The patient's name is Ahao (pseudonym), 30 years old.
1. Onset of illness
When I was in high school, Ahao's grades have always been among the best, but fate has made a joke with Ahao, a physical examination before the college entrance examination, Ahao's liver function has problems, the doctor said, elevated aminotransferase, it is likely to be hepatitis.
When he first knew about this matter, Ahao did not believe it, it was absolutely impossible, he could run and jump, even his sports performance was one of the best, how could he have liver disease.
Not only Did Ahao not believe it, but the whole family did not believe it, thinking that the doctor had made a mistake.
In order to find out the truth, Ahao's parents took him to the county hospital and drew blood for re-examination. The results of the review came out quickly, and Ah Hao held the test form and froze. Although he did not understand what transaminases were, he could understand that this transaminases were significantly elevated, and doctors had said that elevated transaminases meant hepatitis.
The results of the county hospital were very reliable.
Doctors say that it is very common for children of this age to have hepatitis, about one in ten, and they must be cured, otherwise they will be afraid of cirrhosis and even liver cancer for a long time.
The doctor's words caused the whole family to panic.
Ah Hao was so anxious that he was about to cry, seeing that the college entrance examination was coming, if his body collapsed at this time, then all these years of hard work would be in vain.
But what Ah Hao couldn't understand was that he could obviously eat and sleep, his body was so good, why would the liver have problems, if the liver really went wrong, how could he still be so alive.
The doctor explained that the liver is a very hard-working organ, just like your children who take the college entrance examination, even if they are overwhelmed by schoolwork, it will not hum, but people's endurance is limited, the endurance of the liver is also limited, the reason why you do not feel uncomfortable, it is because the condition is not serious, the liver can still stand up, can still survive, so you do not have bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and other symptoms, and when there are these symptoms, it may have been more serious, and even cirrhosis.
What's next? Ahao's parents are concerned about this.
Doctors recommend that further examinations be done to see exactly what is causing the hepatitis, the most common being viral hepatitis, especially hepatitis B. Whatever hepatitis, it must be cured. Can't be left unchecked.
Ah Hao's parents began to worry, because Ah Hao's father had hepatitis B, remember it seemed to be a small sanyang, and there has been no treatment, I heard that hepatitis B is an infectious disease, and it is not good that Ah Hao is infected by his father.
At the thought of this, Ahao's father was annoyed.
The results of the examination came out quickly, and the results surprised everyone.
Ahao's hepatitis B is two-and-a-half normal, and he does not infect hepatitis B, but also has hepatitis B protective antibodies. In short, Ahao is not hepatitis B.
Ahao's parents were slightly relieved.
But the problem comes again, Ahao's transaminases are elevated, indicating that hepatitis is possible, but Ahao does not have hepatitis B, what kind of hepatitis will it be?
Doctors say there may be other hepatitis, such as hepatitis C, or autoimmune hepatitis, or other, less common.
You have to keep checking.
In order to cooperate with the doctor's blood test, Ahao took 2 consecutive leave of absence, which made him deeply uneasy. The closer you are to the college entrance examination, the more you can't be careless, and frequent leave will definitely affect the revision progress. Therefore, Ah Hao hopes that this time the blood draw can be drawn as much as possible, and all the items that need to be checked are done at once.
Ah Hao smiled and told me that he remembered that the nurse sister had drawn several tubes of blood in a row that day, and her heart ached to death, and she regretted saying that she had drawn as much blood as possible.
The specific number of items drawn by Ahao has not been remembered, and the test sheet has been lost, but it was also the blood draw that gave Ahao's illness a coffin.
Hepatitis C, chronic hepatitis C.
Yes, Ahao has hepatitis, but not hepatitis B, but hepatitis C. Before this, Ah Hao's whole family had only heard of hepatitis B, and knew that hepatitis B was very powerful, and it was difficult to have cirrhosis or liver cancer, which made people feel frightened. And what hepatitis C is, they don't know much, but from the doctor's mouth, hepatitis C is probably similar to hepatitis B, even more fierce than hepatitis B.
The house was suddenly messed up.
It was 2010.
Doctors said that there was no cure for hepatitis C, and even the most advanced long-acting interferon at that time could only cure about 30%, and many people would relapse later.
Ah Hao told me that after his parents learned that hepatitis C could not be cured, the whole person suddenly became old, but the family pretended to be indifferent in order not to affect his studies. In fact, Ah Hao's heart is like a mirror.
In addition to the poor treatment effect, what is more fatal is that the cost of treatment of this disease is very expensive, those long-acting interferons, although they are used once a week, but one will be almost 2,000 yuan, which is almost a month's living expenses of the Ahao family.
