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should i treat with other problems
being a stag 3 biopsy- i was considering treating- i am on high blood pressure meds and also was recently diagnosed with 3 leaky vales -my doctor says not to worry about the valves- continue to exercise and you will live a normal life expectancy- i also have siritic artiritis and take 200 m.g. of celebrex daily for pain- should i take hep c treatment even with these other things going on -thank you w.s.
With a stage 3 biopsy myself, I took this VERY seriously and advise that you do too.
Perhaps the main doctor who treats your other problems would be the person to look into potential problems the meds could cause for you. What would be IDEAL is if you could ask HIM to talk to a good hep doctor FOR YOU.
It seems to me that any decent minded person (doctor) would be willing to do this.
None of us in here are doctors and so ALL of the advice we could give would be GUESSWORK.
I am sure you can get this to happen.
Then, when someone else comes in here with that question...YOU will be the one to have the perfect advice for them! :)
I would definitely look at treating if at all possible with your advanced liver damage though. WORSE case scenario...you can give your liver a good break and pray that the damages regresses a stage buying you more time.
That was my thinking.
Oh yeah, and treating REALLY lowers the chances of us getting liver cancer = which is a crucial thing as well.
Best of luck to you!
Perhaps the main doctor who treats your other problems would be the person to look into potential problems the meds could cause for you. What would be IDEAL is if you could ask HIM to talk to a good hep doctor FOR YOU.
It seems to me that any decent minded person (doctor) would be willing to do this.
None of us in here are doctors and so ALL of the advice we could give would be GUESSWORK.
I am sure you can get this to happen.
Then, when someone else comes in here with that question...YOU will be the one to have the perfect advice for them! :)
I would definitely look at treating if at all possible with your advanced liver damage though. WORSE case scenario...you can give your liver a good break and pray that the damages regresses a stage buying you more time.
That was my thinking.
Oh yeah, and treating REALLY lowers the chances of us getting liver cancer = which is a crucial thing as well.
Best of luck to you!
One of the most important things you want to know is your viral load and genotype. These are very important to know (along with biopsy) when considering treating or not.
Nice meeting you. I would get a really good doctor and talk to him. Some here may live in your area and give you some do's or don'ts on doctors in your area. Visit this site once you have one picked out and an appointment made. We can come up with a ton of questions for you to ask. You already have the list started.
Frist, welcome to the forum and I would remind you that most here are merely patients and can only convey what we've learned or experienced.
The decision to treat or not is one each person has to make on their own. No one can predict how a person will respond to treatment, either by clearing the virus or the side effects they may experience.
One thing to consider, and watch if you do decide to treat, given your blood pressure issue is that anemia is one of the side effects of the ribavirin and the ESA rescue meds used to offset this effect can affect ones cardio-vascular system.
There are new meds being tested to try and make HCV treatment more reliable and effective, but all are additions to the current medications, so removal of all side effects currently experienced by folks who treate does not seem to be likely. Also, these are several years away from attaining FDA approval for prescription in the USA.
The decision to treat or not is one each person has to make on their own. No one can predict how a person will respond to treatment, either by clearing the virus or the side effects they may experience.
One thing to consider, and watch if you do decide to treat, given your blood pressure issue is that anemia is one of the side effects of the ribavirin and the ESA rescue meds used to offset this effect can affect ones cardio-vascular system.
There are new meds being tested to try and make HCV treatment more reliable and effective, but all are additions to the current medications, so removal of all side effects currently experienced by folks who treate does not seem to be likely. Also, these are several years away from attaining FDA approval for prescription in the USA.
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