I have taken 13 daily shots of infergen as well as riba, started July
9.
Thip, are you quitting infergen?  How long did you take it?  So far,
I'm not in too bad a shape yet--I don't have to work.  My bcld says I

From: "Matt" <matthew@nospam.puckertoe.com>
Subject: Re: 5 hours to first shot..and a ?
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:58 AM
<gentle snippage>

tick...tick...tick...
This is maddening.
Blast off:13:30
And it's going to be the hottest three days in the northwest since I can't

Hi, all.  I'm Annie and I subbed here a few years ago before my
newsreader went boom. :)  I was diagnosed with HCV almost 10 years ago,
but I know it was active for at least 4 years before that.  Anyway,
tried the inferon a year after my diagnosis and it didn't work.  I got

Non detectable!!!!
(Heptimax)
Nedless to say, very happy....
Thanks for the support...

I believe I got the virus around 1980. Over the last 6 months my ALT and AST
have been going up. Since June 1st ALT went from 124 to 149 on July 12th.
AST went from 79 to 84. I have pain in my upper right abdomin.
I saw an internal medicine doc yesterday for the first time. She said ...

I know Iron supplement whilst taking any kind of treatment is not
recommended, but would it hurt to try if for my fatigue problem if I"m not
on any treatment?
I eat healthy, I abstain totally from chemical substances of any kind,  and

When you boot up is says, usually multiple times,
SMART capable but disabled.

Has anyone seen any studies on geno 1 patients who started tx with
higher-than-normal ALT and AST levels, and in the study they correlate the
eventual end-of-treatment LFT levels with SVR rates?
My pre-tx levels were in the mid-hundreds. After starting tx they came down

Hi gang,
later on Ebay; For Sale one skinned filleted and dead dragon. Thought of
taking him to the taxidermist but I really don't want to remember him at
all.

My favorite cow made me a pie yesterday.
Elmo
http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile

I'm taking a lot of supplements these days. One that i've left out is
Vitamin A. Is vitamin A ok for people with HCV? I was thinking of  a
natural beta carotene supplement.

I like Ribavarin.  I know that's almost not allowed, but I do.  Every
time I take it, it clears up my head and makes me feel good.  It's
like I took two aspirin and a cup of coffee.
I'm also not tired in any way.  I'm having lots of irritating sides

You posted quite a bit of thyroid information in ashc- thanks.
You also stated that you have a thryoid dysfunction- Not to pry, but i
was interested to learn what type yours was, and whether or not you
treat it.

Hi all.
Just a note to say that my friend Alan has cleared the virus
(according to a blood sample taken 3 weeks after end of tx).
He came around on my first shot night an eternity ago.  He gave me