So...
At week 12 I found out, through my Primary Care Doc at the VA, that my
load was down from 1.5 MIl to about 600.
At week 16 I saw one of my IC team and they clarified:

I'm not on treatment now- I had tried two years consecutively but had to
stop because I  developed aplastic anemia both times, even with procrit- but
I have mild/mod fatigue which periodically turns severe -usually in winter.
I have HCV, mild anemia(docs gave me every test and ...

This is a good site:
http://www.hepatitisday.info/

I contracted the virus when I was born I was premature and needed
blood. I found out I had it when I was 12 and been living with it my
whole life. Now the main concern I have is I know it's not really an
std but still if I meet someone how do I drop this on them because I

No shot tonight.
This means more to me than last week's milestone, the "last shot" (#48).
Strangely, I've felt depressed and anxious this week.  I think it's
because I'm no longer actively fighting/treating the hep c; now I just

It seems the iron overload in thalassemia is being targeted with ..
natural iron chelators like milk thistle .. and getting much better
results by adding a little .. lecithin / phosphatidylcholine.
<<snip>>

I got the results of my 6 month post treatment test results this
morning.
Im not sure but I think that makes me offically a DRAGONSLAYER.
I realize so many dont respond to treatment. So  Im greatful to God

My Dear Brother and Sister Warriors ~
I have posted this message over at hepcnet:
http://hepcnet.net/boards/openforum/index.cgi?read=83643
I will appreciate any and all help you are able in this effort.

Here's the link:
http://clinicaloptions.com/Hepatitis/Annual%20Updates/2007%20Annual%20Update/Mod
ules/Pawlotsky.aspx
~ Alex

hi harv - \I haven't used newsgroups in 5 years and have forgotten some
basics.  Can you point me to 'how to' info?  I don't want to read or
download past the last 2 months and can't figure out how 'not to'.
many thanks in advance - sue

Self came back after the Fairy Princess went away.  Left me mumbling
to myself for a while asking, "Where am I?"
I be lurking and posting again.
Hanging a lot with the folks over at hepcnet.net

I dropped him a line and it bounced back as a bad email addy.
Russ

Hi guys and girls,
Sick Boy here.
It's been a while since I last checked in. I am the guy who was really
ambivalent about starting the Tx a few months ago. <g> Well, now I'm

J Gastroenterol. 2007 Jun;42(6):475-84. Epub 2007 Jun 29. Links
The iron chelator deferoxamine causes activated hepatic stellate cells
to become quiescent and to undergo apoptosis.
Jin H, Terai S, Sakaida I.

Opinions requested:
So I had my last shot last Friday - #48, and the Riba winds up this
coming Friday.
I saw the ENT Monday.  After I mention how happy I am to be done, he