PMBC - Shown not to be viral reservoirs

[Mr Liver]

http://natap.org/2008/HCV/030508_01.htm

[DoubleDose]

And well you shouldn't!    I got word recently that you were a messenger from that new show, The Prevailing View!  Now I've watched the show, and I am just waiting around for the credits to roll.  I just know we are all going to see some really 'meaty' studies to support the theme of this new show.  And when I do, you will have convinced me, and I will have to become a regular cast member too.  For now I guess I'll just stay in the back of the bus, and throw peanuts!  Oh well, we can't all be stars.

DoubleDose

[jmjm530]

DD: (thanks) always, appreciate the voice of moderation, and the contrarian point of view.
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Well, thanks, but I'm not about to concede that it's my point of view that is "contrarian" ;)

[geterdone]

Well DD, I guess your thread is now officially closed. Take a bow! Applause!

gee

[DoubleDose]

This sure has been one heck of a thread!  Pro or con, good, bad, or ugly I have really appreciated all the participation and commentary.  TnHepGuy...thanks for the useful Health Pages resource!  Willing....thanks for always being willing!  Mr. Liver, thanks for kicking this thing off!    jmjm, as always, appreciate the voice of moderation, and the contrarian point of view.  I have not given this subject so much thought and consideration in a long time (a good or bad thing, I am not really sure).

DoubleDose

[Myown]

In my case as far as virons and relapse, I think I am in a Th2 mode and might be stuck there. I thought of the parasites as a distraction to my immune system (kept my immune system from fighting the left over virons) - didn't know how else to word it to my doctors, being I am not from a scientific backround, but as I look a bit deeper and try to grasp things, I might have been on that money about that cause it seems (if I interpreted it correctly) that the paras trick the immune system into thinking the Th1 is present and helping but its not and you wind up just having the Th2 thing going on which if you think about it, at the end of treatment you would need a balance of Th1/Th2 after tx stops in order to suppress any lingering virons.

The reason I concern myself about being stuck in a Th2 mode - not due to paras - they are gone, but it seems that there are other reasons where a person can become Th2 dominant - even past Chronic Fatigue and FM and also chronic stress can make you Th2 dominant. Don't take my word, look it up if you want to make sure my interpretation was correct, but I think it was. Too tired to go thru my bookmarks to paste - so I added the disclaimer so I don't hear feedback,,"where's the studies etc."

So anyhow, I have to talk to my doctor about the Th2 mode and possibility of me being stuck in it. I'm sure he'll want to throw me out the window, but I have to ask.

MO

[TnHepGuy_]

I just re-did the Health Page on occult. I decided it would be much easier to do if I started again from scratch. Along the way I figured out how to do direct linking (i.e. - the article title is also the link) - thus cutting in half the amount of screen usage and scroll time. I've titled the newest page "Occult Hepatitis C (1)" and asked MedHelp to please remove the first page - after which I will then re-title the new version.

Please add to and update it with any any-and-all relevant materials. If you are not comfortable yet with posting, just send or show me the link and I will add it.

Thanks.


TnHepGuy