Triumph Over Hepatitis C - Book

[John316]

The author of this book claims to have eradicated HCV using a mixture of herbs, mushrooms, and gladular extracts.  Any insight on their effectivness?

http://www.hepatitiscfree.com

[MichaelT]

For anyone that is using Black Cohosh, please read the article under Hepatitis Other on www.docguide.com. Be careful out there!

[oldhippiechick67]

From my experience an elevated sed rate means there is inflammation going on somewhere in the body.  So having a sinus infection would cause the sed rate to go up.  His aches and pains in the neck/shoulder area, and the cracking of his joints sounds like arthritic changes, and has been reported I believe as one of the numerous sides of tx.  
The reason you cant post a question (on the front lobby page on top left side) is cuz we only get about 6 questions/threads per day and they are all taken.  So you can post them under a pre-exising one, which you did.  But unless you make a bigger heading under comments (to EVERYONE) options box, it can go unnoticed.  
I dont kno why your doc would order two sed rates two weeks in a row, as it is a rather non-discript type of test.  Dont worry bout it.  It doesnt sound like you have much faith in your doctor putting your husband on Levaquin ("a dangerous drug" said by whom???).  Surely he knows your husband is on treatment for hep C and understands the implications of adding an antibiodic to his regime.  If you read the package inserts with almost any drug there are scarey warnings and numerous side effects listed.  Fortunately MOST people dont experience them.
PLATELETS - you said his dropped but then came up, well this is also a common thing that happens, many of us are having lower than normal RBCs, Hgb, Hct, WBCs, platelets, and neutrophils.
Just keep scrolling and reading about other people's posts here and you will learn a lot!  It has surely helped me, and Im on my 16th week of tx.    OHC67

[oldhippiechick67]

I read a bit what it said about Interferon and I didnt like it at all, it was full of lies.  It says "most relapse" and "few respond"  garbage like that.  The makers of that drug run tests all the time and they have publicly stated about 50-60% who complete treatment are successful in eradication the virus.
Also, I have a problem with a website that uses Pam Anderson as their spokesperson (however the link didnt connect with her, dammit!  hahahhaahaa)  and while I was there at that website, the creepy yellow eyes not being disturbing enuf, I found you can also order Viagra along with your natural herbs....omg, I gotta go lay down, my sides are hurting from laughing so hard.

[psychdoc]

I was put on levaquin while on treatment and had a terrible reaction to it. I felt very sick and researched it on the internet and immediately stopped taking it. My doctor gave me bactrin instead. I don't know much about the sed rate but I do know everyday brings something new and unexpected for me.
Good luck,
Barb

[totemman]

May you live to be an healthy old man. Free of Hep C you will find the right treatment for you.

Totemman

[Galen]

If you read the entire report you quote, you will note in the Reverences at the end that they are from old studies done over 10 years ago.  It is true that at that time, the recovery rate was really low, around 10% with three times a week interferon only with no riba.  Current tx consists of a pegylated (time released) form of interferon once a week along with twice daily dosing of ribavirin (Peg-Intron uses weight based dosing for the riba, Pegasys uses 1200 mg a day for most)  Current "cure/remission" rates are about 85% for genotypes 2 and 3, and about 50% for types 1 and 4.
Dr Gary Lee Davis, the author of the study you quote has a newer one with the new stats, as of 2001 at the following site.

http://www.medreviews.com/pdfs/articles/RIGD_12_59.pdf

I think you will find it enlighening.