Russian
2015-02-01 04:55:17 UTC
Hey, for those from the old days who might still check here occasionally...
I did the Peg-interferon + Ribavirn for 48 weeks 2006-2007. I was a responder but did not get SVR - it was back 6 weeks later.
That treatment left me taking synthroid daily plus some other permanent sides, but it did roll the clock back - after the chemo ended, I felt better than I had in years.
That held for awhile but I can feel the Hep C fatigue and occasional what I call "hollow-man" syndrome.
But I had stopped drinking in 2001 and kept to it - never was an alcoholic but my doc said that was the one thing I could do, so I did it.
My liver has deteriorated only very slightly over the last 10 years.
Over the years, my liver doc and I always talked about the latest drug in Phase 1, then Phase 2, then Phase 3... talking about how someday there would be a cure without another year on Riba and interferon.
A few weeks ago, he wrote me a prescription for Harvoni. I was ecstatic.
Then Blue Shield asked for more lab tests - I had already gotten them so the pharmacy sent them.
This week Blue Shield sent me a letter denying my pre-auth because one has to be Stage 3 or 4. Of course I am. They got the ultrasound and diagnosis. And they already had it my medical records from my first course of treatment.
So the pharmacy and the doc are appealing. My doc says not to worry, he's been getting approvals.
Frustrating and a little tense. And like they say, the waiting is the hardest part...
I did the Peg-interferon + Ribavirn for 48 weeks 2006-2007. I was a responder but did not get SVR - it was back 6 weeks later.
That treatment left me taking synthroid daily plus some other permanent sides, but it did roll the clock back - after the chemo ended, I felt better than I had in years.
That held for awhile but I can feel the Hep C fatigue and occasional what I call "hollow-man" syndrome.
But I had stopped drinking in 2001 and kept to it - never was an alcoholic but my doc said that was the one thing I could do, so I did it.
My liver has deteriorated only very slightly over the last 10 years.
Over the years, my liver doc and I always talked about the latest drug in Phase 1, then Phase 2, then Phase 3... talking about how someday there would be a cure without another year on Riba and interferon.
A few weeks ago, he wrote me a prescription for Harvoni. I was ecstatic.
Then Blue Shield asked for more lab tests - I had already gotten them so the pharmacy sent them.
This week Blue Shield sent me a letter denying my pre-auth because one has to be Stage 3 or 4. Of course I am. They got the ultrasound and diagnosis. And they already had it my medical records from my first course of treatment.
So the pharmacy and the doc are appealing. My doc says not to worry, he's been getting approvals.
Frustrating and a little tense. And like they say, the waiting is the hardest part...