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Uval951


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My dermatologist prescribes Home UVB (light) unit for my sensetive skin. It seems me strange. Does someone have experiance for this treatment way?



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Gen. 1b. 1st Tx in 2003 Rib/Peg. Biopsy F3-F4; 2nd Tx started 2/28/12, Pegasys+RibaPak+Victrelis for 48 weeks. VL: 260,000 (starting), 125,600 (4 weeks), UND-weeks 6-45.EOT 1/7/13 after 45 full weeks. Post Tx 4,12,24 weeks -UND  SVR!
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You can try also Lipikar Baume AP (La Roche-Posay Dermatol. Lab) - repairs dry skin very well, available in CVS or online amazon.com



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Gen. 1b. 1st Tx in 2003 Rib/Peg. Biopsy F3-F4; 2nd Tx started 2/28/12, Pegasys+RibaPak+Victrelis for 48 weeks. VL: 260,000 (starting), 125,600 (4 weeks), UND-weeks 6-45.EOT 1/7/13 after 45 full weeks. Post Tx 4,12,24 weeks -UND  SVR!
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Alan, I went to the dermatologist about my skin elasticity issue and he told me to buy cetaphil (that is the brand) "restoraderm" body wash and lotion.  This stuff is amazing so far and I love it!!  My skin feels tighter, moisterized, and more durable.  He said his cancer patients use it and love it.  I got it at the drugstore...no perscription needed and it was about $18 for each...might be cheaper in the mainland than out here in Hawaii. :)



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geno 1a, mother & brother also hep c +...mom got a blood transfusion and passed it along.  Started tx with incivik 11/23/11 and brother started 2/8/2012.  Both of us und. at 4,8,12 and me at 24.  I am going 36 wks and brother is going 48 weeks.
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mine heals fine but I have often wondered if I am properly absorbing all of the vitamins I need.  An essential vitamin for healing cuts/bruises is vitamin K.  Calcium also plays a role.  They both support the blood platelets in making clots for scabs & bruises.

Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin along with A,E,and D and if you are consuming a 2,000 calorie diet you should consume about 65 grams of fat (this is why our fat binges with telepravir were not inappropriate, just hard to get 20g in a sitting all of the time).  If calorie consumption goes up or down, so must the fat intake....should be about 20-30% of all calories to help with normal physiological functions...we need fat!!  Make sure you are getting your RDA of fat and keep an eye on platelets, calcium, and talk to your doctor about vitamin absorption in the liver and you may want to supplement with vitamin K to help with the clotting.

You can ask for a "prothrombin time" blood test next time you are due for one from your doc.  this measures the time it takes your blood to clot and will help indicate if there is something wrong in addition to measuring the platelet count and calcium in your blood.  Calcium is best absorbed with vitamin D so get some sunlight...or if you live somewhere where you cannot do that or work inside all day eat some dairy ot ask the doc about a supplement. :)

If you have not had a sonogram of your liver that is a good idea.  They will take pictures of the spleen as well.  Sometimes we with hepatitis c can develop cirrhosis and that can cause portal vein hypertension causing a backflow of blood from liver into spleen.  That causese the spleen to enlarge and essentially "trap" the blood platelets causing low platelet counts in the blood.  Whe you combine that with the treatment we are on (which causes platelet count to drop anyway) you can have a nasty situation on your hands.

I have a master's in exercise science so know a thing or two about nutrition and physiological function but am no expert like the physicians :)

I am wondering if anyone has any issues with skin elasticity or hyperpigmentation.  I am experiencing elasticity loss and hyperpigmentation and wondering if it is treatment related.  I did find some research to support that anemia can cause elasticity loss and am going to see a dermatologist soon but was wondering if anyone else is or has experienced this.

aloha,

Meghan



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geno 1a, mother & brother also hep c +...mom got a blood transfusion and passed it along.  Started tx with incivik 11/23/11 and brother started 2/8/2012.  Both of us und. at 4,8,12 and me at 24.  I am going 36 wks and brother is going 48 weeks.
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Alan,

I have noticed that for the past few years that my skin seems to be more delicate. It seems as though it is more thin and it does take forever for a scratch or cut to heal. I always wondered if it was the hep c.



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1a, CT. Incivek triple 1/2013, vl 810 @ 2 weeks, 610 @ 4 weeks, 3000 @ 8 weeks, tx stopped. 

4/2014 - tx with Sovaldi/Olysio/Riba. VL 39 mil. - VL 230 @ 1 week, VL 40 @ 3 weeks, 5 weeks UND, EOT - UND, EOT @ 4 weeks UND, EOT @ 12 weeks UND!
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I have been experiencing this very thing for the past six years; I've had many unbelievably horrendous injuries to the skin on my arms, mainly between the wrist and the elbow. Because the onset of these injuries coincide with the start of the blood pressure medication hydrochlorothiazide, I have generally attributed my arm skin wounding to the medication.

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Treatment halted on Aug.8,2012 due to vision problem.  6 month post tx labs

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I have been meaning to ask this for a long time, but the treatment related topics kept me busy. But for the past few years, I have noticed that my skin is real delicate, and injures very easily. If I bang the back of my hand on a shelf, trying to catch something I dropped, a big flap of skin might tear, and it seems to take forever to heal. If I jam my arm into a tight place trying to mount a server in a rack or something, a large purplish bruise might form under the skin. This is not a real pleasant topic, and I apologize if I grossed anyone out, but I am just curious if this is a symptom of having Hep C, or perhaps some of the affects of long term Hep C. This started a couple years ago. I have learned to just be careful. Alan

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Geno 1A  Started Pegasys/Ribavirin/Incivek Nov. 20, 2011 .  Completed July 28, 2012 (36 weeks). For a treatment history, see:  https://jshare.johnshopkins.edu/xythoswfs/webview/_xy-9921874_1

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