Help???

July 11, 2001

as everyone knows I take hepatico for my hep-c but I do keep track of my viral load and my alt and my ast. My ast and alt are lower than in years but I go by my viral load also since that is what the doctors are most concerned about here in Phoenix. My als and ast seem to fluxate but not allot. I hope this helps but I am sure there will be more answers to your question.

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-----Original Message-----From: [mailto:rvf263@...]Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 1:07 PM Subject: [ ] help???hello everyone, I would like to know how can you tell how active hep-C is in your blood? Is it from the bloodwork tests??? do they judge it from the level of your platelet count????is it from your protime level?? or some other level high or low??? where in your bloodwork does it actually show you have hep-C????I was just curious.....thanks for the help and support....

July 12, 2001

, the only quantitative test I know of is the

PCR. This will tell you how much of the virus is

present. That doesn't necessarily correlate with the

damage it has done, a liver biopsy is the only way I

know they can accurately assess amount of liver

damage. -dz-

--- <rvf263@...> wrote:

>

> hello everyone, I would like to know how can you

> tell how active hep-

> C is in your blood? Is it from the bloodwork

> tests??? do they judge

> it from the level of your platelet count????is it

> from your protime

> level?? or some other level high or low??? where in

> your bloodwork

> does it actually show you have hep-C????

> I was just curious.....thanks for the help and

> support....

>

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July 12, 2001

Hi

There are blood tests that check for the hepc virus. All of the tests

mentioned in your post can be clues that hepc or some other liver damaging

problem might exist.

[ ] help???

>

> hello everyone, I would like to know how can you tell how active hep-

> C is in your blood? Is it from the bloodwork tests??? do they judge

> it from the level of your platelet count????is it from your protime

> level?? or some other level high or low??? where in your bloodwork

> does it actually show you have hep-C????

> I was just curious.....thanks for the help and support....

>

July 12, 2001

Good morning .

July 14, 2001

You want to know how I found out?? I was in an accident in 1999 and went to the hosp.... also for other things I thought were something else besides Hep C and the Dr. said they ran a Hep C test but not to worry he didn't think I had it. I said me either I just know I am exhausted all the time for some reason. I left and a month later the Health Unit called me and said Oh do you realize you have Hep C?? I asked a few questions they refused to answer but they kept saying I really needed to make a return appt. with a Dr. Scared me to death!! First of all how can a health unit have the right to call and scare someone like that and second how do they have the right to ask yu if you were ever a drug user?? I can see telling a Dr. that but not a public health unit.

July 16, 2001

Hi , Usually the first indication that something is wrong with the liver is an elevation in liver enzymes which would show in your blood work. This does not necessarily mean a person has hepatitis c, but just means they need to take a further look to see why the enzymes are elevated. There are specific things in blood that would show a person has hepatitis c--they first find out the genotype and also do a viral load test which shows the amount of virus in the body. A liver biopsy is usually done also which would show the degree of liver damage. Usually treatment options are discussed after this. I hope this helps. Sherry [ ] help??? hello everyone, I would like to know how can you tell how active hep-C is in your blood? Is it from the bloodwork tests??? do they judgeit from the level of your platelet count????is it from your protimelevel?? or some other level high or low??? where in your bloodworkdoes it actually show you have hep-C????I was just curious.....thanks for the help and support....

July 23, 2001

I believe the dr is required to notify the health

dept. They can ask all they want, you don't have to

tell them. My dr assured me that he didn't have to and

would not report how I got hcv, it actually usually

would be unknown, even though many of us have a pretty

good idea. I think it unethical that dr did not notify

you before the health dept. -dz-

--- Jannewilms42@... wrote:

> You want to know how I found out?? I was in an

> accident in 1999 and went to

> the hosp.... also for other things I thought were

> something else besides Hep

> C and the Dr. said they ran a Hep C test but not to

> worry he didn't think I

> had it. I said me either I just know I am exhausted

> all the time for some

> reason. I left and a month later the Health Unit

> called me and said Oh do you

> realize you have Hep C?? I asked a few questions

> they refused to answer but

> they kept saying I really needed to make a return

> appt. with a Dr. Scared me

> to death!! First of all how can a health unit have

> the right to call and

> scare someone like that and second how do they have

> the right to ask yu if

> you were ever a drug user?? I can see telling a Dr.

