Re: I NEED YOUR ADVICE AND OPINION

May 18, 2006

I would treat if it were me Saleem . You do have an ideal genotype for treatment and the treatment time is much shorter . But like Dr Cecil has said you need to discuss this with your family and your doctor .

i need your advice and opinion

Hello Friends,I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him. I need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.QOUTEYou have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least another 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding and a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are cured your liver will get better and better instead of worse and worse. I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in the next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better, but if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant may need to be higher. You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when the best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV fibrosure to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen is not enlarged is good.It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there now from your tests.Ben Cecil, MDUNQOUTEMy ultrasound report tellS "LIVERIt shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal vein is normal."SPLEENIt is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.LIVER FUNCTION TEST.ALT 151AST 122BILLIRUBIN. 0.9ALKLINE 229WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.

May 18, 2006

Thanks Liz, I am already under treatment of herbal and color therapy which is working. However I'll start interferon therapy at an appropriate time. Altrnative treatment is at least not let the disease to aggravate Thanks once again Saleemelizabethnv1 <elizabethnv1@...> wrote: I would treat if it were me Saleem . You do have an ideal genotype for treatment and the treatment time is much shorter . But like Dr Cecil has said you need to discuss this with your family and your doctor . i need your advice and opinion Hello Friends,I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him. I need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.QOUTEYou have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least another 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding and a good chance of

cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are cured your liver will get better and better instead of worse and worse. I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in the next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better, but if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant may need to be higher. You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when the best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV fibrosure to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen is not enlarged is good.It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there now from your tests.Ben Cecil,

MDUNQOUTEMy ultrasound report tellS "LIVERIt shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal vein is normal."SPLEENIt is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.LIVER FUNCTION TEST.ALT 151AST 122BILLIRUBIN. 0.9ALKLINE 229WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.__________________________________________________

May 18, 2006

Hi Saleem Well it sounds like you are moving down the right path for you. Please let us know how you are doing and IF you decide to do INF, let us know how you are doing on that as well.. WE are here for you ! jaxsaleem chaudhary <saleem.charudhary@...> wrote: Thanks Liz, I am already under treatment of herbal and color therapy which is working. However I'll start interferon therapy at an appropriate time. Altrnative treatment is at least not let the disease to aggravate Thanks once again Saleemelizabethnv1 <elizabethnv1@...> wrote: I would treat if

it were me Saleem . You do have an ideal genotype for treatment and the treatment time is much shorter . But like Dr Cecil has said you need to discuss this with your family and your doctor . i need your advice and opinion Hello

Friends,I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him. I need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.QOUTEYou have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least another 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding and a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are cured your liver will get better and better instead of worse and worse. I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in the next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better, but if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant may need to be higher. You need to talk with your doctor and your

wife and decide when the best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV fibrosure to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen is not enlarged is good.It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there now from your tests.Ben Cecil, MDUNQOUTEMy ultrasound report tellS "LIVERIt shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal vein is normal."SPLEENIt is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.LIVER FUNCTION TEST.ALT 151AST 122BILLIRUBIN. 0.9ALKLINE 229WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE

NORMAL. __________________________________________________

May 18, 2006

Hi Saleem I too contacted Dr. Cecil and he was very helpful in my treatment. I took every email from him to my own physician and we worked together to accomplish what Dr. Cecil advised. He is a very knowledgible Doc in regards to hep c. I agree with Liz tho that treatment now might be easier than tx later and because you are geno 3, you wont have to treat as long right now. But please know that IF You wait until you have cirrhosis, you might have to treat for 48 weeks instead of 24 week, and your chance of SVR will lessen with the increasing damage .. But that being said, it does sound like you have a good handle on what you want to do for yourself.. and we will support your choice whatever it is.. keep us posted hon jax"saleem.charudhary" <saleem.charudhary@...> wrote: Hello Friends,I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him. I need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.QOUTEYou have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least another 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding and a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are cured your liver will get better and better instead of worse and worse. I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in the next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better, but if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant may need to be higher. You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when the

best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV fibrosure to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen is not enlarged is good.It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there now from your tests.Ben Cecil, MDUNQOUTEMy ultrasound report tellS "LIVERIt shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal vein is normal."SPLEENIt is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.LIVER FUNCTION TEST.ALT 151AST 122BILLIRUBIN. 0.9ALKLINE 229WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.It's a pleasure having you join in our conversations. We hope you have found the support you need with us. If you are using email for your posts, for easy access to our group, just click the link-- Hepatitis C/Happy Posting Jackie

