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Keeping the Faith

EvaStar
  • By EvaStar · New reply May 3, 2012
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • Completed bone and chest scan yesterday. Awaiting results of any metastasis or not. If all clear hoping to be listed for a liver transplant tomorrow. Keeping fingers and toes crossed and of course my ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Howard Luks, MD

John2
  • By John2 · New reply April 15, 2012
  • Journal · 59 replies
  • Dear Inspire Community Members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people we feel are making contributions to helping patients worldwide. We are posting ...

Greatest Healer of All

MissMandy
  • By MissMandy · New reply April 13, 2012
  • Discussion in Your story of survival · 2 replies
  • Hello friends, Like some of you I had used drugs and shared needles, was very reckless in the past. I've been clean for 5 years and since then had two beautiful boys. I was told about a month ago that ...

First week of treatment for second time

Iwgal1
  • By Iwgal1 · New reply March 28, 2012
  • Discussion in Treatment · 6 replies
  • I forgot how awful the treatment is. I am taking asprin for fever and aches/pains. I am drinking a protein shake everyday, a banana and an apple. Some yogurt for something cool and lots and lots of water ...

On organ enlargement

julie---anne
  • By julie---anne · New reply March 28, 2012
  • Discussion in Living with hepatitis C · 18 replies
  • Is it normal to have an overenlarged liver and spleen with hep c? I weight 240 5ft 4 inch female ...

Interactive Health: A New Grassroots Movement By Doctors

hmargaret
  • By hmargaret · New reply March 16, 2012
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Check out this article from The Health Care Blog: http://bit.ly/AwlCQD "Interactive Health is transitioning clinical care from real-world, costly encounters to virtual, inexpensive, cloud-based care ...

Keep Going

EvaStar
  • By EvaStar · New reply March 11, 2012
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • A young man asked his grandfather why life had to be so difficult sometimes. This was the old man's reply. Grandfather says this: "In life there is sadness as well as joy, losing as well as winning, falling ...

What a ride

crazyandscared
  • By crazyandscared · New reply March 7, 2012
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • My husband is 50, geno type 1 and started triple therapy Novemer 18, 2011. Docs think he got this crap when he was 12 with a blood transfusion from severe burns. I am trying to be strong for him and am ...

A New Day, A New Year-New Season, New Journey

EvaStar
  • By EvaStar · New reply March 4, 2012
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Dear Lord As you walk beside me Lead me to the still waters Help me to accept whatever your plans are for my life May I above all else find joy and laughter to share with others On days when my spirit ...

EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER

sjack47
  • By sjack47 · New reply March 1, 2012
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • I have been having such a horrible past 2 weeks!! My emotions have taken control of me and I don't like it! I go from one extreme to the other, the other extreme being on the weekends when I take my Pegasys ...

Hepatitis C Bigger Killer than HIV

Rx
  • By Rx · Posted February 21, 2012
  • Discussion in Treatment · 0 replies
  • Within five years, it may be possible to achieve 90% cure rates using combinations of the new agents, according to Harvey Alter, MD, and Jake Liang, MD, both of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda ...

The Inspire Q&A--Inspire talks with Susan Grant

John2
  • By John2 · New reply February 15, 2012
  • Journal · 31 replies
  • Dear readers, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of interviews with people making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. We are posting these interviews ...

CONNECTICUT HEP C LIVER UPDATE

lm87
  • By lm87 · Posted February 6, 2012
  • Discussion in Advocacy and awareness · 0 replies
  • The Connecticut Division of the American Liver Foundation is pleased to present a Liver Update on Hepatitis C for patients, caregivers and health professionals. The program will include a general overview ...

Tell Me Why My Friend

EvaStar
  • By EvaStar · New reply January 28, 2012
  • Journal · 15 replies
  • If I say I don't feel good today you tell me you have a toothache, you have a headache, your car oil needs changing and everything else under the sun. And, I like a fool sit there and console "You". Tell ...

Moving Right Along

sjack47
  • By sjack47 · New reply January 23, 2012
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • It's week 14 of the triple therapy and I am hep c free!! I was looking at my labs and my calcium and potassium are low. So I'm supplementing with calcium and potassium pills, the cramps have eased up ...

Inspire is hiring!

Walter
  • By Walter · New reply January 20, 2012
  • Journal · 15 replies
  • Inspire is hiring, and we're wondering if you know someone who would be the perfect addition to our team. Hello everyone, I'm Walter, one of Inspire's founders and the head of our technical team. I'm ...

The Inspire Q&A--Inspire talks with Michele Baldwin

John2
  • By John2 · Posted January 3, 2012
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Dear readers, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of interviews with people making contributions to patients and caregivers worldwide. We are posting these interviews in a Q&A ...

If God Brought Me To It

EvaStar
  • By EvaStar · New reply December 26, 2011
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • He'll Get Me Through It ...

It is all good

jean62
  • By jean62 · New reply December 13, 2011
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • My 6 month lab results for Hep C finally came back--NOT DETECTED--so that is a load of worry gone!! Most of the other labs were back in normal range except for platelets. Mine are still low, but I have ...

Updates

jean62
  • By jean62 · New reply December 13, 2011
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Have seen my Gastro Doc and my liver Doc. They had to adjust my beta blocker a couple times to get it right. The last time my heart rate was too slow and I almost couldn't function at all, but now I feel ...

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