The purpose of this blog is to document one person's experience of Hepatatis C (genotype 1a)and its treatment. Other peoples' blogs have helped me and if this one can in some way help just one other person with Hepatitis C it will have achieved what I have set out to do. The addresss of this blog is: http://hepcblog.blogspot.com
Sunday, 29 July 2007
Day 72 (29 July '07) Jon's Hepatitis C Treatment
Not much to report really - the cough is still a nuisance and the tiredness always there in the background. But I am trying to just carry on as normal as possible until my body tells me to stop. Then I have a lie-down.
2 comments:
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HI Jon
I'm almost one week into my treatment(47, I hope to go!)..I live in N California, also in my late fifties(Genotype 1, Stage 3). I appreciate your blog comments, in fact I eagarly await them, and "worry " when you don't post(your vacation..YEAH!)You are my "guide" at the moment..I really like your attitude..it seeems positive, real, and not all about "the drama"..I have the same attitude, and hope to remain that way through out treatment. I will understand if your posts get less often and more brief, but wanted you to know, that you have at least 1 very touched reader. If you are interested in "chatting", that would be great, otherwise I'll just keep looking forward to your posts and keep you in my thoughts.
Thank you Janie - I hope your treatment goes well. The one thing that has sustained me is going to my monthly physical meetings with other Heptatitis C people - some having treatment, some who have failed reatment, some who are thinking of treatment and some who have decided to do alternative forms of treatment (eg herbal etc). I will get in touch Thank you again for your kind thoughts. Jon
I am a classic baby boomer - in my late fifties, a professional knowledge worker employed by a large company, and living in the south of England. I'm average weight and height and in reasonable health.
I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C by chance in June 2005. Following a biopsy I was diagnosed with genotype 1a with a hepatitis activity score of 3/18 and a fibrosis score 1/6. With a viral load of 230,000 copies/ml, I am mildly infected but still decided on taking the treatment (pegylated interferon injections and ribavirin tablets) despite the success rate for genotype 1 being of the order 40%-50%.
I do not know the cause.
2 comments:
HI Jon
I'm almost one week into my treatment(47, I hope to go!)..I live in N California, also in my late fifties(Genotype 1, Stage 3). I appreciate your blog comments, in fact I eagarly await them, and "worry " when you don't post(your vacation..YEAH!)You are my "guide" at the moment..I really like your attitude..it seeems positive, real, and not all about "the drama"..I have the same attitude, and hope to remain that way through out treatment. I will understand if your posts get less often and more brief, but wanted you to know, that you have at least 1 very touched reader. If you are interested in "chatting", that would be great, otherwise I'll just keep looking forward to your posts and keep you in my thoughts.
Thank you Janie - I hope your treatment goes well. The one thing that has sustained me is going to my monthly physical meetings with other Heptatitis C people - some having treatment, some who have failed reatment, some who are thinking of treatment and some who have decided to do alternative forms of treatment (eg herbal etc).
I will get in touch
Thank you again for your kind thoughts.
Jon
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