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&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=208851" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Hepatitis C Virus Infects At Least 2.7Million Americans</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/hepatitis-c-infects-millions.aspx#196536</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:11:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:196536</guid><dc:creator>SandyinGeorgia</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;After using various natural protocols over the past 10 years (HCV diagnosed 2000) I am finally going to use the Pegasys treatment. Not by choice. I experienced great improvement with natural remedies but since my public medical insurance would not cover ANY of the alternative treatments I always ran out of money before I could completely heal. It costs about $200+ per month for the natural programs and the conventional medical program which IS covered by insurance is between $1000-2000/month. Go figure. After seesawing between having energy, mental clarity, cessation of joint/muscle pain and having NO energy, mental fog, and frequent pain, I am giving in to the big guns. And I will keep reading this newsletter to help get the toxic junk out of my body once it&amp;#39;s done its job.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=196536" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Hepatitis C Virus Infects At Least 2.7Million Americans</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/hepatitis-c-infects-millions.aspx#188033</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:02:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:188033</guid><dc:creator>jnnfrbm</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I AM THANKFUL THAT I DIN&amp;#39;T HAVE TO FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION THE HARD WAY. AFTER 3 YEARS OF BEING SO SICK I COULD HARDLY GET OUT OF BED TO CARE FOR AND RAISE MY NEWBORN TWINS, AND NUMEROUS NON-DIAGNOSES, I WENT TO DONATE BLOOD ON 9/11. SURPRI-ISE! THANK THE LORD FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I WAS PUT ON A 9 MONTH WAITING LIST FOR THE PEG-INTRON COMBINATION THERAPY. AFTER 3 WEEKS OF TREATMENT I BEGAN TO FEEL BETTER, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY VIRAL LOAD WAS &amp;quot;UNDETECTABLE&amp;quot; AFTER 6 MONTHS. I DO FEEL THAT THE TREATMENT SAVED MY LIFE, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY / EMOTIONALLY. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I DO NOT THINK I WILL EVER BE THE SAME AS BEFORE MY HEP C BECAME ACUTE, EITHER PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY / EMOTIONALLY. GRANTED, ONCE YOU ARE HANDED A POTENTIAL DEATH SENTENCE, WHO WOULD / COULD EVER BE THE SAME? BUT I DO FEEL I HAVE LESS STAMINA AND MENTAL WHEREWITHALL. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;STILL, I AM GREATFUL TO BE ALIVE, AND DON&amp;#39;T KNOW THAT I WOULD BE WITHOUT THE WRETCHED PEG-INTRON COMBINATION THERAPY.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PEACE, LOVE AND JOY&lt;/p&gt;
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