Re: Re: Has anyone tried the Sundise (FZHY) trial.

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This is something that is definitely worth looking into.  Interferon is a nasty drug and if you can't handle it then you have to look for alternatives.  If this can help the liver heal and put the hep c in some state of " check " you could add years and years to your life.  It would cement dying with it instead of from it.  The protocols that are currently in the labs for non-Interferon non-Ribavirin treatment are still a good 2 to 3 years from being on the market.  They are in development and right now they are very promising but they are still a ways away.  If you can make the trip to Houston, I'd go for it.

Hugs,TeriOn Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 7:00 AM, dianedellicarpini <dellcar9@...> wrote:

 

Hi, I wish my husband could do that trial. I have read about different chinese formulas having good results. If I were you I would definetly try this. No side effects or very little and the possibility of healing, sounds good to me. I am one of those people that have more faith in natural medicine than in pharma. I know that they say natural cannot cure hep C but can control it. If you have a good chance with this and can't do interferon it would be worth the trip.

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> Has anyone tried the Sundise (FZHY) trial. My liver doctor asked me to try this new trial because I can not tolerate Interferon. It is a non Interferon herb based drug. It is made from 6 different herbs that the Chinese had been testing for something unrelated, Heart problems I think. They found it was helping to heal scaring of the liver. It was dropping the scores one point and sometimes two. If your liver grade was stage 2 it would drop to stage 1.

> The full name of the drug is Fuzheng Huayu (FZHY) but the staff call it Sundise. Sundise is the name of the company who owns the drug and it's easier to pronounce is why the use the name. The trial's are being done by Baylor College of Medicine at the Medical Center in Houston Texas.

> I have already been pre-approved, They are just waiting for me to decide if I want too. It is a Phase II randomized, Placebo controlled double blind multi-center study...Boy was that a mouthful.

> I would get a liver biopsy before and after trial, Will take 2 pills three a day and of course a lot of blood work. I would go in every 2 weeks for about 6 weeks the every month. The full duration of trial is one year and can quit anytime I want plus would get 50 bucks every time I go in. There are possible side effects like fatigue but all sound fairly harmless but you never know.

> I am hoping someone out there has heard of this study and can give me some info good or bad. It is really hard for me to take long drive anymore and Houston is a little over 2 hours each way. It will be hard to pull it off for a year but if it helps me or others it would be worth it. They do not claim to be a cure or a replacement for interferon " yet " but expect improvements to health and liver with few sides.

> For anyone interested the contact info to see if they have one in your area is:

> St. Luke's Hospital

> Advanced Liver Therapies

> 6620 Main

> Suite 1505

> Houston TX.77030

> 832-355-8966

> Thanks

> Butch

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Teri Gottlieb

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