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What my doctor said yesterday... I went and saw my liver doctor yesterday and I did not feel so well when I left. He said that because of my morbid obesity he would not treat me as he felt I could not tolerate the treatment. Plus I have a cyst in my pancreas and he wants that looked at again. I cannot really read his handwriting, but what I have i... 7 Oct 2008 17:32
Hi-Ho, Silver – Powerful Immune Support greyhackles wrote: http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/PhonyAds/silverad.html http://www.quackpotwatch.org/ "THE LAST DAYS OF THE QUACKBUSTERS"... Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen (jurimed2(a)yahoo.com) I've been following the activities of the "Quackbusters" for about five years, ev... 30 Sep 2008 10:27
Doctor on 9/30. Questions I should ask? I am going to a doctor that specializes in liver problems, Hep, etc. What are the specific questions I should ask him? Should I ask him about Telaprevir (http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/2008icr/easl/docs/042508_b.html) or other treatments? Should I demand certain tests? Your suggestions are greatly appreciated. I... 28 Sep 2008 20:36
Flu Shot While on TX? Good idea? Bad idea? (My office offers this next week...) ... 28 Sep 2008 17:32
$2 ping-pong ball is keeping liver transplant alive By Kate Sikora September 24, 2008 12:00am IT costs as little as $2 and until now has been considered little more than a toy, but a simple ping-pong ball is keeping liver transplant patient Mackenzie Argaet alive. In a world first, a Sydney surgeon has used the radical method in a transplant operation, which h... 24 Sep 2008 13:27
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Alpha Feto Protein going up? Hi, LA here..and this is a first time post here..I was encouraged to do so.. as I, see that support is truly offered by you folks. I am newly diagnosed with cirrhosis / grade 3 stage 4 Ast 295 / Alt 290 / Vl 889032 Afp 86.30 genotype 1b.The numbers are high yes..just how sick am I?..how quicker,to be sicker?? ... 8 Oct 2008 23:13
Is this a bad viral load? I went to the doctors yesterday and he did some blood work to see what the viral load is thus far with my Hep C. It came back about 4 million. Is that considered a tremendous amount or can people go much higher? He suggested treatment as he says I could have about a 70% chance of clearing this. Is that correct? ... 20 Sep 2008 00:12
Profits over geuine help If you have a long, drawn-out, incurable but treatable disease, it's unfortunate for you but great for pharmaceutical companies. While you're suffering indefinitely, you're also buying expensive pharmaceutical drugs to make the disease "manageable." "Managing" diseases is the trend in mainstream medicine, and ... 16 Sep 2008 09:45
Iron Reduction In Hepatitis C Iron, Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Iron Reduction Preaches The Gospel For Chronic Hepatitis C. J Gastroenterol 2007; 42:923-926 Editorial Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is recognized as a major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); approximately 20% of HCV-infected ind... 11 Sep 2008 17:18 |