westex, I'm not sure what you mean by "active". To my knowledge, the hep c virus is active unless it Has been eliminated from your system. My viral load was above 4 million. The point I was trying to...
Westex, I have everything your sister has. ESTIMATED TIME OF DEATH? The best thing I can recommend would be to get THAT train of thought out of your heads right now. I have "end stage" cirrhosis and...
Wow. 50% relapse rate, huh? No, I didn't know that. Is this percentage accurate even if my viral load was down to 0 (zero)? I hope they aren't holding off telling me like the last doctor did. A...
Thought I'd drop by and update....a lot has happened in the past 3 years. I was transferred to the care of the Naval Hospital and was given a specialists consult to a hepatologists at St. Lukes...
FINALLY....I was able to see my doctor with the purpose of discussing my biopsy results. He reported that I had hep c genotype 1B....... I ALREADY KNEW THAT!! I found this out on June 20. So I asked...
I went and picked up a copy of my biopsy results. My appointment isn't until August 2nd, but I couldn't wait any longer. Stage 4 micronodular cirrhosis with moderate to severe inflammation and...
Okay...starting to get a little frustrated. I was told my doctor has my biopsy results back yesterday, but it will be August 1 before they have any available appointments. It's been 58 days since I...
Biopsy was almost painless. The 4 hours afterwards was hell. Felt like I was passing a gallstone and THAT was the worst pain I had ever experienced. Better today...even came to work. Now I understand...
Go for my biopsy tomorrow morning. Finally revceived my lab results. Genotype 1B. I have a lot of research to do, but it seems I have one of the least receptive strains for treatment. I guess my...
Retired from the military in 1998. Will be getting my lab results back on the 25th. I've had a sore throat for about a week now, plus I'm tired all the time. 12 hour days never used to bother me. Now...
Just found this forum. I'm active on several forums, mostly having to do with cars and racing. I never thought I'd be joining a forum such as this or discovering I had hep c. I was only recently...