May 18, 2006

Jax, you promised to revert back after going through my posts about healing through alternative medicine and color therapy, and detail of seven chakras, but i have't read yet. have you forgotten? saleemJackie on <redjaxjm@...> wrote: Hi Saleem I too contacted Dr. Cecil and he was very helpful in my treatment. I took every email from him to my own physician and we worked together to accomplish what Dr. Cecil advised. He is a very knowledgible Doc in regards to hep c. I agree with Liz tho that treatment now might be easier than tx later and because you are geno 3, you wont have to treat as long right now. But please know that IF You wait until you have cirrhosis, you might have to treat for 48 weeks instead of 24 week, and your chance of SVR will lessen with the increasing damage

... But that being said, it does sound like you have a good handle on what you want to do for yourself.. and we will support your choice whatever it is.. keep us posted hon jax"saleem.charudhary" <saleem.charudhary@...> wrote: Hello Friends,I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him. I need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.QOUTEYou have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least another 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding and a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are cured your liver will get better and better instead of worse and worse. I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do

it in the next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better, but if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant may need to be higher. You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when the best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV fibrosure to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen is not enlarged is good.It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there now from your tests.Ben Cecil, MDUNQOUTEMy ultrasound report tellS "LIVERIt shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The

portal vein is normal."SPLEENIt is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.LIVER FUNCTION TEST.ALT 151AST 122BILLIRUBIN. 0.9ALKLINE 229WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.It's a pleasure having you join in our conversations. We hope you have found the support you need with us. If you are using email for your posts, for easy access to our group, just click the link-- Hepatitis C/Happy Posting Jackie

Be a chatter box. Enjoy free PC-to-PC calls with Messenger with Voice.

May 18, 2006

No Saleem, I havent forgotten, I have been busy with an urgent problem with my mom and the assisted living home she lives in,, they ransacked her room and I have been dealing with that.. now I have to find her a new place to live.. but I will try to get through them as soon as I can, I have them saved.. so keep reminding me Saleem,, thanksjaxsaleem chaudhary <saleem.charudhary@...> wrote: Jax, you promised to revert back after going through my posts about healing through alternative medicine and color therapy, and detail of seven chakras, but i have't read yet. have you forgotten? saleemJackie on <redjaxjm@...> wrote: Hi Saleem I too contacted

Dr. Cecil and he was very helpful in my treatment. I took every email from him to my own physician and we worked together to accomplish what Dr. Cecil advised. He is a very knowledgible Doc in regards to hep c. I agree with Liz tho that treatment now might be easier than tx later and because you are geno 3, you wont have to treat as long right now. But please know that IF You wait until you have cirrhosis, you might have to treat for 48 weeks instead of 24 week, and your chance of SVR will lessen with the increasing damage .. But that being said, it does sound like you have a good handle on what you want to do for yourself.. and we will support your choice whatever it is.. keep us posted hon jax"saleem.charudhary" <saleem.charudhary@...> wrote: Hello

Friends,I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him. I need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.QOUTEYou have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least another 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding and a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are cured your liver will get better and better instead of worse and worse. I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in the next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better, but if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant may need to be higher. You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when the best time is for

the treatment. I am very happy that you have genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV fibrosure to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen is not enlarged is good.It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there now from your tests.Ben Cecil, MDUNQOUTEMy ultrasound report tellS "LIVERIt shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal vein is normal."SPLEENIt is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.LIVER FUNCTION TEST.ALT 151AST 122BILLIRUBIN. 0.9ALKLINE 229WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.It's a pleasure having you join in our conversations. We hope you have found the support you need with us. If you are using email for your posts, for easy access to our group, just click the link-- Hepatitis C/Happy Posting Jackie Be a chatter box. Enjoy free PC-to-PC calls with Messenger with Voice. Jackie

