Cholesterol And Hep C

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I have a co-infection;HIV, and HEP-C.

Posted by stevepalma, 1 Reply

I found out that i had this co-infection(hiv,hep-c) in 2002.My doctor says that it is very hard to treat,however with sticking to my meds;this includes hiv meds, and interferon,i now have the hep-c under control after 30 weeks of a 48 week... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hello, I am hoping someone out there can help me, I had a risk exposure to HIV/Hep C and many other stds, well I have had many symptoms, and the women was from South Korea so I am concerned about "Rare Strains". I have taken an antibody test for... Read more »

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is this acute or chronic hep-c

I am a health care worker.Back in 1992 I had some mild increase in LFT ALT 60 hepatitis-c antibody was negative they came down to normal this happend again in 1995 again hep-c antibody was negative at that time also,and in May 2005 hep-c negative...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

For health care workers, needlestick injuries with exposure to blood can lead to acute hepatitis C. I believe that is what happened to you. 1. Your liver function tests in the past were only modestly abnormal and that was probably due to some degree... Read more »

Low HDL, LDL, Cholesterol, but high triglycerides?

Dx'd with CNS Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, StageIVc, then advanced AIDS in 2/07, went through high-dose chemo, radiation, mouse clonal anti-bodies gene therapy (Rituxan)... somehow squeaked through after 3 separate oncologists said treatment...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

That is an amazing story of survival and success. My hat is off to you. You don't indicate what your HAART regimen is. That may also be affecting the lipid numbers. That triglyceride level is not that high. I have seen values ten times that.... Read more »

Should i be concerned?

Hi there2 years ago i had unprotected sex once with a partner. I have just found out this person has HepC. I have had no symptoms of HepC , should i be tested? I have read that its rare to transmit hepc through sex, and because 2 years have gone by...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I strongly doubt you have hepatitis C from one sexual exposure. I would only suggest that it is still reasonable to get tested when it is convenient (eg, you are getting a routine blood test next year for a cholesterol check). There is no reason to... Read more »

W/to late

I would am having a problem detecting where i got Hepc from. An ex boyfriend of mine had a blood transfusion because of a car accident. He was parrlized from the waiste down. He would get on top of me. towards the end of out relationship he got...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

You ask a few questions.First;is difficult to know exactly when you were infected.It can be sexually trasmitted,or by contact with blood.What is important is that you have the disease and you need evaluation to determine if you need therapy now or... Read more »

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