Hope you all have had a nice holliday...........
Im a bit concerned about my posr rx recovery because I feel I hav´nt
come back 100%, been off tx now for about 6 months and still feel a
bit beaten up mentally, physically I feel quite OK.

Evidently someone heard part of a broadcast on the radio this week, and
Harvey made some remarks about the FDA approving a drug that stimulates
liver regeneration.  I'm thinking he heard a fairy tale, because there's
nothing on the Web about any such drug.  On the outside chance ...

I got the results of my 30-month post-tx PCR yesterday:
HCVRNA QNT    <20 IU/ml
AST 26
ALT 17

Liver damage 'could be reversed'
Cirrhosis is a major killer in the UK
Some liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be
halted or even reversed, claim researchers.

In another post I asked about sides during the last 4 months of Tx.
Two people brought up taking care around sources of bacteria because
of a run-down body.
Isn't Interferon used to boost the immune system's defenses?

Hi all.  An update for the old timers of the group.  Ran my PCR for the
12-week post-tx check today.  Result is over 7 million copies/mL.  The last
check, at the end of September, was <5.  This after a 18 month high dose
repeat tx.

Happy New Year y'all!
Came across this article on Hep C tx in my Infection Control Today
newsletter:
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hotnews/weight-based-dosing.html

The number of newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis C infection in
England reached 8,346 in 2006 - 10% higher than in 2005 - according to
latest figures released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).Read
more ...

Do what you will with this info.  I was not discouraged.  Two years ago I
relapsed after treatment from October '04 to September '05, with an
undetectable PCR about five weeks post-treatment.  Gtype 1b, 1.7 million vl
prior to combo treatment.  I went for an ultrasound scan this ...

    another piece of news this time.
I went in for lab tests to confirm the confirmation test I had in November.
The short story is that I had a VL check in October, 2 years after end
of successful (SVR) treatment, and it was positive (308 IU/ml).

Good news, bad news.
Got my genotype results and the bad news is, hcv-1b.
The good news is, there are better treatments in the pipeline and the Doc
said that I should be ok for a few years while waiting for the studies to

Is it possible that some sides would get worse in the last four months
(out of 48)...?
~ Alex

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( HBV AND HCV 1-b ) co-infection can lead to virus eradiacation?
I had to read this more than once to believe it.  I'm co-infected too.
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Anyone wanna know how to get through alot of the red tape...lemme know!
Dana ~~~^..^~~~

Any "cautions" with Lisinopril (lowers BP) with Epogen (or the Combo
drugs...)?
~ Alex