The doctor said that if you want to treat, you should first use it for half a year, observe the efficacy, if it is effective, continue to treat for more than half a year, if it is not effective, then forget it, resign yourself to fate. That's probably what it means.
Ahao ostensibly said that he didn't care, not everyone would go cirrhosis, and the doctor said that only some people would have cirrhosis, and I was probably the luckiest one. But in fact, Ah Hao hid in the quilt almost every day and cried.
After a while, Ahao's parents decided, or maybe they raised money, no matter what, they wanted to gamble and treat it first.
Ah Hao was reluctant, and I asked him why, and he said that at that time, his family was really poor, he didn't want to delay the whole family because of his illness, and his younger siblings were still studying.
But in the end, he was persuaded by his parents that it was okay if the disease did not worsen, and if it did, it would be a first-class trouble.
Well, then go find it.
Doctors say that to be mentally prepared, it does not necessarily have a good effect, and it is particularly expensive.
You know that.
But then the doctor said something else, and made Ahao back off.
Doctors said that playing this interferon, may have side effects are relatively large, the first injection may have flu-like symptoms, full of shivering, fever is possible, followed by regular blood review, assessment of liver function and other conditions, if side effects occur also have to adjust the treatment in time, in addition, this medicine may lead to hair loss.
Wouldn't that affect the review?
That must have had some impact. The doctor said.
No way. Studying hard and getting into a good school was what Ahao was most concerned about at that time. The college entrance examination is a big deal, Ahao is eager to move the bed to the classroom, and the students are almost all lying on the seat and do not want to go back to sleep, in that environment, if you have to take leave to go to the hospital every three to five, Ahao can't accept it anyway.
It seems that mom and dad can't accept it either.
In order to make Ah Hao improve the efficiency of learning, his parents boiled soup at both ends of three days and sent it to school, afraid that Ah Hao's nutrition could not keep up, so they were also very hesitant about the doctor's proposal to frequently draw blood for re-examination.
Ahao asked the doctor a question, is it necessary to treat now, if not treated will not be aggravated immediately.
When he asked this question, Ah Hao's whole body was trembling. It was the first time he had considered his life and death so closely. He has checked on the Internet before, and many people say that hepatitis C or hepatitis B, if not treated in time, may deteriorate into cirrhosis, or even liver cancer.
Doctors say that is not necessarily true, from hepatitis to cirrhosis takes time, generally speaking, it takes more than ten or twenty years, a few may be faster, but most of them take a long time. Moreover, not all hepatitis C will go cirrhosis, after all, the occurrence of cirrhosis is a minority, who is unlucky who encounters.
That's it. Ah Hao made the decision to review the college entrance examination first, and the treatment would be discussed later.
Mom and Dad have also repeatedly confirmed with the doctor that there will be no accidents without treatment now. I wouldn't say that it suddenly got worse and didn't have to be treated. The doctor also had a very patient explanation, but Ahao's parents still did not feel at ease to ask for verification repeatedly, and finally almost annoyed the doctor.
Go home.
2. Drink Chinese herbs
Ah Hao is a very hard-working child, he told me that his biggest dream before was to succeed in the college entrance examination, get a good school, get a good job after graduation, make more money, and let his parents and siblings live a good life.
When there were 100 days before the college entrance examination, my parents did not know where to get the home remedies for hepatitis, and gave Ah Hao a drink, the taste was very bad, and Ah Hao also pinched his nose and drank it all.
He himself is also afraid of this hepatitis C, try it is no harm, he usually has a lot of pressure to study, in case the illness worsens, it is not cost-effective, anyway, it is not poison, drinking there is no loss, maybe there are really masters in the folk.
But after only a week of drinking, my parents did not give me medicine. Ah Hao asked why, and his parents said that the person who gave the remedy was taken away by the police, who said that his prescription had drunk the person to death and wanted to convict him.
This can scare out a cold sweat.
Ah Hao's parents are particularly afraid, every time they send soup over, they ask long and short questions, whether there is dizziness, whether there is vomiting, whether the stool is good or not, etc., for fear that Ah Hao has a problem.
Ah Hao himself why not worry about it, fortunately, the fate is big, there is no discomfort after more than a month, it is estimated that the medicine is not a poison, whether it can cure the disease is another matter. Ah Hao also told his parents that we would not take these messy medicines, and when the college entrance examination was over, we would honestly go to the injection.
Mom and Dad promised.
But this matter did not last long, my parents told Ah Hao that Dad had a friend, knew a generation of high-level people who practiced medicine, it is said that he has a way, can cure hepatitis, and parents have understood, you do not have to go to the scene, every time is the parents to help you get the medicine back, boiled up and drank, as short as 2 months, slow for 1 year, will definitely be able to raise the liver well.
