Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Hi, Lynne- I'm coming out of lurkdom to answer your question. My biopsy results [Oct. 2002] showed no abnormalities. AST and ALT are in the high 60s, slightly above normal. High viral load. My gastro gave me the option of taking treatment saying that it would probably knock the virus out of my system but didn't really recommend it. We agreed that the treatment that should be available a few years down the line may be more effective with fewer sides. In the meantime, I see him periodically so that my liver values can be monitored and I take milk thistle extract three times a day, seven days a week. Other than slight chronic fatigue, minor sore throat, slightly runny nose and periodic bouts of low-grade fever [my temp late this afternoon was 98.8], I'm showing no symptoms. That's my story. Good luck with your treatments and I hope that you and your DH can patch things up. CatmanLou [with his cats Bella and Sammy F.C. in chilly but dry San Francisco] > I have notice some of you have opted not to do the treatments. Would you > mind telling me why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Gee my AST is 30, and ALT is 42 which are normal ranges. Does the milk thistle help, can you notice a difference? Inquire ring mind must know. I will still go ahead this Friday, my main complaint is the tiredness all the time. Have zip for energy. I am 48 and want to get back into doing the active life thing. And I can't do yard without wanting to take a nap. Plus my poor dogs are suffering because of it, they need their active mom back so we can go do agility again. Remember we are here for you, and I wish happiness in the new year. Lynne [ ] Re: Nother Question Hi, Lynne- I'm coming out of lurkdom to answer your question. My biopsy results [Oct. 2002] showed no abnormalities. AST and ALT are in the high 60s, slightly above normal. High viral load. My gastro gave me the option of taking treatment saying that it would probably knock the virus out of my system but didn't really recommend it. We agreed that the treatment that should be available a few years down the line may be more effective with fewer sides. In the meantime, I see him periodically so that my liver values can be monitored and I take milk thistle extract three times a day, seven days a week. Other than slight chronic fatigue, minor sore throat, slightly runny nose and periodic bouts of low-grade fever [my temp late this afternoon was 98.8], I'm showing no symptoms. That's my story. Good luck with your treatments and I hope that you and your DH can patch things up. CatmanLou [with his cats Bella and Sammy F.C. in chilly but dry San Francisco] > I have notice some of you have opted not to do the treatments. Would you > mind telling me why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 There are no silly questions. Most of us are type 1, which has a lesser chance of success with this treatment. We all have to weigh our chances of success against the difficulty of the treatment. Some people tolerate the treatment better than others. -dz-Lynne Dunham <lynne@...> wrote: I have notice some of you have opted not to do the treatments. Would you mind telling me why. I start mine of Friday and have 90% odds of eliminating this disease. I am a gena 3a and liver biopsy was grade 1. Now my doc said some people can wait when it is at this stage. But I opted to go ahead to try to kill it before is does more damage, and the odds are more in my favor. But since Hep stays with us for life and my chances any different that opted to wait. I promise I will stop asking the silly questions. Really. Lynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 There was quite some time between the time I tested positive for hcv, and did the PCR and liver biopsy.. I took milk thistle before treatment and I had brought my ast/alt levels down quite a bit with milk thistle alone. -dz-Lynne Dunham <lynne@...> wrote: Gee my AST is 30, and ALT is 42 which are normal ranges.Does the milk thistle help, can you notice a difference? Inquire ring mindmust know. :)I will still go ahead this Friday, my main complaint is the tiredness allthe time. Have zip for energy. I am 48 and want to get back into doing theactive life thing. And I can't do yard without wanting to take a nap. Plusmy poor dogs are suffering because of it, they need their active mom back sowe can go do agility again.Remember we are here for you, and I wish happiness in the new year. Lynne-----Original Message-----From: Wharf_Kitty [mailto:wharf_kitty@...]Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 11:09 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Nother QuestionHi, Lynne-I'm coming out of lurkdom to answer your question.My biopsy results [Oct. 2002] showed no abnormalities. AST and ALTare in the high 60s, slightly above normal. High viral load. Mygastro gave me the option of taking treatment saying that it wouldprobably knock the virus out of my system but didn't really recommendit. We agreed that the treatment that should be available a fewyears down the line may be more effective with fewer sides. In themeantime, I see him periodically so that my liver values can bemonitored and I take milk thistle extract three times a day, sevendays a week. Other than slight chronic fatigue, minor sore throat,slightly runny nose and periodic bouts of low-grade fever [my template this afternoon was 98.8], I'm showing no symptoms.That's my story.Good luck with your treatments and I hope that you and your DH canpatch things up.CatmanLou [with his cats Bella and Sammy F.C. in chilly but dry SanFrancisco]> I have notice some of you have opted not to do the treatments.Would you> mind telling me why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Lynne- I don't know how much the milk thisle helps. I started taking it before I was dx with HCV, since I knew that the years of drinking and drug use must have damaged my liver. I can't say that I noticed any difference when I started taking it, but over the past few months as I've learned more about the symptoms of hep c, I've reevaluated many of the symptoms that I've had that I thought were caused by other ailments e.g. the chronic slight cold-like symptoms that I assumed were caused by a pollen allergy and for which I was taking homeopathic allergy meds. I stopped taking the allergy meds last time I had what I thought was a flare up and my symptoms didn't get any worse so I now think that it's the hep c causing those symptoms. A long answer to your question, which I hope helped. =8-D Lou > Gee my AST is 30, and ALT is 42 which are normal ranges. > > Does the milk thistle help, can you notice a difference? Inquire ring mind > must know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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