newbie - Byrnes

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Hi B

Welcome to the Warriors. You have landed in a good spot.

Everyone here helps one another with info, experiances, and support.

We have folks here in all stages of HCV, and someone will be able to answer your questions.

Feel free to join in on the discussions.

I am don in ks [Kansas], 59, genotype 1B, DX'd 2008, no Biopsy or Treatment yet.

My day is comming.

I try to be the info guy for the group, helping everyone find info to answer questions.

I post news articles/updates, and am building the HCV Links Library for our use.

http://health.dir./group/ /links <--- click here

I will be more than happy to help you too. Just ask.

Your viral load doesnt really mean much except for three times.

In the beginning to prove you have chronic HCV, during Treatment to measure progress, and after TX to see if you have cleared.

VL goes up and down, daily and during the day, and only indicates the amount of virus copys in your blood at any given time.

VL does not indicate disease progression or liver damage. You need a biopsy and other labs for this.

When you have labs or proceedures done, ask for copys of the paperwork so you can follow your own progress.

DO NOT drink alcohol, or use drugs, including tobacco. If you smoke, please try to quit.

I have a folders in the HCV Links Library about diet, suppliments that may be helpful, and drugs [Pdrugs and street drugs].

The therory is that we need to eat healthy, live healthy, and think healthy.

If we take care of ourselves, we may not be able to cure a disease, but we will live a better life.

Diseases do not have to be a death sentance, so to speak.

It is true that the sooner you start HCV TX, the sooner you will be done with it.

Right now though, there is only a 50-50 chance of clearing.

Med Science is working hard to up those rates.

This winter or next year there are the Protease Viral Inhibitors being added to the standard Interferon/Riba TX.

The PI's will attack the HCV 3 ways instead of just 2.

For genotypes 1 this is good news, because it may double our SVR rates [70-80%].

Everyone is different though, so nothing is conclusive.

B, welcome again.

We are glad that you found us.

love

don in ks

From: byrnes.john <byrnes.john@...>Subject: [ ] newbie Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 5:04 AM

just want to say a big hello too all the other dragon slayers out there,one day we will win this battle,recently diagnosed on 5 feb this year,and as yet the only thing i know is my vload,which is 264,086,still waiting on my blood results and my ultrascan ,im currently on a waiting list for my meds,doc seems to think the sooner i start the sooner it clears,wishful thinking ------------------------------------