Patients can prescribe medication without being present? Aho couldn't believe it. No matter how good a doctor is, you have to ask for the pulse.
It was Lang Zhong, who was famous in ten miles and eight townships, and the ancestors of the people practiced medicine, and it was not surprising that they had this ability, and it was no harm to try it anyway.
It seems that my parents are determined to find medicine for Ah Hao to eat. Hepatitis C disease, such as fish in the throat, for the sake of Ahao's college entrance examination, temporarily do not play interferon. But if nothing is done, in case the illness worsens, it is a result that no one can stand. Therefore, my parents still decided to think of this compromise method without affecting Ahao's review. It's also painstaking.
Well, as long as it doesn't affect the study, Ahao also agrees. As for whether there is an effect, Ahao is skeptical, because he himself will go online, will search for relevant treatments, the Internet all say that the disease of hepatitis C has not been cured, scientists can not do things, of course, he does not believe that a charlatan can do it.
But hepatitis C is really terrible, and when he thinks that cirrhosis or even liver cancer may occur in the future, Ahao panics in his heart. There is a distant relative who died of liver cancer, it is said that before leaving the skinny skin and bones, this matter was originally hidden from Ah Hao, but the younger brother said that he leaked his mouth.
The medicine was brought back and it was said to have cost a lot of money. How much specifically, Ah Hao did not know, and his parents did not give him to know.
The bitterness is a little bitter, but the bitter mouth is a good medicine, my parents comforted.
In the past, my parents used to boil soup and send it to school to supplement Ahao's nutrition, a soup pot at a time. Since drinking herbs, my parents have had to bring a crock pot. When the students asked what the crock pot was, Ahao used the excuse that it was a supplement to the body.
He couldn't let his classmates know he had hepatitis C.
Because hepatitis C is an infectious disease, it can infect people. He was afraid of being alienated by his classmates. But he is also really afraid of infecting his classmates, so he usually deliberately keeps an appropriate distance from his classmates, and the spoons and dishes he uses will be washed clean.
I laughed and counted him down, thanks to you are still an intellectual, although hepatitis C is an infectious disease, but it is blood transmission, sexual transmission, mother-to-child transmission of diseases, ordinary life contact, shared dishes and chopsticks will not spread, how can you infect your classmates.
Ah Hao smiled awkwardly, saying that it was stupid to study at that time, Elm's head, did not think so much, he felt that if it really infected his classmates, it would be too uncomfortable.
You can only be careful.
For so many years, he has to keep his secret of hepatitis C, in fact, there are some grievances, hepatitis C is not something bad to do, it was caused by blood transfusion when he was a child, and this disease is not respiratory transmission or contact transmission, there is no need to have such a big psychological burden.
But in an environment that does not understand and do not understand, keeping this secret will not make waves in life.
I understand Ahao.
I asked Ahao if drinking the herb worked.
Who knows whether there is an effect, did not go to the hospital to draw blood for review, for fear of missing every review. And my parents' concept at that time was also relatively old, thinking that every time the blood was drawn so much, it must hurt the body, afraid that the nutrition could not keep up, and the chickens raised at home almost all went into Ah Hao's stomach.
Herbs are drunk every other day for a month.
During that time, I felt that my clothes were full of strong Chinese medicine smell and could not be washed off. Even the smell of vomiting in the morning has the smell of Chinese medicine, and the classmates laugh at him, but don't hurt the body.
Ah Hao could only laugh.
Strange to say, since learning that there is hepatitis C, Ahao lao involuntarily feels that there is pain in the right upper abdomen (near the liver), sometimes stinging, sometimes dull pain, but it is all fleeting. It may have been there before, but I didn't pay attention to it, but until I had hepatitis C, Ahao was particularly concerned about this feeling.
Until I started drinking Chinese medicine, the pain in my right upper quadrant became less and less. Later, I didn't even notice it.
From this point of view, this herb is somewhat effective. Ah Hao said to me.
Regardless of whether it was effective or not, he did not go to the hospital again during that time, because the revision pressure was getting more and more intense, and every time he went to the hospital, he had to spend a whole day, which was really unaffordable.
Every time my parents came to school, they saw that Ah Hao was energetic and relieved, saying that the medicine given by the high people was still effective, and the money was worth it. It is always good to go to the hospital for injections, expensive and not to say, the key is trouble, very delayed learning. Drinking medicine like this is still very convenient, parents boil the medicine at home, send it to school to drink, do not know how much time saved.
Mom and Dad's hard work has finally paid off.
During the college entrance examination, Ahao played steadily, got good grades, and finally entered the ideal school.
What is even more surprising is that after the college entrance examination, Ahao went to the village health center to draw blood to re-examine liver function, which actually suggested that liver function was normal. This can make parents happy, it is really a double happiness at the door.
