I was stage 3 grade 3 when treatment started, genotype 1.
I have my 1 year post treatment blood test today. The HCV specialist
as Kaiser  told me that if I am still clear the odds are 99.99% it
will never come

Just a quick question..maybe two.
 How do I find out what a lot of the abbreviations are for and is
everyone here a hep c patient?
Really interested about the iron!!

Hi Grey,
 Have you got any links that tell more about what you've written regarding
iron and how it is 'gasoline' for the Hep C virus?  (Maybe we could put it
in the tanks of our Hummers?) :)

From Bioworld Today
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nes_article&forceid=33048
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company profile (Energex Systems) http://www.regenerationnet.com/node/1330 

When I was finally diagnosed with hep c, seriously ill, I was given a
tentative 3-5 year prognosis before things got "critical." That was five
years ago. But, I did treatment, it worked, life is great. Today I got
myself a badge of accomplishment, lest I forget.

Hi there folk. Been awhile since I posted, but thought I'd throw a question
out and see if I could get some responses, as BCLD can't or won't answer
Background:
About early November or October, BCLD and NTWBIC call after follow-up

My father was declared HCV+ and after detailed RNA testing at
ranbaxy,mumbai,INDIA(Costs 15k bucks) count was declared about 1.1
lakh and Genotype 3 ?
Some doctors suggests SNMC Therapy,whereas some suggests PEG-IFN

I am new to this site...
I was diagnosed with Hep C in about 2003 tried the Pegasus and the
ribo with no change and had to stop do to my counts. I tried a second
treatment and had to stop that due to low platelets. However in

Conclusions
     Nezam H. Afdhal, MD, FRCPI:
     In summary, a number of novel HCV therapies were discussed at the 2007
Annual Meeting of the AASLD. Some of the major issues discussed concerning

First off thanks to this Newsgroup, I feel somewhat prepared to start
treatment next Friday - one week to go. Anyway here is a little bit
about me.
I'm G3, but I don't know what my viral load is. I'm certain I became

Greetings all,
I got my 12 month post tx test the other day and it came back negative. I'm
sure I don't have to tell anyone here how I felt.
I hope this encourages those that are going through tx. Like some, my first

Chemotherapy is a word that causes dread in most who hear it. It is a
time of stress as well as risk. If you, or someone you know, are
facing chemotherapy, these four simple steps may help get through the
process with better spirits and better results as well.

I was diagnosed with HCV-G3a way back in 1996.
Went to my Dr with a tooth ache and walked out with HepC. Impressed I wasn’t.
Had Intron-A monotherapy in 1997 and not surprisingly it didn’t work.
Spent the next 8 years or so trying to forget I had HepC.

My  2 cents, hey! IKEA changed the world of interior design so maybe
we beat this to?
just got the news and translated it with systran,................
/H

I want to thank everyone for all your support.
You all know first hand how difficult the treatment can be.
I am gen 1b, starting PCR 350K, 6 months undectectable.
Just got results from final 48 week PCR and still undetectable.