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2147300 tn?1369689688

Am I done drinking ?

I was diagnosed and successfully treated for hep c 1b 10 years ago with peg and rebitol.  I have been undetectable until this year and am about to begin triple tx tomorrow.  I believe i reaquired the virus through some inappropriate behavior several years ago but after reading other posts I am questioning my drinking as a possibility for the reoccurance. My question is should I completely abstain from alcohol (after I finish tx) I am obviously not drinking now but wonder if I am done forever.  Thanks for a great forum.  
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It's interesting, my sister had the same experience you describe. I had wrongfully assumed that because she drank moderately when she had achieved svr, that somehow the drinking caused it. It may have accelerated her cirrhosis but it did not give her hep. c again.
I understand your confusion.
BTW, i need to add that your drinking days should be over even though alcohol didn't give you the virus. Your liver really needs some tlc.
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2035311 tn?1332679977
If you wondering if you can have a drink after what you've been through maybe you need a meeting instead of a drink.
Insanity is doing the same thing  but expecting a different result. Maybe I'm missing something here.  If I had lung cancer would I smoke?
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Rog its ok your in treatment now and you can move forward from here!  Dont punish yourself you admit it and your going to get well hey you did it before and you will do it again and stay that way!  Were all human so we try and learn from our mistakes sometimes its not always the first round.  I am almost done with "The Shack" Love It!
    Keep your head up high and keep pushing...
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If you relapsed after 10 years you should be contacting the HCV scientific community so they may study you as this has never once been documented.

There was one case I believe documented that was after 8 years and this was considered "extremely rare"

If you were engaging in what would be any "high risk " behaviour  since your last treatment attempt then this would be assuredly the reason for another contraction of the virus ..regardless of Genotype..

Best to you with your treatment..
Will
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2147300 tn?1369689688
Its possible that that I relapsed but unlikely. I was always told that undetectable is just that, undetectable, not necessarily not present. My doctor was surprised at the length of time before relapse and was ready to restart me on tx until I came clean with him.  I hate the disappointing head shake with the silent tsk tsk.  I f'ed up and came clean with him so we retested geno.  yes it was the same so it is chance that I just relapsed.  Sounds like the new triple does better job than previous.  

iron you are to funny
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766573 tn?1365166466
♥♥Seriously Bo♥♥ You must know by now I  love you to death (If you don't by now then; well, it is true and I do) but where are you getting some of this stuff  :)  :)
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Yes, if alcohol "releases the dragon" I would also assume McDon*lds, fast fair rides, and too much tv can too. ;p
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