Did that herb really cure my hepatitis C?
That is also to say, people really have the ability. Mom and Dad were very happy and thought about sending a pennant to the tall man.
Later, the pennant was not delivered, but my parents were finally relieved.
After the start of college, Ahao came to a strange city.
Life in college was very happy, and Ahao gradually forgot that he had hepatitis C, until once the school organized a blood donation activity, Ahao's life was once again overshadowed.
3. Needles
Blood donations require routine screening, and the blood of those who pass the blood sample can be used by others.
Without any psychological preparation, Ah Hao received a message from the blood station, saying that the blood sample was unqualified, and that he was found to be positive for hepatitis C antibodies, and suggested that Ah Hao go to the hospital or the CDC for further examination.
A text message instantly pulled Ahao's memory back to his high school days.
Yes, I did have hepatitis C.
But isn't it already cured by taking Chinese medicine, how can you still find it? Ah Hao vaguely felt uneasy. Doctors have said before that if hepatitis C is not treated in time, it will drag on for a long time, and there may be cirrhosis of the liver, and even liver cancer. Ah Hao remembered his distant relative again.
During that time he lost sleep.
After much thought, he decided to go to the hospital to find out what was going on. And tell the doctor that he did have hepatitis C before, but he was cured by taking medicine, why is the antibody still positive.
Puzzled.
The doctor told him that positive for hepatitis C antibodies does not necessarily mean that you have hepatitis C, it may also mean that you have been infected with hepatitis C before, but it is cured, even if it is cured, hepatitis C antibodies will still exist for a long time, that does not hinder things, positive antibodies mean that you have been infected, just like the sniper rifle in your hand, shoot a bullet, next to a bullet shell, the existence of this bullet shell, means that you have shot a bullet, but it does not mean that you still have bullets in the gun now.
The doctor's metaphor was easy to understand, and Ahao understood it instantly.
That is, may I still have bullets in my gun? Ahao's heart mentioned the throat eye.
The doctor nodded and said that this possibility is very high, most people who find positive hepatitis C antibodies are still hepatitis C patients, and there are not many real cures.
Ahao began to feel uneasy.
So I told the doctor about taking medicine in high school, and the doctor waved his hand after listening to it, saying that you are not a cure, but Chinese herbal medicine temporarily suppressed liver inflammation, so that transaminases returned to normal, hepatitis C virus is still replicating and active, where is the cure, that is the appearance.
What to do, Ahao asked the doctor.
Blood tests are drawn first, and the hepatitis C situation is clarified before treatment is discussed. Doctor recommended. On the same day, blood was drawn and liver function and hepatitis C virus DNA content were tested. The results came out quickly, Ahao's legs were soft, the doctor was right, his hepatitis C was not cured at all, and now the transaminases are high, and the viral RNA content is very high, as the doctor said, the virus is still replicating and raging.
Another liar, who also said that as short as 2 months and slow, 1 year will cure my hepatitis, and now it has been almost two years. Ah Hao even blamed his parents a little, and did his best to be fooled by others. It also hurts myself to delay for such a long time.
After much deliberation, Ah Hao told his girlfriend about it.
I thought that my girlfriend would dislike him and talk to him about breaking up, after all, hepatitis C is a disease that everyone smells, and it is an infectious disease. I didn't expect my girlfriend to look very open, saying that it is not your fault that I am sick, and that it is not a disease that will die soon, we can carry it together.
To tell you the truth, I was very touched at the time, and Ahao smiled and told me.
But the girlfriend later asked him to guarantee that the disease was not sexually transmitted, because she had seen the information that the disease could be bloodborne or sexually transmitted.
Ah Hao cried and laughed, saying that this sick high school found out, at that time a mind is on the college entrance examination, which has the heart to mess around, besides, my grades are the first in the class, that is still the existence of the bully, the bully is stupid, which will mess around.
That makes sense. And Ah Hao's parents can also testify.
Of course, the girlfriend believed Ah Hao's words and accompanied her to the hospital the next day.
The doctor said, there is still no way to effectively cure hepatitis C, the most effective way is intramuscular interferon + oral ribavirin tablets (an antiviral drug), the efficiency is not high, about 30%-40%, and after stopping the drug is still possible to relapse, the cost is high and low, if you use short-acting interferon, each needle is dozens of dollars, the next day with a needle, more than half a year. If you use long-acting interferon (polyethylene glycol interferon), it is almost 1500 yuan / needle, with one needle a week.
The doctor said the same as the doctor before the college entrance examination, the only difference is that the price of long-acting interferon has changed, it may be a different brand, or it may be cheaper now, but for Ahao, 1500 yuan a needle is still quite expensive, a month to get 4000 yuan, not counting other drugs, then a month's food cost is about 500 yuan.
