Good luck with the MRI scan.

Thank-you Isang

Has anyone ever had one btw? it’s a funky new MultiLiverScan – No dye
I’ve been told to “bring my pjs” hmy:

Thank-you Zhuk

Thank- you guys , you know I feel I’m onto something here. It was you DT that reminded me that Sofo/Led needs good stomach acud to absorb and then there’s last weeks blood test with the MCH high which can mean lack of stomach acid and my rather large amount of coffee drinking in the morning with meds, I actually think it’s very possible I’m not absorping most of the tablet just like I don’t absorb food well either!

Yes, I need something that boosts stomach acid that doesn’t interfere with the meds. cut down on coffee a (boo hoo) and remember to take my VtB12 every day .

Then extend tx, with possible swap to sofo/DAC – Will see what thecDrs say, but some of these things I can put into action right away

Just found out, that low VtB12 can cause low stomach acid!
and apparently Sofo/Led needs this.
Well folks, how to I get that stomach acid going?

Hey Life How are you? I eat a pretty healthy diet I think, Fish, veggies, pasta, rice, fruit, porridge, wholegrain bread, errrmm cheese (lots) Hot cross buns ha ha Lentils, eggs, love dahl, curries , Everything except meat, but fish is meat right?

I drink alot of coffee on waking, maybe too much, it’s a cleaner after all?

“Inadequate stomach acid. A much more common cause of deficiency, especially in older people, is a lack of stomach acid, because stomach acid is required to liberate vitamin B12 from food. An estimated 10 to 30 percent of adults over the age of 50 have difficulty absorbing vitamin B12 from food. (1) People who regularly take medications that suppress stomach acid—such as proton-pump inhibitors, H2 blockers, or other antacids—may also have difficulty absorbing vitamin B12 from food. Even people who lack adequate stomach acid can typically absorb vitamin B12″ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/b-12-deficiency/

DT the malabsorption thing – I have been trying to address the issue of malabsorption for what seems like forever and a day, I had it with food pre tx – My triglycerides were totally out of range, very low, I read this points to malabsorption / malnutrition, I was way too thin.

Now on tx, I have gained some weight, but is it the right kind of fat? maybe i still have trouble absorbing anything I swallow properly? It is a complex subject, I do not profess to understand it. The abnormal test result showed up in a private blood test under the cholestorol section. It took me a while to find any data on it because most papers are written about too much bad fat concerns but when I did Bingo ! Seemed to make total sense to me as to why I could not hold any weight .
I have mentioned this to a variety of people but no-one seems to think it’s an issue or have any answers. But maybe, just maybe it is hard for me to absorb the meds properly as Dr James mentioned? If this is true, how do I go about absorbing them better? Diet? With food? or is it a completely different & much more complex matter? I wish I knew the answer.

Re ravs, I guess I’m worried about lessening my options for the future now , it’s all new thinking for me as if yesterday and I’m not really ‘getting it’ yet and my mind seems to be foggy .I appreciate your experience and opinion.

I think I could maybe access Simeprevir but whether I can afford it is another matter.
I think this scan nxt weekend would help me decide, if there is cirrhosis or not, hopefully I will find out, meanwhile I can ask advise of Dr F and my other Drs and be prepared!
Thanks DT

ps How is your 2nd lot of tx doing? How are your bloods VL etc?