tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.comments2024-03-18T05:46:06.835-04:00HCV New DrugsHCV New Drugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049941177490552710noreply@blogger.comBlogger604125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-67888593305914458252018-05-30T13:57:26.746-04:002018-05-30T13:57:26.746-04:00Try looking into Vitamin B12. I have suffered wit...Try looking into Vitamin B12. I have suffered with SOD since my gallbladder removal in 2013. Just last year my doc found that I was deficient in B12. Since taking B12 supplements it has significantly lowered my episodes of SOD attacks. I have found that people with gastro intestinal problems absorb very little B12 in foods, thus the need for a supplement. Maybe ask your doctor for a blood test to check for this. Hope this helps someone out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-13474471926593701962018-04-10T20:00:17.087-04:002018-04-10T20:00:17.087-04:00You may want to check out this patient forum Click...You may want to check out this patient forum Click <a href="https://forums.hepmag.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a> to go HEP forums<br />Or review this page of the blog<br />Click <a href="https://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.com/2010/10/hey-can-i-get-hepatitis-c-from.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> to go Hey Can I Get Hepatitis C From...... <br />HCV New Drugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049941177490552710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-28680261023587343942018-04-10T17:11:36.646-04:002018-04-10T17:11:36.646-04:00Articles that you may be interested in:
Click h...Articles that you may be interested in: <br /> <br />Click <a href="https://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.com/2017/11/clinical-improvement-after-successful.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> to go to Clinical improvement after successful antiviral DAA therapy for hepatitis C<br /><br />Click <a href="https://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.com/2018/02/severe-fibrosis-improves-in-most.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> to go Severe fibrosis improves in most patients after hepatitis C cure but persists in a quarter<br /><br />Click <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320727.php" rel="nofollow">here</a> to go to <br />What to eat if you have hepatitis C<br /><br />Click <a href="https://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-liver-loving-diet-must-read-for.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> to go to <br />The Liver Loving Diet - A Must Read For People With HCV Or Liver Disease <br />Click <a href="https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2891-12-119" rel="nofollow">here</a> to go to read - Previous research indicates HCV patients who participated in a diet and exercise program lowered their grade of steatosis and remarkably their fibrosis score, according to a study published in Nutrition 2013.<br />All my best,<br />Tina<br />HCV New Drugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049941177490552710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-35627879548504685122018-04-10T06:03:55.587-04:002018-04-10T06:03:55.587-04:00Hi im just wonder had I a hep c risk if anyone can...Hi im just wonder had I a hep c risk if anyone can help thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-35141717692725964092018-04-09T13:15:34.060-04:002018-04-09T13:15:34.060-04:00Dear Authors of the above study:
Please post advic...Dear Authors of the above study:<br />Please post advice on what kind of exercise would be recommended for HCV patients who reached SVR with DAAs, but were already overweight/obese, and already had cirrhosis (F4). How much improvement in liver disease can be expected?<br />answer please to: tanialustosa@gmail.comTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030891685358350374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-29289126419585242032018-03-10T22:14:35.441-05:002018-03-10T22:14:35.441-05:00I got healed with generic epclusa No insurance, li...I got healed with generic epclusa No insurance, live in U.S. Prices way out of reach for brand name. Saved my life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-1711734121901431092018-03-05T14:19:57.222-05:002018-03-05T14:19:57.222-05:00I am a Vietnam War veteran, a hepatitis C survivor...I am a Vietnam War veteran, a hepatitis C survivor and one of the leading advocates in the nation for Vietnam Era Veterans whose risk of having an active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is up to ten times higher than that of the general population of adults in the United States.<br /> <br />I am also the author and primary proponent of the Vietnam Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act which has significant support in the House of Representatives and is the subject of testimony I will be giving to the Veterans Affairs Committee later this month, and to the House of Representatives at large later this spring.<br /> <br />Regarding the information in your recent Forbes.com article you have been grossly misled, and the public dissemination of such terribly misleading statements is literally risking the lives of hundreds of thousands of Vietnam Era Veterans who have no idea that they are HCV positive and do not know how critically important it is for them to get tested. Positive testing results for Vietnam Veterans will likely number anywhere from 325,000 to 650,000, a huge number of cases being ignored by the VA due to eligibility issues.