Guest guest Posted September 28, 2001 Report Share Posted September 28, 2001 Sorry, he is stage 4 grade 4 and clear of HCV. Obviously I need to PAY attention, to broke I guess. Kim --- kimintoronto2001 wrote: > Hi guys, > > I recieved this letter on my list and wanted to know > if you could > help. I would like to make it as simple as possible > in my --- or even > your response. Patient presents Heptitis C pos. > Middle age male. > Stage 2 grade 2. Has done INF treatment 2 times or > more. Failed. From > the treatment he was left with the debilitating > disease....Myathis > Gravis (sp) (similar to MS) Also presents kidney > stones and other > health issues here that are listed. He would like to > get off the > pills etc and try something more natural, can you > help him? Edited > letter below. (name ommitted for privacy sakes, but > you can go to my > list. > > HepatitisC-Objective > > Thanks so much!!!! > > Kim > > > > I know that there have been plenty of list, posts, > etc. regarding > what > vitamins and alternative treatments are good for > HepC liver > patients. I have > read them all, and done additional research. Some > seem to be > contradictory. > After all the bad experiences I have had with " pill > popping " , I just > want to > make sure I'm heading down the right path. > I apologize if I am asking for info that has already > been posted, but > I was > wondering if someone could suggest a plain and > simple list of > vitamins, etc. > that I should or should not be taking. I am looking > for a regime > specifically designed for a person with stage 4 > cirrhossis who is > currently > undetectable as far as viral load and who's liver > enzymes are all > normal. > Also to be kept in mind is the fact that my calcium, > glucose, > potassium, and > protein are high, as is my MCV, MCHC, Neutrophils, > lymphocytes and > ABS > lymphocytes. > I am also experiencing a series of back to back > kidney stones. The > combination of withdrawals from the pain meds and > all the other shit > I was > taking, proved to be too much combined with the > kidney stone pain, so > when I > went back to the urologist today, he prescribied > dilaudid. There was > a time > when I would have enjoyed the buzz, but not these > days. > I just want to make sure I am taking the right > vitamins and eating > the right > diet. The urologist told me I didn't need to adjust > my diet and that > I > didn't need vitamins. All he told me to do was > drink cranberry > juice. I > seem to be able to find all the docters who either > don't know what > they are > doing, or don't care.. > Anyway, any and all help would be appreciated. I am > not looking to > take out > a second mortgage on the house to pay for a lot of > expensive things I > don't > need...just looking for the basics that may benefit > me. > Thanks, as always > > > Listen to your Mail messages from any phone. http://phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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