Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 - 04:51 AM

Yeah I totally agreed with the lack of support and information there is out there. I went through all the emotions that you went through when I first found out I had Hep B. My whole life came down crashin around me and the whole thing made me really paranoid. I was told by the specialist that deals with it that it is a rare disease to have and that my country does not have the adequate knowledge but can only run tests on me hopin that I create enough anti-bodies.

My advice to you is to start using some herbal solutions urself if the doc is not giving u anything. It worked for me! Also if u can confide in one person. I made the mistake of confiding in my oldest sister and then it spiralled out to 3 people which was a total mess for me to clear up. My sister thinks its funny to joke about it and doesn't see the hurt she causes. I told my best friend and I can talk openly to her about it but don't everwhelm her. If not, there are helplines but make sure u don't do too much research as it proves to frighten and is not always accurate. Stick to one source.

In terms of herbals I would recommend 'Milk Thistle and Dandelion' along with 'Sasprialla Tinture'. The first is to support the liver and detox it and the other is to repair blood cells into renewed ones. Another option which I have moved onto is Liv52. I have taken the 2 solutions I mentioned above and my liver results are near normal again and I've only been takin it for the past 2/3 wks. The Liv52 is more like a longer term method which I'm due to receive in post soon.

Also get urself tested for HIV too as u want to cover every avenue. My best advice is try these solutions I mentioned as you want to be doin somethin to support ur liver. The thing I can't understand is why men and women aren't immunised automatically if they know that there are so many people suffering from it, and when u do find out they just tell u ur too late for the shot and that ur body will clear the virus which is total nonesense.

I hope this was of some help to you as its really hard to get a response on this at time when ur lookin for answers

Take care

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 - 11:38 PM

Hi,
Well if I was you I would definitely try support your liver now so as ur doin somethin to help it as opposed to takin nothing. Doctors wont advise you about herbal therapies but if u I would try.

I was exactly in the same situation as u in terms of being depressed. I ended up landing in hospital with the pain in my side as I knew I didnt feel myself. The thing is this can pass through ur system unknown to u. In hospital thats where it was detected which totally shocked me and then they threw the HIV testing at me and every time I spoke to a doctor they kept giving me worse and worse news. My eyes and skin turned yellow, I was totally weak and just wanted to vomit and sleep all the time. I had the ultrasound too.

I had friends and family come and see me but could not let them know what was actually wrong with me, just that it was a mere liver infection as its a very personal thing. I continually cried for the first 2 months and my results for liver kept fluctuating which panicked me and then there was a whole mess up with my HIV tests the second time around. They give me a list of things I needed to careful of as at that stage I was highly contagious which really made me feel paranoid, especially anytime I cut myself shaving.

The only way I perked myself up in terms of this Hep B bomb being thrown on me is sayin to myself, right I've unfortunately got this disease and need to deal by getting the correct medical attention I need and to push for it which I have to in my country and I've been told they don't know much about it which is a poor excuse. Secondly tell at least one person unless u get a good counsellor as I've got a great friend and talk to her about it as I can trust her. Do all ur cryin now and try get it outa ur system but do not isolate urself from others as it only makes things worse as u have more time to think. Also prepare each day of what ur goin to do and part of it go for a walk and meet up with friends. I used to be really outgoin but had to cut that all down to a minimal over christmas and new year and am continuin. I haven't been out in a bar since Oct which doesn't feel weird for me but I'm happy livin the quiet life til my wee rough patch is over but even at that I will be cuttin down on my alcohol intake - no more shots.

U will get through this, trust me. It will take time but have a look at the statistics surrounding this, and u will see its gettin quite common. Its something that is untalked about and should be promoted more in advertising and a vaccine given.

Take care



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