May 18, 2006

No Saleem, I havent forgotten, I have been busy with an urgent problem with my mom and the assisted living home she lives in,, they ransacked her room and I have been dealing with that.. now I have to find her a new place to live.. but I will try to get through them as soon as I can, I have them saved.. so keep reminding me Saleem,, thanksjaxsaleem chaudhary <saleem.charudhary@...> wrote: Jax, you promised to revert back after going through my posts about healing through alternative medicine and color therapy, and detail of seven chakras, but i have't read yet. have you forgotten? saleemJackie on <redjaxjm@...> wrote: Hi Saleem I too contacted

Dr. Cecil and he was very helpful in my treatment. I took every email from him to my own physician and we worked together to accomplish what Dr. Cecil advised. He is a very knowledgible Doc in regards to hep c. I agree with Liz tho that treatment now might be easier than tx later and because you are geno 3, you wont have to treat as long right now. But please know that IF You wait until you have cirrhosis, you might have to treat for 48 weeks instead of 24 week, and your chance of SVR will lessen with the increasing damage .. But that being said, it does sound like you have a good handle on what you want to do for yourself.. and we will support your choice whatever it is.. keep us posted hon jax"saleem.charudhary" <saleem.charudhary@...> wrote: Hello

Friends,I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him. I need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.QOUTEYou have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least another 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding and a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are cured your liver will get better and better instead of worse and worse. I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in the next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better, but if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant may need to be higher. You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when the best time is for

the treatment. I am very happy that you have genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV fibrosure to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen is not enlarged is good.It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there now from your tests.Ben Cecil, MDUNQOUTEMy ultrasound report tellS "LIVERIt shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal vein is normal."SPLEENIt is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.LIVER FUNCTION TEST.ALT 151AST 122BILLIRUBIN. 0.9ALKLINE 229WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.It's a pleasure having you join in our conversations. We hope you have found the support you need with us. If you are using email for your posts, for easy access to our group, just click the link-- Hepatitis C/Happy Posting Jackie Be a chatter box. Enjoy free PC-to-PC calls with Messenger with Voice. Jackie

May 19, 2006

Saleem,

First...what was your biopsy report? It is the ONLY way of knowing

the damage done to your liver, the Gold Standard. Do you know how

long you have been infected? Not how long since you were

diagnosed......infected. Remember the 20-20-20 rule: It takes 20

years for cirrhosis to develop, only 20% of those infected will

develop cirrhosis, and only 20% of those will develop HCC or

progress to ESLD. Yes, your emzymes are elevated but that does not

mean there is more damage or a faster progressing disease. How old

are you? The younger you are the better your response to

treatment. What physical condition are you in, regular exercise

improves your response to treatment. It gets hard to keep active

while on treatment but you need to do some activity every day.

If you need any dental work or dermatology work done? Get it done

before you start treatment. The hep C medications will reduce your

ablity to heal from injuries. Is there a support group in your

area, many hep C websites have group listings. Talking to fellow

heppers in person is a huge help during treatment.

Learn to love water, filtered is best. Normal amount of water to

drink a day is 1 ounce for every 2 pounds of body weight, ie a 200

pound person needs 100 ounces of water every day. Fruit juice,

milk, sodas, coffee, tea, sports drinks do not count as partof the

water intake. You can not make your body work to get its water -

fresh filtered water.

I'll be off-line for the weekend, Glenn

>

> Hello Friends,

>

> I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web

> www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him. I

> need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.

>

> QOUTE

> You have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least

another

> 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding

and

> a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are cured

> your liver will get better and better instead of worse and worse.

>

> I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in

the

> next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better, but

> if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of

> interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.

>

> Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant

may

> need to be higher.

>

> You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when

the

> best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have

> genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.

> You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV

fibrosure

> to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen is

> not enlarged is good.

> It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there

now

> from your tests.

