Hepatitis C Discussion Board

biopsy postponed

kc — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:37:51 GMT

Hi Guys,
I was scheduled to have a biopsy in two weeks and had to go for the usual blood tests. Got a call from the doctor's office Friday to tell me that they are cancelling and I have to come in for a 'special blood test'.
Of course I have the weekend to worry. Any ideas anyone?
Thanks.
KC

Colleen!! are you still on here?

Katherine & Harold — Thur, 12 Jun 2008 12:20:20 GMT

Hello everyone wow it has been a while since we have visited the site. But today I got an email from someone that seen a post of mine on the net somewhere on riba rage and is wanting to chat so that made me think of this group and decided to check in. I was reading back on some of my old post in 2005 when harold was on tx and the horrible riba rage he was having and the hell I had to go thru with this. I seen replies from Colleen who was a great support to us and thought I would like to see how she is doing and say hi.

If you know Colleen or if your on here colleen then drop me an email

also if I can be of any help to anyone that is needing to chat as a surviving spouse of this terrible treatment add me to msn kj042463@msn.com

positive

smile — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:34:57 GMT

3.5 months after treatment.
I am positive again. I just found out.
I am not going to let it get me down even though my head is spinning.
I prepared for this.

Love ya guys

What happen to the old board?

trekie — Thur, 22 May 2008 12:06:55 GMT

Hi Everyone, Have you notice that the old board is gone. I am going to miss it. it had great info and great inspiration in it and please don't tell me it's been gone long time. I have a bad enough time already with the memory thing... !

trekie

Acid reflux - Anybody else get the stomach of death?

russ — Thur, 15 May 2008 22:33:23 GMT

hey Hep Cats! Just wondering if anybody else is getting alot of stomach acid on Pegatron. It was something that started for me very quickly into treatment and now that my 6 month regime is over i'm still living on upwards of 4 Zantec 150's a day. My tummy has always been a bit pussy and someone wrote earlier on the importance of water so I'm up-ing my water intake to see if that brings it back in line a bit.

As usual, more questions!

russ

Does it ever get better post Pegatron?

russ — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:52:19 GMT

I've taken my last pills today of 6 months worth of Pegatron. I still feel sick and very out of control emotionally. Does it ever get any better? Can someone talk about what life is like after Interferon? Is there any truth to the permanent brain damage effects I read about on one suspect internet page. Can someone brighten the light at the end of my tunnel??

much love - russ

Swollen liver

I want to Know — Thur, 24 Apr 2008 22:23:03 GMT

My friend (who is Hep C positive ) is at the hospital, he has a swollen Liver and the doctor said that he can't take a biopsy because of that. His mother is desperate and has basically two questions
1) Is he going to die because his liver is swollen or is just a crisis
2) Can someone test negative when in reallity is Hep C positive? ( My friend's mother said that he never tested positive before)

Thank you.

Biopsy Results. Pls explain to me.

phovo — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:29:07 GMT

I went to gastro's yesterday and he gave me a copy of my liver biopsy report: NONSPECIFIC MODERATE CHRONIC PORTAL TRIADITIS AND MILD PORTAL FIBROSIS.
Comment: No periportal piecemeal necrosis or lobular necrosis is seen to suggest and active hepatitis. No septal fibrous bridging or cirrhosis is seen. central veins are distinct and no regenerative nodules are seen. Trichrome stain shows slight fibrosis of portal tracts. Iron stain shows no siderosis and PAS stain is not remarkable.

He said tx was up to me, cause report was good What do you think?
I have had HCV for 35 years now, blood transfusions in 1973-74. I am 1b with viral load 10,100,000. Just found out I was HCV a month ago due to slightly elevated enzymes.

Any comments on my report and any explanations are welcomed. Thank you so very much.

Treatment information of Liver diseases

tokyo7788 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:09:30 GMT

I am the administrator of the forum which provides discussion to patients with liver diseases (hepatitis c, fatty liver, liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, and NASH liver). You can get much useful information about liver health and share your experiences there. Welcome to visit http://www.liver-health.info/, http://english.kenkyusho.com/

As an administrator of liver health forum, I would like to help more people to get rid of liver disease. If you have any question about liver health, pls feel free to contact with us. Our email is kyotsujigyo@yahoo.cn.

lexapro

smile — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:17:07 GMT

I have been off treatment for over two months now and I am just getting off the Lexapro they perscribed me for anger/depression. It took this long to taper off. I was only taking 1/10th the dosage the last week and I am still experiencing the side-effects of coming off. Flu like symptoms, dizziness, trouble sleeping, skin crawling, heat flashes, etc........

This was a fabulous drug when I was on treatment and I highly recommend it to stop the depression and anger BUT holy crap it is a mess to get off.

Why the importance of water w/ Hep C?

phovo — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:58:29 GMT

I know how important it is to drink lots of water if you are a healthy individual. But I see posted all over this site to drink lots of water if you are HCV. Please explain to me why. I was just dxed 2 weeks ago with HCV and I want to learn as much as I can.

Also, I am not referring to drinking water while on tx. That I understand helps with the symptoms. Thank you.

Home from Liver Biopsy .Thank U 4........

phovo — Thur, 10 Apr 2008 19:26:38 GMT

To all of you who responded to my other LB post, I thank you so much. I was not as fearful. I had it done today, and it was not bad at all, just a little discomfort. The numbing shot went in like any other shot, and then I felt heat in that area. When he took the samples, I felt an unexplainable sensation. He took 2 samples. They bandaged me up, and I had to lay on my side for 3 hrs while in recovery. After that I walked about, ate, and came home. I will have the results when I visit my gastro April 21. That is another hurdle. Thanks again for your support. This board is so informative and has answered so many unanswered questions for me.

The treatment information of Liver diseases

tokyo7788 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:25:48 GMT

I am the administrator of the forum which provides discussion to patients with liver diseases (hepatitis c, fatty liver, liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, and NASH liver). You can get much useful information about liver health and let others share your experiences there. Welcome to visit http://www.liver-health.info/

http://english.kenkyusho.com/

Thank you

Plse share UR Liver Biopsy experience.

phovo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:38:57 GMT

I am having it done Thursday and am very nervous about it. I have read about it, but I would like to hear personal experiences from you. Uncomfortable procedure or what? Thanks much.

just dx, liver biopsy next. scared!! Upset!

phovo — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:50:17 GMT

Hello. I have been lurking here over the weekend. The other boards are slow. This past Thursday I was dx w/ HepC. I had blood transfusions in 1973-74. Without a doubt, that is where I got this. I am very upset needless to say. Up until the dx, I was very active and felt terrific.. Now I feel hopeless. My liver biopsy is this coming Thursday and am very scared.

The only liver elevations are the AST and ALT, but they are slightly elevated. The other liver tests are within norm. My Genotype is 1b and the viral load is 10,100,000.

Any words of comfort out there for me? I am a female, 58 yrs old. Is that too old for tx? Or too old to wait for new drugs? Or too old to handle the tx?