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Board: Hepatitis 06-13-2007, 07:26 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,796
Posted By sean
Re: What Will Interferon Hold For us?

I finished peg/riba a few months ago. i only had to do 24 weeks, for which i am very grateful since i would not have made 48 weeks. just would not , could not, have made it that long. so there's...
Board: Hepatitis 04-11-2007, 08:33 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,218
Posted By sean
Re: Just got my results. What should I expect?

Hi Dan,

It is worth noting that the research is now pretty clear that being overwieght with hep c is about as serious a risk factor for accelerating fibrosis as would be drinking with hep. and,...
Board: Hepatitis 03-29-2007, 07:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,577
Posted By sean
Re: I was tested for Hep. B

Get tested again, but not at that place. if you are not comfortable with them or the way they speak to you, you should find another doc or place. if by some chance you DO test positive, you will...
Board: Hepatitis 03-25-2007, 07:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,825
Posted By sean
Re: hep c and skin problems?

Hi Deb,
first of all, you can't be a lot more crazy than many of the rest of us here.

second, as one who had TERRIBLE rashes on tx, i can say it goes away, almost entirely, within a month or so...
Board: Hepatitis 10-22-2006, 04:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,614
Posted By sean
Re: food and hepatitis

hello I luv,
DO NOT TAKE COLLOIDADIAL SILVER--it has never been shown to have any health benefit at all, especially for viral conditions, and it accumulates to unknown effect in the body. (well,...
Board: Hepatitis 09-25-2006, 07:22 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,495
Posted By sean
Re: Please Help-worried

Hi Patty,

as far as I know, amoxicillin is about the only antibiotic we are supposed NOT to take when there are liver complications--hep c or any other. especially risky, in my understanding, is...
Board: Hepatitis 09-10-2006, 08:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,387
Posted By sean
Re: pain meds

Yes, all good points. there are pain meds that do NOT include acetominophen (sp?) that is, tylenol, so why not use them?
I get sinus/allergy headaches sometimes and stick with ibuprofen, but I...
Board: Hepatitis 09-01-2006, 07:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,541
Posted By sean
Re: Liver biopsy results ?

Hi restless,

You really need to discuss a biopsy with the doctor. Biopsies are not true/false or multiple choice tests, they are complicated data sources requiring interpretation--sometimes quite...
Board: Hepatitis 08-31-2006, 06:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,739
Posted By sean
Re: Taking Pegasys

Started today. will let you know any news if any develops (I hope none does!)


sean
Board: Hepatitis 08-12-2006, 05:31 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,739
Posted By sean
Re: Taking Pegasys

thanks.
Board: Hepatitis 08-11-2006, 06:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,739
Posted By sean
Taking Pegasys

Because I've participated in this forum for so long, and have several times mentioned that I have been relutctant to start treatment, I thought I would share with whoever reads here that I am...
Board: Hepatitis 08-07-2006, 07:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,387
Posted By sean
Re: pain meds

Hi again,
overdoses of acetominaphen (tylenol) are notoriously bad for the liver--causing severe and sudden collapse of liver function. ditto for mixes of alcohol and tylenol.
but you know what? ...
Board: Hepatitis 08-04-2006, 07:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,018
Posted By sean
Re: Need some help

Hi yet again!
a reduction from 1.4 mil. to 300k is less than a log (factor of ten) reduction, and if it took a month to get there, this is not fabulous. I suspect, just from this, that you are...
Board: Hepatitis 07-30-2006, 07:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,899
Posted By sean
Re: My Hep C and Treatment

The reason they didn't try it sooner is that iron supplementation is usually considered to be contraindicated in hep cases, or at least, is approached with great caution. Iron may or may not...
Board: Hepatitis 06-20-2006, 07:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,099
Posted By sean
Re: what decreases interferon from doing its job?

Hi Ody,

yeah, even I, a treatment conservative, think that stage 3 is a call for tx. As far as I understand, if you get to stage 3, it ain't gonna stop unassisted. stage 2, in fact, is often...
Board: Hepatitis 06-06-2006, 07:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,498
Posted By sean
Re: Treatment ? when virus is inactive

Very good replies. I would just add that the main risks of tx are not in "activating the virus" but just that the meds used--interferon and ribavirin--are known to have considerable side effects,...
Board: Hepatitis 02-06-2006, 05:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,518
Posted By sean
Re: going crazy what do i tell my kids

hey j,

I'm guessing there has been some miscommunication or some missing information here. If indeed he tests positive only for antibodies and NOT antigens for hep B, this would usually mean he...
Board: Hepatitis 12-04-2005, 08:19 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 9,936
Posted By sean
Re: Treatment disabled me for life

Hi budro,

Sorry to hear of these problems. To share what little I think might cast light on your situation: Yes, 40 months (!!) of interferon can raise considerable hell with your system and...
Board: Hepatitis 11-06-2005, 07:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,328
Posted By sean
Re: Interferon (Pegasus) Side Effects - SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE!

