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Alcohol & hepatitis C

Hany
  • By Hany · New reply September 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with hepatitis · 1 reply
  • Hi I am new to this forum . I have had hep c for about 10 years ,also microvascular angina. I was just wondering do you think one glass of wine or beer once in a while , say once a week or month is terrible ...

Hep C can improve...

Lois_Trader
  • By Lois_Trader · New reply September 9, 2009
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • 13 years ago—with the world’s most rundown body, serious depression, pleurisy, and a collapsed stomach—I had been diagnosed with liver disease. The disease was horrific, and so was the treatment proposed ...

How do I safely lose weight with hep c

daisysgma
  • By daisysgma · New reply September 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with hepatitis · 1 reply
  • Hi, I really need some advise. How do I safely lose weight with hep c? What is a safe weight loss rate? I know this sounds like a stupid question but I have read that losing weight to fast can be hard ...

New drug called Efient

Lois_Trader
  • By Lois_Trader · Posted August 16, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Because I've been suffering with ulcers and taking me off aspirin didn't do the trick. I could not be treated with Nexium and Plavix and I was a mess. It was a huge quandry of what doctor won. My cardiologist ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

treatment with Pegintron and ribavirin

salome
  • By salome · Posted August 4, 2009
  • Discussion in Treatment · 0 replies
  • 5 years ago they tried to treat my hep C with pegyntron and ribavirin. I never felt so bad in my live, was eak and suffered from hallucinations ( terrible if you never experienced this) I had to stop ...

Some Peoples Dr.'s!

erins74
  • By erins74 · Posted July 24, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • K so I have autoimmune Hepatitis (was just diagnosed in January of this year). I went to my GI the other day and he asked how I was doing. I told him that my side has been very sore along with being extremely ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
  • Journal · 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 9, 2009
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

I Was just Diagnosed with Hep C!!!

HeatherJ
  • By HeatherJ · New reply June 7, 2009
  • Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 2 replies
  • Help. I am totally freaking out! I went to my primary care doctor last week because I've been feeling very tired and achy and just not good for awhile but it's getting worse. I thought it was just from ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

Research Study

sfalconi
  • By sfalconi · Posted April 16, 2009
  • Discussion in In the news · 0 replies
  • Hey, Friends My name is Saul Falconi and I work for New American Dimensions a Marketing Research firm out of Los Angeles, CA we are doing a Medical study that might fit your Group. The study will launch ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply April 7, 2008
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

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