It is still an old problem, the medicine is more expensive, and the effect is not necessarily very good, but at least there is hope.
Fight or not? Ah Hao asked his girlfriend.
Of course it has to be treated. The girlfriend doesn't think twice.
Ahao already had a part-time job at that time, and he could earn more than 1,000 yuan per month, but for playing long-term interferon, it was still a drop in the bucket. In addition, his parents' income is not high, and he does not want to add more difficulties to the family, so he thinks of a compromise solution.
Play short-acting interferon, a little cheaper.
The doctor also said that short-acting interferon will also have an effect, but the effect is a little worse than the long-acting effect, and the injection is more troublesome, and it is better to hit it once every other day, but it is better than doing nothing.
The doctor also told the side effects of interferon, similar to what Ahao heard 2 years ago, frequent blood re-examination, and hair loss. Ahao was mentally prepared.
Then fight.
Ah Hao told his parents the news, his parents were stunned at first, they always thought that Ah Hao was cured, but now the test results are in front of them, and they have to believe it, and can only say that they continue to treat. Fortunately, now that the college entrance examination is over, everything is on the right track, although it is difficult, but the savings in the family can still make up enough money in front of them.
At that time, the family was really poor, and for a while they almost couldn't even make up for the tuition, but thanks to the student loans. Ah Hao said to me.
Since he had to get interferon every other day, it would be too much trouble and too much trouble if he ran back and forth to the hospital, so Ahao himself learned to inject. In fact, it is also very simple, that is, the left hand hits the right arm (deltoid muscle), and the right hand hits the left arm (deltoid muscle).
When the first injection is given, the doctor prepares anti-fever medicine and also blesses Ahaodo to drink water, because many people will have a more obvious reaction to the first injection, and there may be fever, shivering, chills, etc., just like a heavy cold.
The doctor was right, after returning to the dormitory after the injection, Ahao soon began to get chills, and his body temperature was 39 ° C.
Lying on the bed covered with three layers of quilts, all still cold to shiver, that kind of trembling is uncontrollable, I feel cold, cold to the bone, involuntarily trembling.
I told him it was called chills and was a common adverse reaction to interferon.
Ah Hao quickly ate the fever reducer, the girlfriend also panicked, did not know whether this is normal, and could not contact the doctor, ready to wait another hour if it is not good, may have to call an ambulance.
Ah Hao explained the situation to a few roommates in advance, but when Ah Hao was trembling, he still let people pinch a cold sweat.
This interferon is too fierce. Ah Hao himself cried bitterly, although the Chinese medicine was bitter, but it was uncomfortable the moment he drank it, and this interferon tossed him for nearly 2 hours.
The back may be that the fever reducer has played a role, the fever has subsided, it is not cold, it is sweaty, and it is not shaking.
It's 2 hours.
Hard work is a little harder, after all, this is a regular treatment, as long as it can withstand, Ahao hopes to stick to the treatment.
Fortunately, the next few stitches did not have a big reaction.
That is, from the 3rd injection, Ahao took the needle and syringe back to the dormitory, bought a Xiaoice box to store the drugs, and then he shot it every other day.
4. Recurrence
During the period, the girlfriend also often bought fruit for Ah Hao to eat, saying that eating more vitamins should help the disease.
Every time Ahao gave an injection, his girlfriend would be with him, helping her disinfect and prepare a syringe, and then Ahao jokingly said that he would let her try it.
At first she didn't dare, afraid of getting injections, let alone giving them to others. But once Ahao sprained his right hand when he played ball, and he couldn't inject it (the two hands were played in turn, this time he was going to be ready to hit his left hand), so he had to turn to his girlfriend.
The girlfriend overcame many difficulties and forced the syringe into Ahao's right deltoid muscle.
Not taking the nursing major, unfortunately, such a good technique. Ahao praised her for playing well.
The days passed day by day, and every time the indicators were OK, the only thing that bothered Ahao was that his hair was really missing.
Later, the whole head was potholed, like a leprosy, and Ahao laughed at himself. Every time I pass by a place with many people, I will be thrown a different look, and that feeling is not good.
There was no way, I had to shave my head.
Bald heads are better looking than leprosy.
The attentive counselor noticed Ahao's change, talked to him specifically, and asked if there was any difficulty, for example, whether he was sick and needed help.
Ah Hao was grateful, so he told the counselor about his hepatitis C.
After the counselor listened, he breathed a sigh of relief, saying that he saw that you had lost your hair before, and then shaved your head, and thought that you had leukemia or other cancer, because people with chemotherapy would lose their hair.