>

> Ben Cecil, MD

> UNQOUTE

>

> My ultrasound report tell " LIVER

> It shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or

> dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal

vein

> is normal. "

>

> SPLEEN

> It is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.

>

> LIVER FUNCTION TEST.

> ALT 151

> AST 122

> BILLIRUBIN. 0.9

> ALKLINE 229

>

> WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.

>

May 20, 2006

Here our docs are not in favour of Biopsy. Their clinical jugement is so good

that they do not need to go for Biopsy. My Hepatologist who is of international

fame do not recomend Biopsy. I was diagonosed in Nov 05 and as per doc opinion

it is about 4 years old. No damage has been done to the liver. My general physic

is good. I am doing my office job and other work as per old routine. I have not

yet availed any leave for this disease.Infact i never thought of it. I went to

doc for my stomach problem. who advised me LFT which narrated high Enzymes, then

I got ELISA test AND afterward PCR(RNA) and Genotype. My genotype is 3a.

Although my organization has approved my treatment through Interferon but I am

getting herbal medicince which are doing well.

Thanks for your reply and guidence. Saleem.

hdhepper1 <grisley4@...> wrote:

Saleem,

First...what was your biopsy report? It is the ONLY way of knowing

the damage done to your liver, the Gold Standard. Do you know how

long you have been infected? Not how long since you were

diagnosed......infected. Remember the 20-20-20 rule: It takes 20

years for cirrhosis to develop, only 20% of those infected will

develop cirrhosis, and only 20% of those will develop HCC or

progress to ESLD. Yes, your emzymes are elevated but that does not

mean there is more damage or a faster progressing disease. How old

are you? The younger you are the better your response to

treatment. What physical condition are you in, regular exercise

improves your response to treatment. It gets hard to keep active

while on treatment but you need to do some activity every day.

If you need any dental work or dermatology work done? Get it done

before you start treatment. The hep C medications will reduce your

ablity to heal from injuries. Is there a support group in your

area, many hep C websites have group listings. Talking to fellow

heppers in person is a huge help during treatment.

Learn to love water, filtered is best. Normal amount of water to

drink a day is 1 ounce for every 2 pounds of body weight, ie a 200

pound person needs 100 ounces of water every day. Fruit juice,

milk, sodas, coffee, tea, sports drinks do not count as partof the

water intake. You can not make your body work to get its water -

fresh filtered water.

I'll be off-line for the weekend, Glenn

>

> Hello Friends,

>

> I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web

> www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him. I

> need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.

>

> QOUTE

> You have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least

another

> 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding

and

> a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are cured

> your liver will get better and better instead of worse and worse.

>

> I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in

the

> next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better, but

> if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of

> interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.

>

> Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant

may

> need to be higher.

>

> You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when

the

> best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have

> genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.

> You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV

fibrosure

> to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen is

> not enlarged is good.

> It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there

now

> from your tests.

>

> Ben Cecil, MD

> UNQOUTE

>

> My ultrasound report tell " LIVER

> It shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or

> dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal

vein

> is normal. "

>

> SPLEEN

> It is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.

>

> LIVER FUNCTION TEST.

> ALT 151

> AST 122

> BILLIRUBIN. 0.9

> ALKLINE 229

>

> WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.

>

May 21, 2006

In a message dated 5/21/2006 10:33:36 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

ithinkimcanadian_2003@... writes:

Theres a news story on about a new med that in

an initial study decreased hcv by up to 97%. Im on my

cell, so I cant provide a link, but its an interesting

story Id recommend. Mark D

here is the link - Kerry

http://money.iwon.com/ht/nw/bus/20060521/hl_bus-wen8085.html?PG=home & SEC=news

May 21, 2006

Saleem, Where do you live?

> >

> > Hello Friends,

> >

> > I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web

> > www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him.

I

> > need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.

> >

> > QOUTE

> > You have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least

> another

> > 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding

> and

> > a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are

cured

> > your liver will get better and better instead of worse and

worse.

> >

> > I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in

> the

> > next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better,

but

> > if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of

> > interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.

> >

> > Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant

> may

> > need to be higher.