<br /> <br />Your article does nothing but reinforce the deadly misconceptions that have been fueled by other poorly researched articles and news stories. Far too many Vietnam Era Veterans believe these falsehoods… that if they weren’t combat wounded, weren’t in combat at all or weren’t even in country during the Vietnam War, their risk of having been exposed to the hepatitis C virus is very low. Vietnam Era Veterans are dying every day because of these critical misconceptions. <br /> <br />Whether we were deployed to Southeast Asia or not, millions of us were exposed to hepatitis C by government administered inoculations in boot camp using the Pedo-Jet Air Inoculation Device, commonly referred to as the Jet Gun, which was banned in 1992 by the D.O.D. and later by the World Health Organization. The CDC and the VA both agree that 75% of all those infected with the hepatitis C virus are completely unaware of their HCV positive status. And yet your article essentially confirms these misconceptions and tells 6.5 million Vietnam Era Veterans that if they were not combat wounded they have nothing to worry about. <br /> <br />NOTHING could be farther from the truth! In the statistical database from over 1,000 Vietnam Era Veterans tested for hepatitis C in our five clinics to date at my American Legion Post 1619, there was zero correlation between combat wounded and positive/reactive HCV test results.<br /> <br />It is critical that you be aware that that approximately 6.5 MILLION Vietnam Era Veterans with a very high risk of having an active HCV infection are not included in the VA’s reported data.<br /> <br />I cannot stand idly by and allow your article to undermine the truth with the incorrect and misleading information. And I am not going let Secretary Shulkin whitewash the true hepatitis C threat to ALL Vietnam Era Veterans by misleading Congress, the media and the public so that he can pat himself and his Agency on the back while over 5,000 veterans outside of VA health care die each year of Hepatitis C infections that were acquired during their years of military service. Let that sink in for a minute... there's a headline for you or Forbes Magazine: VA WRITES OFF A HALF A MILLION VIETNAM VETS, "NOT OUR PROBLEM" SAYS SHULKIN.<br /><br /> I am fighting for my brothers, and have dedicated my life's work to saving as many as humanly possible. This was my War and this is my generation, a generation of heroes who sadly have been disrespected and dishonored for over 45 years and shunned by the nation they served and the government that sent us into battle. I cannot back away from what I consider to be my duty to honor their service to our country. You have now put yourself squarely between a Marine and his duty to those he served with. Never a good spot to be in sir. <br /><br /> Daniel L. Kaifetz<br /> USMC 1970-1972<br /> AMERICAN LEGION POST 1619<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555346223646892037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-7706414587181680002018-02-04T15:38:43.944-05:002018-02-04T15:38:43.944-05:00Congratulations! Congratulations! HCV New Drugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049941177490552710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-30705636653672899512018-01-31T02:12:37.125-05:002018-01-31T02:12:37.125-05:004 months post treatment with generics, genotype 3a...4 months post treatment with generics, genotype 3a. Took treatment for 4 months due to genotype. Undetected! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-35057414460424736412018-01-12T16:23:28.183-05:002018-01-12T16:23:28.183-05:00has anyone taken mavyret and how did you reacthas anyone taken mavyret and how did you reactAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290388203175352181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-46833452884197333522017-10-26T04:04:30.972-04:002017-10-26T04:04:30.972-04:00Here we did a study regarding ‘Unequal distributio...Here we did a study regarding ‘Unequal distribution of liver fat warrants careful selection of biopsy site during donor assessment’ https://goo.gl/etdGHoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540233210056336205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-8288013937169875632017-08-15T09:09:01.546-04:002017-08-15T09:09:01.546-04:00The hepatitis C virus can survive outside the body...The hepatitis C virus can survive outside the body at room temperature. The hepatitis C virus could survive on surfaces for at least 16 hours but no longer than 4 days. So, technically the transmission is possible, but extremely rare. If an item were contaminated with hepatitis C-infected blood from one person, the virus could be passed to a second person if the contaminated item were to break through the skin when used. So, in theory, if the infected person used the nail clippers, cut him or herself, bleed onto the clippers, you used the clippers within 16 hours to 4 days, cut yourself, and the blood from the contaminated clippers made its way into your bloodstream through a break in your skin, the virus could be transmitted, which is highly unlikely. <br /><br />Could you be apprehensive about any other routes of transmission?<br />The hepatitis C virus can live inside a syringe (insulin syringe with permanent needles) for 7 days. <br />Hep C often enters the body by:<br />Sharing drug equipment, including needles, syringes, filters, water and cookers for injecting drugs; and pipes or straws for snorting drugs<br />Sharing improperly sterilized tools for tattooing, body piercing, acupuncture and electrolysis; sharing tattoo ink and ink pots can also pass on Hep C.