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Abnormal skin wounding
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About six years ago I began getting some nasty wounds on my forearms, from the slightest bumps or scraps. I didn't know what to think, except that I had started a [mild] blood pressure med called Hydrochlorothiazide which does list "unusual bleeding or bruising" as a possible side aff...
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signal to cuttoff ratio
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My wife was just told by her doc that she tested pos for hcv but she is does not fall in any high risk category at all. I had her call the doc back and the the S/CO value and it was 1.4. From my reading, a value of 3.8+ would indicate a 95%+ confidence rating, but a 1.4 is just 'barely' positive IMHO, consideri...
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Sex question
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Hello all
My wife had an affair with a guy who probably has HepC. His wife is a serial cheater and we know is a cocaine and pot user at a minimum. My soon to be ex wife stated to me that she and this other guy had 'vigourous' sex for several hours each night over the course of about 10 days and used condoms.
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Tek
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Dating
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i'm unsure of how to tell new people i meet i have this virus. i feel like if i tell somebody right away they will run away, and it would be wrong of me to wait or not tell somebody. how do you handle this?
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do your legs hurt when you have hep c?
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Do your legs and veins hurt when you have hep c?
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Happy 4th
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And to our Britt friends. Well look at it this way, you don't have our genotype to contend with anymore!
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Scout
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Seeking Hepatitis C Patients for Paid Market Research
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Your details have been removed. If you wish to recruit people for market research purposes, at least have the good manners to contact Admin first! -- Edited by greenqueen on Tuesday 3rd of July 2012 07:59:02 AM
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AlphaDetail
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AWARENESS AND NEW TREATMENT
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I just read an article about the pharmacutical companies refusing to collaberate in their research for new treatments for Hep c because they want all the profits! This is disgusting! Why isn't our government more active in Hep c awareness and treatment? I am writing the President EVERY DAY until i ge...
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Grandmadailey
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shortness of breath
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I am in my 9th week. Have just been taken off the incivek because it kept lowering my hemoglobin. I have had two transfusions already- 5 units needed. Yesterday I started feeling shortness of breath and I find it scary. Am on 135 interferon and 800 ribavarin.
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Incivek Vs Victrelis
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Im ready to start tx but was wandering if i should use victrelis or incivek? My dr recomended victrelis
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Cirrhosis and Overseas Travel
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Can anyone please provide insight on if there are any complications with Hep C\Cirrhosis that would prevent overseas travel? We're currently located in the US. My mother was diagnosed with Hep C/Cirrhosis. Day-to-Day she seems fined with minor fatigue on some days. The doctors at this point are ju...
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Blood Test
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How often do you get your blood test, once you go on triple treatment. How often do you see your doctor?
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Where do you inject yourself?
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Do you have to inject yourself in the stomach, or legs? Or does it matter? Do you have to take anti depresant, anti nauseau or anything else?
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52baddog
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Spiritual Thinking-During treatment
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How do you get through your treatment? Day by day?
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52baddog
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CDC: "We think we are at a very critical juncture."
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"The number of baby boomers dying from a "silent epidemic" of hepatitis C infections is increasing so rapidly that federal officials are planning a new nationwide push for widespread testing."http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-boomers-hepatitis-201205...
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Are you able to work
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Just a question, are you able to work when you are on interferon and ribiviron. I know the triple therapy is pretty bad.
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more liver activity(enzymes)
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got my 15 day results,nurse told me thers a liver activity increase tomorrow she will talk with doc. i was wondering is this normal? does it come from the meds? im a bit worried
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bauhaus76
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Treatment-first injection of interferon
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Is the first injection really bad, do you need someone to help you with triple treatment? Can you take anti-depressant?
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52baddog
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General Questions
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Hello,During the last few weeks I've been researching this Hep C, the liver and treatment options. I've been seeing a gastroenterologist for about 20 years and recently saw a specialist. I have an appointment in two weeks and we are going to discuss options. I wanted to put what I think to be true up...
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Lon
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hepatitis B shot
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my doctor told me yesterday that i should get a hepatitis B shot. since i have hepatits c.
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Viral load
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Does your viral load number relate to the wellness of your liver? people have such high viral load??
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52baddog
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liver biopsy
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did anybody get a liver biopsy? is it dangerous?
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52baddog
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after Incevik????
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Hi, I just found this forum & feel the need to reach out. I finished week 12 on 2/6. Since then I actually have felt worse. Last night when I was dizzy, short of breath, weak & face swollen like a moon beam my Dr said go to ER & get checked out. Mild anemia. I see my Lahey Dr. on Monday which is close...
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What is a normal viral load?
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Hello, I'm trying to find out where my viral load fits in regards to the over all numbers. I'm at 3 million, 800 thousand. Is this high, low or in the middle? I found the explanation below of viral load, but being a person who requires 40 minutes to correctly set his alarm clock, the explanation doesn't...
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Lon
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im new but i need advice please
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please i need some advice my husband has been on triple therapy for 3 months now and everything is going really good , he takes his shots on friday nights at 5pm, well he forgot today and remebered intill 8:30 pm will this affect his treatment he was 3 !1/2 hours late
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Really really confused with the VA
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After finally meeting with the G.I. Today, I got the results from my biopsy done in Feburary.
Stage 4, level 3-4. VL of 1.6 mil.
Looks like I will start treatment in July. At martenez CA.
Once I start treatment my follow up appoint ment will be 9 mos. WHAT?
Dosn't look like they will be doing VL test, bu...
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Another Viral Load Question..
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Hello, Does a viral load of 4 million, cause twice as much liver damage as a viral load of 2 million, or doesn't it work that way? Thanks, Lon
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Lon
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Give Blood
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Hi Folks, was reading about insurance and SVR. So... if you go sustained, does your insurance go down?, AND will you be able to get a life insurance policy??? I have already been turned down for life insurance years ago. But now I guess my real question is, if one is "cured" can you donate bloo...
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Sign petition for hep C NEW drug
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Quoting from ETAG: "The most effective new therapy for hepatitis C -- two pills that could cure nearly every patient treated -- may never see the light of day because the developers of these new medicines, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences, seem unable to work together. Apparently, p...
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changes after undetection
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Hi Guys, I've been undected for about a month and a half (give or take). Since I've been undetected, I still feel the side affects from the drug but the war that was going on in my body seems to have subsided a bit. All I could do after starting the drugs is lay on the couch and watch tv. I couldn't read, cou...
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