Just wanted to ask a general question and see if anyone has been able to get
an answer from their doctor. My liver specialist has artfully dodged the
question but I keep asking him anyway.
What is the life expectancy (generally) for someone with chronic hcv? Is

We all know that fat is a problem with liver disease, but this article goes
into some good basic biology about it:
High Fat Diet Alters Liver Health, Warn Docs  
John C. Martin  11-03-05

And I was thinking that this board was slowing down...
I've been away for a day and (yikes!!!) there's 61 new posts!
WS

This came in medscape today.  I wonder what Interferon/ribavirin overdose at
the critical final stages of tx. can do vis-a-vis insomnia and mania that we
all experience to some degree?  I posted here only the first page of the
article I am wondering about.  I will post more if ...

Let me relate a story from my past that may (or may not), help clarify an
issue(s) about this subject.
Several years ago I ended up sharing an office for a short period of time
with a middle eastern gentleman. He was very much into the Koran. It was

Since I'm here...I use to belong to a Rock n roll discussion
board...Marah is their name. Elmo has some tapes I sent him years ago. I
did some promo stuff for them in their begginings, they are based in
Philly. An alt country band, they coverd a lot of musical territory

Who I am, is what I believe. Contrary to what a few have accused me of, I
have never once said you much believe what i believe or you're damned. I
have never once belittled anyone who said Buddha is there god of choice...
I respond to ONE post, that was Christian in nature, and ...

My husband was cremated yesterday and the vultures (his daughter and
ex-wife) have returned to Paris after having picked clean everything
that was of the slightest value, leaving me with just the debts to settle.
The daughter will be making another haul after the New Year and I ...

Hey now, when the devil comes a knockin at your door, ya gotta stamp him
out, and put him back down in the hole. Life has been gettin' very
complicated lately. Somethings happening here and I don't know what it
is, Probably stress and hep, a great combo to an early demise. I'm

Thanks to all who noticed that my life and spirit is in deep doo doo
right now. 24 years ago, I was working my way into NY Cornell Psyche
ward. 70 days and a 15 day detox as I had already suffered a bleed out
from my esphogeal varicies months prior. During my first week there a

copied and pasted from today's online version of the NY Times...
probably not news to any of you, but educational for me.  thought I'd share
Sara
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Doing pretty well here, thanks for asking, Water Spider :)
I just had some surgery done on Friday, waiting for that to heal a bit and
then I'll call my BCLD and talk about setting up a date to start treatments.
(he said to call 6 weeks before I wanted to get going on it, so I ...

Stay with us here.  Were entering into another lunar phase of irrelevant
flying turds.  
Butt in anywhere, tell us your stories, ask your questions.  About Hep C,
I mean.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/12/05/coffee.liver.damage.reut/index.html
Cody

Hello all, I've been reading the posts here for about 6 mos. but, this is
my first post. I was diagnosed with HCV about 2.5 years ago. I began seeking
treatment last july, mainly because I began suffering from severe pain in my
abdomen. Since then I have learned alot, My genotype ...