> >

> > You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when

> the

> > best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have

> > genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.

> > You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV

> fibrosure

> > to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen

is

> > not enlarged is good.

> > It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there

> now

> > from your tests.

> >

> > Ben Cecil, MD

> > UNQOUTE

> >

> > My ultrasound report tell " LIVER

> > It shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or

> > dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal

> vein

> > is normal. "

> >

> > SPLEEN

> > It is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.

> >

> > LIVER FUNCTION TEST.

> > ALT 151

> > AST 122

> > BILLIRUBIN. 0.9

> > ALKLINE 229

> >

> > WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.

> >

>

May 21, 2006

Theres a news story on about a new med that in

an initial study decreased hcv by up to 97%. Im on my

cell, so I cant provide a link, but its an interesting

story Id recommend. Mark D

--- Hepatitis C

<grisley4@...> wrote:

> Saleem, Where do you live?

>

> > >

> > > Hello Friends,

> > >

> > > I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web

> > > www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports

e-mailed to him.

> I

> > > need your opinion as to how should I proceed

for treatment.

> > >

> > > QOUTE

> > > You have liver damage and I hope that you will

live at least

> > another

> > > 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80%

chance of responding

> > and

> > > a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of

treatment. If you are

> cured

> > > your liver will get better and better instead of

worse and

> worse.

> > >

> > > I would pick out a time to do the treatment and

I would do it in

> > the

> > > next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a

little better,

> but

> > > if it is a financial hardship, you could take

daily doses of

> > > interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of

ribavirin daily.

> > >

> > > Your depression could get worse and your dose of

anti depressant

> > may

> > > need to be higher.

> > >

> > > You need to talk with your doctor and your wife

and decide when

> > the

> > > best time is for the treatment. I am very happy

that you have

> > > genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than

genotype 1.

> > > You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp

Called HCV

> > fibrosure

> > > to see how much fibrosis is present. The

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May 21, 2006

PAKISTAN. SALEEM

hdhepper1 <grisley4@...> wrote: Saleem, Where do you live?

> >

> > Hello Friends,

> >

> > I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web

> > www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him.

I

> > need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.

> >

> > QOUTE

> > You have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least

> another

> > 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding

> and

> > a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are

cured

> > your liver will get better and better instead of worse and

worse.

> >

> > I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in

> the

> > next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better,

but

> > if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of

> > interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.

> >

> > Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant

> may

> > need to be higher.

> >

> > You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when

> the

> > best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have

> > genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.

> > You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV

> fibrosure

> > to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen

is

> > not enlarged is good.

> > It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there

> now

> > from your tests.

> >

> > Ben Cecil, MD

> > UNQOUTE

> >

> > My ultrasound report tell " LIVER

> > It shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or

> > dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal

> vein

> > is normal. "

> >

> > SPLEEN

> > It is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.

> >

> > LIVER FUNCTION TEST.

> > ALT 151

> > AST 122

> > BILLIRUBIN. 0.9

> > ALKLINE 229

> >

> > WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.

> >

>

May 22, 2006

thank you for the website, saleem....

saleem chaudhary <saleem.charudhary@...> wrote: PAKISTAN. SALEEM

hdhepper1 <grisley4@...> wrote: Saleem, Where do you live?

> >

> > Hello Friends,

> >

> > I am posting you Dr. Bannet Cecil M.D. of web

> > www.hepatitisdoctor.com opinion on my reports e-mailed to him.

I

> > need your opinion as to how should I proceed for treatment.

> >

> > QOUTE

> > You have liver damage and I hope that you will live at least

> another

> > 30 years. With genotype 3 you have a 70-80% chance of responding

> and

> > a good chance of cure with 24 weeks of treatment. If you are

cured

> > your liver will get better and better instead of worse and

worse.

> >

> > I would pick out a time to do the treatment and I would do it in

> the

> > next 6-12 months. The pegylated interferon is a little better,

but

> > if it is a financial hardship, you could take daily doses of

> > interferon instead. We normally use 800 mg of ribavirin daily.

