All of these horrific SX aside, how is everyone's hair? Just wondering. I've talked with a few of you who've had to cut much off. Well, I just got back from the salon; had it cut shorter than ever in my life. I'm sick of having mini heart attacks when I clean the hair catcher daily in the shower. And the...
got my 15 day results,nurse told me thers a liver activity increase tomorrow she will talk with doc. i was wondering is this normal? does it come from the meds? im a bit worried
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hepatitis-c/what-is-viral-load.htmlYour viral load is the amount of specific viruses that you have, in a given volume of your blood (usually 1 milliliter = 1 cubic centimeter). More precisely, it means that the amount of Hep C genetic material found in your...
Hello,During the last few weeks I've been researching this Hep C, the liver and treatment options. I've been seeing a gastroenterologist for about 20 years and recently saw a specialist. I have an appointment in two weeks and we are going to discuss options. I wanted to put what I think to be true up...
Hi, I just found this forum & feel the need to reach out. I finished week 12 on 2/6. Since then I actually have felt worse. Last night when I was dizzy, short of breath, weak & face swollen like a moon beam my Dr said go to ER & get checked out. Mild anemia. I see my Lahey Dr. on Monday which is close...
Hello, I'm trying to find out where my viral load fits in regards to the over all numbers. I'm at 3 million, 800 thousand. Is this high, low or in the middle? I found the explanation below of viral load, but being a person who requires 40 minutes to correctly set his alarm clock, the explanation doesn't...
Relapse, Non-Responder? call it what you like, but good news kids!!! I'm back at the party. VL Now 2290950 iu/ml Log VL=6.38. No further TX option for the moment here for type 3A. At the moment is have only a 5 score on the Childs Pugh score which puts my Cirrhosis at Type "A" My only real confus...
Today my BF of 6 years found out from the Plasma center that he is infected with Hep C. I am not infected but have been defered as a donor because I am his partner, probably a smart move. I guess what I want to know is whether or not we should begin taking precautions in terms of sex now that we do know he has it. ...
please i need some advice my husband has been on triple therapy for 3 months now and everything is going really good , he takes his shots on friday nights at 5pm, well he forgot today and remebered intill 8:30 pm will this affect his treatment he was 3 !1/2 hours late
After a month of applications & searching for assitance with my medication, I finally got my first shipment yesterday. So, I begain this morning with my riba & also took my first injection. I know most people take their shot at night but I am fortunate enough to be able to rest whenever neede...
after doing 32 weeks of treatment. off of it for three weeks & viral load is 582,000 i just can't believe this. no treatments or anything out there. will have a liver scan monday. i am stage 3 of 4 fibrosis. which i am still trying to figure out are there different stages within a stage. did that make a...
I began my Tx today, Incevik, Peg, Rib....I had a schedule made out but after speaking to a nurse whom informed me that the best time to take Rib is at dinner time since it will keep me awake.... the schedule I had made out was Inc & Rib at 7am Inc @ 3pm 11pm Rib & Inc w/ Peg every Monday night @ 11........
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Any advise on how to minimize the injection site bruising, redness and skin discoloration that lasts for more then 2 weeks? My thighs looks bruised up 2" in diameter. Summer is comming and I look like someone had took advantage of me lol:)
After finally meeting with the G.I. Today, I got the results from my biopsy done in Feburary.
Stage 4, level 3-4. VL of 1.6 mil.
Looks like I will start treatment in July. At martenez CA.
Once I start treatment my follow up appoint ment will be 9 mos. WHAT?
Dosn't look like they will be doing VL test, bu...
I worried about going to my three day national meeting. Generally I'm ok with the Interferon but sometimes I get the bad day. And then this morning, there it was: the nausea, throwing up, headache, bodyache, dry mouth and generally feeling like crap. Being the nice guy, I brought my roommate a cold b...
Okay, has anyone experienced an itchy scalp after having a bad Incivek rash? The rash is gone but my scalp still flares up-- I start around 3:00 everyday and want to scratch my head til it bleeds! I don't go that far but this is driving me crazy! I take zyrtek in the day and a prescription at night for th...
My WBC have increased from 2.3 to 2.7 but Hemoglobin and hematocrit have dropped. I Am constantly out of breath, even when I sleep I breath heavily. At least I know that Incivek is doing its job!
well,i got my appointment the 29 june i will get to know how long must i endure this and if it is UND...i hope so...this week must take some blood tests and the 28 june also... one day before my appointment with Doctor Van Kasteren ...bring me some good news Doc!!!!
Hi Folks, was reading about insurance and SVR. So... if you go sustained, does your insurance go down?, AND will you be able to get a life insurance policy??? I have already been turned down for life insurance years ago. But now I guess my real question is, if one is "cured" can you donate bloo...
hi guys im so mad as i can get!! i found out that my RIBA is not copegus as i tough(original med) but a cheaper generic,some docs may say that its almost the same but almost its not enough when you are dealing with this,i made a few phone calls,and they said that tomorow they would call me i hope they change th...
Quoting from ETAG: "The most effective new therapy for hepatitis C -- two pills that could cure nearly every patient treated -- may never see the light of day because the developers of these new medicines, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences, seem unable to work together. Apparently, p...
Wow! What a feeling--so happy to place that order--almost cried. Now--waiting to go to the doc--my hands were not getting any better--swollen and painful. So broke down & called --they said come in ASAP. Oh my--it has really been a long journey
or "More Crazy Things To Do On Treatment" I got my share of odd looks and comments, but after I explained my situation the other riders were overwhelmingly supportive and checked up on my condition and progress all day Saturday. Couldn't go on Sunday because of the unbelievably strong sun...
Hi Guys, I've been undected for about a month and a half (give or take). Since I've been undetected, I still feel the side affects from the drug but the war that was going on in my body seems to have subsided a bit. All I could do after starting the drugs is lay on the couch and watch tv. I couldn't read, cou...
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