Great for you, Marla. You've certainly paid your dues. It is gratifying to think that it was not for nothing. I didn't pray for you (I guess I was one of the eleven people who didn't get the...
Board: Hepatitis 10-13-2005, 07:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 9,936
Posted By sean
Re: Treatment disabled me for life

I'm well aware of what the end stages of liver failure of even liver cancer might possibly hold in store for me and it is scary. I'm not a fool. I can't say I look foreward to it happening but this...
Board: Hepatitis 07-29-2005, 07:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,378
Posted By sean
Re: End stage liver disease need information

Diabetes is not infectious. It is, or can be, a very serious medical problem, especially if not controlled by diet and avoiding sugar, alcohol, and so on. But it is NOT a liver disease. I think...
Board: Hepatitis 07-26-2005, 06:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,378
Posted By sean
Re: End stage liver disease need information

I know Thanbey already said this, but your husband's hep c/stage four cirrhosis is exactly why he SHOULD be considered a candidate for transplant, or at least evaluated for it.

I am very worried...
Board: Hepatitis 07-18-2005, 06:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,591
Posted By sean
Re: Anyone HepC Genotype 1a ?

Hi again,

Sounds like you guys are definitely on the right track. Good luck!, and yes, do please keep us updated.

Thanks

sean
Board: Hepatitis 06-21-2005, 06:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,600
Posted By sean
Re: Successful treatment

Hi Miranda,

Good for you, and especially for him. Jeez, this must have taken a lot of guts--more than I t hink I have, for one.
So glad to hear such a positive outcome.
congratulations!

sean
Board: Hepatitis 05-26-2005, 07:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,591
Posted By sean
Re: Anyone HepC Genotype 1a ?

All good points, DLMD. I believe in biopsy, but there are better and better alternatives now--sonogram WITH Fibrosure is useful (sonogram alone, I believe, can detect only pretty serious liver...
Board: Hepatitis 05-25-2005, 05:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,591
Posted By sean
Re: Anyone HepC Genotype 1a & Bipolar ?

WHOA!!!!

If his liver is functioning very well, there is NO reason, I repeat, NO reason to be thinking about transplant, selling your land, preparing to "live without him" or ANYthing like this....
Board: Hepatitis 10-08-2004, 09:32 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 704
Posted By sean
Re: please answer straight away having panuc attacke

If you have no symptoms that you can detect, and if your blood tests and catscan are clear, what are you afraid about? You have no health problem to worry about at all. Whether you picked up the...
Board: Hepatitis 07-27-2004, 08:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 890
Posted By sean
Re: Hepatitus Nightmare!!! Scared Till Death?

Relax about the hep. You have almost no chance of getting hep c this way, and only a low chance of getting hep b from one event, even if intimate. AND, you seem to have no reason to think the girl...
Board: Hepatitis 07-24-2004, 08:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,877
Posted By sean
Re: Need info on IP-6??? better than interferon?

Oh, and I wasn't kidding about getting another, independent opinion.

Couldn't hurt.

s.
Board: Hepatitis 07-24-2004, 08:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,877
Posted By sean
Re: Need info on IP-6??? better than interferon?

Actually, what little I understand about protein and the liver is that high protein diet is actually good for a damaged liver. It's the kidneys that object to high protein when they are not well,...
Board: Hepatitis 07-23-2004, 05:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,877
Posted By sean
Re: Need info on IP-6??? better than interferon?

Yes indeed, Carol, Alice is right.
Those medical records--biposy reports and all--are your partner's records, not the doctor's. They are his for the asking. Period.

The biopsy stage and grade...
Board: Hepatitis 07-21-2004, 08:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 666
Posted By sean
Re: Need some Info/advice about pregnancy and Hep C

Hi again,

There is no "can't" here. This is a matter of judgement, choice, medical management and rational decision-making. To start with, you are 22, my wife is 39 and just had twins. In the...
Board: Hepatitis 07-21-2004, 01:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 666
Posted By sean
Re: Need some Info/advice about pregnancy and Hep C

you MUST talk to your doctors--the hep doc and your ob. There is a small but measurable risk to babies from hcv positive mothers. This study found a risk of 2.4%, for example:...
Board: Hepatitis 07-17-2004, 08:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,004
Posted By sean
Re: Cleared at 14 of 24 wks/ 5 more to go

Hey Mean Jean,

It must be almost time now, yes? Are you done...nearly done....what?