> >

> > Your depression could get worse and your dose of anti depressant

> may

> > need to be higher.

> >

> > You need to talk with your doctor and your wife and decide when

> the

> > best time is for the treatment. I am very happy that you have

> > genotype 3. That is much easier to treat than genotype 1.

> > You would need a biopsy or a test from LabCorp Called HCV

> fibrosure

> > to see how much fibrosis is present. The fact that your spleen

is

> > not enlarged is good.

> > It is damaging it now. I cannot tell how much fibrosis is there

> now

> > from your tests.

> >

> > Ben Cecil, MD

> > UNQOUTE

> >

> > My ultrasound report tell " LIVER

> > It shows smooth margins and normal texture. No focal lesion or

> > dilated channels are seen. Right dome moves freely. The portal

> vein

> > is normal. "

> >

> > SPLEEN

> > It is normal in size and echo texture. No focal lesion is seen.

> >

> > LIVER FUNCTION TEST.

> > ALT 151

> > AST 122

> > BILLIRUBIN. 0.9

> > ALKLINE 229

> >

> > WBC,RBC,PLATELETS, HOMEOGLOBIN,SUGAR ARE NORMAL.

> >

>

May 22, 2006

is there anyone that can help me to find out anything about hep.c i found out a

couple years ago that my dad has it and i know nothing about it and now im

taking care of him he wont tell me what to expect or any thing i should do to

keep myself or my daughter safe i dont think he wants help because he is still

drinking what can i do besides kick him out what are some sighns i can look for

to know how bad it really is all i know is that he may have had for at least 30

years

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Hi ,

One thing that I can tell you is that if he continues to drink, he will

not get any better. If there are no signs now he maybe able to save himself by

letting go of the booze. I am not a medical professional, but I have extensive

experience with alchohol addition, and pretty much know what the disease is all

about. You didn't mention what your living situation is like.

Miles

michelle caldwell <shellybleyes@...> wrote:

is there anyone that can help me to find out anything about hep.c i found out

a couple years ago that my dad has it and i know nothing about it and now im

taking care of him he wont tell me what to expect or any thing i should do to

keep myself or my daughter safe i dont think he wants help because he is still

drinking what can i do besides kick him out what are some sighns i can look for

to know how bad it really is all i know is that he may have had for at least 30

years

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This goes out as a reply to this message and " To the Moderator " as

well.

The " Links " button here on this site will take you to a list of

websites that will answer a lot of questions...and may generate more.

A little bit of hepatitis C 101: The approximate time of infection

is important to predict disease progression. Many mothers are not

aware they were given a blood transfusion after a C section; IV drug

users are usually infected within their first year of use. 15% of

those infected do not fit a risk factor profile, can't remember a

risk factor...or lie. Those infected by transfusion tend to

progress to cirrhosis faster than other routes. Getting back to

point of infection: If a patient was infected 25 or 30 years ago,

has generally good health, a liver biopsy shows little or no damage

(a score of 0 or 1) - this patient can do what is known as 'Watchful

Waiting' and see if something new comes along in the next few years.

It generally takes 20 years for cirrhosis to get bad enough to cause

health issues. If a person was infected 5 years ago and has

cirrhosis, they may consider starting treatment sooner.

Viral loads and liver enzyme levels will vary greatly with health,

diet, stress and life style. Neither one is an indication of more

damage or a faster progressing disease. The ONE BIG CHANGE to

make...Stop using alcohol! A person with severe liver disease

should be careful with any product that contains alcohol, lotions,

after shave, make-up remover, etc. Think of spraying gasoline on an

open flame, its gonna hurt.

I am currently watching a friend progress through End Stage Liver

Disease, ESLD. He has: Ascities - fluid buildup in his abdomen;

Varices - swollen/rupturing blood vessels in his esophagus and

jaundice. He has lost 50 pounds and is now bedridden. He had a

liver transplant 7 years ago and was just turned down for a second

one, I don't know why.

Please let the members of the board know if there is more we can

help you with.

