Hello everyone. Hope this note finds everyone in good spirits and that you enjoyed your Memorial weekend. Wednesday finally got here and so did my appt. with liver doctor. I showed him how my ALT and AST had jumped up 60 more points from the reading we did last month. He voiced concern that something...
My friend just found out she has Hep C, but doesn't have access to a computer. She's wants to know if she had Hep C before she was pregnant....Can she give her kids Hep C during the pregnancy? Thank you, Bee
Just had my 6 month post tx appointment at the hospital on Thursday, and have been experiencing a resurgence of riba- rage since then, directed at my doctors. I was expecting the appointment to be nothing more than routine, as I am still free of the virus, and had been told that all my blood tests were nor...
I may have been expose to hep C but I do not know for sure. I am wondering if dark under and around eyes is a symtom to early hepatitis C. I do remeber getting a yellow color to my skin for a couple of days. and now the dark color under eyes is still there. Does this sound like early hep c infection <2 months...
Hello everyone. This is only my second time to start a thread. Am awaiting to start treatment in June. Had some labwork done last week and compared it to my labs from 2 months ago and am real scared right now because in a short period of time, the ALT and AST have shot up over 60 more points. Why? Why...
It's been a while since I have visited the forum. If you remember I was a little down & getting very impatient with all the waiting I had to through to even start the TX program.. Well guess what?! I finally have! WOOHOO! I know it seems kinda odd to be excited about going through all of this for the next...
Hi all, I was going to be starting tx last week. The insurance company has denied my pharmacy claim for Pegesys, even with all of the medical information they requested and my doctor sent them. I do plan on a appeal. Is this a common thing to happen? Much thanks, Nikki
Hello, I'm going to see doc about starting tx. Is there a big difference (results wise) between these two procedures? Prob. infected 89-90 geno 1 vl=2.7 mil pmrad5
How often do you generally go in for blood work will on tx? I went back today for my ultrasound, the tech said she thought it looked pretty good, but I go back the 15th of June to see the doc again and to discuss treatment. I drive an hour and half to the doc so just curious how often I will have to make that trip....
Coffee Reduces Liver Cancer Risk Drinking coffee may reduce the risk of liver cancer, according to a meta-analysis published in theAugust 2007 issue of Hepatology. F. Bravi and colleagues searched the MEDLINE database and identified four cohort studies and five case-control studies that asses...
i went through the pegassys treatment ,i did not work ,my doctor told me that there was a new treatment coming out within the next 8 months ,does anyone know what this is or is there any other hope for me ,,thank you all to those who respond
I was just diagnosed yesterday May 19, 2011 with HCV. I know nothing about this and am a little frightened as to what to expect. I have known something had been wrong with me for a few months now like i am always tired, fatigued, and nauseas. I have lost around 12 lbs and just have not felt right. I am a recove...
hello everyone, just wanted to know if I was at risk at contracting hep c if I made out with someone who has it and I also had a fresh oral piercing..would really appreciate some advice, thanks.
I have been reading posts about pets & the good that they do, some of us even have pics of them as our avatars. I know I would be lost without the 3 loves of my life so just wanted to share Everyone met my babies, Chicquita, Pedro & Diego (the ginger one). Went to take a pic of the birds in my yard & s...
So my doc wanted me to go have a colonoscopy after treatment I went and had it done and now they think that I have chrons :/ I now have to go for more testing
I heard b4 starting that when one's on tx they might experience 'depression' or 'haziness' and similar terms. Hearing this, I made the assumption that it would be because of the sx (headaches, bone aches, nausea) that one might feel down and out. since i have a relatively good hold on my moods and how i r...
1 year post tx and still UD. All side effects of tx are completely gone. Just got tennis elbow and that is probably totally unrelated. Considering, I think I had hep c for around 35 years, " the girl ain't done bad" :) Wishing everyone the same successful outcome. Jan x -- Edited by ja...
General Information on Minerals Symptoms of Mineral Deficiency Low levels of just one mineral, such as calcium can cause irregular muscle contractions, a loss of bone density, problems with blood clotting and improper brain functioning. There are a number of basic minerals that you should be awa...
Hi, I am a 32 year Hep C survivor. I found and tried a new combo of drugs and supplements that reduced my count from over 500K to 11K in a very short time. I posted the whole nine yards on Blogger dot com under this lnk http://squashinghepatitisc.blogspot.com/ Not sure if links are allowed, so the title...
Hello to all. I am new to forum but am freaking out. A girl I know has Hep C and one day I used her gluclose meter to check my blood sugar. I knew very little about the disease but I made sure she used a fresh strip. She had just checked hers and I asked her if I could get HEP C from using her needle and she said no cau...
My (ex!) husband didn't tell me he had Hep C. Once I found out, I began testing every month. For six months I tested "0" on the scale used here that counts an 8 as positive. This month I tested as a "1". Does this mean I have Hep C? Can't get an answer from my doctor. Also, he did ki...
"Peginterferon (injection) and ribavirin (pill) have been the standard treatment for more than 10 years, which Barr said achieved success only 35 percent to 40 percent of the time and required 48 weeks. Boceprevir is designed to work in combination with those two other drugs. Barr said that M...
i just recently found out that my bfs dad has hep c, he must have got it from a blood transfusion 20 years ago, before my bf was born. his older sister who is about 10 years older, just had a baby, and is negative. does my bf have any major risks? ive been with him for over a year. and we have shared tooth brushs b...
Hi to all my old friends and all the new forum members! Just got back to my home in France after 6 weeks away following the death of my beloved Dad. He was a lovely, broad-minded, generous man, and a wonderful Dad. Thank-you to all the dear friends here who sent me private messages, much appreciated, I jus...
how can i help jon. he had a very bad time with treatment but he is a responder, i think. he seems to be going down to fast, (3 months after treatment) how about the new drugs? it`s hard to get info from jon. he is a factor 8 hemophiliac, on a serious death trip. thanks john l
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