Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
If your docs haven't kept an eye on your bones, make sure they do. I had a baseline bone density test in 2004 and it was normal. When I found out that I had Hep C, my Endocrinologist (treating me for hypothyroid) suggested that I get a bone density test prior to starting Hep C treatment because the meds can deplete calcium in the bones.
Well, at my general physical yesterday, I requested a post treatment bone density test (remembering that my Endocrinologist said treatment could be bad for the bones) and YUP...my bones are showing signs of thinning and I need to start taking a special medication for osteoporosis now. I don't technically have osteoporosis but it's very close to it.
All during my Hep C treatment I took 2 calcium + D supplements a day and that was still not enough to combat the negative effects of the treatment meds.
So...keep any eye on your bones. Get a bone density test before starting treatment so you have a baseline and for sure get one after treatment. This is for men and for women. If you didn't get one before treatment, no big deal...but do get one after treatment.
Well, at my general physical yesterday, I requested a post treatment bone density test (remembering that my Endocrinologist said treatment could be bad for the bones) and YUP...my bones are showing signs of thinning and I need to start taking a special medication for osteoporosis now. I don't technically have osteoporosis but it's very close to it.
All during my Hep C treatment I took 2 calcium + D supplements a day and that was still not enough to combat the negative effects of the treatment meds.
So...keep any eye on your bones. Get a bone density test before starting treatment so you have a baseline and for sure get one after treatment. This is for men and for women. If you didn't get one before treatment, no big deal...but do get one after treatment.
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Is anyone here allergic to Sulfa that is currently taking Diamox? I have been diagnosed with IH now for almost 2 years. I am allergic to Sulfa drugs meaning that my throat will swell up so my Neurologist put me on Topamax. I was suffering from major loud whoosing noises and the topamax helped that but everyday I still hear those mainly between 6 - 12 pm. I am at my wits end and have not went...
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
Keeping an eye on the thyroid is another must. A full thyroid test
should be done each year, not just the limited one. I fluctuate between hyper & hypo all the time. Another side from tx...alas.
Josi
Monocytes,
Eosinophils,
Basophils,
Normal ranges are 2.0-12.0 on Monocytes,
0.0-8.o on Esosinophils,
and 0.0-2.0 for Basophils
Hope this helps ya