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Male, 53, Houston - TX, member since Mar 2008

Hepatitis C type 1b and stage 4 level 3 cirrhosis. Diagnosed for HCV on my birthday in 2003. Vietnam-era veteran US Army. Currently employed as a Senior Network Analyst. I am disabled and unable to work due to partial liver failure and encephalitis I am hoping to get... [More]

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Apr 22, 2008 11:31PM - 0 comments
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The steroid and chemo were converted to pills yesterday. They are watching me for any sides and I might get released Thurs. The problems were caused by Cryoglobulinemia. The name literally means “cold antibody in the blood”, which refers to the chemical properties of the antibodies that cause this disease: cryoglobulins are antibodies that precipitate under cold conditions. Drug use is a prime risk factor for cryoglobulinemia because more than 90% of cases of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis are associated with hepatitis C infections.

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