Health Matters: Hepatitis C
It is estimated that one in every 10 Americans have Hepatitis C. Known as “a silent killer,” many people are unaware they are infected, leaving them vulnerable to liver damage and other health problems. To help us better understand this, Tarek Hassanein, M.D., Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Chief of Clinical Hepatology at UCSD, educates us on Hepatitis C, including the latest treatment options, while Stan Miller, respected anchor at Channel 8 evening news, bravely shares the story of his own Hepatitis C diagnosis. Series: “Health Matters” [4/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 12229]
November 18th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
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November 18th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I went through 9wks of treatment back in 03/04 than was taken off due to adverse reactions.I wait n pray for a 100% safe, effective cure for all, maybe with the New President we will see HEALTH CARE REFORM~even DISTRIBUTION~ progressive RESEARCH!! YEA!!!!
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Thanks, I’m now into my 27th week of treatment for Hep C and it looks like it’ll be a success, but I still have 21 weeks left.
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Yes,I too weathered the treatment….no success,however,the effort towards a solution is always worth the shot regardless of outcome, success or no.Hang in there and take care my friend.
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
good luck bill
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I’ve given up also
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I went thru the treatment and it was also unsuccessful
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I’m in agreemen’t simply because I’ve gone through the treatment with no success.I felt like I was losing my mind,very tough emotionally…I still think it was worth a try to beat it.
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
My doctor is realy nice to me she told me ur truly young and i dont want to give u the treatment even though ur number is very low she takes blood samples every month and trys to figer out if it rased or lowed the number. i got HCV since idk when one day i went to the doctor and i had it now living with it for a year and im afraid of taking the treatment 1 pill each day and a shot every week thats too much medicene for a body of 16 thats it weight is 110. thatoo much miedice i will problbe worst
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
We need to stand up and DEMAND universal medical care. What a farce, we supposedly have the biggest economy in the world and we are jerked around by for-profit insurance companies. Medically, we are a third world country. What difference does it make if we have the best doctors, but no one has access? WhenIi read about people not having insurance and being shut out of medical treatment, or not being able to afford treatment because the insurance co-pays are too much, I become enraged.
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
my husband was diagnosed with hep c. he went thru a year of treatment,maxed out our credit card, and that treatment didnt work. his doctor wants to try a different injectible. but with insurance our copay monthly will be almost 700$. ive searched and searched but there is no help out there. i think we’ve both have given up
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Dr. Hassanein is my physician and I am not a rich TV anchorman. Hassanein is a fine man. I have tried more than once to take interferon and beat Type 1 HCV, failing each time with viral rebound within days of stopping treatment. But at least I have put off death a bit longer. Thank you Tarek.
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Excellent. Yes the treatment sucks. I’m surprised to hear that the 4 million Americans infected is just an ESTIMATE, with 5 million closer to the truth.
November 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Thanks, I will.