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My mother has Hep c and latent TB

Hello my mother has had hep c for around 30 years now (blood transfusion) and recently got the gold blood test for tb as she was told she had it at a nursing home when her leg got broke with the skin test. She took a chest x-ray and everything is fine. However I'm very worried how to even start with this duel diagnosis.

I read ethumbutol was a first line drug but her doctors are recommending InH and vit b6
and I'm concerned as she has the hep c and this drug can increase the risk of heptotoxity .as well as be a strain on the liver.
She has complained that her legs and arms are jelly like and its worrying her and me.
She also has osteo arthritus and is somewhat limited physically because of a car accident years ago and I'm wondering if this might be a natrual progession over time as well? She's 56

I would greatly appreciate any guidance, insight or feedback. Her viral load is at a million and she does not have cirrhosis, however she hasn't had a liver biopsy done only ultrasound.

How urgent is care? What are possible complications that are caused with treatment for tb and is there a way to avoid them?
Also does her hep c have a chance of strengthening if treatment for tb is carried out?

Do I have to seriously worry about a liver transplant being possible? if so that terrifies me.
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1253246 tn?1332073310
Seems you are pretty popular on some of the other forums
The only thing I read that you posted that made sense to me was "If you mix BHT and inject it that it could cause cancer" Good for you!!!
The 5 people that have cured from BHT wouldnt beJanuary,Gina,Fatchabrute and Shakarr would it???And Shaker's father??
I didnt know that BHT cured genitel herpes too???
I also didnt know that it was good for Conjestive Heart failure? Please tell us more Oscar2U!!!!
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1669790 tn?1333662595
I think in early trials on that    approx. the same result was achieved in just 3min.:) .
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I'd imagine in this case a dose reduction would be preferred to rescue drugs. ;)
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If I told you that 5 of my friends and I increased the size of our private parts 5 inch by paddling my testies with a ping pong paddle for 5 min daily would you take my word for it
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.I think in early trials on that      approx. the same result was achieved in just 3min.  :)
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1747881 tn?1546175878
Oscar I have to give you an E for effort but you are seriously failing in the proof dept. If I told you that 5 of my friends and I increased the size of our private parts 5 inch by paddling my testies with a ping pong paddle for 5 min daily would you take my word for it or would you want to see before and after pics and video proving I was actually using a ping pong paddle. I think I would want to see the proof myself but you can take my word for it and try it if you like.
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1253246 tn?1332073310
Well, it does not sound to me that the treatments your are taking are working very well for you from what you stated.

And what was that???That the viral load fluctuates???Nor am I on treatment at this time,I dont recal saying any of that in my posts.
Further more you have been asked several times to post the links supporting your claim and you cant or wont!!!You cant produce anything to back your statements.
I really hope that the new people here are not falling for your sales pitch  and dont think that there may be a "Magic Cure"
  Hey Guys-lets consume a bottle of mayonnaise-it contains BHT and it will cure my hep C.Fact is BHT has been linked to cancer.
And I agree with what Lynda said.By the way glad your Voo_doo medicine worked for you.When in fact the only thing that will get you cured is current treatments.Now Im done here too.
Quit preying on innocent people!!!!!
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Instead of just showing up when you want to push BHT, why don't you stick around and offer encouragement to people who are currently undergoing the prescribed treatments?  You may learn something from these people.  You will see that a great many of them are becoming UND very early with the current treatments available and most likely will go on to SVR and they also know it's the only treatment currently available that actually eradicates HCV.  No hearsay, no personal testimony by five people but actual studies to back up the documented cure rates.  
We see certain people who never offer one word of encouragement or support.  When they post it's to push a treatment with no medical proof it works. like yourself, or to say how awful their quality of life has been since undergoing treatment or feel it is their duty to mediate on a controversial thread.  IMO, that's selfish and self serving.  Support should be given every aspect of hepc and treatment.

People don't have to agree, but IMO showing up once in a while and offering a kind word here and there lends a little more credence to one's sincerity and motive.
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