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viral blood count

my daughter has hep c and her viral load blood count was 16 million. what does that mean? i know it cant be...

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New here

Hi all, I'm grateful to have found this group. I'm going to provide some history so my present...

Posted by jumpingoffplace131

Hi all,

I'm grateful to have found this group. I'm going to provide some history so my present makes a little sense. I'm going to try to be brief. (Try is the key word...)

I'm a 34 year old single mom of 2. When I was 14 I was diagnosed with Hep C. It is possible that I contracted it from a blood transfusion at birth (I was a preemie- no one told me why a transfusion was needed, just that I had had one), or from sexual abuse. There are no other explanations- I've never been an IV drug user, nor do I have any tattoos. I didn't understand at age 14 what I was being told. I was a "ward of the state" at that point and was basically passed around from place to place until I was 18. By age then I had a serious drinking problem (I've been sober for 8 years now).

Over the years I've been sick. Fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, and generally just feeling horrible. The only way I can describe it is it feels like the flu, without the fever.

I have genotype 1a. My former liver specialist (now retired) told me, after a ton of blood work and a liver biopsy that treatment was not a viable option- that there was only a 20% chance that it would work and that it would make me so sick that the benefit didn't outweigh the risk.

From what I understand, some other conditions that I have are a direct result of the chronic liver disease: a gallbladder full of stones and a splenic aneurysm.

Now I'll get to what brings me here... For the past 2 months I've been CONSTANTLY sick- not the kind that I'm used to that seems to come and go. It's not going away. I'm bloated, it feels like every part of my body is retaining fluid or swelling. It's so bad that my clothes are tight. I've been fainting- out of no where- sometimes several times a day. I can't take any kind of OTC medicine for ANYTHING without it making me dreadfully sick. Last week I took 2 Excedrin Migraine pills because I just couldn't take it anymore and shortly after I was vomiting, weak and ITCHY. I felt like I'd rolled in poison ivy but I couldn't satisfy the itch. My legs are shaky/weak- they feel as if they could "give out" whenever I stand. And I'm moody. Big time. Kind of like PMS but so much worse. I'm never like this. I don't understand? I can't concentrate (I'm a software engineer so this is BAD), I can't focus, heck I can barely get motivated to get out of bed.

I'm fortunate to have a few really good friends who are urging me to see a different/new doctor. I'll be honest. I'm terrified. I don't know what any of this means and I'm not sure I want to know. One woman from my church who went through a liver transplant 16 years ago told me that mentioned that what I've been experiencing could be from ammonia in my blood. Does this sound familiar to any of you?

I need someone to be honest with me, even if it's bad. I have two little kids to think about and no matter happens to me they need to be taken care of.

Thank you for taking the time to read this...View Thread

Posted by jumpingoffplace131

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There "IS" A CURE but GREED is keeping us from get...

Shame, Shame, Shame on these GREEDY $ MONEY & PROFIT Driven people to CONTINUE to ALLOW people to SUFFER...

Posted by Dletmedown

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scared2death

just got letter from blood center that i have hep c. cant get regular blood test till i see doctor and they...

Posted by An_249824

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2nd tx

VL is now 65,000,000! Had tx 12 yrs ago, non-responder after 7 mos. of tx. Need to tx again and not happy...

Posted by liverquiver

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lung transplant and hep c

I am in need of a lung transplant. My doctor has told me that because of my hep c, I most likely can not get...

Posted by An_248113

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nightmare!

I am on week six of 3 drug treatment and already missed six days of work due to awful gastro symptoms and a...

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Triple Therapy

I started triple therapy a week ago, 5th week of treatment. I have been taking the Victrellis 200 mg 4 pills...

Posted by DaveW56

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help cant afford treatment

hey everyone,I'm 51 and have had hep c since the 80's,last month I started getting sick,but Im having a...

Posted by manwithmnyhrses

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suppliment for cronic hepc symptoms

I have been suffering from just about every symptom there is connected to cronic HepC for many years. I never...

Posted by paco55

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suppliment for cronic hepc symptoms

I have been suffering from just about every symptom there is connected to cronic HepC for many years. I never...

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How did i get this?

I was wondering if anyone knew if there were any reports about contracting hep c through a depo-provera shot...

Posted by alarson28

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Hi, I'm new at both hep. c and this web site.

