Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
Awesome call today from my insurer. OFF LABEL Sovaldi and Olysio approved for me. "Start anytime!"
Got a call into my liver team to see what the next step is.
I've been sitting in this waiting room for four years, read every magazine twice over. Watched others come and go and come and go. Stage 4. I'm ready for a turn! A few hurdles to jump through still like a massive copay but feel I can wrangle some assistance. Retired senior, small retirement income. I should qualify!
Wish me luck! :)
Got a call into my liver team to see what the next step is.
I've been sitting in this waiting room for four years, read every magazine twice over. Watched others come and go and come and go. Stage 4. I'm ready for a turn! A few hurdles to jump through still like a massive copay but feel I can wrangle some assistance. Retired senior, small retirement income. I should qualify!
Wish me luck! :)
That is wonderful. I hope it all works out for you. I spoke to my dr about it and he said it wasn't approved for me yet!!!!! I thought we were the same Geno type???? I'm 1. \which are you??
Hugs
Debbie
Bestshot I am at Toronto Western and yes they do treat geno 1 "OFF LABEL" using two drugs
1) Sovaldi from Gilead
2) Galexos (known as Olysio/Simprevir) from Jannsen
If you have private health insurance, check to see if you may be covered. ManuLife and SunLife do cover it.
Your Dr. must be talking about the approved treatment of IFN Riba and Sovaldi but a Dr can put you on any combination of drugs that work. Better start asking around. This all happened just two weeks ago.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Bill