It turned out that the counselor was afraid that Ah Hao could not think alone, thinking of coming to do ideological work for him, the counselor said that the disease is not the most terrible, the most afraid is that he has broken his heart, if he does not have the desire to live, it will be really troublesome.
Ahao was grateful to the counselor.
But Ahao is not a vulnerable person, besides, he is not alone in battle, he has parents, and a girlfriend.
He was a man of hope for life.
A hepatitis, but also helpless to get him. Besides, even if not treated, not all hepatitis C patients will have cirrhosis, liver cancer, he himself has checked the data, even after 20 years, there may be 10% of hepatitis C patients with cirrhosis, this probability is not high, he himself may be a hepatitis C for a lifetime, and it has little impact on life.
What's more, now that he is receiving interferon therapy, he may be cured after a period of re-examination.
But life was not as smooth as Ahao thought.
After half a year of discontinuation, the various indicators of the review were higher, the transaminases soared to more than 300, and the RNA content of hepatitis C was much higher than before.
The hair is growing well, but the liver is not working again. Ah Hao reluctantly shared this result with his girlfriend.
The girlfriend comforted her that the treatment would definitely not be so smooth, and she could go to the doctor again, adjust the treatment, and see if there was any other way.
It was 2013.
After reading Ahao's report, the doctor said that there are only a few drugs that currently treat hepatitis C, either using short-acting interferon + ribavirin, or using long-acting interferon + ribavirin, and there is no other way. Patients with hepatitis B also have oral antiviral drugs to choose from, and hepatitis C does not have oral antiviral drugs for the time being.
Hepatitis C is still mainly interferon therapy, interferon into the body, can induce immune cells to produce more antiviral substances, indirect antiviral, and ribavirin has a direct antiviral effect, the combination of two drugs is the only way at present.
Ah Hao's mood fell to the bottom, and his expectations for life suddenly fell short.
But the doctor also proposed a remedy, that is, to try to switch to long-acting interferon + ribavirin to continue treatment, and then beat for 48 weeks, many patients can get results with this method.
But the high price of long-acting interferons deters Ahao.
4 injections a month, adding up to more than 5,000 yuan, you feel a lot now, in the future you will graduate, work, any job can cope with this cost, don't delay your health, boy.
Ah Hao still remembers what the doctor had said to him.
The girlfriend also gave Ahao confidence, saying that we should work together and save more money, and we must be able to play this needle. The girlfriend's family is OK, at that time, the monthly food expenses were more than 1,000, and he also had some savings, all of which were given to Ahao, and he only had a little living expenses left.
Ah Hao told the family about this matter, and his parents expressed their support, no matter what, they had to label this expensive long-acting interferon.
In order to make up enough money, Ahao took 3 part-time tutors at the same time during that time, and every weekend he went crazy to earn medical expenses.
Needles while working part-time.
Finally marked with long-acting interferon.
One of the benefits of long-acting interferons is that they are only injected every other week, which is quite convenient. And I feel that the side effects are milder, and I don't know whether it is a psychological effect or because I have previously played with short-acting interferon. Anyway, it basically didn't affect normal life, and the hair didn't fall out much.
Once went to the hospital for a review, saw a patient, also hepatitis C, about 40 years old, cirrhosis, liver failure, he saw Ahao young, he said two more words, let Ahao must be formal and active antiviral treatment, don't be like him, young and ignorant, but also alcoholism, into the current ghost, it is estimated that there is not much time.
This incident touched Ahao quite a lot.
So much so that for a while I had nightmares, dreaming that I had no money to play interferon, and then the disease progressed, and liver cancer occurred, which was really scary to death.
Maybe too nervous, or maybe too tired, Ahao finally fell ill, with a high fever, 40 ° C.
Ahao himself was worried, afraid that hepatitis C had worsened.
Even doctors are worried that hepatitis is the most taboo to overwork, hepatitis patients should relax their minds, rest properly, if they work day and night, then sooner or later they will die of exhaustion.
Fortunately, everything is still normal on the review, the aminotransferase is normal, and the hepatitis C virus RNA content cannot be measured.
The cause of this fever is pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia.
In the era when there were no antibiotics, bacterial pneumonia could be fatal, but now that we have good antibiotics, pneumonia rarely kills people.
Ahao asked the doctor a question, why do we have so many antibacterial drugs now, but not so many antiviral drugs, like our own hepatitis C, except for interferon and ribavirin, it seems that there is no cure.
The doctor told Ahao that the virus is different from bacteria, and it is more difficult to treat the virus at present. Just like SARS in 2003, it was also a viral infection, and in the end, no specific drug was found.
That pneumonia, Ahao easily passed, only took 5 days.
