husband has chronic hep c looking for support

hi, my husband has hepatitis c and i am looking for support.  he was stage 3 about six years ago and i'm worried that it may be starting to take it's toll on him.  he's tried treatment with inferon twice and it's worse than the disease and did not help.  just feel sometimes like i'm all alone in this with him.  neither one of us have anyone who understands.  thanks for listening.

 Hi danaw,

I have hep c and had a liver transplant in Oct '03 due to cirrosis. I am currently being treated with interferon and ribovarin for the hep. If i can offer any support check my profile and e-mail me.

Thanks

Joe

MY BOYFRIEND OF 1YEAR AND A COUPLE MONTHS DIED THE 20TH OF APRIL FROM HEP C AND END STAGE LIVER. WELL IT WAS A LONG BATTLE I FEEL FOR ANYONE WHO HAS TO GO THOUGH THAT. BUT, PLEASE REMEBER THAT U ARE HELPING THEM THOUGH A TOUGH TIME I AM ONLY 27 HE WAS 42 I HAVE 2 KIDS AND IT WAS HARD. I SAW HIM THOUGH IT ALL THE PAIN AND COMA THE BLEED OUT HE HAD. THE LAST THING HE SAID TO ME WAS THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE. U KNOW THE DR. ACT LIKE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TREAT HIM I GUESS THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD CATCH IT.THEY NEVER WANTED TO PUT HIM ON A TRANSPLANT LIST. I HAVE TRYED EVERYTHING. BUT, HE IS REALLY BETTER OFF. I HOPE GOD GIVE YA'LL THE STRENGHT TO STAND BYE AND HELP UR LOVES ONES. THEY NEED U NOW MORE THAN EVER. HE ONLY KNEW THAT HE HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS. HE QUIT DRINKING AND WE THOUGHT HE WAS OK. IT WASN'T GOING TO GET ANY WORSE FAST WELL WE WERE WRONG.

tonya499 said...
My husband has known he has hep c for about 4 years. He did the PegIntron therapy for about
15 months and failed. about 6 months ago, he got on an experimental trial of daily interferon and ribavirin. Initial
ly, he responded very well, but we found out a few days ago that he fell out of protocol. Basically, we are just wait
ing for the next best thing to come along. He had an acute exacerbation of some form of Hepatitis while working a
s a Corpsman in 1979 on a medicine ward (yes, there were plenty of Vietanam vets with hepatitis- and no he didn'
t always wear gloves). Since he doesn't have Hep A antibodies, his current doctor suspects that was Hep C. He h
ad a biopsy 4 y/ago and that showed stage 3. I'm just looking for a forum that I can come to occasionally and get
some support. It is hard to find. Everybody I know either says, "You don't have it, what's your problem" or "Ever
ything will be okay". Am I in the right place? If not, I'm open to suggestions. Thanks.

Hi Tonya, nice to meet you, I'm Patty, and my husband as HEP C to, he was diagnoised back in 1990,
done the three a week combo, didn't respond, done 15 months the second round, responded very well, but relapsed
with-in 30 days after complishion of treatment, now we are trying to get started on the third round, he did
develope Fibrosis before the second round, during treatment, his liver healed, and cleared the fibrosis, we are trying
to get him on a maintance dose to keep his liver in good condition until something better comes along, we have a support group
for caregivers @ delphiforums.com please come and visit, you'll find alot of loving, caring individuals that are
suffering through the same thing in life that you are, we are there to help get each other through our trying times as we walk this life
together, no one has to be alone with this disease anymore, we are here for you, looking forward to meeting you
there soon, take care and God Bless, Sincerely Patty