Ongoing Treatment to the End

I am now in my eighth month of treatment and even though I am 3/4's of the way through, I feel as though I will never make to the end. My body is so run down, from the chemicals I am putting into it, that I don't even have enough energy to do the things that I used to take for granted. I can't take anything to help me get more energy because every time I do my system rejects it. I have been eating more, probably because I am carving energy, but that doesn't help either. I just have been gaining weight which reduces my energy even more...blah, blah, blah! It always feels better to talk about my dilemmas!

My feet seem to be kinda numb most of the time and my stomach is full of gas and if I take acid reflux medicine it makes my stomach upset. If I don't take the acid reflux medicine my voice gets really bad. Can I make it...I don't know...I want to, but I am running out of energy.

And that was my eighth month...right at the end of it I went to my doctor's visit and shared the above symptoms with my doctor. We decided to check my WBC, RBC, & Platelets, and my viral load and cryoglobulin anemia results. He suggested, if the results were decent, bringing my Interferon dose up to 135 micrograms. That was on Monday, the 9th of December.

On Thursday, on my way back from a funeral, I got a call from my doctor. My viral load was near 4400 and he discontinued my treatment! This nasty virus had broken through the medication and was now taking over my body again, after 6 months of being virus free! Needless to say I was devastated...and stayed that way for a couple of days. I visited with my therapist on Friday and that helped a little. I knew that even though I wanted to escape my feelings that was not a choice that I was going to make. I still value my life and feel as though I have a purpose here on earth.

The question here is how do I deal with this terrible virus...and make some great choices about my life from this point on. I first need to cleanse my body of the drugs I've been putting into it for the past nine months, find a good job, and Hope to God that my viral load doesn't get worse before I can start another, improved treatment in 2015. That will give me one year to get it together! With a lot of Faith and Hope I should be in much better shape a year or two from now!

I spoke with a nurse at the Genetech drug company and she said that the Interferon & Ribaviron didn't have any withdrawal symptoms and that my symptoms were all emotional, which was understandable. I agree and disagree. My sinus' and digestive system are in bad shape from the drugs. According to my doctor and the nurse, the Interferon takes about 6 weeks to leave your system and the Rivaviron, up to 6 months to leave. I also have to deal with my WBC, RBC, and Platelet counts being really low, which should be better in a couple of weeks. It's been almost one week and I am now able to write about Me, both physical and emotional.

What a let down...I was really counting on becoming this new energized person, free of any chemicals in my body, treatment related or otherwise. Healthy!! No alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes!! Just good healthy foods and relationships! A great job with a purpose that allows be to be recognized as the wonderful person that I am. I know that's a lot to count on and no wonder I'm so let down. I took to much for granted and now I'm paying for it, emotionally!

I must now pull-up my boot straps and get on with my life! As the Grateful Dead puts it..."I will get by, I will survive!" I can still have a great healthy life that makes a difference in other peoples lives and in my life, on a daily basis. This virus will not get me down and if it does, I will have lived a wonderful life!

Homeopathic Remedies Can Cure Hepatitis C

This is an article by: Cindee Gardner, Ph.D., HD (R.Hom) D.Hom.,C. Hom
Molecular Biologist and Homeopathic Doctor.

Can Homeopathy Cure Hepatitis C?

Dr. Gardner says: "This question comes up over and over again on health-related blogs, seminars, and in homeopathic study groups, as people look for alternative or complimentary medicine to treat a so-called “incurable” chronic illness. I am happy to answer with a resounding “ YES!” The homeopathic remedies can play a major role in the healing process by stimulating healthy cells, neutralizing and detoxifying viral cells, and changing the underlying immune system. It’s not an easy process, but it can be done…and it has been done, for many years, with Homeopathic medicines properly administered through case management."

Dr. Gardner explains that the chemical treatments out there do have relatively high cure rates, but also have many terrible side effects and some long term complications, due to the treatment.

And goes on to say: "In sharp contrast to the orthodox medical system, the Homeopathic community has developed programs to cure Hepatitis C that do not require its patients to suffer through months of painful side effects. In this regard, homeopathy takes the same approach to combating Hepatitis C as it does to combat against any other disease treat the whole person, not just the symptoms. In the case of persons suffering with Hepatitis C, a disease that attacks the liver, homeopathic remedies are given that both restore the growth of stronger liver tissues as well as enhancing the overall quality of the immune system to prevent fulminant liver disease. And unlike the antiviral treatment prescribed by the orthodox medical establishment, these remedies do not weaken other organs or bodily functions in the process, because homeopathy treats the whole person.

Currently, Homeopaths in India are collecting data chronicling success at healing patients infected with the virus as part of a Hepatitis C Treatment Project. They have clinically established that homeopathic remedies alone can drastically lower viral load counts when they are chosen on an individual basis befitting the patient’s background. I have also experienced success by using only homeopathics in the treatment of my clients, although I have had the best results mixing the homeopathics with several types of herbal tinctures and capsules, including: hepatoprotective agents, hepatosupportitive agents, antiviral herbs, herbs specific for to clearing stagnation, and immunomodulators.

There are over 350 Homeopathic remedies listed in various Homeopathic provings, journals, and books that have helped people recover from various hepatitis viral disorders. I have personally used over forty of them in my practice along with some supportive therapies with excellent results. I find that the key to successfully eliminating the virus is not only choosing what would work best for the patient and selecting the remedies and herbs to match the pathology of the case, but most importantly, changing the herbs and adjusting the remedies and dosages before the virus becomes used to a stimulus. I also counsel my clients about diet and lifestyle changes that will help the system progress.

Hepatitis is not a condition that a person should self-treat without the help of an experienced practitioner. Many people have been able to stop the destruction of the disease, at the very least, and those who stick with the programs over a longer period of time have been able to totally eradicate the disease, using solely natural medicines. And the best part, those former sufferers of the virus are healthier afterwards, not just in their livers, but also in their overall immune system. Hahnemann, the founder of Homeopathy, defined a cure as a rapid, but gentle, permanent restoration of health. The people who have overcome this chronic disorder using Homeopathic medicine consider themselves cured. I would too!"

Dr. Cindee Gardner is a Homeopathic Doctor, Molecular Biologist, Herbalist and Nutritional Counselor with over twenty eight years experience helping others heal themselves. Email and Phone appointments are available by appointment.

Homeopathic and Natural Healing Office in Pittsburgh, Pa. USA Phone 412-646-4151 Email questions to office@cindeegardner.com

New 12 week Treatment for Hep C is FDA Approved

Sofosbuvir, a new Hepatitis C treatment drug, has been approved by the FDA! This drug can eliminate the drugs Interferon & Ribavirin from Hep C, Genotypes 2 & 3 treatment regimens and treatment times are shortened to 12 weeks, with the addition of one other drug and no Interferon.

Genotype 1, probably the most common & hardest type of Hepatitis C to get rid of, can be treated with Sofosbuvir, Interferon, & Ribavirin and treatment times vary from 12 to 24 weeks. Studies have show a 89% cure rate for Hepatitis C, Type 1, in 12 weeks. This is an increase from the older longer lasting treatments at a 75% cure rate. There is hope!

The full article is in USA Today and is very worth reading: USA Today, Hepatitis C