I saw my liver doc today.  It was a thorough meeting and I have no
complaints there.
He asked how the side effects were going, but what can you say?
Basically I've figured out (with a lot of help and advice here) how to

I got my 12 week results today (actually got them back in week  1 5).
The lab screwed up and didn't come up with the results as of 15 days
after they took the blood sample, until I took the initiative and called
the medical records dept. myself - you gotta do like everyone here ...

I heard Schering is planning a phase 2 study sometime this year for 503034.
Does anyone have any further info?
Waz

    those of you who have been here since at least 2004 should someway
recall my story.
I'm male, have been infected with HCV for 8 years (since 1996) until I
started treatment in October 2004.

juanita where are you? i start txment very soon. I contacted
pparx/montels folks. its just a matter of paperwork now, so they
say.......  I have put this off for 7 yrs......... now i need a good
song to start off this gig. a few waitresses with pantiless skirts and

How did Katie's biopsy go?
Have you had a chance to discuss the possibility of co-infection with a
BCLD?
PING Katie...

I have a question,  i have had hep c for many years.  I also have been
close friends with my neighbor for many years and she knows i have
this.   Recently we started argueing and now she is going around
telling anyone and everyone that i have it and has even sent me emails

Well look who's here...Still ain't dead yet, but frezzin' my a.s off.
Old hep C got nuthin on me. Its been rough though elmo, I'm at that age
ya know. Best buddy died after successful transplant, the c came back
and ate him to pieces, "hey Bobby, play me something sweet on the

Was standing next to the seafood case at the local grocery store waiting
for service yesterday, along with a few other people, when I ripped a
long, silent fart hoping it wouldn't be the fragrant kind.  Much to my
chagrin, it smelled like hell.  It took a few seconds for it to hit, ...

my mother has a Colon cancer
and is just being diagnosed of a Cirrhosis
She is going to have chemotherapy,
does this Cirrhosis really lower her chance to survive ?

My original post is not showing up on my news server but I could go into
Google Groups and read your responses as did Katie.
Thanks so much again for helping us look at different sides of the DX. We
both truly appreciate all of your help.

Getting close to the end now. Nothing really changing.
I havent noticed much change the last 30 shots or so. Its sort of a
routine. Frankly, I think I could do this much longer than 48 weeks if
I had to, but hopefully that wont be the case.

After a full week of not having any power, the lights went on about an
hour ago.  You never know how much you miss the basics til you lose
them.  I stood on my neighbor's porch last Friday night and watched as
limbs fell on power lines around the neighborhood, small explosions and

Hi gang.  Ever get tired of reading about what you SHOULDN'T eat? Here is a
nice list of food for heppers, and the link.  Remember Kids: Food is
nutrition, not alternative medicine.  My pet peeve.
Koko

Hello all. Back for more input. Katie has been having a battery of tests run
to see if she is a candidate for treatment. I have got to give this doctor
one thing for sure.......he is very thorough which makes me feel better. He
wasn't going to recommend treatment unless he thought ...