Hello to all. My physician has reduced my dosage of riba to 2 pills twice a day and started me on procrit after my latest blood work. I have to say that I am suprised and somewhat alarmed by how quickly and precipitously my counts dropped. Even the white count was marked as an alert by the lab. I had expre...
Found out good news today that my husband's white blood count went up, so we don't have to use the Neupogen just quite yet. Things are looking good, especially since he was UND at 4 weeks and we are hoping for the same at 8 weeks. He is not having any signficant side effects as well. Praying that things co...
I'm in severe pain in my upper back/ shoulders to the point of it becoming unbearable, I've a high pain threshold and reach the painkillers as a last resort but this pain is agonising. I have moved from paracetamol to cocodamol and am gradually increasing to a stronger and stronger dose. I started get...
Hi all, decided to eat some brown rice, so as it's simmering away I decide to check into the arsenic scare info. Hope the dog enjoys a little rice in her kibble , cause Im not going to be eating it. Arsenic levels are higher in brown rice than white and higher if grown in the USA. You can rinse the heck out of...
Hi all I've been away recovering from my short tx! Its bizzare, but even though I was only only tx for 4 weeks its taking me a long time to recover from the sx. I remember feeling better sooner after 19 weeks of tx last time. But anyway slowly but surely I'll get there. ÃÂ I went for my fibroscan a couple of da...
Basel, Switzerland and Shanghai, China - 15 April 2013Roche and Ascletis enter collaboration to advance treatment options for Chinese patients with Hepatitis CRoche and Ascletis announced today that they have entered into a collaboration to develop and commercialize Roche`s investigationa...
First Steps with HCV for the Newly Diagnosed, from the Hepatitis C Support Project.A helpful and informative guide that offers suggestions for managing the early phases of living with an HCV diagnosis. Thanks to the Hepatitis C Advocate website.Includes: Hep C FAQs, choosing a medical provider...
Hepatitis C Fact SheetsA series of very useful fact sheets, thanks to the Hep C Advocate website. Easy C`shttp://hcvadvocate.org/publications/fact-sheets/easy-cs/HCSP Series, more comprehensive fact sheets...http://hcvadvocate.org/publi...
Hi Everyone, So glad to find this site. I'm going to be using it alot (I think) in the future as I try to find out the info I need to manage my condition. I've had Hep C for almost 40 years with very few symptoms. I used to have the occasional liver biopsy and usually get my alt levels checked every year or so...
Before I ask this question, I want to clarify that my husband has HCV and not me. Also, even though I don't have HCV, I still do not drink alcohol. If someone achieves SVR, and they have no more virus attacking their liver anymore, why is it still suggested that someone abstain from drinking alcohol? ...
I am curious about these labs, as in what is a really high number. My doctor had me get a biospy cause my levels were high. 569 and 400. Can I get some input? Thanks
Hey everyone!!! I am starting my treatment tonight, I am genotype 1. Been delaying getting treated, then my Liver enzymes were very high, had a biopsy, and made the decision to start this. I been kinda waiting, cuz I have ten month old twins and I relized that with twins, there will never be a convien...
just got 8th week PCR and it's UND! i was on brink of crying when i got damn result (was 1 week late)... bad news is, my neutrophiles are down to 0.7 ;( i will desepratly try to raise em in next 2 weeks with interferon dosage lowered from 120 to 100mcg (tho i would like to stay @ 120mcg)...i really don't wan...
Hi all. New to forum but not new to being on treatment. This is my third time on treatment 1. in 1997 with no success, second in 2004 with no success, and now with triple therapy starting 3/1/13 . i have to admit this is brutal on the body but im not a quiter. thanks to forum i've learned to manage my side affec...
Herbal Dietary Supplements Glossary,Version 9, April 2013,By Lucinda, K. Porter, RN If you take a herb or herbal blend, do you know what you are taking? This glossary provides information on some popular supplements. This is not intended as medical advice or endorsement of the use of dietary supp...
just logged on and look foward to hearing whats it's like going thur treatment alittle scared but have been reading stories on this forum, which is very encouraging, thanks
I am sitting here scared as hell to start this injection, cause I don't know how im gonna feel!! Can I get some feedback on how the first week or two of treatment is?
Hello Members Does anyone know of a place where one can schedule a Fibroscan in Copenhagen, Denmark I will be visiting there in the coming months so thought it would be a good idea. Allready had a Liver Biopsy, but its results were debated by the Doctors. The USA still has not approved it yet. Matt
Hi all,This post was prompted by a discussion with a fellow patient while waiting for my doc to arrive. I knew her from cruising/sailing, and we had discussed HepC after finding we were the only non-drinkers at a beach party. She was about 60 yo, was F2 and was about to start triple Rx with Victrelis. She...
HGB 78 120---160 RBC 2.29 3.8--5.2 HCT 0.23 0.36--0.46 My RA ask to reduce RIBA from 2 pills morning , 1 pill evening to 1 pill morning and 1 pill evening And she told me I need blood fransfusion and set up time to do that next week. Others keep the same.
Well I'm happy to say that 7 months after treatment my last blood work came back as UND!! YAHOO!! Yepee!! There is no looking back, unless it will help someone else, of course. But I have been having some post treatment sx that have been explained by my nurse as being Hyper Thyroid. She explained that Thy...
I'm very thankful for this forum. It has good information, and has allowed me to care about others a little more than myself, which is a good thing. Thanks for sharing your journey. I start treatment on Friday. Our plan (my wife is great at scheduling, nourishing and caring) is to take my first shot on Fr...
Well got part of blood work back and hem down to 83 again, read some where importance of alt started out at 91 and has dropped to a regular 42-32 since about week 11 will get viral load in two more weeks as slow at hospital, if detected of treatment if undetected I guess I am more than 1/2 way to the 48 weeks sor...
The good news is that he is undetectable at 4 weeks. The bad news is that his white blood cells are still a bit low. He may end up having to take an injection called Neupogen (I think this is how you spell it?) Has anyone else had to take this drug for low white blood cell counts? If so, were you able to give...
Hi there everyone, My name is Matt and I work with the Hep C News team. Our website was launched last year (hopefully some of you will have seen it). We want to share the latest news about hepatitis C, and share people's stories and experiences of the virus and undertaking treatment. Do you have a story...
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i was on brink of crying when i got damn result (was 1 week late)... bad news is, my neutrophiles are down to 0.7 ;( i will desepratly try to raise em in next 2 weeks with interferon dosage lowered from 120 to 100mcg (tho i would like to stay @ 120mcg)...i really don't wan...