced is that you may lose your ratings or be reduced. Relax. First of all, … Continue reading

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VA/MEDICARE RULES FOR SOVALDI

Here’s the latest monogram everyone’s been working from to determine who gets the Sovaldi, how much and for how long. Additionally. they are still trying to pawn off the bug juice (Interferon) on those unsuspecting few with Genotype 1A&B who … Continue reading

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VA Public Health’s weak online response to the HCV veteran study

Does anyone sense any urgency in about the VA’s response to the information given in study I posted about previously?  They post one graphic showing an overall 20 year infection rate of 10.3 which is shocking enough.  They offer one … Continue reading

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Related Medical Ailments due to Hep-C

Harming more than just the liver, seven other areas of the body are frequently affected by Hepatitis C infection.   Hepatitis C is a common, infectious virus that targets the liver; yet this illness can affect many other parts of … Continue reading

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Veterans’ high rates of HCV much worse than previously thought

Results from a large VA study provides evidence of severe HCV outbreaks in U. S. boomer veterans who visited the VA at least once in 2011.  They looked at lab results going back about 12 years. This table show the prevalence of … Continue reading

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VA INFO ON INTERFERON SIDE EFFECTS

Amazing. VA is actually telling us what the rat piss they shot into us does. All of you filing for residuals of Interferon/ HCV can use this a prima facie evidence, seconded by the ones who did it to you … Continue reading

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VAMC–PASS THE CRACK PIPE, PLEASE

Yeppers. Got it first hand from my VAMC Personal Care Physician (PCP), Rose M. Sessoms, M.D. that my liver “appears to be functioning well.” We have to wonder if Rose got her doctor’s license in some third world country that … Continue reading

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$180,000.00 LOTTO FOR LIFE

Today was THE DAY. The ARNP popped blue smoke and arms out to line up a landing. Solvaldi time is one month to guns hot. I’ve been waiting for this for seven years so it’s a milestone in my life … Continue reading

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GILEAD TO PAIR LEDISPASVIR WITH SOVALDI

This morning I read with great satisfaction that Gilead Sciences is proceeding with yet even more studies on Ledipasvir combined with Sovaldi (Sofosbuvir), with and without Ribavirin. What is noticeably absent is the mention of the dreaded bug juice- Interferon. … Continue reading

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HCV TRANSMISSION VIA SEX

Finally, someone put this to rest with a concise study. Yes it is possible. In many cases it was the only known risk factor. The fact that VA lists it as a risk in the Risk Factors Questionnaire is a … Continue reading

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