Re: Bloodwork Improvements (long)

[Guest guest]

SJ,

I am so glad to hear that you gave up the alcohol..... Worse thing in

the world for us heppers.... I am also glad that your blood work is

improving.... I have to get mine done. I have been putting it off but

this week I am going. Keep up the good work girl... ;o

Angel Hugs,

Diane

[Guest guest]

I too, first showed abnormal liver function in 1987.

Nobody seemed to concerned about it, I redid the test

with the same result, and I just figured it was

because I was drinking too much. I brought my medical

records with me from Colorado, and my counts (alt)

were like 78, 90, 115, 100, then I found out that I

had hcv and before I saw a specialist to discuss tx, I

started taking herbs, milk thistle, burdock root, etc.

and brought my alt within the normal range with herbs

alone. -dz-

--- MrsDHANDSOME1@... wrote:

> Howdy everyone. I checked out my bloodtests last

> night. First of all, I am

> genotype 1a and have had HCV since late 1987 to

> early 1988. Secondly, I am

> not now, or ever have been on any treatment . . . in

> fact, I had continued to

> consume alcohol up until I started joining these

> support groups approximately

> 2-3 months ago. I have not been really sick ever,

> although I do tire easily,

> which I have, now, as in the past, blamed that on

> the fact that I am 80+

> pounds overweight and get very little exercise,

> although I do swim and play

> with Nate, our 5 year old son. I knew that my virals

> had gone down, and can't

> find my viral count for the October 2000 bloodwork,

> but in 8 days (June 20,

> 2001 - June 28, 2001) my viral load went from

> 1,930,000 to 1,520,000. My

> bloodwork in October 2000 showed my AST was 137 and

> my ALT was 197, whereas

> on the 19th of this month my AST is 73 and my ALT is

> 117. Quite remarkable,

> I'd say. Other changes noted from the October 2000

> to July 2001 blood work

> are as follows:

>

> CL: 107 to 106

> CREAT: .6 to .7

> PROTIEN: 6.7 to 6.5

> RDW: 24.6 to 12.7

>

> I am no doctor but even I can see that there has

> been a remarkable change in

> my bloodwork.

>

> Anyway, I just wanted to share that with all of you

> as I know most of you or

> your family or loved member is on or going to be on

> treatment, of one sort or

> another. I am still undecisive as to whether I will

> take the treatment or

> not. I feel fine and am on a diet, trying to loose

> the weight. The tiredness

> is all that gets me down and I figure if I get into

> an excercise like walking

> or bicycling, in addition to my swimming, the pounds

> will come off a lot

> faster.

>

> Does anyone else here have that information

> regarding their bloodwork, prior

> to treatment? I'd appreciate any and all comments as

> I'm still rather

> confused as to what I've done to show improvements

> in my bloodwork.

>

> Always,

> SJ

>

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[Guest guest]

Enough can't be said about abstaining from alcohol.

Good for you, doing it. Many of us are in recovery and

we know that it is not easy, especially in the

beginning. But we also know it CAN be done. Good luck,

we're all pulling for you. May God lead you to the

right decision about your tx. -dz-

--- diane214@... wrote:

> SJ,

> I am so glad to hear that you gave up the

> alcohol..... Worse thing in

> the world for us heppers.... I am also glad that

> your blood work is

> improving.... I have to get mine done. I have been

> putting it off but

> this week I am going. Keep up the good work girl...

> ;o

>

>

>

> Angel Hugs,

>

> Diane

>

>

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