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do you believe serrapeptase or nattikonase are able to reduce fibrosis or liver scarring to Any degree?
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Posted 8/29/2015 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
hi--
im new-thanks for being here!
im concerned w/ relapse rates for those with cirrhosis.

if you become "cured" from hcv, you would (at least I would)
try to help your liver.
if scar tissue or liver fibrosis can be degraded (post hcv) to allow healing, can that "healing"- expose the "buried virus?
im not asking if fibrosis or cirrhotic scarring can be reduced or removed.
im concerned with hcv hiding in various places, only to be exposed again.
does anyone follow me?
thanks so much
fishy

do you think serrapeptase , and nattikonase can help remove liver scarring?
Posted 8/29/2015 12:23 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the hep forum, fishwife. We are those with liver disease, and those who love them.

I see you are looking into treatment for Hep C. Those with cirrhosis are treating 24 weeks. Has your doctor determined which treatment your insurance will cover.

The treatments for GT 3:

Daklinza + Sovaldi for 12 weeks (no cirrhosis) or 24 weeks with/without ribavirin (cirrhosis)
OR
Sovaldi + ribavirin + PEG*** for 12 weeks
OR
Sovaldi + ribavirin for 24 weeks

GT3 remains the more challenging to cure. Here is a link to the latest treatment for GT3 www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Bristol-Myers+Squibb+(BMY)+Announces+FDA+Approval+of+Daklinza+to+Treat+Chronic+Hepatitis+C+Genotype+3/10749569.html

My husband, themister, also GT3. He treated with interferon/riba , twice. He replapsed 4 weeks after EOT with his first treatment. He has been cured over 3 years. Once you are 12 weeks post the end of treatment (EOT), you will have a viral load pulled. If the virus is undetectable at that time, you are considered cured. Although themister cured Hep C, he was decompensated and needed a transplant. He has been on the transplant list at Mayo for over 2 years now.

Do you see a hepatologist affiliated with a transplant center? Not that you need a transplant now, but they seem to be the best for complicated liver disease folks.

I am not familiar with the supplements you mentioned, but no supplement cures Hep C. Some things can hurt...so run them all by your liver doc.

Again, Welcome. Let us know your progress with treatment as you move forward, fishwife. Big Hugs
Posted 8/30/2015 5:03 PM (GMT 0)
hi
themiz

thank you for the welcome!

my treatment is Sovaldi + ribavirin for 24 weeks. im not sure when ill start.
and i already had approval for that, so i cant switch horses to daklinza....and i cant drive myself nuts thinking the daklinza one would be better lol. i sure hope they can come through Soon for your mr transplant.
my dr is a ge and hepatologist from the guthrie clinic in sayre pa at robert packer hospital.
as for a transplant? i dont think they do it there, but maybe an affiliate. april 2010 my scans were
"unremarkable" my april 2015 assessments show necroinflamm at f3 and cirrhosis liver stage 4.
so--since april, like many of us, im still absorbing my condition. my scripts didnt come through till
august 18.....so i had a a few months of realization. sometime in july i started some supplements.
my meld scores are 6 or 7 (inr? i put in the middle choice) and cpugh is around 5-6.
i feel pretty good about those numbers.
im looking forward to participate the forums.
again, thanks for the welcome,
fishy
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