Hi friends both old & new, Thought I'd drop in and let you know I will be seeing my specialist next week. One year & one week exactly since I finished tx. All my bloods have been undetected until the 6 month test ------ I waited & waited for results. Finally after many phone calls I managed to c...
Hi ya, ye all and kind of searching arround to learn, What I am tring to learn is of a doctor that would identify the correlation. As to hi VL after 37 years with a more than reasonable liver at foibro with mild inflam at 2. My fatigue took over in which I was not cappable of working on a fulltime basis. I hav...
I just finished my 48 weeks of treatment with riba and interferon. I don't what is happening, but I feel worse now! My headaches are worse and won't go away with anything. My doctor says there are no withdrawals from these meds and I should feel better immediately.....I don't believe him one bit. Has a...
I'm still trying to get all my facts together before making the final decision to start tx (genotype 1b). I'm on Coumadin and will be for the rest of my life (aortic valve replacement last year). Is anyone else here on Coumadin while undergoing Hep C treatment? The doctors don't seem to know how it al...
I have hepatitis C and am going through a bunch of pain with it, Doc says I can take cymbalta with hep, but I read all over the internet it can be fatal with liver disease. Sometimes I think the docs do not read the fine print you know, just wondered if any one else has fibro or arthritis and what they take for i...
Vitamin D Has Benefits in Chronic HCV Infection November 5, 2009 (Boston, Massachusetts) Supplementing pegylated interferon-alfa2b and ribavirin with a daily dose of vitamin D might increase virologic response rates, according to results of a late-breaking abstract reported here at The Liv...
I recently took an std test, and for hep c, my count was .1. The test said anything under .8 is negative, but I am worried that that .1 could mean I have it, and just not enough antibodies have shown up yet to give me positive results. Am I worried for nothing, or is it possible I have it?
Allele,....I have heard this term around here, (TT,CC etc.) what does it tell you?? and does it have anything to do with genome type?? How does this knowledge empower you or the dr.? signed, curious george PS. layman's terms please
Hello everyone i am new to this forum,a medical graduate and on 11 shots yet,,i joined this forum as i am alone here so plz give me advise so that i can withdraw my examination fees. i have to ask you a question that due to tx i m confused,fatigued and on antidepressants but still trying to manage SE...i...
Hi Guys. just a update to let you know i have cleared the virus to those of you that dont know me im kaz and i started tx last febuary to say i was scared is a massive understatment. however its done and dusted now. to anyone out there thinking about starting i beg you please do! i know in some respects im lucky...
HI, hope everyone is doing ok tonight! I was looking at a knowledge base page and found this information on abrieviations: IU = International Unit 1 IU (2.5 VL Copies) I found some blood work paperwork and mine says 1UI/ML= 5.2 copies. Why the difference? Also my test results shows a value of 524,581. S...
Howdy all, New to the site, thanks in advance for anyone willing to share thoughts. I had a pain in my side for years and it took 3 doctors to finally tell me why. I wasnt satisfied with the answer of my first doc who shot an x-ray and reported that he saw nothing unusual and that was the end of his searching fo...
My Dr called and said my VL was up to 22,000 and the virus was replicating to get around the Incivek. She said to stop all treatment. I guess I'm one of the 20%. Well, it wasn't meant to be for me this time but I know that I will get another chance down the road. Everyone on here has been so kind and supportiv...
Hoping for some suggestions on dealing with pervasive itching I had prior to treatment and, again, post-treatment as the medication failed. My enzymes and viral load are very high. I get itching, worse at night, where I am scratching incessantly and causing lesions on my skin. There is no rash an...
Hello friends, I'm 22 years old and have chronic hep c from a stupid decision involving my father. I recently met a girl that i like a lot, in fact i asked her to be my girlfriend. we were drunk and things got pretty hot and heavy. we began having sex and we found out she was on her period, I was drunk and not t...
Hello everyone. I am new here. Just found the forum.
My father is 60 years old and completed 45 weeks of interferon/ribavirin treatment for HCV type 1. His viral load was 41,000 before beginning treatment. He cleared the virus within 4 weeks and was having few side effects aside from feeling very wo...
For all of us who feel like somewhere we've gotten lost in this crazy treatment...for those of us whose lives have been taken over by medications and timers and trying to think of a tasty snack that has enough fat grams...for those whose spouses are so wrapped up in how lousy they feel that it no longer ma...
On Thursday, I brought Renee for her week 1 treatment meeting, where we were able to discuss symptoms etc that arose over the week. It was a bittersweet day because while Renee's symptoms are generally what is expected, the NP said the symptoms could improve or worsen. Also, Thursday was the day tha...
Hi Jacky - we don`t allow adverts here on this forum I`m afraid, so I have deleted the details and your other ads. Many thanks. Jill (moderator) -- Edited by Cinnamon Girl on Wednesday 21st of December 2011 09:29:53 AM
Hey everybody Well its now 11 months post treatment ....i have been mixed up and have minced around rather a lot doing not everything i would have hoped to do post tx..i felt shattered for a long time ...feeling great today just got my bloods done in Fremantle and virus is UNDETECTED . So now i just have to...
im so happy got my results in IM ALL CLEAR, the dragon is gon from me WOOHOO YIPPEE YIPPEE im so happy. THANK YOU all especialy jill, james, brendon, hep me, greg and every1 else that was on the journey with me,and a big thank you to jan who help me so much i wil never forget u all. To all on treatment keep...
So yes, my girlfriend and I went to her appointment on Thursday. The appointment went very well, but we realized we could not address one specific side effect that we were curious about because my girlfriend's mom was there. I know that particularly starting out, my girlfriend will probably be ver...
Not sure whether to post this in Rant and Rave or here. I'm emotionally and physically drained right now. My husband started 3 drug treatment 11-11-11. He has an appt. next week to find out results of 4 week blood tests. I'm guessing his hemoglobin has dropped. He has absolutely no energy, and has...
I have been with my girlfriend since this past July. We have had a very good relationship, and I have never been happier with someone. Before we met in person, she did tell me that she had Hep C. While I did not know much about the disease, I told her it had no bearing on my decision to meet her and see where...
I was just wondering if Interferon and Ribavirin can cause female infertility. What about the new drugs, Incivek and Victrelis? Do any of you know someone who successfully conceived after getting off the treatment, or do you know someone who was trying to conceive and was unable to? I haven't star...
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