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Hepatitis curable
Are the various types of hepatitis curable? I have these crazy symptoms that has been occuring since possible exposure around Feb 15.
1. crazy head pressure (fog feeling)
2. tingling eye, arms, legs, stomach, right hand and tongue.
3. feels like neck has a large mucus ball enlarge in throat.
4. last week, I developed a large red flat rash on my right thigh. There was a painful lump under the red area. It last three days.
5. I notice my stool are small like pebbles.
6. I have developed (8) pea size lumps under my skin in my left forearm and (4) in my right forearm.
I did have a hep panel done three months post exposure. I think I read somewhere that I should have the test at six months post-exposure.
1. crazy head pressure (fog feeling)
2. tingling eye, arms, legs, stomach, right hand and tongue.
3. feels like neck has a large mucus ball enlarge in throat.
4. last week, I developed a large red flat rash on my right thigh. There was a painful lump under the red area. It last three days.
5. I notice my stool are small like pebbles.
6. I have developed (8) pea size lumps under my skin in my left forearm and (4) in my right forearm.
I did have a hep panel done three months post exposure. I think I read somewhere that I should have the test at six months post-exposure.
Mrs Ockert-
Thanks for weighing in on this. Yuck, sorry to hear you might be able to implicate prednisone. I know what you mean, however; if immune flattening meds are necessary, we have to use them.
The person I was referring to is a coordinator for a local Hep C support group here in town. She has been fighting HCV for years, along with Cryo and Lupus. She finally cleared the HCV four years ago (as evidenced by PCR assay at 6 months post), then required an IV bolus of a prednisone-like med to control lupus induced pulmonary inflammation. She was HCV positive at her 12 month PCR, leading her to believe that the large IV dose of steroids might have been responsible for lack of SVR durability.
Again, I’m sorry to hear of your relapse. I know the feeling myself, I’m currently on my second go around for 72 weeks.
Good luck and take care,
Bill
Thanks for weighing in on this. Yuck, sorry to hear you might be able to implicate prednisone. I know what you mean, however; if immune flattening meds are necessary, we have to use them.
The person I was referring to is a coordinator for a local Hep C support group here in town. She has been fighting HCV for years, along with Cryo and Lupus. She finally cleared the HCV four years ago (as evidenced by PCR assay at 6 months post), then required an IV bolus of a prednisone-like med to control lupus induced pulmonary inflammation. She was HCV positive at her 12 month PCR, leading her to believe that the large IV dose of steroids might have been responsible for lack of SVR durability.
Again, I’m sorry to hear of your relapse. I know the feeling myself, I’m currently on my second go around for 72 weeks.
Good luck and take care,
Bill
To expand on Grandma statement I relapsed after using a Prednisone inhaler. No way of telling if that was the reason, but before I started the inhaler I read a study from Spain that patients taking prednisone had relapsed. For me it was a case of d** if I do and d** if I don't. Therefore, I wasn't all that surprised when I relapsed.
A while ago you made mention of someone you knew that had relapsed after an IV bolus of Prednisone. I would have written this off to coincidence had I not noticed that we live in the same area geographically. Would this person you referred to be named Katie? Just wondering… if so, we’ve met before :o).
Viruses are not curable. They are either active or dormant. People on treatment are trying to get the virus to go dormant.
I had a blood transfusion in 1977 and got hep. C but didn't know it for 20 years. I had no symptoms at all until 3 years later when the exhaustion started. It is a very slow progressing blood borne disease. Your blood has to come in contact with the blood of someone who has it.
Yes, I have heard that you have to wait for 6 months to have the post exposure test done. I think the incubation period is 6 months.
I had a blood transfusion in 1977 and got hep. C but didn't know it for 20 years. I had no symptoms at all until 3 years later when the exhaustion started. It is a very slow progressing blood borne disease. Your blood has to come in contact with the blood of someone who has it.
Yes, I have heard that you have to wait for 6 months to have the post exposure test done. I think the incubation period is 6 months.
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