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Hepatitis C and Celebrex
by bbbb177, Feb 22, 2008 01:24PM
Hi,
I apologize if this has been asked before, but I am brand new to this site. Anyway I have Hepatitis C. So far I am not experiencing any major problems. My liver biopsy looks good. Anyway recently I sprained a ligament in my knee while playing basketball. I went to an Orthopaedic doctor who prescribed Celebrex for the swelling in my knee. I did not tell the doctor I had Hepatitis C (I know this is very foolish, but I hate how the doctors treat you different when you mention Hep C). So my question is: Is it OK to take Celebrex if I have Hep C? I am supposed to take one pill per day for seven weeks. The warning label on the Celebrex package mentioned that it can cause liver damage, but warning labels seem to be overly cautious.
Thank you for any help you can provide.
I apologize if this has been asked before, but I am brand new to this site. Anyway I have Hepatitis C. So far I am not experiencing any major problems. My liver biopsy looks good. Anyway recently I sprained a ligament in my knee while playing basketball. I went to an Orthopaedic doctor who prescribed Celebrex for the swelling in my knee. I did not tell the doctor I had Hepatitis C (I know this is very foolish, but I hate how the doctors treat you different when you mention Hep C). So my question is: Is it OK to take Celebrex if I have Hep C? I am supposed to take one pill per day for seven weeks. The warning label on the Celebrex package mentioned that it can cause liver damage, but warning labels seem to be overly cautious.
Thank you for any help you can provide.
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