Hepatitis C Could Be Next ‘Big Virus’

Family Practice News ^ | 15 October 2009 | BETSY BATES

[dljordan]

“I got mine from a blood transfusion as a teen. I know I had it for a fact in 1982 when I tried to give blood & they told me I had non A non B hep.”

I’ve had B and C and don’t know where I got them. I’ve been overseas and suspect that I may have picked them up over there. Hep C can lay dormant for years and then flare up. I did Chemotherapy for it and it wasn’t pleasant.

[dljordan]

“I was going to try pegatron until my dr told me I would still be tired even if it worked. I decided that the side effects weren’t worth it.”

I did it and the effects were horrible. I was lucky enough to get into a study that was conducted by the drug company so I didn’t have to pay $2000 a month. Many of the people in the study quit after a few months because they just couldn’t take being so sick all the time. I was taking medicinal mushrooms also and within three months I was virus free. I was lucky.

[coop71]

Wait...why would you avoid female practitioners?

[coop71]

Sorry to hear about your sister. It is a nasty way to go. My mom contracted it from a blood transfusion after giving birth to me. Died 6 years later. It’s horrible.

[pandoraou812]

When I took the interferon I had a breakdown. I also had a dr who prescribed it wrong, he didn't speak English very well either. I was told to inject it into my leg each day. Finally my druggist asked me what I was doing with the interferon. The insurance company never noticed! I showed him on the box what the script said & he was shocked. My veins were a mess from the constant blood tests each week, my legs ached & I was a mental mess. After all that I thought it had to help me & it didn't. I was so mad.

Now I have a new gastro dr who is friends with my family dr & they both speak English. They don 't always agree with me taking milk thistle & mesosilver etc but IMHO it is working. My biggest feat is what the rifamprin & bactrim I've had to take have done to my liver. I think MRSA will kill me before the hep C does. What kind of mushrooms & where can you get them?

[pandoraou812]

I just try to stay stress free & I take mesosiver & all kinds of vitamins. I've had enough health issues these past few years that I am blessed to be here. I think MRSA will get me before the Hep C does. I knew all about pegatron & figured if I am going to still be tired what was the point? I used to belong to a hep C support group & I saw what the meds people were taking did. A few people over the years did commit suicide. I would rather deal with it the way I am. I know some people think I am nuts but after having it so many years I doubt anything will send it into remission.

[pandoraou812]

Thank goodness you have you nephew. My brother was a drug addict who died from hep C & who knows what else. I lost contact with him for few months. I went looking for him & I found his obituary online. For years we tried to get him help. But you can’t help anyone who doesn’t want to help themselves. Prayers for your family.

[SatinDoll]

Thank you, you’re very kind.

I’m sorry to read about your brother. Sometimes the ones we care about do not care about themselves; they’re more like lost souls. Sadly, I’ve known more than a few of those. You have my deepest sympathy.

[pandoraou812]

I have seen too many people who just couldn’t stop using drugs or alcohol. Two of my sons came from families like that. It is horrible to watch people destroy themselves & not be able to do anything.... They are indeed lost souls. I think not saying goodbye was the hardest part for me with my brother. I lost my Dad last year on Nov 12th, my sister the next month on Dec 12th. My whole family is gone & while I have my children it is so odd to be the only one left. Thank you for your kind words. You & your family are in my prayers...Pandy