During the illness, Ah Hao also figured out one thing, he was so desperate to do part-time work, do tutoring, tired and tired work can not make a few money, it is better to use their own strengths, painting people, to earn some extra money, maybe you can earn more, not so tired, the recovery of the liver is better. By the way, I forgot to introduce to you, Ahao is good at painting, and he has painted a lot of excellent works in middle school.
Ah Hao does have a talent for painting, since he moved the idea of making extra money by painting, in those 2 months he made more money painting people online than others did for 2 years as a tutor.
Heaven has closed a door for me, and it must have opened a window for me. Ah Hao smiled and said to me.
Thanks to the income from painting, Ahao is much more comfortable buying long-lasting interferon.
And there is no need to go to the wind and rain every weekend to do tutoring, Ahao's work and rest time has been unprecedentedly comfortable.
The so-called time and place are favorable.
48 weeks of long-acting interferon + ribavirin passed in the blink of an eye, during which the indicators were repeatedly reviewed and stabilized. I dare not say that I have cured hepatitis C, at least it is currently under control, the condition is stable, the aminotransferase is normal, and the viral RNA content is so low that it cannot be detected.
Ahao also graduated from college.
Stayed in the same city with his girlfriend and found relatively satisfactory jobs.
In order to save rent, the two lived together.
4. Regeneration changes
Since then, Ahao has gone to review every 3 months, fearing that there will be a change in his condition without knowing it.
Ah Hao remembered the doctor's words, hepatitis C is not easy to cure, many patients will still recur in the end, must adhere to the review, if recurrence, and then find a way to deal with.
Unexpectedly, a word became a slur.
One day in 2016, Ahao went to the hospital to get the report as usual. After 2 years, every time he went to get a report, his mood was anxious, and this time was no exception.
The report hadn't been gotten yet, but from the doctor's expression he had already learned that it was bad.
Yes, aminotransferases are rising again, and hepatitis C virus RNA levels are soaring.
The doctor explained that transaminases are generally present in liver cells, if the liver cells have inflammation and destruction, then the transaminases will flow into the blood, and the blood test can see that the level of transaminases is elevated, which means that the liver cells are destroyed. In addition, from the perspective of the increase in the virus content, it is indeed a rebound in the disease.
Ah Hao did not want to believe this fact, he asked to re-draw blood tests, on the grounds that he was busy at work during this time and did not rest well, so it is also possible that the indicators are not good, and some people on the Internet have also mentioned this when sharing their experience.
The doctor's persuasion was ineffective, and Ahao insisted on reviewing it, paying for it himself.
Well, the doctor agreed.
The results of the review came out, almost.
The black and white words, written clearly, could not help but be disbelieving Ah Hao.
After the girlfriend learned of this situation, she was first stunned, and then comforted Ah Hao, saying that even if there is a recurrence, the doctor still has a way to deal with it, as long as we actively treat, we can always wait until the day when there is a medicine to cure hepatitis C, we all have to refuel.
When people are in the most difficult time, if they can get the good words of others to comfort, they are really very happy. Ah Hao said to me.
The doctor was also a little helpless, saying that there was no good way at present. The current preferred treatment plan is long-acting interferon + ribavirin, or we continue to use 48 weeks, even if it is a consolidation treatment, it may have an effect, better than doing nothing.
This time Ahao hesitated.
Ah Hao went back desperately to search for information on the Internet, Chinese, English, he looked for it. Is hepatitis C really so difficult to treat, is there really no way to do anything, can only hit this nasty interferon again?
My girlfriend also suggested whether to go to the provincial hospital to see, maybe the doctor there has a better way. In fact, the hospital that Ah Hao went to was already a municipal third-class hospital, the level is good, the provincial hospital has no better way, it is estimated that there is none, but if you do not go to the provincial hospital to take a look, it seems to be dead.
Ah Hao took a leave of absence from the company and prepared to go to the provincial city for medical treatment.
The day before leaving, the girlfriend was pleasantly surprised to tell Ah Hao that everyone on the Internet was discussing a drug called Ji Sandai, which was said to cure hepatitis C, and whether to try it or not.
Ah Hao slightly understood this drug, knowing that it is an antiviral drug, which is said to have been developed in the United States, but it seems that it has not yet been listed in China, where to buy it. And whether this medicine will be deceitful is not known. If it really works, why is there no medicine in China?
Doubts abound.
But even if there was a glimmer of hope, Ahao didn't want to break it. So he changed the hospital, found an attending physician again, and asked about Yoshizodai.
Attending physicians understand more, said that the country is still a long-acting interferon + ribavirin program treatment of hepatitis C, you said that this ji three generation is a compound antiviral drug, is the United States Gilead company research and development and production, this drug was first listed in the United States in 2013, called sofobuvir, in 2014 developed the second generation of drugs, this year (that is, 2016) and developed and produced the third generation of drugs, is an oral direct antiviral drug, and the mechanism of action of the interferon we use is completely different, Studies have shown that its success rate in curing hepatitis C is more than 95%.
