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HELP Recently diagnosed...high viral count
3 weeks ago I had some blood work done and found out I am positive with Hep C. I just got the results today on my viral load and its 2,250,000 (copies?) I understand this is high. I'm also Genotype 1 (no a or b?)and already on medication for depression. My Dr feels I wouldn't respond to treatment well, being Genotype 1. I've decided I will have a biopsy done to see what kind of damage might be going on in the liver.
My question is: I need hope and something I can be doing to help myself. I'm at the point of trying Homiopathic (spelling?)products. I've been reading as much as I can about Hep C and I'm having the hardest time understanding what all the numbers mean! I hope my insurance has a good liver specialist. If anyone can try to help me understand the meaning of the numbers and what I want to be looking for in them, I'd appreciate it. Also, my local health food store owner suggested these products to help the Liver. Has anyone used these or heard about them? Milk Thistle, Articoke capsules, Lysine 1000mg 3x a day, Grapefruit Seed Extract 6 drops in 8oz water 3x a day, vitamin c 1000mg 3x a day and MSM 2000mg 2x a day. Thank You, Please respond
My question is: I need hope and something I can be doing to help myself. I'm at the point of trying Homiopathic (spelling?)products. I've been reading as much as I can about Hep C and I'm having the hardest time understanding what all the numbers mean! I hope my insurance has a good liver specialist. If anyone can try to help me understand the meaning of the numbers and what I want to be looking for in them, I'd appreciate it. Also, my local health food store owner suggested these products to help the Liver. Has anyone used these or heard about them? Milk Thistle, Articoke capsules, Lysine 1000mg 3x a day, Grapefruit Seed Extract 6 drops in 8oz water 3x a day, vitamin c 1000mg 3x a day and MSM 2000mg 2x a day. Thank You, Please respond
I jus want to add (it's been said before), starting today, Drink,drink drink all the water, gatoade or other power drinks you can stand, the drink more! Joni
I picked up my lab work today after work. In comparing my info to the janis...site, I think I'm in OK shape?
Here's the numbers>ast 22, alt 29,
I have a few things that are in the high range they are> alkaline phosphatase 132, bun/creatinine ratio 36,
urea nitrogen (bun) 29
In the urinalysis culture> protien had trace and granular cast is 0-1 listed in the high range. I also DON'T have any readings leading towards cancer or tumors Yippe for this! Any insight to these numbers would be great! Happy Holidays to you, Annette
Here's the numbers>ast 22, alt 29,
I have a few things that are in the high range they are> alkaline phosphatase 132, bun/creatinine ratio 36,
urea nitrogen (bun) 29
In the urinalysis culture> protien had trace and granular cast is 0-1 listed in the high range. I also DON'T have any readings leading towards cancer or tumors Yippe for this! Any insight to these numbers would be great! Happy Holidays to you, Annette
I have worked full time and I am on week 43 of tx. My job is often physical and I travel often. Some days are rough but it's been ok. Personally it would be much worse for me to sit around on tx. It keeps my mind off it when I am busy and don't have time to think about all this. It's very different for everyone. If you read some recent back post you'll find more info on this with post from people who did and who didn't work and their experiences. Reading the back post can be very informative. LL
I worked pretty much straight through 50 weeks of peginterferon and 1000mg of ribavarin. I missed maybe 12 full days and some odd hours here and there, and had them covered by FMLA. It wasn't easy dragging myself to work but it felt good doing it. Some days just accomplishing getting to work made me feel better and I was able to carry on.
Like many have said: Get a different doctor/see a specialist. I am a 1a and I cleared the virus before week 12. My family doctor, who doesn't treat many HCV patients, suggested I could re-biopsy in a year and see if the damage was worse. I didn't think waiting was a good idea -- the virus isn't waiting. No one can tell you how fast the virus will move either. A biopsy is a must -- that will tell you where you stand.
Like many have said: Get a different doctor/see a specialist. I am a 1a and I cleared the virus before week 12. My family doctor, who doesn't treat many HCV patients, suggested I could re-biopsy in a year and see if the damage was worse. I didn't think waiting was a good idea -- the virus isn't waiting. No one can tell you how fast the virus will move either. A biopsy is a must -- that will tell you where you stand.
I have no data that herbals help, period. Milk thisle is currently being studied in trials but I have no data to help you make the decision. Vitamin E may have some protection against fibrosis.
The best thing you can do instead of wasting money on unproven therapies is to:
1. Avoid alcohol completely
2. Avoid iron supplementation
3. Avoid uncooked seafood (a wierd virus that attacks the liver can be in this)
4. Get Hep A and B vaccines
5. Eat a well-balanced diet, 30 minutes of exercise most days.
GI.PA
The best thing you can do instead of wasting money on unproven therapies is to:
1. Avoid alcohol completely
2. Avoid iron supplementation
3. Avoid uncooked seafood (a wierd virus that attacks the liver can be in this)
4. Get Hep A and B vaccines
5. Eat a well-balanced diet, 30 minutes of exercise most days.
GI.PA
Well as you can see you have found a great place, no..the best place. Plenty of excellent info and I can't add to it except that I also agree, the homppathic stuff us great for the little stuff, Hep C is the major league, hardball, big time. You need the big guns to get it. The world medical organizations have spent millions of $$$ and some big brains and the biggest gun right now is peg interfurion and ribavarin. Go to the pro's on this one and welcome to the family
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