Posted in Any & All, Blogroll, Dude talk to the DR. already., Positive & Kindness Sharings., The Need to KNOW, kindness & goodness on October 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Maybe and maybe not. I have now been on Lyrica
for 13 days. The energy level started to increase on Sunday. Monday I had 4-5 good hours.
Tuesday I had 6 good hours and today, I was awake, showered and coloring my hair by 7 a.m. Haven’t done that in months. I still experience excruciating pain [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., Family Members & HCV, The Need to KNOW on April 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Since January 8th, it seems I have not only been making excuses for my well-being or lack of, but I have come to the realization that if you don’t have physical health your life can really really become a hindrance. Did any of that make sense? Probably not, but it is my blog [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., Family Members & HCV on March 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Living with Chronic HCV daily is frustrating. At least for me it is. Soon I will have another Liver needle biopsy. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/liverbiopsy/index.htm
Then once again it will be determined at what Stage/Grade I am at and how the Liver itself is dealing with the ravaging of this virus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_for_End-Stage_Liver_Disease
Do you know someone with HCV? Have you [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., The Need to KNOW on March 22, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/faq.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/hepatitis_c/article.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hepatitis-c/DS00097
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already. on March 22, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.endonurse.com/hotnews/73h2110121455717.html
American Liver Foundation Urges Cautious Optimism About CDC Report on Declining Hepatitis Rates
NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that significant decline in the rates of new acute hepatitis infections in the United States in the last 10 years, reflecting the success of hepatitis A and B vaccination programs. [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., Family Members & HCV on March 21, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.natap.org/2006/AASLD/AASLD_08.htm
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., Family Members & HCV, Help for the HEP, The Need to KNOW on March 21, 2007 | No Comments »
http://heart.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/90/5/565
Heart 2004;90:565-566
BMJ Publishing Group & British Cardiac Society
SCIENTIFIC LETTER
Evidence for association between hepatitis C virus seropositivity and coronary artery disease
C Vassalle, S Masini, F Bianchi and G C Zucchelli
Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa, Italy
Correspondence to:
Dr Cristina Vassalle
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica-Area di ricerca CNR, Via Moruzzi 1, I-56100, Pisa, Italy; cristina.vassalle@ifc.cnr.it
Keywords: hepatitis C virus; coronary [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., Family Members & HCV, Help for the HEP, The Need to KNOW on March 21, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsLetter/2004/advocate1004.html
What are Fibrosis and Cirrhosis?
Liz Highleyman
Chronic infection with hepatitis C or hepatitis B virus (HCV or HBV) can lead to long-term liver damage including fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer). It is estimated that about 20 percent of people with chronic hepatitis C will develop cirrhosis, a process that usually takes 20-30 years.
The Fibrosis [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., The Need to KNOW on March 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Silly question you say? Not really. The stats are showing that over 60% of people that take home a prescription do not read the instructions. The Pharmacist will take the time to explain why the medication was prescribed etc….it is up to us, to listen and then recheck all that we “thought” we heard and [...]
Posted in Dude talk to the DR. already., Help for the HEP on March 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Patients not prescribed treatment also had more alcohol and drug misuse, and medical and psychiatric comorbid conditions. In a multivariate logistic regression model, the team identified several predictive factors of non-treatment for Hepatitis C. Increasing age, Black race, Hispanic race, alcohol abuse and dependence were predictive of non-treatment for Hepatitis C. The team observed that [...]
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