Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 > Chances are she will be tested in one to two months to see if she will succeed at all. Often times if there is not a significant decrease in viral load she will be taken off the medications. what strain does she have? In general, herbs will help the efficacy of the medications but from the sound of things it might be better for you to wait. From the internet I would hesitate to suggest anything. Chai Hu of course is forbidden on interferon. best of luck to her, doug > < > introductory bio > In particular, at this time I am treating a woman who > has Hepatitis C and has just started Inteferon and > Ribavirin combination therapy. She has a history of > breast cancer now in remission for 1 year. She is > deficient in qi, yin and blood; her kidney and liver > pulses are soft and thin. 4 days after beginning the > drug combo, her tongue went from pale and dusky to > red. She was told that her chances of the drug combo > therapy wiping out the Hepatitis is 50/50 for the > strain she has. I am nervous to recommend herbs for > her, for fear they could intefere with the efficacy of > the drug therapy. Does anyone out there have any > experience or recommendations for use of herbs for > this sort of case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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