Diagnosed with hep c about 2 months ago. Had a liver biopsy 5-21-07.
Waiting on my results & have no idea what to expect. This waiting game
is tough. My wife is being very supportive which helps alot. She has
tested negative for which I am most greatful. I'm at the point where

Third month of third treatment.Trying to find info on ferritin levels
being very high when iron tests were normal.Dr said this wasn't a good
indication of treatment success even thoe i am close to being
undetectable again..   john

Hi again to everyone, especially to those that were here during my TX.
Anyway,  last week I got back the results of my 2 year POST TX, PCR.
Ding Dong the dragons dead . It's dead for good, the dragons dead.
My BCLD was really really please with all my numbers. I guess my liver

I believe I've seen this discussed here before, but I have a curious
situation. I'm a second week into Peg-Intron/ribavirin treatment, and
a couple of days ago, I chipped a tooth in the back of my mouth.
Normally, it wouldn't be a problem, but the chip left a rather sharp

Well the biopsy went off in a very skilled and professional manner. Unlike
the last time when the Satan's man went through the lun, this one was
without incident. Were the results so cheerful. They came with directions on
how to get down with Jesus.

Maybe it's because I'm a writer...
Maybe it's all those rocks I've turned over that most folk would have
stepped on as they moved forward...
Still...

After getting the results via phone from the doc, paperwork came back
& had a few things I didn't understand.
What is "hepatitis c quantitation", "hepatitis c genotype" & what do
the numbers mean?

"effective cure rate in the area of 75-80%"
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Who loves ya.
Tom

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2nd alt test 4 months post treatment.
Alt levels------25

I've done a bit of posting here; done a lot of reading, though.
Tx starts soon and I feel "ready", whatever the hell that means...
Got a question from my last visit with the PA-C (physicians assistant-
certified) who's got my case (I'm with the VA hospital here in Dayton,

Has anyone seen this article posted on Yahoo today?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20070522/hl_hsn/studysuggestscureforhepatitisc
If I'm understanding it correctly, the 99% pecent seven-year
no-detectable virus statistic they mention only applies to

Last year I posted a couple questions here and recieved wonderful responses
from some of you. You guys helped me realize the importance of researching
the disease and that I should have taken a more active role in my treatment.
Thanks for that! I know I read something about the ...

Met with the nurse whose job was to explain all major points of
Peg-Intron/Ribavirin treatment, injected myself with the first 120 mcg
under her supervision...that was ~3 hours ago (around 3:30pm, Friday).
Apparently, the nurse will be something like the liaison between me

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