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wedivebc:
Getting medical opinions from laymen about a serious medical condition can be a costly mistake. I would ignore any advice from someone who doesn't have a MD after their name (including mine :wink: )
Geez, and I thought Jim's "GO BLUE" oppinion counted. Last time I checked, Internest/Nephrologist was a MD
Valerie
 
If you know anyone has a specific treatment he can take to be cured from that stupid disease. Please reply
 
gehadoski:
If you know anyone has a specific treatment he can take to be cured from that stupid disease. Please reply

<sigh> I don't know how else to say it. Have your friend go see a hepatologist (liver specialist). Yes, there are treatments. But the treatment (or decision not to treat) is highly individual. Send your friend to a physician familiar with hep C.

Jim
 
You know that this is a very serious case, I have to admit the Egypt is not advanced in technology like other countries. So I am afraid that he got a wrong treatment, or some doctors use my friend like rate in a lab. You know what I mean.
I am not a doctor and know nothing about medicine. I am a diver and I trust divers other divers, because this is the ethics of diving. People and divers trust each other. I believe that this website is based on this idea. Honestly I don't trust doctors in this situation. But I anyone recommend any doctor, send me his contacts and I will be greatful.
 
I'm not familiar with Egypt, but I can tell you that in the last couple of years, hepatitis C-related research has been published from:

Mansoura University, Egypt
Minufiya University, Sadat City
Ain Shams University, Cairo
Alexandria University, Alexandria

If one of those is near your friend, he should check into their Hepatitis C programs.

Jim
 
Really GoBlue this is a new information for me. I didn't know that. I will check universty of Alexandria and the see what I can do. Thanks a lot, I really appretiate it
 
Might as well toss in my $.02...

I have Hep C and it is inactive. I must go in once a year for liver function tests and cbc. I've already had one biopsy, and they better be darned sure I'm dying before I have another one!

The nature of the virus is such that it can be triggered at anytime. It takes 10-20 years for symptoms to show. The doc pokes me everytime I go in to see if there is any additional inflammation. The last couple of years, my viral count has been minimal.

See a medical profession (hepatologist, specifically or at least a gastro-intestinal doc). I cannot see why it would be any problem at all, unless you are taking treatments as mentioned before. Get a physical every year and you should be good to go.

I like to inform the dive ops about my medical issues and when traveling, it usually requires an updated medical form from your appropriate agency. It's a hellava thing to find a diver buddy though....

Jack
 
my stepdad has Hepatitis C.

He went through the year long treatment about 4 or 5 years ago. and whatever the problem was nearly vanished. He's been diving for 2 years without any problems.

if you're on the meds.. no way should you dive.. My stepdad is a big man, muscular, and the meds really messed him up.

but if everything is under control... then it's up to you. Life is about quality :) so enjoy it.
 
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