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will you do FibroScan too?

FibroTest could be option (it's just 50EUR for mathematical automatic formula, smart french money leeches), ask your doc?

i am always for all possible noninvasive tests ;-D

Lisa, yeah! i was reallly really anxious last nite...as i said, i never would ever dream i could fight to stay on interferon ;-D but seems i will make it...if it were 5th month of tx, i would be more relaxed, but 3rd month sounded really like damn, i am gonna loose at least 30% of svr change if i lower interferon dosage or skip few doses ;/

hope this supplements ain't giving me placebo fx ! ;-D (which lasts 2 weeks or so?)

when are your biopsy results due?

cheers!

popcorn, liver( Veal has less Cholesterol than pork) and green tea are almost my daily diet.

Great infromation! thanks Zlikster.

Zlikster wrote:

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to be honest, i only had one day liver (veal liver only! everything else is no no)

re diet tips for WBC i have received:

- popcorn (no microwave, no flavor)
- beet juice
- liver (veal)
- green tea

supplements:

- folic acid
- Echinacea
- immunomax AHCC

all consumed daily

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Hello Zlikster. great news, your WBC is up!.  I see your MD doctor also recommended to eat more liver as nutrition.

I am very happy for this infromaion because in my daily diet, I usually eat pork liver. Maybe it is helpful to me. But Pork liver have very high Cholesterol. My Cholesterol level is normal.

Zlikster wrote:

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after only a week of supplements, my WBC is bit up! This is first raise in WBC since start of the therapy

only 2 things i have added to my supplements: folacin tablet x 1, 3 x 2 Immunomax AHCC and nutrition wise i have included lots of popcorn. Popcorn and AHCC is recommendation from friend who went with interferon therapy for lymphnode cancer and had WBC problem too (advice from his oncologist). Folacin and Echinacea (which i plan to add from today) is advice from one MD doctor with experience in hematology, he also recommended to eat more liver as nutrition. I only took one B12 im shot (i was supposed to do it daily, but it was really painfull). I am not sure did these supplements/nutrition did this and what exactly raised it, but i suspect AHCC was the main thing. My doc on other hand was really skeptical round AHCC, instead to be happy if it is the thing that influenced raise of my WBC (well i guess docs can be stubborn about unconfirmed supplements too!), I am too skeptical tho about it's antiviral marketing, but maybe it can raise WBC a bit just nuff so i do not get reduced dose of interferon FIGHT IS ON!

WBC              2.1 > 3.5!!!
lymphocytes 1.3 > 2.0
neutrophiles 0.7 > 1.1!!!

RBC              3.76 > 4.10!!!
HGB              112 > 127!
       

in 2 weeks it's next blood check, i will continue to use AHCC (3x2), (from today) Echinacea 3x1, Folic acid x 1, 2 x 500 B12 (which did nothing previously!)


hope this information helps someone?

cheers!

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here are my blood tests sorted in timeline...(sorry some labels are in bosnian)

i talked with a doctor (MD) who had publications regarding treating blood problems with mild radioactive water (he helped my gradnma a lot in just 2 weeks, tho with RBC/Hg levels)...he said nutrition wise to eat more liver? add folic acid and echinacea? i am not sure about his advice...anyone had any experince with nutritional/supplements and WBC raise?

thanks!

I did Neupogen for the last 10 weeks of treatment after my neutrophils level dropped sub 0.75.

My doc did not want to compromise on Interferon dose.

It was a weekly injection, no big deal, but it had an immediate effect, increasing leucocits/neutrohils 10 times.

good luck!