Can You Die From Hep

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Dying from Hep C

I am very concerned that my husband is going to die. I would like to know what comes before dying. When will we know he is going to die, and what will his death be like? His white count is low, and he is on treatment with interferon. He has...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

You did not give information about the status of the liver ,age ,and other clinical details to have an idea of your husband's condition.I assume that, if he is receiving thrapy,he has no end stage disease or decompensated liver disease.Only... Read more »

Cunnilingus & Hep B: Am I going to Die!!!!

Hello Doc. Really like your Q&A board, very informative. I've been worried sick for the... Read more »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

The Wart That Won't Die

I'm HIV positive with chronic Hep B since the late '80s. I currently have a wart on the... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

African American Women With HIV, HCV Less Likely to Die From Liver Disease

According to results of a study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), African American women co-infected with HIV and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are less likely to die from liver disease than Caucasian or Hispanic... Read more »

Number of AIDS-Related Deaths in South Africa Three Times Official Figures, Report Says

The number of people dying of AIDS-related causes in South Africa is at least three times as much as official figures suggest, the country's Medical Research Council said in a report published in the Jan. 28 issue of the journal AIDS , London's ... Read more »

Canada Should Pass Bill That Would Expedite Export of Low-Cost Drugs for HIV, Other Diseases, Opinion Piece Says

"For many years, countries such as Canada have avoided the uncomfortable truth that millions are dying in the developing world due partly to legal barriers that render access to medicines unaffordable," Michael Geist, chair of Internet and... Read more »

Oregon's Assisted-Dying Law: Seldom Used -- No Complications, Again

Oregon's assisted dying law finished its third year of helping countless Oregonians receive better end-of-life care and die better deaths. And it once again proved its critics wrong on every count. There is no rush to use the law -- only 27... Read more »

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PLEASE...I AM DYING...

Posted by goingmad, 1 Reply

I have been to all the sites and discussed my fears but I need to know...HAS ANYONE ON HERE OR A LOVED ONE TESTED HIV POS. AFTER 13 WEEKS? ...here is my story I had an exposure 51/2 months ago in healthcare where a droplet of blood went in to my... Read more »

HIV/HEP C/ Burkitt's lymphoma/ I WIN ALLTHREE

Posted by AaronK, 1 Reply

Infected at birth during transfusion in 83. Diagnosed in 88. 1997-2000 i was on and off meds-2000-2006 i was off medications. in 2006 i was diagnosed with Hep C, with 7tcells and with 60,000 virus count. after 7 months I was HIV Undetectable. Tcells... Read more »

coinfection hep c hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

it has been 6month since exposure having burning skin, black stool, itching,dry mouth, burning stomach, irritable bowel in the morning had severe herpe outbreak 2 weeks ago
eyes are so red, skin pale, tired weak, shoulders feel tight
thought my test... Read more »

Tired of condemnation of those dying or have died

Posted by Anonymous

It has taken me five years to finally stand up to anyone who
has said or says "I should be quiet, don't cause a scene, etc."

Well, I'm no longer able to be quiet, sorry if it embarrasses my family and friends, my church, my pastor, my religion,... Read more »

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