Hepatitis C Blogs

Here's some other hepatitis C weblogs I've come across recently:

Miles Keaton Andrew's Hepatitis C Blog - from a great guy (& a friend) who's been a non-responder to treatment (so far!)

My 'Hepatitis C' Weblog - a blog and treatment journal from Ron Metcalfe in England

Hep C Journal - a treatment diary from Elizabeth Anne in Canada

HCV Treatment Journal - a treatment diary from Sue in Canada

Chronic Hepatitis C - a treatment diary from Debbiejo in Arizona

Heart and Soul: Me 'n' Hep C - a journal from Peter in Vermont, who recently ended treatment

Gathering Wool: Tales of a Black Sheep Living in Post-Christian America

Hepatitis C Outreach Project - from long-time HCV advocate Teresa Hanbey

Hepatitis News - links to news stories about viral hepatitis

I've also been seeing more blogs that aren't hepatitis C-specific, but incorporate the authors' experience with hepatitis C and treatment, mixed in with other aspects of their lives and observations:

"I turned to look but it was gone..." - a New York City graphic artist who just started treatment with Pegasys

Notes from Nina - by Nina Paul, author of Living with Hepatitis C for Dummies

life after interferon - by a blogger living in Israel who achieved a sustained virologic response to treatment last year

Links to many more blogs can be found on these sites:

Peter's Hep C bookmarks

Other Hepatitis C Blogs (from Ron Metcalfe; scroll down and look on the right column)

Hepatitis C Blogs (from Nina Paul)

Not quite a blog, but an interesting new website using wikis with multiple authors:

Hepatitis C Virus Action Now - started by Rudi Cilibrasi, a computer programmer with hepatitis C, who recently wrote about his struggle to obtain medications for treatment on kuro5hin

Are there other hep C blogs you read and recommend?  Add a comment and let me know.

Comments

[Rudi Cilibrasi]

Hi there! Thanks for the link. The URL should be actually http://hcvaction.org/
Can you update it above? Thanks again for your kind support,

Rudi

[Jackson]

Hello,
Is it appropriate to list my own blog, along with my Hep C experiences? Everything I know I learned from Miles and from Captain Xanax, so the blog is going well. Well, as well as one can expect with Hep C, so much to write about, so little to do about the virus.I'm just a gray haired mom with a bad mouth, non-responder and an attitude about the medical profession and America's cultural bias about Hepatitis C in general. Sometimes, I can be funny tho. Let me know. Thanks!
Jackie

[Anonymous]

I finally told my fiance I had Hep C. She forgave me, was tested for it and was positive, she forgave me and married me "for better or worse". 2 1/2 years later she started a divorce, cause of action: infecting her with Hep C. She wants everything and is being very vindictive toward me. Fortunately there is a two year statue of limitations on medical injury cases. I am confident that her kharma is tarnished, though unfortunately, and that she will be seen for what she really is: A GOLD DIGGER!!!"
If anyone wants help understanding any of this please feel free to contact me and I will do my best to help explain the legal ramifications. Maybe someone can help me understand how such great love can turn to apparent hate.

[steve]

As i was browsing the web i found one more blog deals with all kinds of hepatitis articles.
http://about-hepatitis.blogspot.com

[steve]

I am hepatitis patient. As i was browsing the web I have gone through one article about hepatitis c treatments and its benefits., Does Hepatitis c treatment can cause advantages and disadvantages, totally confused about this You can find the article here:
http://about-hepatitis.blogspot.com/2007/03/hepatitis-c-treatment-benefits-and.html. Lemme know your comments about it.

[Daniel Raymond]

Hi Steve --

I read the article you linked to, and I disagree with this section:

"If a chronic hepatitis was just diagnosed than treatment must begin soon."

Most doctors I know would say that decisions about treatment must balance the likelihood of success -- which varies according to factors such as genotype, viral load, HIV status, and ethnicity -- with the risk of liver disease progression and the possibility of side effects. A lot of people with hepatitis C -- even people who have been infected for years or decades -- have minimal liver damage and are at low risk of developing cirrhosis in the immediate future. These people generally do not require immediate treatment.

The best way to find out what condition your liver is in -- and whether you need hepatitis C treatment -- is to get a liver biopsy from a specialist.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

[Sharon]

My friend has Hep C and we have very different views on responsibility. I believe they have a moral responsibility to inform their partner, but my question is this: Do they have a legal responsibility of disclosure? Thank-You.