I am just going through all the testing to see if I'm healthy enough for treatment.

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just diagnosed

Whats next? This was just a blood diagnosis and was told I have active hep. c. Waiting for my referal...

Posted by kitalouita

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HCV Treatment and Exercise

I'm presently undergoing the three drug combo treatment, having started it last Sep. I had to give up moderate...

Posted by watchbat

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5 weeks of Incivec

Had hep c for 33 years.Finished two drug program May of 2011.11 months of living hell.Blood test later showed...

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Relapser

Started triple tx day after thanksgiving. Finished last treatment in february this year. I was wondering...

Posted by Superchadad

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Hep C

I am 26 years of age and I have recently been diagnosed with the Hep C virus... I have 3 beautiful children...

Posted by thetrueth

I am 26 years of age and I have recently been diagnosed with the Hep C virus... I have 3 beautiful children and a loving caring man of 5 years and very monogamous..I have NEVER put a needle in my arm or any place on my body.Only Dr.s have. I did NOT have Hep C a year ago when they tested me after having a C-section. My Dr. said I some how got this in the past year. I have no new tattoo's and only have one.I got my only tattoo done when I was 19 years of age and since have been tested a few times for everything and anything..I have always been very paranoid of catching anything. I am very depressed and I am freaking out. I know it says that you cannot get it through kissing but at this point I do NOT know what to believe.I am terrified to kiss my babies even hold them for along period of time.

Now I have read everything i can get my hands on via Internet... In the past year I have gotten into a fist fight and end result was her biting my index and middle finger.. I had to pull my hand out of her mouth to get my hand back and in return ripping the skin on both fingers.. Me being stupid never went to the hospital for Tetanus shot.NOT THINKING SHE HAD HEP C. This is my only thought of where I could have gotten this virus from. I normally DO NOT fight. I walked away and was grabbed by my hair on my own property by a Ex of my husbands. They also have a son together.She is a very mean and nasty woman.. I have never had to deal with the things I have had to deal with before meeting my husband.There son has came to our house with stomach worms,head lice,ring worm, and several other things. And his mother never tells us before hand that he has anything.We have to find out from my husbands son...(just a view of what kind of woman she is) Now I do know she was married to a man that has spent time in prison and has a bunch of prison tattoo's...So I am thinking that if she does have it and she gave it to me that her prison husband is where she got the virus from......
Like I said I have read everything and NOWHERE does it say you can get the virus VIA biting.... I am very upset that it says its a DRUG OR alcohol disease.. I do NOT do either and need to know how can I find out if this is in fact via the bit where I contracted this virus. If she purposely bit me knowing what she had I need and want her prosecuted...Please if anyone can give me any information to find anything out I can...PLEASE HELP!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME... And sorry I am no english major lolView Thread

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HEPATITIS C Market Research [WebMD]

ARE YOU OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE HEPATITIS C? If you have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, you may be...

Posted by An_241704

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"NEW" TRIAL - NO Interferon & NO Biopsy ALL pills

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01435044?term=quantum&rank=1 ...

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Hepatitis C and age.

I am new to this site so forgive me if I sound dumb. I am 65 years of age, a veteran(Viet Nam) Got hep c in the...

Posted by aagunz

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Questions???

I am a non-responder, geno type 1, I took the treatment 6 years ago. I am considering the new treatment,...

Posted by 48togo

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Good News .. Bad News.. Long Island Help!

just started the new therapy viral load went to zero after three weeks. (4th time non responder) bad news.....

Posted by Johnshep

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NEW

Where is everyone?

Posted by ldlife51

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Hi everyone, I'm new here too. It's like a differe...

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Stigma of HCV in Dr. ?

I finally got the nerve up to do the whole range of tests, went to the "specialist" who was awful. He doesn't...

Posted by gimpyD

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I am so scared!

I was just told that I have Hep C, and I am so scared. I work in the healthcare industry and must have...

Posted by ProudMommy1987

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Did Ribavarin/Interferon 1998/1999 about to do the...

This site was so helpful 12 years ago. I'm looking forward to connecting with folks again as I start the...

Posted by Normarie

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IL 28 and Telaprevir

Just had the IL 28 gene testing done, came back as CT type. Which is not surprising seeing as my Rx in 200...

Posted by 12stepguy

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