Hoping all continues wonderfully well for you.'

sean
Board: Hepatitis 07-17-2004, 08:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,877
Posted By sean
Re: Need info on IP-6??? better than interferon?

Hi Carol,

Well, a little bit so, a lot not.

If you have hep c AND you have elevated iron levels, this combination is especially likely to lead to liver damage, yes. For this reason, everybody...
Board: Hepatitis 07-02-2004, 10:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,914
Posted By sean
Re: Here Are My Lab & Fibrosure Liver Biospy Alternative Test Results As Promised

Hi Docs,

Second the biopsy recomendation. There is nothing in your results that suggests imminent need for treatment, by the way--all the scores seem consistent with pretty mild liver activity....
Board: Hepatitis 04-22-2004, 07:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,520
Posted By sean
Re: Urgent Question Please Answer

About catching hep from food, the answers (in brief) are A: yes, it happens at times, B: unlikely but possible, C: no.

A is dangerous but not usually chronic--that is you get it, some people get...
Board: Hepatitis 04-20-2004, 04:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,221
Posted By sean
Re: Question about "viral load"

I think all the studies of transmission indicate that risk increases with viral load. However, risk increases or not chiefly in line with concrete acts, such as tatooing, iv drug use, transfusion,...
Board: Hepatitis 04-20-2004, 04:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 516
Posted By sean
Re: 48 weeks completed, good news from pegfaith

Wow. Very good news. He must be elated. You too.

Do us a great favor and stay in touch. It would be so valuable to hear how he feels, whether there are lingering effects of either hep or tx,...
Board: Hepatitis 04-12-2004, 06:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,407
Posted By sean
Re: I am Worried PLZ Help US!!!

Hi HH,

It is imperative that you make them explain to you everything that is on those papers. These medical files belong to you--or actually, to your daughter. They are HER medical records, even...
Board: Hepatitis 04-09-2004, 08:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,758
Posted By sean
Re: Hepitias c Viral load

I think a few things about that: first, its fine news, lower liver enzyme test numbers can be a sign of reduced inflammation, and less cell damage in the liver. But, on the other hand, maybe...
Board: Hepatitis 04-07-2004, 08:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,758
Posted By sean
Re: Hepitias c Viral load

congratulations on your excellent results. Viral load is never a reason to decide on interferon treatment. Unlike HIV, viral load is not as clearly related to health risk (there is a correlation,...
Board: Hepatitis 04-06-2004, 08:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 869
Posted By sean
Re: My ethical dilemma - please answer me

Hello Sister,

I don't think you violate any confidences by asking your friend if she's using condoms, or practicing safe sex, if that phrasing is easier. If not, hep c is really only a fraction...
Board: Hepatitis 03-04-2004, 07:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,017
Posted By sean
Re: Yippie!! My Hep C still gone!

Nice work, good news, and good tips, too. I think it's fair to say that with more than a year of clear tests like you have, there is every chance that hep will be a thing of the past for you forever...
Board: Hepatitis 03-04-2004, 07:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,452
Posted By sean
Re: Prednisone and HVC

Hi Wes,

By weird coincidence, TNF-alpha is considered a key stimulant of fibrosis in hepatitis of all types. Inhibiting it for your injury might also be good for a stressed liver?!? At least, it...
Board: Hepatitis 02-01-2004, 12:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,160
Posted By sean
Re: Higher Enzymes Post Trtment.

Hi John,

Sorry your news isn't better. Just to add a bit to Thanbey's post, you might want to check out Centerwatch to see if there are clinical trials in your area of pegged cifn, or of one of...
Board: Hepatitis 02-01-2004, 06:40 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,674
Posted By sean
Re: Sean

Just wonderful to get good news. I sure hope you can relax a bit now, and be of some comfort to others who you might come across over time who have similar fears of the unknown.

congratulations....
Board: Hepatitis 01-22-2004, 07:55 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,674
Posted By sean
Re: Sean

Hi again--

Sorryit takes ten days where you live. Its quicker here in NYC, but it is not immediate anywhere.

Maybe this will help your nervousness: Let's pretend you have already gotten the...
Board: Hepatitis 01-17-2004, 07:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,674
Posted By sean
Re: Sean

Well, we're not licensed to diagnose here. And, even a doc wouldn't do it without the blood tests we've mentioned.

One of the frustrating things about hep c is that it is often unrelated to any...
Board: Hepatitis 01-13-2004, 04:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 402
Posted By sean
Re: Hi Board, LTNS

Holy Cow, Wes,

Don't become a shadow, please! Atleast not here. Your absence wsa very noticeable, and your coming back is most welcome.

I hope hope hope the new year brings you some better...
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