Question(s): Is the reduced level hemoglobin normally associated with
HCV Tx caused by the reduced hematocrit that is caused by hemolysis? In
other words, does the hemolysis caused by the antivirals directly
reduce the hemoglobin measurement by reducing the RBC, or is the

Well, after being phlebotomized 15 times to get my ferritin level down,
I finally did my first shot Friday night. All in all it has gone pretty
well. I took it at about 4:30. I stayed up til 10:30 feeling no effects
at all.

When my son was a couple months old the doctors decided to test him for Hep C.
The results were posititve. They told me not to worry because he probably was
carrying my antibodies. So they did a different test which was also positive.
This time they said it was to early to tell, ...

Greetings folks,
Has anyone else had elevated glucose levels duriung tx?
My bloodwork has been showing elevated levels recently.
Thanks,

Hey don't laugh  this is real science.  I have been looking through the
conventional and alternative literature for information about (safe?)
foods and herbs that stimulate bile production.  Bile is synthesized in
the liver.  It dissolves fat.  Curcumin is the yellow stuff in curry

#7 was Friday night, not much new to report.  I'm seeing some bruising
showing up on an injection site from weeks ago.  I get a little faint if
I stand up too fast occasionally.  I get some nausea in the AM an hour
after waking up and again in the late pm around bedtime.  Nothing ...

Went in for a yearly and this is now 3 years virus free.    I wish everybody
the best.    I was pretty public about my treatment.  Since I worked for a
PBM it wasn't like everybody didn't know what I was taking anyway.   I
didn't have cirhossis yet and responded about as well as ...

I had hep a and hep b vaccines (first doses) on 11/20 and started
itching on 11/24. I asked the dr and she told me that the itching
cannot be related to the vaccine as it started 4 days later. She is
suggesting that I have dry skin!!! Anyway, I believe the itching is

Let me share some information about likely causes and possible remedies for
HCV induced Arthritis, which occurs in approximately 20% of Hep C infected
or cleared patients.  (Fatty LIver is present in over 70% of the same
demographic)

Geb made a recent trip to China and asked me to put a picture of him and
a guy he met named Cody in the FA.  :-)
elmo
boo-dah...boo-dah...boo-dah

I am in California, I am not sure if this is the newsgroup my mother,
Edgekip, used.
I wanted to let her online friends know, and I know it is late coming, that
she passed away March 28, 2006.

One must understand these sort of treatment concepts by various medical
practitioners in order for one to proper manage his treatment
programme.
Firstly, one must also understand that to deal with bacteria derived

Yes more on the benefits of Milkthistle to the Liver and to bile production
and steatosis which plugs the liver up with fat.
This MAY be Voodoo to some.  The research focus is testimonial and largely
unprocessed by the FDA.

What a great day to reflect on everything there is to be grateful for!
70 degrees and sunny here in the Ozarks.  Hope everyone has a happy
turkey day.  
elmo

I get some itching sometimes, often at night that makes it hard to fall
asleep.  I was advised here to try benadryl, and it worked, but I *hate*
the feeling of benadryl both when I take it and the next day.
So I've been trying Children's Benadryl, which is like half a regular