Hi. I joined this forum a few months ago but stopped posting here after a discussion about my difficulties with the treatment got me upset. Anyway, I decided to come back and give you all an update. In case you're interested... here's my story:I had to stop treatment at 14 weeks. My white blood cell coun...
Tomorrow I go in for annual physical and blood-draw. Part of the draw is focused at VL. Nervous tonight and finding it hard to concentrate. I don't know why I'm so shook-up, it'll be 2 weeks before I know the results. Though it's a couple weeks early, this is suppose to be my 3 month check to see if I'm still...
Shame what's happened on the forum, I feel if admin or moderators had checked in more none of what's gone on would have happened, it could have been nipped in the bud. As much as I know the guys going through epic amounts of treatment he shouldn't have been allowed to dominate the forum so the rest of us wer...
HI SHARLOT HERE IVE BEEN GOING THRU ALOT OF DOCTORS NON HELP ITS LIKE THEY WANT ME TO DIE . SINCE IVE CONTRACTED THIS [STAPH} 2 YRS NOW IVE SEEN MANY SPECIALIST WHO JUST SAY MY BODY WILL HANDLE IT ON ITS OWN I RESPOND /WITH A LOWERED IMUNE SYSTEM? THEY LOOK AT ME AND SAY I SHOULD TALK TO MY PROVIDER DOCTOR . WALK...
Hi,I am new here and I need answers..please help if you can. I was a drug addict for five years and used intreveniously for that period of time. I am now clean and I was told recently that at some point I had contracted HEP C but that my antibodies fought this virus off and that I would not get sick. Q: Can I now...
Best ways to quit smoking are many, but trying out and to make it into practice is the difficult process. Always listen to your thoughts, dont give a chance for unwanted things to have priority in your life. You might have experienced changes in relationship because of a mere change in your attitude. T...
My husband has hep c. He got it when he was younger. He recently had to go to the er and found out his liver enzymes are elevated. He had surgery on his fooot about a month or so ago and the dr gave him lortabs, knowing he has hep c. The dr asked him at his pre op if he needed more and of course he said yes. He i...
My boyfriend has decided that he is not interested in treatment and plans to start taking Eniva Vibe and Colloidal silver. While I support his choice to experiment with alternatives, I'm curious as to whether or not any of you have tried a similar approach, or know anything about the effects of these...
I've had another one of those crappy days today, not because anything went wrong or anybody said or did anything to piss me off. But just 'because'. I've had plenty of those days where plenty has gone wrong in recent months. At times it felt like it was open season for having a 'pop'. Since my first attack...
I ask my doc. (years ago) if the virus can be passed via moquitos. He said, "No." I'm not doctor but I disagree. I worry about thos when I am outside and get bit by one. I wonder if it then can go to someone else and spread the virus from me to them. What do you think?
Good moring I've known for a few years that I have Hep C. The problem is my mental stability isn't up to par yet. I've had many traumatic things happen to me over the past 3 years. My daughter passed away, Lost my job, my son moved to California, battling massive depression and found out I had Hep C. Not...
Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of disorders that includes insulin resistance, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, and obesity. The cumulative effect of these disorders can lead to type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Most physicians will prescribe the drug hydrochlorthiazid...
I have been checking into forums for hep c patients and their supporters and came across this one. I live with my boyfriend who found out in March that he has Geno 1 and stage 2 fibrosis. He started tx on June 13th so tomorrow will be his 6th shot. He's doing the Pegasys and Copegus for 48 weeks. We went t...
CAM Treatments for Hepatitis CCitationDescriptionFindingsLiu et al., 20033Systematic reviewThe researchers conducted searches in several databases to identify 13 randomized trials of medicinal herbs for hepatitis C (trial quality was rated adequate in only 4 trials). The selected trial...
Acceptable Daily Fat Intake and Fiber "What is recommended daily intake of EFAs" (Essential Fatty Acids)? "The average American daily requirement of EFAs" is about 20 grams. An amazing 99% of people are deficient in EFAs. "Nutrition and daily fat intake" i...
Hi Techies Ok what is the problem here. It says to Embed a You tube video into a post one should click on the you tube button (above) and insert the embed code. I have done this with success, but only twice. What is the problem, that most of the time all that happens is this.[youtube=] The embed code I us...
Herbs to Help You Get a Good Nights Sleep by Deborah Cooper ImmuneSupport.com09-10-2000 Advertisement To most people, a good nights sleep conjures thoughts of rest, relaxation and renewed energy. Most of us need about eight hours of sleep each night. Practitioners of Chinese medicine believe th...
Misha Cohen is an acupuncturist is anSan Francisco who is very knowledgeable in treating HCV...here is a link to her website.....she teaches an HCV certification class for acupuncturists. There is a list of at the bottom of this link... http://www.docmisha.com/ask_doc_misha/index.html wren...
Hi all I came across this the other day, which is very interesting, in that it provides links to research about some of the alternative treatments. Well worth a look. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/hepatitisc/index.htm
See the illustrations below for meridian points, use 2 fingers to tap the points, or rub the spot. Create your affirmation by inserting the negative emotion you are working on into this phrase: "Even though I have this negative emotion I deeply and completely accept myself."1. Say this...
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