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Sad Tale open
by Sam Hall, Jun 07, 2004 12:00AM
Some of you might remember Britpete,posted a few times some months ago. Well he had 15 out of 22 on the fibrosis scale and bi-polar disorder. He got support from a local hep c support group and from me. During his treatmeant he discovered that they had diagnosed him hep c some 10 years earlier and for whatever reason did not inform him. He continued his lifestyle until he was sectioned for mania. They prescribed all sorts of neuroleptics and other stuff and during his internment announced his hcv diagnosis. He was excepted for treatment g1 48 weeks but by 17 he was manic and again sectioned. The tx has continued but they wont believe him 'bout Riba rage and blame his BPD. He's quite some guy and he loved this site,felt at home, i still visit and support where i can and i'd like to send him your best if you would. He's a real man of peace at heart.Thanx
I remember you, too. I wish you the best in getting appropriate care and treatment; and then I wish you SVR and peace.
Maj Neni
I hope he recovers ASAP & returns to this forum to help others.
the KID....
Jodi
alt- 82
ast-36
total bilirubin-0.3
This was as a my last blood test in march, when I was still drinking. Hope to see normal alt's in next labs.
I am sad that you are having a rough road to travel right now.
Now is your time to let yourself heal and take the care that is offered you by the best professionals you can find.
As you wait for this life trial to end just remember that What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.
You are a child of God and he has taken you this far for a reason. Trust that he has a plan for you. Stay calm and let him help you.
After you are healed I expect to see you back here and elsewhere serving the needs of others who will always need people like you.
Take good care..........
I know that progression is non-linear, but does it not take alcohol to accelerate? I saw studies that followed hcv patients, for up to 11 years, and there was only progression in 23% of stage 2 and 3, and factors were with drinking and lifestyle.Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks
He is suffering considerably. Mentaly and physicly more so then many of use could even imagine. Please print this post, let he no that for one, have said a prayer for his recovery and immediate improvement in his mental comfort!!!!!
Remmember the power of pray can do miracles.
TonyZ
(from the article):
"Mild hepatitis C infection will rapidly worsen in one in three of those affected, suggests new research published in the medical journal Gut. This is particularly likely in those who are older when first infected, and those who already have a degree of inflammation and fibrosis in their liver at diagnosis .....
..... The factors influencing progression of the disease were older age at infection, rather than the length of infection, and degree of inflammation and scarring at the first biopsy.
Unlike the results of previous research, gender, alcohol consumption, virus type and other indicators of poor liver function did not seem to have any effect on the rate of progression, although the authors point out that it is important to reduce alcohol consumption once infected.
The authors conclude that even mild HCV is a progressive disease, and those patients affected are likely to require a considerable degree of health care as they age over the next 20 years."
TnHepGuy
http://www.hepcassoc.org/news/article83.html
Final dx:
Moderate chronic hepatitis with fibrosis
Note: moderate chronic inflamation in the portal tracts consisting predominatly of lymphocytes and rare plasma cells.Moderate chronic inflamation is also present within the lobules. Stain is negative for stainable iron. Stain also shows moderate portal fibrosis with foci suspicious for bridging.
From what my diagnosis is, I am really a stage 2. I was correct in my assumption, and PA gave me worst case senerio. I am curious also as to whether you suffered any symptons, as I have not. I am sorry to pester you, but where better to get info, than someone about the same dx as me.I have never had any pain in abdomen. My mother has had hcv longer than me, and is afraid of bx, but ultrsound came back with possible lesion. She said that liver looked like honeycomb on ultrasound. Her functions are fine, but she is 52, VL 2,380,000, geno 1a. It is safe to assume that she is same or worse than me, in staging. I fear worse, as she was a heavy drinker and child of the 60's.