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Hepatitis C (Expert Forum)

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Questions posted in the Hepatitis C Forum are answered by medical professionals from The Mount Sinai Medical Center.
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Stop tx or extend to 72 or more weeks?

by smaug48,
Hi Dr D, Thank you very much for taking the time to help people on t...
2

Chronic HCV clearance...

by Xenigma,
Dr. D... Is there any documentation of people clearing HCV when in...
1

herbs

by virgocharm,
dear dr. d can you explain why some times i have liver pain. i was diag...
3

energy drinks safe?

by MollyPickles,
my boyfriend was recently diagnosed with hep c. he is not on any treatm...
3

Gamma Globulin

by xracer1,
Could an injection of Gamma Globulin in 1970 be a source of HVC? Th...
3

Side effects

by chiara104,
Hello Dr. D.! I began tx on July 29th... I have completed day 3 of P...
4

Some confirmation about a dumb mistake!

by kindaworried24,
Hello Dr. D. I would like to thank you ahead of time for your kind ...
2

Testing Recommendation after 1 1/2 year post Treatment

by Shanaenae,
Hi Doc.... I have been Hep C (genotype 1b) free and off of treatment si...
1

Immune disorder

by proud48,
Hello Dr. Dieterich, I greatly appreciate your time and very thankful...
2

Missed interferon injection

by portann,
I have been on pegylated interferon/ribivirin treatment for nine weeks....
1

Hepatitis and ITP

by Kathy73,
I was diagnosed 4 years ago with ITP. My plateletes stay between 40-80....
3

fibro and hep connection?

by ohio nurse,
Dr Dietrich, can you tell me your take on Hep C and Fibromyalgia? I hav...
1

Could it possibly be something else?

by FlaCW,
Hello, I have a follow-up appointment with an immunologist next week...
1

HEP C and AVOIDING IRON

by LORENZO2,
HI DR. IM going on 7th week of tx.im on PEG, RIBA, and maybe getting t...
8

HepC and NHL(Non Hodgkins Lymphoma)

by Dek07,
Hi, I'm new to this site I would appreciate any information about m...
13

Instead of a PCR

by Kristina538,
Hi Dr Dietrich, You mentioned to me to make sure I get a PCR at week 4...
1

Inflamed small intestine with HCV therapy

by maylilly,
Dear Dr. Deitrich, I am in my 24th wk of 180 mcg PEGINF 2a with 800 ...
1

hepatitis C and alcoholisim

by ola254,
If alcoholic had a blood test for heptitis c antibody and it was negati...
1

Low Platelets causes stop/suspend of treatment

by mikeh_friend,
My friend had to go to the hospital when her red blood platelets dropp...
2

non-alcholic beer

by w.s.,
Is non-alcholic beer safe to drink if you have hepatitis c with slight...
2

Reliability of HCV Antibody testing (false negatives?)

by Andromedae,
Dear Dr. Dietrich, I have to start out by saying how much I apprec...
3

naringenin

by disaster01,
I am on Pegintron and Ribivirin. Can I use also Naringenin at the same...
3

Side effects from Treatment for Hepatitis C

by kimberly724,
I am considering treatment for Hep C. I have no liver damage (biopsy sh...
2

Hep C supressed immune system

by palmbeachinfo,
Douglas Dieterich, MD Can you please help me with this question Lab...
3

Help for cirrhosis ??

by orphanedhawk,
I have cirrhosis from hep C. I wonder if there is any difference betwee...
1

post hepatitis

by FRANNY262,
I received interferon treatment for hepatitis C about 4 years ago. The...
8

Post treatment lab test confusion

by jules173,
Hi. I'm 14 weeks post treatment (24 weeks for geno 3a) negative at 12 ...
2

NEWEST CURES FOR HEP C?

by KINGODEN,
QUESTION FOR DR. D: I HEARD THERE IS NOW A TREATMENT TO CURE HEP C, IS...

post treatment 12 week lab confusion

by jules173,
I really want to thank you for answering my last post and I really hat...
2

Another question re. gamma globulin

by pigeonca,
I'm making this a new post lest you inadvertantly missed my response to...
4

Relapse for Genotype 2

by H20Lover,
Dear Doctor, First I want to say thank you for helping the forum mem...
1

HBV with High VL - should I treat?

by Ann8,
Hi Dr, I was dx'ed as Chronic HBV carrier 3 mths back. My DNA VL was 50...
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