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.catie.ca/en/hepatitis-c" rel="nofollow">here</a> for more information.HCV New Drugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049941177490552710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-89234308233052740492017-07-27T16:02:14.722-04:002017-07-27T16:02:14.722-04:00Hi, i accidentally used someone nail clipper to cu...Hi, i accidentally used someone nail clipper to cut my toe nail that was broken and the whoe nail is about come off but it didnt bleed. Is there a possible chance of getting hep c? Im sso worried esp i didnt know if the owner bled on that clipper. Thank you!Jjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744940011051628334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-43258491287106323582017-03-19T21:57:03.140-04:002017-03-19T21:57:03.140-04:00Shelley. .hopefully you are doing well.I am happy ...Shelley. .hopefully you are doing well.I am happy to hear that there is a place to go that is only a few hours from me in the western suburbs of Chicago. deb from naperville illinoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061400806817250933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-49713713142249024422017-03-19T21:40:59.829-04:002017-03-19T21:40:59.829-04:00I just found the sod awareness and education netwo...I just found the sod awareness and education network on facebook. .thank you deb from naperville illinoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061400806817250933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-81221136496047892582017-03-19T21:30:29.950-04:002017-03-19T21:30:29.950-04:00I had my gallbladder removed. .it had exploded. .I...I had my gallbladder removed. .it had exploded. .I had an open cholecystectomy and then I started having a pain that I can only describe as someone doing the wave. My gastrointerologist did cUT it..and it's only an occasional twinge..I ended up having a hepaticojejunostomy. Hope things have gotten better.deb from naperville illinoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061400806817250933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-79708618657197369242017-02-04T17:00:46.461-05:002017-02-04T17:00:46.461-05:00Worst pain of my life. I've given birth 4 time...Worst pain of my life. I've given birth 4 times and have had a kidney stone....they were nothing compared to this pain. I'm a 53 yo RN and at least now I know why I have these episodes. I can now look back and it all makes sense. One of the first episodes was in my 30's after drinking 1 Mikes's Hard Lemonade on the golf course. Some possible pertinent hx: I had vaginal hyster in 2006, after which I hemorrhaged internally (shock sbp 60) with 4 units of blood in pockets under my liver and in my pelvis that later turned into abscesses. After I became septic, drains were inserted under my liver via anterior/lateral approach and into my pelvis via the posterior approach. I was hospitalized for 17 days on IV atbs and TPN and Morphine PCA. After this last episode, I'm not sure I can live through another; the pain lasted about 3hrs. My latest "episode" started after I was prescribed Guafenesin AC (Robitussin with Codeine) for a cough associated with a sinus infection. I had taken 2 doses, the last approx 1 hour prior to the episode onset. I was drinking a Dr Pepper (caffeine) and eating popcorn (fat) at a basketball game (?stress). I grabbed a bottle of cold water, thinking it might be a kidney stone (no-pain was up too high under my R medial rib cage) and drank the water- pain unchanged. I chewed a pkg of Rolaid's Advanced on the way to the ER-at times they seemed to take the edge off and other times they did nothing, but they did more than Tums (?the calcium, the magnesium and or the simethicone?). If I drank water after the Rolaids the pain got worse. I was given IV Morphine in the ER and the pain got worse. The "GI Cocktail" of lidocaine and MOM or Mylanta? helped some--or had the codeine worn off? The CT with contrast showed my common bile duct was enlarged ( I had a lap chole in 2006 after my hyster for delayed emptying and cholesterolosis), and mild to mod intrahepatic ductal dilatation. I was sent home with oxycodone rx to fill (knew not to fill), told to start omeprazole (Prilosec), told to eat low fat diet, not to take the guafenesin AC, and told to see my my PCP early next week. When I'm referred to our research hospital, I don't think I'll let them do an ERCP. I hope there's a way to rule out a stone another way (?US, MRI ???). I hope this helps medical professionals in developing treatments/plans to improve the quality of life for those suffering with the biliary colic associated with these conditions. Thanks for letting me share my pain. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-28841159354723449782017-01-26T20:58:27.068-05:002017-01-26T20:58:27.068-05:00The treatment with silymarin/silybin in routine cl...The treatment with silymarin/silybin in routine clinical practice is strongly limited, since it is necessary to obtain scientific data deriving from well-structured trials based on large populations of patients, and to achieve a standardization of methods used for evaluating the therapeutic efficacy. Save your money.Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120090889919370801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-55889865194849099102017-01-13T13:52:51.695-05:002017-01-13T13:52:51.695-05:00I've been have "attacks" since 2004 ...I've been have "attacks" since 2004 and went through may test and ended up having my gallbladder removed in 2012 and got no relief. I started taking magnesium pill form for constipation in about 2013 and quit having the attacks. I started training for half marathon in 2014 so I quit taking magnesium because of loose stool and with in 2 days I started having the attacks again so I have been so scared to not take them. I am testing to see if there is a link between magnesium and my attacks. I also self diagnosed myself with SOD and I think 4 GI's later they are starting to realize I am right.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308452815444996975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-15565169476495615872017-01-13T13:51:31.559-05:002017-01-13T13:51:31.559-05:00I have been suffering with stomach "attacks&q...I have been suffering with stomach "attacks" since 2004 and went through tons of medical test. It wasn't until I was watching a strange diagnosis show and a guy kept having the same thing I had been suffering from and he was diagnosed with SOD. I talked to my GI and they didn't know much about it. They removed my gallbladder removed in 2012 and didn't help at all. I started taking magnesium for xhronic constipation in 2013 and stopped having the attacks. In 2014 I was training for a 1\2 marathon and had to stop taking magnesium due to loose stool and with in 2 days I started having the attacks again. It seems every time I miss a night of mag I have attacks again. I am doing a test right now to see if it has been a coincidence or if magnesium is really helping. I'm scared because the attacks are so painful and usually increase my pancreas enzymes, but I really feel like beings the Dr's aren't helping I need to know. I will keep you posted. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308452815444996975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-56949974594769275422017-01-09T00:16:58.603-05:002017-01-09T00:16:58.603-05:00I had a couple episodes of pancreatitis with no kn...I had a couple episodes of pancreatitis with no known cause in 2008. The removed my gallbladder in hopes it would stop this from happening. I ended up in the hospital in and out for weeks at a time with whose pancreatitis after the removal. No one will explain this to me. I still to this day have such pain I am considered disabled and the only thing that works is pain medications. Every gastrointestinal doctor I see has the nerve to tell me nothing is wrong without even doing any tests. I can't find a single one who will listen to me. I found this site trying to find a possible answer on my own. If I ever find a doctor who will listen I will bring this up but hey seem to hate it when I have my own ideas. I am constantly in such pain I can't even describe it. Stabbed in chest would be the closeat I can come up with. Thanks you all for posting your experiences because they have the hope to at least give what I have a name. I can't take these pancreatic flare attacks anymore. It hasn't been 20 years but being since 2008 seems like an eternity. I pray for all of you. I don't wish this kind of pain on anyone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905845013792638166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-22668787058168959022017-01-07T03:34:31.074-05:002017-01-07T03:34:31.074-05:00I can't imagine what you have gone through. I ...I can't imagine what you have gone through. I have suffered with SOD for year as well only told ot's ibs and to try antidepressants. Finally this year was diagnosed and had ercp 3 weeks ago but I am so consumed with the fear of the pain coming back I can hardly function. I am sisgusted by the treatment you have received. I live in Canada and although we probably have longer wait times, I think we may have better legalities with fair treatment, not sure? I wish you could move here. You have to find a better hospital and pain management clinic. I am on an excellent SOD support group that I highly recomend. So much info and recomended Doctor's/pain management clinics. Praying for you!!!!!<br />It is called:<br />The Sod awareness and education network support group. Facebook.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853671129658518681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-80090731181564239742017-01-04T20:14:56.655-05:002017-01-04T20:14:56.655-05:00I had a Fibroscan done today at the VA with a scor...I had a Fibroscan done today at the VA with a score of 46.3, am I doomed for death soon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-76861047246338984952016-10-15T21:55:36.149-04:002016-10-15T21:55:36.149-04:00I am currently on treatment its been 3*weeks and m...I am currently on treatment its been 3*weeks and my levels are in two digits...I am on the 12 week medication....I have been eating fresh fruits and veggies, drinking lots of water and exercising. I feel great looking forward to be virus undetectableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-11680696753306076542016-09-21T12:44:01.232-04:002016-09-21T12:44:01.232-04:00You may want to check Dr. James Freeman and the Fi...You may want to check Dr. James Freeman and the Fixhepc Buyers Club. There's a veritable goldmine of Hep C patients, in various stages of treatment, pretreatment, and post treatment that may be willing to help with gathering the information you seek for the PBA Committee. <br />As for those who need a different option than what is offered by the Pharmaceutical companies, there are, SAFE, AFFORDABLE, LEGAL, GENERIC HCV MEDS, SENT TO YOU DIRECTLY. Check out fixhepc.com website for free help and support. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683652648915720614noreply@blogger.com