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Karen
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2012-11-25
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Your best friends resource for Hepatitis C and cirrhosis offering encouragement and information about treatment, diet, side effects, news updates, and a place to connect with others who are living with symptoms of liver disease.
Tags: hepatitis c treatment, cirrhosis, liver, ribavirin, diet
Latest Blog Posts
- Take Actionon Nov 27, 2012 in Inner Allies UncategorizedYou’ve got to shift your perspective when the reality of living with liver disease settles in. If you’re like me, you have those days when you just get tired of living with the physical symptoms from the effects of Hepatitis … Continue read...
- Thankfulon Nov 25, 2012 in UncategorizedI’ve been writing like crazy since starting my blog. Maybe pouring out torrents of words is helping me to put the last 2 years into perspective. Beating hep c and then realizing that my liver was still shot was a … Continue reading →...
- Telapreviron Nov 21, 2012 in Hepatitis C Treatment cirrhosis diet diet for triple therapy fat hepatitis c treatment telaprevirEverything about treatment is hard. Once you face that fact, you can go ahead and decide how to endure it. The list of possible side effects is seemingly endless. I left my class with the transplant team and the pharmaceutical … Continue readin...
- Comic Reliefon Nov 18, 2012 in Hepatitis C Treatment cirrhossis diagnosed Hepatitis C interferon protease inhibitor Ribarvirin sadnessYou’ve heard the old adage that laughter is the best medicine. Joy is certainly one of the greatest things that we give to ourselves. You set a timer to take your daily medications. Set aside time to be silly and … Continue reading →...
- So you wanna know about treatment for hep con Nov 14, 2012 in Decision to treat Uncategorized cirrhosis interferon MELD score platelets rescue drugs Ribavirin telaprevir VictrelisSo, you discovered that you have the virus. Most people who have tested positive for hepatitis C are offered the option to treat. In the past, the options were few and offered very low statistics regarding sustained viral response (SVR). … Cont...
- DiagnosisHow you react to the diagnosis depends on many factors. A person’s age, genetics, and lifestyle can create a situation that is unique regarding the severity of their liver disease. I’m not going to assume that everyone who learns they … Con...