Any recommendations for the world's most powerful hemorroidal
crream ? ! ?
Also, last week was two months and I took my first Epogen right after
my weekly Interferon. The next 3 days were my worst yet for nausea and

Hi - I haven't been on for a while.I just had my 6-month followup
viral load and unfortunately I found out the f--ing dragon is not
dead. My viral load went for zero at the end of my 48 weeks of
treatment to 200,000. I'm going to see my doctor this afternoon. Not

Well I went in for my ecogram and this time an MD did it. Last time it
was a nurse. The machine seemed to be a modern upgrade from what was
used last time. And, the doc spoke English! He did a very thorough scan
and told me that my liver isn't inflamed at all and the only ...

Simply amazing. On treatment, virus undetectable, taking perfect care of a
very active 10 month old, and went para-sailing 800 ft. yesterday with Mom.
Simply amazing.

Ok, here's the story.  In 1999 I was diagnosed with hep c, had 2 liver
biopsies over a 3 year span, the last one in 2003, I think.  It showed
chronic hep c with mild inflammation - but no great progression from the
1st biopsy.

You .. DO .. **know** .. one third of the world is already infected
with hepatitis .. ?
Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2007 Jul;104(7):1044-50. Links
[Utility of a little phlebotomy intermittently just before

Husband was supposed to start treatment today, hepatitis c, 1a.  The
nurse, while looking over all tests....saw something that made her
believe that he may have this "autoimmunne thing."  Said that usually
this happens in women.  Doc is on vacation so she couldn't ask him about

I just got back from my monthly visit and here's the scoop (plus a
little background I might not have told yet.).
I'm a genotype 1a and started with somewhere in the 600,000s of viral
load. I take Ribavirin and Pegintron.  Have massive fatigue and feel

I made 12 weeks and got the VL back awhile ago. Started at 3,580,000. 12
week test was 368. I think thats a good thing.
DrDigger

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hi guy, how is the program going?  did you get your biopsy yet?  anyway I
think you would appreciate the irony of this cool bit of info that was
headlining CNN news USA yesterday...
For the reponse to Hurricane Katrina, FEMA accumulated a bunch of ice that

I became a non-responder after 42 weeks of the standard treatment. I
discontinued treatment about a month and a half ago. I have stage 2 liver
damage. How long should I wait to try again?

Can someone explain the meaning of the term 2 log drop. As in what,
mathematically, is a log?
I finished my 12 sweeks today and took my 13th shot about an hour ago. Gave
blood this AM and go back Thursday afternoon for results. NTWBIC says VR

I'm almost to the two month mark and I "think" I "noticed" my skin
tone changing.
Over a month ago I noticed some splotchiness here and there but today
my face "definitely" "seemed" to be more sallow (almost "yellow"). Is

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 11 - In patients infected with hepatitis C
virus (HCV) genotype 2 or 3, the standard 24-week course of
peg-interferon alfa-2a and ribavirin produces a greater overall
sustained virologic response rate than a shortened 16-week course.