I have been lurking on this group for several months, what I read here
was part of my decision to start TX. I started TX in July of 07 and
was a good responder. I am type 1a and viral load has dropped from 5
mil to 1200 after 5 weeks. But I have not been able to work because of

Where is Elmo. Does anyone know if he is ok? john

Early Virologic Response After Peginterferon Alpha-2a Plus Ribavirin or
Peginterferon Alpha-2b Plus Ribavirin Treatment in Patients With Chronic
Hepatitis C
[...]

About 2 weeks ago, during a night-time shift, I was suturing up a deep
wound on a patient. The patient was a male, and a chronic IV drug
user. He was Hep C - positive, had liver enzymes drastically higher
than normal, and had just started taking the meds for hep C

I would appericiate  amentor  to help get though  this i am getting relly
depredssed about this
thanks and god bless you if you can help me
JOHN

My mother started the Pegasys/Ribavirin hepatitis C treatment 2 months
ago. She is 50 years, about 5'7  and weighted about 140lbs at the
start of the treatment. After starting the treatment, she completely
lost her appetite causing her to lose about 20 lbs in a span of 2

http://investors.vrtx.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=272873
Short story:  60% SVR rates for g1s with 24 weeks of treatment using
Telaprevir with Peg-IFN and Ribavirin...
/greyhackles

What can one expect the first few weeks of treatment for Hep C?
Thanks.

I probably have thousands of dollars worth of medications sitting in
my fridge right now. Let's see, culling random net quotes (not really
doing real "research")
"Neupogen costs about $200 per shot and is often covered by your

"It may be reversible"
"Venesection"
Rev Med Brux. 2007 Sep;28(4):270-5.Links
[How to prevent complications of liver cirrhosis?][Article in French]