Hold on a second... Is it me or am I cured?

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28 March 2019 at 11:04 pm #29073
Hazel
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Sure send me an email if you want, hazel@seedthechange.nz or ask here, happy to answer.

I have actually nothing left to hide, that I don’t mind sharing or if I do, way too late! I have this story out here in a womens magazine, they make a lot over old news that has my mother in law fussing.

As far as my recovery goes, nothing magic to report, no special diet, no supplements. I lost weight, is the main thing.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/111724767/kiwi-mum-speaks-out-about-surviving-hepatitis-c-im-very-lucky?fbclid=IwAR25torwb34c_vxK9m6Y84xPM8CL3aaarVzKMRE7txG87Vt8_3CHy4DAjG8

Genotype 3 30 years, 2x treatment interferon/ribavirin non responder. Cirrhosis 17 years. Fibroscan, decompensating, 40 down to 22 by 29/3/16- now down to 6.5, normal, no cirrhosis. Started Buyers Club Sof/Dac 14 Nov 15. SVR 12 29/0716
3 April 2019 at 8:57 am #29077
JohnSmith
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@johnsmith
That’s all I needed to know. Thanks!
11 April 2019 at 5:48 am #29109
Sven
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@sven
Mr Smith…..onward and upward.
We all hope you, from here forward, travel in good health and good spirits!

May God be with you always.

Contracted HCV 1980’s
Geno Type 1a
F3 ( doc says once treated I’ll be F2 maybe F1)
Meds shipped 6/17/2016 arrived early 7/2016

Viral count – 3,471,080

4 week quantitative bloods: August 17, 2016. I have been diagnosed as <15 (told undetected)

8 week quantitative bloods: September 14th. I have been diagnosed as <15 (told undetected)

11 week PCR RNA Qualitative bloods: September 26th 2016 – Undetected

December 19th 2016: Cured!
Viral count: zero!!!
2018 viral count: still zero!
Cured!
13 April 2019 at 10:52 am #29127
sabrecat
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@sabrecat
Hello Hazel,

I did a bit of a zoom job on the magazine photo and many things I read remind me, and I expect many other members here, of the journey through life managing our unwanted freeloader.

You say it all,

many thanks

Jeff
16 April 2019 at 9:55 am #29134
Oregondaisy
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why do they show a dentist? Do they feel we can get Hep C at the dentist?
16 April 2019 at 10:23 am #29136
Iain
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Hello Oregondaisy.

Previously back when sterilization practices weren’t quite up to the standards that they are today some people who had root canal procedures etc had been known to contract some nasty things from dentist offices that weren’t as hygienic as they could be.

There have been a few health scares in the last couple of years in various dentist offices in the USA and Canada related to Hep B as well if I remember correctly, I don’t think there were any proven cases of transmission by these means recently but it was enough to get the authorities involved and recommend testing for the patients of particular surgeries.
18 April 2019 at 3:01 am #29139
Dr James
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5736133/

Prompted by the potential transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a private dental practice in 2013, this review brings dental healthcare providers (DHCPs) up-to-date with the natural history and epidemiology, new CDC screening guidelines,2,3 new treatment, surveillance, and healthcare-associated HCV transmission and prevention options. The review provides useful references and websites where additional detail is available for those interested in learning more.

https://www.tulsa-health.org/news/public-health-response-situation-update-21#.XLewI-gza70

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