is there any alternative stuff that has definitely worked for hep c and is it covered by medical insurance?
2006-08-29 01:55:05 · 7 answers · asked by pacto_man 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
i'm sorry to say that until now, there are no known cure for hepatitis C. the disease itself is not fatal, its just that it leads to liver cirrhosis and possibly liver failure. doing liver biopsy is relatively simple, they do it under the guidance of the ultrasound, they make give you a local anesthetic so that the needle can be a little less painful. You are awake the whole time which basically means that the procedure is tolerable or else they'll make you sleep, right? You will feel the prick of the needle, but i don't think that its that painful and it is over with quickly, a little under 30 minutes, even less. so don't worry.
2006-08-29 02:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a good friend who had Hepatitis C for years. He underwent some intensive interferon treatments several years back. The treatments made him very sicj at the time, but he had no choice. He says that he is now free from the Hepatitis C. You should ask some professionals about the latest treatments available, IF you are found to have the disease.
2006-08-29 10:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ultraviolet blood irradiation works well it was invented in Russia around the 1940 is a simple procedure where they take about 250 mg of you re blood and run it through an ultraviolet light then put it back in you re body the process has to be done several times . unfortunately is not cover by insurance but is cheaper than the drugs and has almost no side effects is about 80 dollars per therapy and i herd that finding doctors that know and understand this is hard but there a few ones in Florida .Please understand this is a short explication for a therapy that involves a technique process and equipment
2006-08-29 09:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need a book called hepatitis c choices. It is the most concise info I have found.www.hepcchallenge.org Please remember doctors have many test to determine how many liver cells a day are dieing. They have none to determine how many new cells you are generating.Do not focus on the disease.Concentrating on making your body as fit and health as possible in every way.Do not let doctors convince you there is no hope.According to my doctors I was suppose to be dead 7 years ago. I am living a happy healthy normal life.I will continue doing that for many years.Good luck,stay strong.
2006-09-02 04:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am sorry to hear that you have hep c. my sister and i both have it. she went through the biopsy, and intrafuron etc.... tnow granted we both still have it, but we are at the same level with our liver enzymes. so i would see if your hep c is something that can be helped with diet, no drinking alchol and drug use etc..... so unfortunately thats why they do the biopsy. did they try extensive blood work??
2006-08-29 09:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by blondie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is NO "alternative stuff" that has definitely worked for hep c. NONE.
READ: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/hepatitisc/index.htm
"Ultraviolet irradiation" is nonsense quackery.
2006-08-29 10:23:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had two biopsys'. I don't want to scare you but They do it whale you are awake it does hurt. and I also took intron-A injections. they are hard to take. I felt like I was dieing. They made me real sick.
2006-08-29 08:59:09 · answer #7 · answered by dancinintherain 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