Glenn

> is there anyone that can help me to find out anything about

hep.c i found out a couple years ago that my dad has it and i know

nothing about it and now im taking care of him he wont tell me what

to expect or any thing i should do to keep myself or my daughter

safe i dont think he wants help because he is still drinking what

can i do besides kick him out what are some sighns i can look for to

know how bad it really is all i know is that he may have had for at

least 30 years

>

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May 23, 2006

You should see a professional to discuss keeping your family and home safe, but

also how to take care of your father.

Make sure that he doesn't leave used shaving razors in reach of your

daughter. Make sure that any open wounds that he has are covered and your

daughters as well, just to be safe. These are the main precautions to take in

my opinion, you should be fine.

michelle caldwell <shellybleyes@...> wrote: is there anyone that can help

me to find out anything about hep.c i found out a couple years ago that my dad

has it and i know nothing about it and now im taking care of him he wont tell

me what to expect or any thing i should do to keep myself or my daughter safe i

dont think he wants help because he is still drinking what can i do besides

kick him out what are some sighns i can look for to know how bad it really is

all i know is that he may have had for at least 30 years

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:

It appears that you have the job of " caretaking " of someone that not

only has a disease, but also isn't doing much to help himself. The

reason I'm saying this is because you stated that he's still drinking

and he doesn't want to communicate with you about his needs or the

disease.

Knowing that his doctors are not going to speak to you about him

(unless you have guardianship of him, legally), you are faced with

having to find a REAL time support group in your area. The nursing

staff where your father is being seen might be able to steer you to one-

What I'm more concerned with is his alcohol consumption. If he's not

willing to give up alcohol, then you really have a problem. And what

are you willing to put your child through as far as alcoholic

behavior? No, you really can't kick him out, but who's in charge here?

Here are some links you might find useful about Hepatitis C:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/

http://www.hepcsource.com/

is there anyone that

can help me to find out anything about hep.c i found out a couple

years ago that my dad has it and i know nothing about it and now im

taking care of him he wont tell me what to expect or any thing i

should do to keep myself or my daughter safe i dont think he wants

help because he is still drinking what can i do besides kick him out

what are some sighns i can look for to know how bad it really is all

i know is that he may have had for at least 30 years

>

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May 24, 2006

In a message dated 5/24/2006 5:14:38 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

caryboyd@... writes:

Dear you must not be able to read the English language. I take care

of my Mom who has kidney failure and will soon be on dialysis. I Cary Boyd

have HepC and a med lab degree. Which hips me enough to know that interferon,

pegylated interferon does not work. I am under VA treatment. They dont know

shit. They havent even genotyped me in six years of TX or more. To expenisive.

I take excellent care of my self. Even though I am very week I just got back

from a hiking trip to Tree and I take milk thistle and plenty of

sedatives and pain killers. It makes me forget about the disease and I am doing

better than I would be on the current TX that is really a cancer chemo

therapy. The protease inhibitor drugs have the only real promise. I sugest you

get

educated on hep C. Go to Vertex Co and read about VX-950 protease inhibitor.

In test subjects it lowers the viral levals to undetectable in one week of

treatment. Your own bodies Cascade system of immunity creates

interferon. Cheers, Cary

Hello Cary - I agree totally but I'm hearing we still have to go through the

interferon along with those protease inhibitors. Do you know? - Kerry

May 24, 2006

Dear you must not be able to read the English language. I take care

of my Mom who has kidney failure and will soon be on dialysis. I Cary Boyd have

HepC and a med lab degree. Which hips me enough to know that interferon,

pegylated interferon does not work. I am under VA treatment. They dont know

shit. They havent even genotyped me in six years of TX or more. To expenisive. I

take excellent care of my self. Even though I am very week I just got back from

a hiking trip to Tree and I take milk thistle and plenty of sedatives and

pain killers. It makes me forget about the disease and I am doing better than I

would be on the current TX that is really a cancer chemo therapy. The protease

inhibitor drugs have the only real promise. I sugest you get educated on hep C.

Go to Vertex Co and read about VX-950 protease inhibitor. In test subjects it

lowers the viral levals to undetectable in one week of treatment. Your own

bodies Cascade system of immunity creates