Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 , What wonderful news!! I am so happy for you and Lar. It's so interesting that this unconventional 'blood scrubbing' is working well for Lar. As you said, it's not curing him but it seems to be giving his body the time it needs to build up the energy to fight the virus from within as well as without. When he gets back to the States, what will his treatment plan be? Will he qualify for treatment there? Is there alternative treatment like he's recieving now? What a wonderful New Year you have in store. I'm thrilled to pieces for both of you. Love anne ABOUT LAR.... Hello all! It has been a horribly long time since I have had time to write. Life hasn't been letting me breathe...I have been so busy...but I wanted to update you on what has been up with Lar. Lar is still in Europe...it's been 1½ years now with only occasional visits home. If you remember, his docs in Europe wanted to experiment with " blood scrubbing " to help control the hepC virus. Well, the docs there did the blood scrubbing and he had wonderful results. The blood scrubbing eliminated a lot of the hepC virus from the blood which allowed the holistic concoctions he is on do their jobs. His liver enzyme levels are down, his kidneys are functioning a bit better and he feels and sounds MUCH better than he ever was. This is great news! So his docs over there have scheduled blood scrubbing once a week for the remainder of December (3 or 4 more times). He told me he is due, then, to come home PERMANENTLY the first week in January because he has finally fulfilled his last contract for work. I am praying that this is true and he really is coming home. What a great Christmas present that will be, even though late. Hugs to all... -- _______________________________________________ Graffiti.net free e-mail @ www.graffiti.net Check out our value-added Premium features, such as a 1 GB mailbox for just US$9.95 per year! Powered by Outblaze 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-- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hepatitis_C_Central/ Happy Posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Whilst this link is about removing cholesterol, perhaps the treatment Lar is having is something similar...... http://www.musc.edu/catalyst/archive/2003/co6-13blood.htm anne Re: Re: ABOUT LAR.... Just guessing here and hopefully will tell us more. But there are several types of artificial livers in use today. There generally used to keep a failing liver going for a few days only. None perform all the functions of a healthy liver but progress is being made. The latest way is too run blood thru a pig liver and now some researchers are using stem cells to rapidly regenerate the liver. practical applications won't happen for humans for some time..... High in the Colorado Rockies......ric richobbs1@... Support non-commercial local community radio www.kafmradio.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 > Hi , can you explain to us again what the blood scrubbing > technique involves? Hi Ric, Yes it is sort of like dialysis, taking " junk " out of the blood by running it through a machine and back into the body. It " scrubs " the virus and other stuff out of the blood. I have never heard of anything like it in the USA. They seem to do it a lot in Europe. -- _______________________________________________ Graffiti.net free e-mail @ www.graffiti.net Check out our value-added Premium features, such as a 1 GB mailbox for just US$9.95 per year! Powered by Outblaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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