Guest guest Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Hi, my name is Hellen. I joined your group because my Mom has Hep-C. A few years ago she started Peginterferon/Ribavirin but her doc went on vacation for 3 wks as soon as she started and when my Mom got sick (nausea and aches) from the side effects the doc on call said "well that happens to some people" and when she got even worse nobody at the office returned any of her calls. She ended up in the hospital with blood in her stool and still no one from her docs practice would see her even though they had privileges there. She stopped taking the meds because she was afraid to continue with no support and her GP didn't know enough to feel comfortable supervising her treatment. The month she took the regimen brought her levels very far down but now one of her numbers is back up to 300. So now she is looking into going back on Peginterferon/Ribavirin but can't find a doc who treats Hep-C in her area. I did go to hepatitis-central.com but there were none really close by, she's in Rockland County, NY so I found many in NYC. Last time she took the meds I went and stayed with her but I'm disabled myself with Fibromyalgia and a few other things so I wasn't very helpful. She has a boyfriend now that is very good to her and can help with anything she needs but none of us are very informed on the treatment or very Hep-C. Even though I'm 3 hr. from my Mom I hope to learn from you so I can be of some help this time around. She doesn't have a computer and is not interested in being online so I can pass on what I find. Thanks and have a Happy Day Hellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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