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Echosense/fibroscan
Over the past 3 years I have been blessed with the opportunity of having an echosense/Fibroscan of my liver every three months at a very resonable price. The scan was performed 3x pretreatment,4x during treatment and another 3x postreatment.
This is an amazing machine. It is an accurate, noninvasive assessment of the liver- imagine being able to look inside your liver to check and see how it is doing. I heard it got great reviews last week at the AASLD. I currently travel to LA, California for testing. The researcher may consider opening a monthly Fibroscan clinic in the Los Angeles area if there is enough interest. Has anyone else ever had an echosense and if yes, what was your median (average score)? If anyone is interested in having a Fibroscan in the southern California area please post it. We only need 12 people for a full clinic. This procedure is not covered by insurance but is a great investment in your life because it truly does give you a good indication of how well your liver is doing. This will be the biopsy of the future. It is currenty all they use in most parts of Europe and has proven to be a reliable test to detect fibrosis,and cirrhosis (and, speaking from experience, is certainly easier/less risky than a traditional biopsy).
I am also considering trying Alinia . Apparently there are over 100 people using it for the treatment of hep B and C. Could you please post your results, side effects if any, and how long you have been treating.
This is an amazing machine. It is an accurate, noninvasive assessment of the liver- imagine being able to look inside your liver to check and see how it is doing. I heard it got great reviews last week at the AASLD. I currently travel to LA, California for testing. The researcher may consider opening a monthly Fibroscan clinic in the Los Angeles area if there is enough interest. Has anyone else ever had an echosense and if yes, what was your median (average score)? If anyone is interested in having a Fibroscan in the southern California area please post it. We only need 12 people for a full clinic. This procedure is not covered by insurance but is a great investment in your life because it truly does give you a good indication of how well your liver is doing. This will be the biopsy of the future. It is currenty all they use in most parts of Europe and has proven to be a reliable test to detect fibrosis,and cirrhosis (and, speaking from experience, is certainly easier/less risky than a traditional biopsy).
I am also considering trying Alinia . Apparently there are over 100 people using it for the treatment of hep B and C. Could you please post your results, side effects if any, and how long you have been treating.
Re everyones many questions.
First of all the Dr. that owns the Echosens in the LA area is one of the worlds most elite hepatitis researches. He has already has impacted all our lives as he is the inventor of NGI's SuperQuant and UltraQual PCR methodology. NGI has the most sensitive PCR technology in the world.
Secondly the FDA has not yet offically approved the Fibroscan, for many political reasons to numerous to mention.
Lastly we know that fibrosis can be reversed and viralloads can be dropped to undectable levels with some very viable natural therapies. The tough part is to do it consistently. Prayfully in the next 90-150 days we will be in a position to post all of our findings or at least direct you our websites. The next challenge will be bringing our protocols to market. We may even be forced to sell into the American markets from another country.
For now rest assured that we are doing our best to authenticate all viable natural options. If we would have been like many other companies we would bring the products to market and worry about validating our claims later.
First of all the Dr. that owns the Echosens in the LA area is one of the worlds most elite hepatitis researches. He has already has impacted all our lives as he is the inventor of NGI's SuperQuant and UltraQual PCR methodology. NGI has the most sensitive PCR technology in the world.
Secondly the FDA has not yet offically approved the Fibroscan, for many political reasons to numerous to mention.
Lastly we know that fibrosis can be reversed and viralloads can be dropped to undectable levels with some very viable natural therapies. The tough part is to do it consistently. Prayfully in the next 90-150 days we will be in a position to post all of our findings or at least direct you our websites. The next challenge will be bringing our protocols to market. We may even be forced to sell into the American markets from another country.
For now rest assured that we are doing our best to authenticate all viable natural options. If we would have been like many other companies we would bring the products to market and worry about validating our claims later.
Thank you again for posting what appears to be some very valuable information. Perhaps you missed my post, above, "C6". I'm sure some of us may be interested, but it would helpful if you could answer a few questions first, or if you cannot please tell us why. Is there a reason why you aren't mentioning the doctor or reseach facility the scans will be conducted at?
Also, I was a little confused by your last post. Not sure if you were saying that you were virus positive and then virus non-detectible using alternative means other than interferon and ribavirin? To the best of my knowledge, alternative means may have a role in reducing fibrosis but not in getting rid of the virus itself.
Hope to hear back from you soon.
-- Jim
Also, I was a little confused by your last post. Not sure if you were saying that you were virus positive and then virus non-detectible using alternative means other than interferon and ribavirin? To the best of my knowledge, alternative means may have a role in reducing fibrosis but not in getting rid of the virus itself.
Hope to hear back from you soon.
-- Jim
To anyone that is serious about having a Fibroscan test in the LA. post your details and I will do my best to facilitate it within a month. Just for the record I am to busy to post daily but I will try to check in weekly. The Fibroscan is truly amazing and will give you a clear picture on how beat up your liver is.
To anyone that is serious about having a Fibroscan test in the LA. post your details and I will do my best to facilitate it within a month. Just for the record I am to busy to post daily but I will try to check in weekly. The Fibroscan is truly amazing and will give you a clear picture on how beat up your liver is.
To anyone serious about knowing the stage that their liver disease has progressed to. I would strongly recommend getting a Echosens, it truly is the biopsy of the future.
First of all I do not work for any drug conpany or Fibroscan/echosense. I am a 42 year old hemophiliac that is very serious about HVC & HBV research. I was co infected with HBV and HCV at a very young age. Since then a have taken my Viral loads undectable 4 times over the past 5 years. Twice with alternative treatments only. I work very closing with several Phd's, we moniter my Viral loads,CBC and full liver panels monthly. We spend alot of time and money critiquing all the some called cures (with some amazing results).
With the use of the fibrocscan we have been able to watch my live heal while using both alternative and mainstream treatments.
For more information on the Fibroscan go to echosens.com
Then have you or your Dr. go to PubMed and review anyone of the hundreds of publications that you will find.
First of all I do not work for any drug conpany or Fibroscan/echosense. I am a 42 year old hemophiliac that is very serious about HVC & HBV research. I was co infected with HBV and HCV at a very young age. Since then a have taken my Viral loads undectable 4 times over the past 5 years. Twice with alternative treatments only. I work very closing with several Phd's, we moniter my Viral loads,CBC and full liver panels monthly. We spend alot of time and money critiquing all the some called cures (with some amazing results).
With the use of the fibrocscan we have been able to watch my live heal while using both alternative and mainstream treatments.
For more information on the Fibroscan go to echosens.com
Then have you or your Dr. go to PubMed and review anyone of the hundreds of publications that you will find.
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