> that but not a public

> health unit.

>

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May 4, 2009

Hi ,

I'm sorry you're feeling so bad. I see you've been a member of the group since

the beginning of March. Since you don't give any information about how far along

into the program you are, it's hard to give you concrete advice on how to help

your symptoms. The excess mucous is definitely A die-off symptom. If you delved

headlong into the program, eliminating foods too quickly, it's possible you need

to back off and add back some of the foods that you've eliminated. If you are

taking a lot of coconut oil, it's possible you're taking way too much too fast

and need to back off of that somewhat. Again, it's very hard to advise you since

we don't have any details about where you are in the program.

Since you're experiencing a lot of excess mucous you might want to read this

article on Sinus Treatments. Something here might help you feel better:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/sinus4.php

Also, read this article about die off symptoms, and you can reassure your

husband that what is going on with you is a totally natural part of natural

healing:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/heal2.php

This article gives you some other ideas on how to treat die-off symptoms:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/help1.php

and as always, if you really are concerned and feel you need to see a doctor,

please do so. The doctor may indeed prescribe some sort of medicine but that

doesn't' mean you have to fill the prescription.

I hope that helps,

jackie

>

> Hello,

>

> I have been sick now for almost 3 weeks!!!

> blowing/coughing up mucous/sputum.... body aches, sinus infections.

> i swear i've never been so sick for this long in my life!!

> could someone PLEASE give me some kind of remedy to get rid of this stuff?? i

don't know how much more i can take. my hubby wants to send me to the Dr. to get

meds...but it will be antibiotic, which will just make it worse.

> IMO, i was healthier before i started this diet.

> please help!!

> Thanks in advance,

> N.

>

May 5, 2009

Hello again,

boy, do i feel even worse this morning. I sorta cheated yesterday cause i was so

tired of eating only veggies and meat. so, i had some milk, toast, chips and

fruit. (i know naughty!!)

morning i woke up w/ a fever of 100.8, even more body aches, and coughing up

blood. Are these die off symptoms cause i ate a bunch of " bad stuff " --- is that

why i got worse???

Needless to say, i really think i'm going to urgent care today.

as for where i am on the program, we didn't rush into it, in fact we still don't

even have ALL the vitamins recommended. Mostly been taking vit. c, vit. d,

coconut oil, and raw garlic, and adding raw onions to the salad. Lots of eggs,

and some organic butter as well.

we had gotten rid of dairy and breads/sweets, and we were working on getting rid

of fruit....but i keep " cheating " about once a week. maybe this is why i've been

" sick " for so long?

anyway, that's about all about me.

As for my breastfeeding baby, i don't know what he's going through body wise,

but he's been acting really irritated lately. and a lot of mucus (still--the

same amount of time as me)

As for my husband, who is doing better on the diet then i am---NOTHING! so not

fair...

Same for my 8 yr. old--who isn't as strictly on the diet either (i don't want

him losing weight--but i've noticed the dark circles under his eyes have gotten

better)

as for doses:

2 TBS of coconut oil, daily

1 vit d3 1000 iu daily (2 for me)

1 vit c 500 mg daily

1 omega3 fish oil pill 1000mg daily

1.5 clove of raw garlic (1 sm. one for my 8 yr old.)

Still haven't incorporated nutritional flakes yet (yuck!)

( i know we're not taking the correct amounts, but i figure something is better

then nothing, we're not made of money)

That's about it, and hope it gives you the background/info. you need :0)

Thanks in advance for all your help.

~ N.

>

> Hi ,

>

> I'm sorry you're feeling so bad. I see you've been a member of the group since