It's every 10 years unless you have been exposed to Hep A or B. Needless to say it's no big deal because it usually clears by itself. If you have been exposed at some point in your life you are...
I wouldn't worry too much about it, Hbv usually goes away on its own if you were vaccinated there's no way that you could have it. But don't lose sleep over it it's no big deal even if you have it it...
I have been recently been cured of hep c ( Jan 2013 ) and I asked my doctor if I needed to be vaccinated against hep a & b. So he took a blood test and said I did not need to because I have the...
I did that trial back in Dec 12 stage 2 grade 3, knocked it out in 7 days and it never came back. No sides at all and 1 pill a day. I was amazed how well it worked. I had a new biopsy and ultrasound...
Like this,connie...
2015 is the magic number for the combination that you're looking for. Should cure you in 12 weeks. The new drugs. are DAAs which means direct acting anti virals.when you clear the virus it dies, they...
thank God I'm cured, I would never put interferon or ribavirin in my body ever again I'd rather be dead...
very strange...
do you know how you contracted hep b.you're probably looking at 3 to 4 years down the line before they come up with something....
Luckyman,I believe these are the drugs from Gilead that your talking about. They are in very early stage. You should be vaccinated for hep b in fact everyone should be. Tenofovir Alafenamide...
I did have an addictive personality and it was women. Now I just go out with them as friends and don't get too involved, so I'm cured of that too. I didn't know you were in such distress, sorry if I...
try the vaporizer. I haven't smoked a cigarette in over 3 years.nicotine is not that harmful in fact it's no more harmful than caffeineyou can get them and any vapor shop, the hottest thing right...
defbass,I drink socially now myself, just saying most people on this board can't, won't, and have larger issues than you and I. I'm sure a lot of people here miss a good drink now and then.It's all...
I could not agree with you more. I was on Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir and was undetectable after 7 days. And you're right, on the new drugs it is considered a cure, not SVR. Cured since May 2013.LIVER...
This was the exact trial that I started back in December 12,worked like a charm without any sides at all. I was stage 2 grade 3 on biopsy before trial. Now stage 0 grade 0 AST 21 ALT 22.No sign of...
I was diagnosed in Nov 91 and was able to pin point where it came from....
Connie, they started testing in late 91 for hep c.I had a great attorney and they settled within 8 months. There were 7 other cases involving St. Josephs going on at the same time and I deposed all...
Barry, BTW Tony Fallas is my cousin, remember when he went to live in Hawaii. We use to have card games every week. Did you know Eddie Gelbard or Don Kammerman. EzAl...
Hell I remember those guys, we use to hang out at Oki dogs and some other joint on La Cieniga near Alta Dena dairy...
dolplantation, I never had Cirrhosis, had Hep C and was cured early this year. My biopsy and ultrasound show no damage to my liver. I was at stage 2 prior to TX. EzAl /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
Connie, BTW,I was never a drug user or an alcoholic. I got Hep C from a transfusion back in the late 80's.I won a case against St. Josephs Hospital in 1993 when I was diagnosed. EzAl...
Barry, Did you know a guy named Stuie Birnbaum, I think he was in a club but I'm not sure which one. I went to Fairfax. Name a few and maybe I'll remember....
Connie, you're right. I understand that other people might not be in the same position that I'm in. I also understand that other people might see it as a green light for them and may have more...
Mama,I was never cirrhotic, if I still had damage I would not drink wine. When the top liver Doctor at UCLA says I see no problem with you drinking socially and leading a normal life, I tend to...
Thanks Michael, now I can finally dig into my wine collection that been in the cellar for the past 7 years. I got a green light on that too since I have no damage to my liver. So many good wines...
Hi Mama,Get use to it, CLEAR IS THE WORD. More people like myself are out there and are clear of this nasty virus....
Don't worry about the treatment, it's a breeze. I had no side effects at all from that combo and it did it's job rather quickly. You should get your hopes up, it will be approved for the market soon....
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That's so funny, we probably hung out in the same places....
Thanks Barry, I was amazed myself. UCLA usually does not make mistakes. I asked my doc about drinking and he said go for it your liver is fine, just don't over indulge. I'm thinking that my past 3...
I had stage 3 liver damage and grade 3 fibrosis. My latest ultrasound and biopsy show no liver damage whatsoever....
Barry, they do last a while, thank god I don't have them anymore. Cograts on being cured, I know you went through hell.I find it hard to let go of having hep c and sometimes I forget that I'm cured....
Barry,Very good post, they did tell me at 12 week SVR that I was cured. My Liver specialist wanted to wait until SVR24 to call it a cure. I did the Teleprivir last year with interferon and Ribavirin...
I'm glad that it worked for you the second time as well. The old standard of TX was never a complete cure, just a remission. More than likely now you are cured. The newer treatments actually...
Trust me,I will speak for all my brothers and sisters who suffer with this disease. This combo will be approved by the end of 2014.I hope to go in front of the FDA as well and show them the proof of...
BTW,I play golf twice a week and walk the course now when before I would ride. I feel like I have more energy now than I did when I was 30 years old.Since this was a stage 3 trial they have plenty of...
FL and Sandia, I have been virus free for 8 months now. The trial Dr, my liver Dr. and Gilead are calling this a cure.I was virus free after the first week of the trial. Being SVR 24 post treatment...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif I have been on a trial that was sponsored by Gilead back in Dec 2012.It lasted 12 weeks. The combo I was on was Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir, please excuse spelling. I was...