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I did the interferon/Ribivirin for a year. No change in my viral load. It was the worse yr of my life. It has been 7yrs since the treatment and I still haven't recovered. I dont have any idea of where I am with this, but my urine is dark, my skin and eyes are yellow and I am so tired. I have begun wasting. My Dr. doesnt talk to me about My HepC. He orders bloodwork, ultrasound and thats it. Now I am having kidney problems. Help. Need info.
I failed Interferon/Ribivirin after 12 weeks, it took me over a year to recover from the side effects. Selzentry is the HIV Entry Inhibitor now on trial to hopefully hault or reverse inflammation in the liver. I started this trial January 2012, but I'm about to be excluded because my enzymes went too high. Boceprevir/Telaprevir are the new drugs approved for HCV but are used in combination to the harsh Interferon/Ribiviron treatment and not often compatible with HIV. I'm running out of options..
I am so thankful for the Universe for allowing me to continue to breath. I was dx in the acute phase which causes symptoms - dark urine, pale bile, and vomiting. Then it quietly went away. I was infected by my partner. I was on the Hep C tx. for 8 months. It became mentally and physically overwhelming, I stopped. 90 days later, I took a Hep C test it was (-) and I continue to check it because it can come back. Sadly, con-infection life expectancy is only 6 -8 years.
Ed - talk to your doctor again. My old doctor (PA really) kept saying there was incompatibility with my meds and that there is a new oral regimen coming out in 2yrs (which means 5 the way the FDA works). I tried the interferon/ribavirin combo and it didn't work. We waited another year for the new HepC protease inhibitor and then he said it had only been tested with a few HIV meds. I asked him to switch mine and he wouldn't. So I switched... doctors that is. Now I'm on the HIV meds to treat HepC.
There is a cure for hep c. it is not always successful, but, if you have the resources, is worth a try. I did a year of pegalated interferon with ribavirin and was successfully cured. it was one of the worst years of my life, but i would do it again. i was coinfected and did not have a major impact on my numbers. I was also infected with hvb (in spite of having the vaccine) and through a combination of epivir (nrti) and baraclude (pi) the hpv has been undetectable for years. i'm 57.
I just finished my immunization program for HepA and HepB yesterday. It involves injections three times over a period of six months. My health insurance paid for it and encouraged me to get it. I asked and they told me the cost to pay for it yourself is about $300.00
at Simon - make sure you are up-to-date with your hep A and hep B vaccinations. There is no vaccination for hep C. Do not share needles when injecting street drugs or steroids. Do not share straws when snorting drugs. There is increasing evidence that hep C can be transmitted during anal intercourse, so use condoms with those whose hep C status you do not know. Only get piercings or tattoos from places who strictly adhere to universal precautions. Be well!
verenice
My mother recently died of hepatisis,i wasØ?nt around when she died but my relative who were with her said she could not eat for about three months and anything she put in her mouth she threw up and right before she gave up blood was coming out of her mouth, please is that normal. I really want to know if its the hepatisis that killed her or something else because i feel guilty that i wasnt there and its a terrible feeling she was a great woman. Ill really appreciate some answers. Verenice from Nigeria.
September 27, 2012 • Nigeria