Posted on 04/26/2008 8:16:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin
That it is ‘legally used’ does not change the physiology.
Prayers for Timothy Garon.
No open mind for this doctor. Hope he never has a family member suffering.
God Bless his body and his soul.
"..Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infectious disease that is caused by Hepatitis C virus (HCV), infecting the liver.[1] The infection can cause liver inflammation (hepatitis) that is often asymptomatic, but ensuing chronic hepatitis can result later in cirrhosis (fibrotic scarring of the liver) and liver cancer.
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by unprotected sex, sharing needles and by blood-to-blood contact..."
Perhaps if he did less dope, he'd be able to think more clearly and would be less confused.
This rule has nothing to do with the physiology.
Timing is everything. UCSD researchers have discovered that they can block a protein that causes excess fibrin production in the liver, in mice. By not producing excess fibrin, the liver halts further damage and heals itself.
If their research extrapolates to humans, a lot of liver disease may have a definitive treatment.
Ironically, the herb milk thistle contains a substance called silymarin, that had amazing protective and recuperative effects on the liver. However, it could not reverse excess fibrin.
Indeed. My doctors have asked me if I wanted to go that route when I lived in California and I said with my family’s background in Law Enforcement it was too touchy an issue. There will be a day when the pain meds I am on now will damage my liver so much, I will not have a choice.I really feel for those people that are at that point and have no other recourse.
May the Lord bless and comfort Timothy. May he be healed body, mind and soul,for the Glory of God, in Jesus Name, amen.
http://www.hcvets.com/
this guy is trying to get a rare resource, i.e. a liver.
Yet his disease, hepatitis C, can reoccur in the new liver, leading to liver failure.
Second, Hepatitis C is a “marker” for drug abuse. Normal people don’t abuse drugs (they might use drugs, including medical marijuana, but not abuse them). This means he is not as stable mentally as another person. People with emotional problems might not take their rejection medicines correctly, and the liver will end up being rejected.
Third, the presence of his large abdomen suggests he is in bad shape (hypoproteinemia, clotting problems from end stage liver disease). I’ve had people die of these problems while awaiting a liver to be found.
Four, people with substance abuse (usually severe alcoholics) have other medical problems. If a person remains off alcohol and other drugs for several years, they can be placed on a transplant list. This gentleman states he “needs” medical marijuana...apparantly the docs figure he is misusing it. (again, medical marijjuana can be used as a drug or abused by someone using it as a drug, just like Codiene or other pain killers can be abused).
Again, this is a judgement call, but I suspect the docs are dubious of his claims.
Finally, by going to the press, it suggests he feels he is “entitled” to a tranplant.
These types turn off doctors, who know many patients just as sick, who need a transplant, and who would probably do better after getting a transplant, but who will die because someone has a big mouth and manipulates the system.
In other words, it’s not the marijuana alone that makes him a bad risk for a tranplant.
At 56? Ignore the facts and speculate wildly. This guy has a guaranteed position as a global warming scientist if he ever wants to give up medicine.
Well said & prayers for you my FRiend. ~Pandy~
Read the story again, the part about fatal infections with Aspergillosis, a mold found in the marijuana plant. Post-transplant, all patients are put on immunosuppresant drugs: Exposure to Aspergillosis would certainly be fatal.
Food for thought.
Medical marijuana patients face transplant hurdles
"..Garon believes he got hepatitis by sharing needles with "speed freaks" as a teenager..."
AspergillosisAspergillus species are ubiquitous molds found in organic matter. Although more than 100 species have been identified, the majority of human illness is caused by Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus niger and, less frequently, by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus clavatus. The transmission of fungal spores to the human host is via inhalation.
Other sources cite stored grain and dead leaves and compost piles. I guess if you eat any vegetables, have a garden, house plants or live anywhere where plants grow you should be excluded from transplants as well.
‘Was’ being the operative word. At 56 his teen years are far behind him.
I was told 12 years ago that at best I had a year or two to live. I tried their Interferon & it darn near killed me. However I decided to live & I went natural. I saw what my liver looked like in the first biopsy. When I had my biopsy in March of this year the doctors were shocked there is NO DAMAGE. I will never get rid of Hep C but I have learned to live with it & protect myself & others from my blood. However a liver like mine would be fine to give this man as it is already infected with the virus. I truly don’t think doctors know all that much about Hep C. I saw many doctors over the years & all disagreed on everything. It was very confusing. My doctors don’t believe that I have helped myself with things like liq silver & milk thistle. All I know is I am alive, at 41 yrs old I gave birth to a healthy Hep C free daughter.And I have a liver that is fine. At present my viral count is 3 million & my doctors don’t even want me to get treated with Pegatron now thankfully. I believe in the power of prayer very much & I believe that all the prayers I got from the many FReepers who prayed for me helped greatly.
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