Thanks for your encouraging words. I will do the AST/ALT test.
M.
Hi, Hector. How the heck are ya? It's been a while. Thanks for your posts and the helpful info. I'm gonna do the blood test for AST/ALT.
Congratulations on clearing the virus at last!!! I am so happy for you.
I hope you will still be around in the forum. There aren't many of us old-timers left.
Cheers.
Michael
Hiya HepC.
gotta go with your statement...I believe that those of us absolutely know the risk of not following Tx protocol.
And in my opinion, I tend to believe that those who have not decided to treat are either not informed enough to know there is a cure,sadly or are just not ready to commit, and on the other side of that when you finally come full circle and decide to treat you know the small side effect risks but are willing to treat and will forgo this in order to cure no matter what...in for the long haul.
Choosing a healthy does help the liver to not work so hard, like abstaining from red meat especially loaded with growth hormones, not drinking is a gimme, IF you are a serious treater....
It is the Tx combo type and genotype that primarily predicts the outcome. Yes it may be harder in some cases than others, as we have seen on this very forum which is truly unfortunate. But they too will clear..
And as I said its my opinion, and some common sense, that's it
Wishing the community well
Peace
Deb
Thanks, Sarah, I'm glad you agree about the AST/ALT. I'm going to do them.
Good luck with your EOT+12 VL.
M.
Thanks for the good words.
M.
Hi, Deb.
I forgot to mention that I have not done ANY VLs since starting Tx in October because I have no insurance to pay for them. Also, the MD in New York who helped me through Tx told me not to waste my money paying for expensive VL PCRs when the only one that counts is the EOT+12 (which I can do at my hospital in Bs As).
Glad to learn that relapse usually occurs during first month post-EOT. Since I am now 2 months post-EOT, a liver enzyme test seems to make sense.
Cheers.
Mike