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Huey


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  HCV Genotype 3a , now Psot-Tx was on S/riba. First VL was 5.8 mil on 7-5-13 then "und" at 3.8 weeks. 06/13/14 still und. off meds 3 days back on 7/29 Last pill 08/10/14 SVR+4

 
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JIme wrote:

Before tx John Madden held up a football and said to me, "Jim, this is your liver right now."

After tx he held up a pink sponge and said, "This is your liver in 2 years if you stay on good behavior."

 That is a great analogy.  I am on the straight and narrow !!



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57 Yr old, Diagnosed 1994 Geno 1a. 1995: Interferon 12 weeks.  1998: Int/Rib 10 weeks.  2014: VL 106,000. Peg Int, Ribavirin, Victrelis 48 weeks (commenced June 2014). UND after Peg/Int lead in week 4. Still UND at week 8, 24, EOT. SVR 12.

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Before tx John Madden held up a football and said to me, "Jim, this is your liver right now."

After tx he held up a pink sponge and said, "This is your liver in 2 years if you stay on good behavior."

Works for me. I'm staying on good behavior.

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GT1a, St2 Lv2 last biopsy 2002, VL  11.4m,  start triple tx 9/30/11

VL 470 @4wks.....VL 22,000 @8wks  stopped tx

Round 2-  Started 3/16/12   PSI-7977, BMS-790052, Riba Undetectable day 14

Did 24 weeks Still UND 12 weeks post tx, SVR24!!!!!!! 2/14/13

 

 

 

 

 
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Hi Paul,

If your question is whether the liver starts to repair itself from the damages of HCV following SVR, then yes, it does. Malcolm has posted excellent information on the likelihood of fibrosis regression in the recent past and I'm sure you could ask him for some additional info or search it here on the forum.

Tig



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I have not smoked for 30 years.  I consume zero processed food or energy drinks.  I reckon my diet would be difficult to fault.



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57 Yr old, Diagnosed 1994 Geno 1a. 1995: Interferon 12 weeks.  1998: Int/Rib 10 weeks.  2014: VL 106,000. Peg Int, Ribavirin, Victrelis 48 weeks (commenced June 2014). UND after Peg/Int lead in week 4. Still UND at week 8, 24, EOT. SVR 12.

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Independent and dependant variables....Are you smoking? are you eating processed foods? energy Drinks? The liver can be damaged by a host of things not just the virus, it is just that these things do it slowly,The virus does it so fast it can't repair itself. I think though these other things can do enough damage to inhibit the healing so in my opinion avoid it. Aloe Vera Juice is my thing, taken with Fiber 6 oz with water . I talked to my nurse, ask her about this,Her only commit was" I am not a big fan of supplements"

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  HCV Genotype 3a , now Psot-Tx was on S/riba. First VL was 5.8 mil on 7-5-13 then "und" at 3.8 weeks. 06/13/14 still und. off meds 3 days back on 7/29 Last pill 08/10/14 SVR+4

 
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In cases where the virus has been cleared during treatment, would it be reasonable to conclude that from that point the liver is no longer being damaged, and is in fact already undergoing regeneration ?



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57 Yr old, Diagnosed 1994 Geno 1a. 1995: Interferon 12 weeks.  1998: Int/Rib 10 weeks.  2014: VL 106,000. Peg Int, Ribavirin, Victrelis 48 weeks (commenced June 2014). UND after Peg/Int lead in week 4. Still UND at week 8, 24, EOT. SVR 12.

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