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Alternative Treatment
by roof, Feb 27, 2002 12:00AM
Been watching and reading from this board for two years so I fill like I know some of you pretty good.
Would like some comment about this alternative treatment that I am taking.
A short history of my hep C
RNA,PCR quant before starting my first go around with treatment three shots a week pulse the pills was 16694500 count
Liver biopsy. Chronic hepatitis with moderate periportal ( hepatitis grade 2) with bridging fibrosis and early architectural distortion (fibrosis stage 2-3). Concomitant moderate steatosis.
Iron--Iron serum 345 h saturation 97 h
Five months later rna, pcr quant 109000
Seventh month second biopsy to find out if I had hemochromatosis dna probe. This showed that I did not have hemochromatosis
Stayed on meds. rna,pcr quant went up 364000. Live biopsy stayed the same.
Stop meds at the end of the 12th month. Did not clear hep C Started phlebotomy to lower iron. Iron is now in the good range.
The doctor that was doing the phlebotomy did a RNA,PCR quant on me. After being off of the med for 6 months the count was only up to 602000 he and I were very surprised that it was that low should have been in the millions. Because of being so sick from the meds it has taken seven months for my body to heal. I have been afraid to take the peg. He wanted me to try hebal meds from this doctor clince in californa after 1 1/2 months on this my count is now down to 572000 not down much put down and I fill fine. Going to stay on them for three more months and see, ANY COMMENTS.
Would like some comment about this alternative treatment that I am taking.
A short history of my hep C
RNA,PCR quant before starting my first go around with treatment three shots a week pulse the pills was 16694500 count
Liver biopsy. Chronic hepatitis with moderate periportal ( hepatitis grade 2) with bridging fibrosis and early architectural distortion (fibrosis stage 2-3). Concomitant moderate steatosis.
Iron--Iron serum 345 h saturation 97 h
Five months later rna, pcr quant 109000
Seventh month second biopsy to find out if I had hemochromatosis dna probe. This showed that I did not have hemochromatosis
Stayed on meds. rna,pcr quant went up 364000. Live biopsy stayed the same.
Stop meds at the end of the 12th month. Did not clear hep C Started phlebotomy to lower iron. Iron is now in the good range.
The doctor that was doing the phlebotomy did a RNA,PCR quant on me. After being off of the med for 6 months the count was only up to 602000 he and I were very surprised that it was that low should have been in the millions. Because of being so sick from the meds it has taken seven months for my body to heal. I have been afraid to take the peg. He wanted me to try hebal meds from this doctor clince in californa after 1 1/2 months on this my count is now down to 572000 not down much put down and I fill fine. Going to stay on them for three more months and see, ANY COMMENTS.
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