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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.

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ladyladyrrose 09/08/2012

I've been finished treatment for approx two and a half weeks. I went through a mental high for a couple of days but now I'm back to the fatigue and brain fog. My latest blood tests showed I'm still anaemic and my doctor did say that it will eventually build its way back up but is there anything I can do myself to help. I've been undie since week 4 of tx. I've read a bit about iron supplements and not to take them during tx but is it safe to take them now that I'm done? Before treatment and results from my biopsy showed no fibrosis or cirrhosis (or rather it didn't show up on the charts) and grade 1 of hepatic activity (portal inflammation but no necrosis).
And has anyone here tried chlorella and spirulina to detoxify?
Just getting tired of being tired.

deleted_user 09/08/2012

I avoid iron supplements like the plague since tx...................... iron stores in the liver but I do get B-12 shots...and my multis and iron free.
I may be wrong, but this is what I DO........................... have no links....I also take D's and my b-complex as well.
It's true, ur anemia will go away, mine lasted for almost 2 yrs post tx...now all my labs r good even tho HCV came back.
You will get a lot of help here...Just stating my case...
Hugs`

ImKramer 09/08/2012

Congratulations on finishing treatment. It is best to ask your Dr. for information on this. Iron is only a problem for people who have been diagnosed with Iron Overload, a medical condition. No one here can give you professional medical advice as to whether to supplement or not.
Recovery from treatment can take a long time, a few weeks, maybe months, for some years.

gooser1 09/08/2012

This topic come up quite frequently and never ends nicely...so I have to agree with everything that ImKramer says...best to ask your doc about any supplementation.....Congrats on completing your TX.

jester18 09/08/2012

The anemia after tx is due to damage caused to red cells by the medications, not to a shortage of iron in the blood so I doubt a supplement will help much. I think you just need to be patient and wait. Give it another couple weeks and you should start to feel much better. I'll bump up a thread for you.

deleted_user 09/09/2012

Im 6+ months post treatment and SVR, my bloodwork showed my HGB was 13.8 which is still anemic according to my DR, normal range on the low side is 14.1. He advised me to start taking a Multi-Vitamin with iron to boost my red blood count. I was wondering if anyone else 6 month post treatment from 3x teatment was still anemic? Thanks in advance.

deleted_user 09/09/2012

Iron supplements don't work, because you are anemic because of the medication and the TX you are on. Not because you have no iron

deleted_user 09/09/2012

Hey Isaiah. My hgb is normally 13.7. I just run low. Normal is between 13 and 17

jester18 09/09/2012

My HGB was 15 before tx, 11 when I finished incivek, 12.5 at EOT, and 15.5 one month post. I guess I'm lucky...

deleted_user 09/10/2012

Congrats on finishing tx:-) :-) biggest lesson for me was patience on and post tx - it takes time - I started taking a multi b 6 months post but it took 2 years before I was back to near normal with a few lingering manageable sides

Sarpsis 09/10/2012

Congrats on finishing first off! That's awesome!
I was told the same thing about iron supplements wouldn't work because it's the meds that caused the anemia in the first place. That our bodies just have to recycle the damaged cells and replace with new ones and how fast your body does that is an individual thing. :::shurgging::::: best just to ask your doc if there's anything you can do.
My PCP just took a Vit D blood test and mine is low, so he recommended VitD3 in 2000 mg a day doses, but I have to get the okay from the HCV doc before I start taking them.
Keep us posted as to what your doc says please.
Take care,
kelly

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