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.
...27th shot just done! Think I will be resting alot soon. lol!
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I have stage 4 cirrhosis. I have a good team of drs and will eventually need a transplant. But it is the side effects that are so problematic. Itchy skin, exhaustion, nausea. Slowly I have learned how to overcome each of those with diet, rest, skin care, etc. Really trying to keep a positive attitude. However I spent the weekend in ER with severe pain on my right side. After verifying no clots,...
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Hi,My cirrhosis journey started 4 months ago. I went to the ER with abdominal and feet swelling. During testing they discovered I had a blood clot in the portal vein to the liver and said the liver appeared to be cirrhosis. I am 38, never drank, smoked, did drugs, no auto immune disorders, all the hep test come back negative. All the blood work is normal. The most recent blood work, my doctor...
I did a lot of spring cleaning again today, so I am going to just vegge out in my bed, and watch all of my paranormal showes, which plays for hours on saturday nights.
Nighty night my friend...
Mckenzie one day at the time.
I have tons of respect for those that are getting up there in their shots and are still keeping that sense of humor and positive outlook........
I wonder if I'll be able to make it to the computer by the time I make it to the 20's....:p I hope so anyways-