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Since this is understandably such a frequent question, I am leaving up this information. Sexual...More
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TIFF HAS NEVER NEEDED THE CURED WORD. EVEN WAY BACK WHEN I ONLY HAD 30 %. JUST ME BEING ME ... TIFFMore
DON'T TAKE YOUR ORGANS TO HEAVEN...HEAVEN KNOWS WE NEED THEM HERE !!
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Reply: LA Times: Roughly 75% of people w/Hep C are baby b...
sadly - yes i think it will - i say sadly because it often takes the death of a loved one friend relative or...More
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Reply: LFT Results
there are many reasons for elevated enzymes - the liver is but one of many - these enzymes are not even liver...More
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Reply: Extremely worried about transmission risks
you may be a bit ocd / borderline paranoid there guest 82 - lol j/k - first things first tho - you just assumed...More
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Reply: Chronic Active Hep.-C...Pain
actually there only a few reasons one would not be a candidate for treatment - decompensated cirrhosis allergy...More
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Reply: General Hepatitis question
what about my future kids? if my wife is protected, will this hep be passed on to my future kids?
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Reply: should I get treatment?
so howd it go - has aih been positively confirned - ive been hearing this phenomenom much more lately and can...More
Posted by billm57
Hep C & Auto-Immune Hep
I was diagnoised in '05 with auto-immune hep. and just recently with hep c. Does anyone know if there is a...More
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Herbal therapies have not been shown eradicate hepatitis viruses. It is rare that conventional...More
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Reply: Eradicated Hep C Still Dangerous?
Good Morning Melissa. To answer your first question; My viral load has not been checked since treatment 12...More
Posted by ritch12
Drug-induced hepatitis -- nodule or granuloma?
My mom is 84. Recently her liver enzymes went through the roof (one of the enyzmes was 6,600). Within a...More
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Reply: It's been a long time...but need to ask a ? for al...
Sleep disorders are common with HCV. Narcolepsy can be treated with Nuvigel. If you were a relapser...More
Posted by Melissa Palmer, MD
Reply: Employee has recently been diagnosed with Hepatiti...
HEPPERS AND OCD........DUH I THINK MOST OF US ARE...I AM SO ANAL ABOUT GETTING THINGS DONE... I TELL FRIENDS...More
DON'T TAKE YOUR ORGANS TO HEAVEN...HEAVEN KNOWS WE NEED THEM HERE !!
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Dr. Palmer quoted in the NY Times on New Data pres...
Information on many new all oral combinations of drugs for the treatment and cure of HCV was...More
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yes - i agree - many thanks
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Reply: Hep C - 3 Cocktail TX with Incivek
what did dr recommend
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Reply: Hep C I'm Still Here!!
as long as the rash remains localized its ok - if it spreads to cover large areas - it could be a reason to...More
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Reply: Scared to death - please help a worried mother
even if the blood was fresh and infected with hcv swallowing blood is not a viable transmission route - stomach...More
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Reply: hep c with low viral load
always get copies of your lab work
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Reply: Questions for Dr. Palmer
from what i gather incivek is much harder as far as side effects and has a higher drop out rate
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Reply: Always TIRED
a grand a week is outrageous - the last time i treated - 2009 - 2010 - my out of pocket expense was around $90...More
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Reply: Hepatitis C antibodies: no virus
also retesting in the near future is a good idea
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Reply: New Diagnosis...Please help
The treatment for AIH depends on your liver biopsy results as well as your blood tests. Medications...More
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Reply: Hep C and alcohol abuse
yep - alcohol causes fat to accumulate in the liver - this not only lends and leads to cirrhosis and liver...More
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Reply: Is Relapse after one year of SVR curable in Hepati...
believe the new testing procedures are much more sensitive- less than 12 means undetectable for all practical...More
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Reply: Hep C scared
Hi Daniel! I have hep c for probably 15 yrs or so and have lived a completely normal life, got married,...More
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Reply: Worried about my baby :(
Hi doxie, I think Dr. Palmer gave you an excellent answer - if you are still concerned, ask for...More
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Melissa Palmer, MD is medical director of hepatology at NYU Hepatology Associates Plainview and is clinical professor of medicine at NYU. She graduate...More

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