hi is this also a support group for loved ones of ppl with hcv?  i have
been lurking here and see y'all talking about tx.  what is that?  i want
to learn all i can so that i can help my boy friend.  he has hcv and
severe cirrosis of the liver.  his liver is so bad that we are hoping ...

do ppl with hcv have a lot of problems with their memory?  i have been
with dean for 2 years and have seen a real decline in his memory.  it
use to be that he would tell me something and then turn around and tell
me he never said it.  now he is to the point where he can forget what

Just wanted any advise from you from your experiences.
I have hepc, geno 2, normal enzymes, liver not inflammed, have not had a
biopsy, waiting to do an ultrasound, do not feel sick.
I went to a doctor yesterday for the first time and he strongly suggested tx

my s/o has hep c.  he is 48 and has severe cirrosis of the liver.  we
live in north east florida and are going up to jacksonville to the mayo
clinic on the 28th for 2 or more weeks of testing to see if he is
eligible to be put on the list for a liver transplant.  when they did

Same song but this shouldn't offend ANYONE.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/89261/alien_song/
This is a funny GW Bush vid.So BEWARE if your in that 33% that still
approves of this joker.

NEw post, I was reading some Hep C post from a "Frank@earthlink" that
suggested that only a interferon bases treatment would work long term
to treat Hepatitis C.
Why that just isn't so...

Just wanted to add, I went to THIS doctor for the first time, I've been to
other doctors before this one..
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Hey, you ok? By my count you should be very close to end of tx.

Does anyone here know if Med-i-cal covers the treatment for HepC??  I
have no insurance.  Thanks for any information,  I have already learned
so much from your group.

Hey everyone,
After my tx stared, a severe case of psoriasis and arthritis was triggered.
I was put on Enbrel due to the data that was available from the UK showing
positive results for people on hep-c tx.

Just got diagnosed -- no known transfusions, no injected drugs.  But
throughout the 70s and 80s I worked as a film editor, constantly
scratching myself on film splicers and trim bin hooks.  In those days i
mainly worried about tetanus.  Everybody shared splicers, and they were

Newbie here, i´ve been folowing this forum fore a while and i believe
it´s time fore me to contribute but first let me introduce myself, by
the way im from Sweden so please excuse my pour English.
I was given the bad news of beeing infected with HCV a couple of years

My hemoglobin is 10.7 and my plateletts are at 105. My Dr said that she
will wait to see what the Hgn is after my next bood test (7/28) then
might put me on something similar to procrit. The VA doesn't buy
"procrit" so it must be some sort of generic or something. I don't

Having completed treatment a couple of years ago. Successfully I'm
happy to add. I now seem to be getting frequent colds 3-4/year. Never
used to get any or once evry 2 years or so. Does anybody know if this
could be related to the treatment?

My VL dropped quickly from around 5,000,000 down to slightly less than
400 by week 12 but then stayed there. It started going back up around
week 24. I am a little over 100,000 now at week 30. I was on 180 ug
pegasys and trial med that replaces riba. Guess virus mutated and