Hepatitis C and Ibuprofen

I have a hip condition called bursitis, which I'd dearly love to get rid of. One of the most effective treatments for bursitis is to take a sustained course of NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs), with ibuprofen being the preferred choice. I have Hep C, have done for nearly 30 years, I am a non responder to conventional treatment, with genotype 1. Is ibuprofen a complete no no for someone like me with hep c, or is there a 'safe' dose?

Generally my hep c is manageable, I exercise regularly, mainly with running (hence the bursitis), my liver has some scarring but nothing too severe, viral load was about 2 million last time I was checked, only note of caution is that my ALT has been steadily rising and I believe ibuprofen does have a negative effect on liver enzymes.

Any help / advice much appreciated.

[Diane12855]

Have you had a biopsy yet? I'm grade 2 stage 2...1a and my doctor told me I could take 2 Ibuprofen for pain every 6 hours. Are you on tx? Some have to worry about bleeding and stomach issues. I've heard it causes some trouble with their kidneys.

That's all I know... plus it works much better than Tylenol for me.

[Diane12855]

Have you had a biopsy yet? I'm grade 2 stage 2...1a and my doctor told me I could take 2 Ibuprofen for pain every 6 hours. Are you on tx? Some have to worry about bleeding and stomach issues. I've heard it causes some trouble with their kidneys.

That's all I know... plus it works much better than Tylenol for me.

[orphanedhawk]

Tylenol and ibuprophen are both bad for livers. In fact tylenol has caused people to have transplants. Having said that, some people tolerate it without problems.

HCV is such a stange virus causing effects from none to death.
Sorry, I don't know anything about bursitis but if it were me, I'd look into other alternatives.