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    Sue1317

    Female, 57
    New York, NY, USA
    Member since June 4, 2008

    • About Me

      I am a 56 year old woman who was fortunate to had beat the HCV with the treatment but I was co-infected with HBV and remain an inactive carrier. I do suffer from cronic pain but go on with life one day at a time. My main concern is my brother who has Aids, he is doing well with the HIV meds but he also has HCV that is taking him down treatment nearly killed him so he gets by the best he can.

      I am a 56 year old woman who was fortunate to had beat the HCV with the treatment but I was co-infected with HBV and remain an inactive carrier. I do suffer from cronic pain but go on with life one day at a time. My main concern is my brother who has Aids, he is doing well with the HIV meds but he also has HCV that is taking him down treatment nearly killed him so he gets by the best he can.

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    • Close HIV

      I am seeking information for my brother who has full blown Aids, he is very close to death and I am trying to get my brother out of Texas, I am trying to find a place for my brother to live in NY or NJ. I wish to find out the names of agencies that can house a

    • Close Heroin Addiction & Recovery

      Was a heroin user for over 20 years, got seperated from heroin for a while but never divorced, until I was faced with the treatment of Hepatitis C and found out my brother was HIV Positive my life went down like a ton of bricks. I stopped using heroin for many years now but am taking vicodin every day for cronic pain, yea I could get high off the vicodin but I use it for pain and take the same dose or lower when I can. It has been a heavy cross to carry most of my life.

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      Hydrocodone Working / Worked
    • Open Hepatitis B

      About 40 years ago I was hospitalized for HBV I was a teenager at the time, but now 40 yrs later I am confused about my recent labs, my family doc's nurse called to tell me my HBV DNA was undecatble for the HBV and my labs showed, HBcAb-positive HBsAg-negative HBsAb-negative HBeAg-negative HBeAb-positive

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      Interferon, pegylated Working / Worked
      Two years ago I was treated for HCV and was coinfected with the HBV I did the treatment for 12 weeks and stopped treatment, I remain undectable for both virsus, except for the labs on the HBV I am not sure if I still have anything to worry about, any advise would be greatly appreciated.
      Ribavarin Working / Worked
      The side affects made me very sick I lost 25 pounds in less that ten weeks,my red and white blood cell count feel very low and I then needed to be treated with another type of medication for that.
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