My mother has Hep c and latent TB

[smugglesworth]

Hello my mother has had hep c for around 30 years now (blood transfusion) and recently got the gold blood test for tb as she was told she had it at a nursing home when her leg got broke with the skin test. She took a chest x-ray and everything is fine. However I'm very worried how to even start with this duel diagnosis.

I read ethumbutol was a first line drug but her doctors are recommending InH and vit b6
and I'm concerned as she has the hep c and this drug can increase the risk of heptotoxity .as well as be a strain on the liver.
She has complained that her legs and arms are jelly like and its worrying her and me.
She also has osteo arthritus and is somewhat limited physically because of a car accident years ago and I'm wondering if this might be a natrual progession over time as well? She's 56

I would greatly appreciate any guidance, insight or feedback. Her viral load is at a million and she does not have cirrhosis, however she hasn't had a liver biopsy done only ultrasound.

How urgent is care? What are possible complications that are caused with treatment for tb and is there a way to avoid them?
Also does her hep c have a chance of strengthening if treatment for tb is carried out?

Do I have to seriously worry about a liver transplant being possible? if so that terrifies me.

[hugh3lf]

This is an old post now so you may already be aware of the role of Vitamin D in TB if not highly reccomend you listen to this podcast (you will need flashplayer on yr computer) go to WWW.BBC.co.UK/search/schedule/vitamin
_d then scroll down to Case Notes Vitamin D 20 April 2010 - has some really interesting info from a Prof doing research into TB - and the effect of Vit D  You will also see a lot of other articles on Vit D on the search page all worth a look - especially those on Case Notes and Inside Health (the successor prog to Case Notes Regards Hugh

[Akhizz]

Hi oscar I was diagnosed for hep b I've been reading your blogs about the bht and I started taking it since last week, I take it every morning on empty stomach and have my breakfast in an hour and I also I take multivitamins. I'm hoping for a good result....

[Grant95]

Hi Any improvement since you started taking it?

[flyinlynn]

Hi

You have responded to a very old post from 2011 to Oscarguy whose last post was also in October 2011 so most likely he will not see your comment.

As you are asking about Hepatitis B I suggest you go to that forum http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Hepatitis-B/show/223 and select the green Post a Question near the top right of the page.

Also if you saw the comment just above from Emily Med Help Moderator you would have seen this which I have copied below.

"Hi everyone -

We are closing this thread.  While some may firmly believe that BHT cures hep C (among other things), as there is no real proof, please consider this carefully, and buyer beware.  No one wants to cause more harm than good.

Emily

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