I had occassion to have them tested.
21
Mr Liver is happy.

Just a question for those on treatment, or for those of you who have
gone through the process--how well did those close to you, in your
estimation, comprehend and appreciate exactly what you were enduring
while on tx?

Lower Liver Cancer Risk Associated With Higher Coffee Consumption
27 Jun 2008
A new large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse
relationship between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk. The study

Anybody try Bendadryl for the itchies?  I have enough lotions and
potions on the shelf to run a drug store.  so far, the best lotion
I've found is Eucarin
Aquaphor, (THANKS TO FROGGER FOR THE SUGGESTION) but it doesn't work

Whole story.link...
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2008/06/new_technology.html
"By applying just the right amount of vibration to a virus, scientists
believe that it can be rendered harmless."

I am wondering how long it takes after Tx that you can say you have killed
the Dragon? mine is 7 yrs. should I still worry about it?
Rob

I'm coming up to 21 weeks on treatment now (out of 48) type 1 HCV, I
was almost PCR neg at 4 weeks but not quite but was at 12 weeks so now
I'm just carrying on carrying on hoping any remaining bits of virus
hiding under the radar are getting there a.ses firmly kicked.

Good news: as the headline said, my results came back "undetectable"
at 12 weeks.  Now if I can just get thru 9 more months of tx.
Hope you are all well.
TC

This is interesting.....the lab that collected the blood donations swore she
definitely has HCV.  So, per regulations, she went to the local health
department and had the test(s) redone:
"HCV Screening            Results indicate current or past infection with

Hey all,
   I asked the doc for a list of foods drinks and things I should avoid
(besides alchohol). I got the usual "oh thats easy... yada yada" and here I
am a couple of months later asking my self what she said.

7 years ago I was diagnosed with HCV+, I am not realy sure which type, but I
remeber that my doctor told me that's one of the easier ones to deal with.
Anyway after 6 month of self injection and pills, they told me that I am
fine and dont need to use any other medication.

Hi, my wife has finished her treatments, but the thrush has come back
on het tongue and we can't get her to a doctor for a while, doe anyone
know of any OTC medications that can help till she can get a
prescription?

So the dragon-skin of Tx is almost all gone but I'm watching changes
in my skin I don't fully understand...
 I'm almost 2 months post-Tx and my legs and arms (mostly) have a
"capillary-flush"--red mottling--no pain and thank God no itching!!!

http://www.impactlab.com/2008/05/13/drug-war-horror-stories/
In Seattle, a fifty-six-year old man died last Thursday after being
refused a liver transplant because he had followed his doctor’s
recommendation to use marijuana to ease the symptoms of hepatitis C.

I'm thinking about writing a column here, it would be called "Symptom
of the Week".  It might go something like this;  "Hi Boys and Girls,
Well this week, we're talking about the "Itchies", is YOUR back
covered in scabs from scratching, well HEY, that's just like the rest