Ah Hao was excited and incoherent when he heard this, and asked where to buy the medicine.
The attending physician said lightly, no way, the country has not yet been listed, not to mention the three generations of Ji, even if it is the Ji generation, it has not yet been listed in China, so the country is currently unable to buy this drug. Even if you have the money to go to the United States to buy, the price is also amazingly expensive, a course of treatment, hundreds of thousands, and a few people can afford to eat.
Ah Hao was about to cry, such a good drug, why is it not listed in China.
The listing of a drug involves too many things, three words and two words can not understand, the attending physician is reluctant to say more, Ahao was invited out of the clinic by his assistant, no way, there are a lot of patients in the queue behind it.
Ahao seemed to see hope.
This drug can cure hepatitis C, and the success rate is more than 95%, this sentence from the mouth of the attending physician, that is certainly not false, there may be deception on the Internet, but the attending physician of a large third-class hospital cannot speak wildly.
Ahao could feel his heart beating faster.
Back at the apartment, Ahao told his girlfriend what the attending physician had said, and both were happy that they already had medicine to cure hepatitis C. After a short period of happiness, I fell into confusion again.
Although the drug is available, it is not listed in China, what to do. Even if you go to the United States to buy it, it will be hundreds of thousands, which is astronomical for Ahao.
For a moment, Ah Hao thought about it, it was not cured, this disease could not die, it had been so many years, there was nothing uncomfortable, but all kinds of treatments tossed him all over his body.
If there is a disease that can not be cured, don't say sad words first. The girlfriend comforted him again. There will always be a way.
At 2 a.m., the girlfriend woke up Ah Hao and had something important to say to Ah Hao.
Ah Hao sleepy eyes, confused to hear his girlfriend excitedly said, you can go to India to buy drugs, India has generic drugs, listen to netizens to introduce its effect more American drugs (original research drugs) almost, can cure hepatitis C, but the price is only a fraction of the American drugs, 1/10 are less.
Ah Hao woke up suddenly.
India?
Generic drugs?
Is the price a fraction of a U.S. drug?
Can it also cure hepatitis C?
Ah Hao woke up completely.
The two young men stayed up all night and studied the strategy.
There are many hepatitis C friends on the Internet who have introduced that their hepatitis is cured by eating india's generic drug Ji Iii or Ji II, even I can't believe it, but it really happened. And such sharing is not one or two, but many, many.
Is an Indian generic drug a counterfeit drug? The girlfriend suddenly had doubts.
Call it a fake medicine and a real medicine, as long as it can cure the disease, it is a good medicine. Ah Hao was extremely excited after reading those posts. It is said to be a fake drug, mainly because it has not obtained domestic approval, but this drug is sold in India, and people in India recognize it.
Early the next morning, Ahao took another leave of absence, went straight to the hospital, and found another doctor. Ah Hao went straight to the point and asked the doctor if a hepatitis C patient like him could eat the Indian generic drug Ji Sandai.
The doctor looked at Ah Hao, a little puzzled, and asked him how he knew that there were these medicines.
Ahao told the truth, found it on the Internet.
The doctor waved his hand, saying that there is no direct antiviral drug on the market in China, and if you want to eat it, you can only go to the United States or Hong Kong to buy, the price is also high to the ceiling, hundreds of thousands of a course of treatment, but the effect is very good, basically can be cured.
After two doctors, what they said was almost the same, and Ahao was even more excited. Ask the doctor if there are any generic drugs in India that can be sold, or if there are any channels to buy them.
The doctor raised his face and said that it is illegal to sell indian generic drugs without domestic approval, who dares to do this kind of thing, this is called selling fake drugs, in case there is a problem with eating, who is responsible, you are responsible or I am responsible.
Ah Hao did not expect that the doctor would be so angry, a little weak-hearted, and apologized vigorously. Say that American medicine is really too expensive, can't afford to eat, even if you work for ten years without eating or drinking and saving money, you can't afford to eat ah, Indian medicine heard that the effect is also good, the price is cheap, so I want to try it.
Before leaving, the doctor probably softened his heart, but still with a straight face, told Ahao that he could try to travel to India, buy some medicine by the way, and buy real and fake online shopping, and be cautious. I don't blame you for eating problems, it's not me who let you eat.
The doctor suddenly pointed out the mist, and Ah Hao was grateful to Zero.
Doctors are really important, and sometimes a single sentence can determine the life and death of a patient. Ahao said to me thoughtfully.
5. Bitterness
After returning to the apartment, Ahao, in accordance with the guidance of netizens, found the purchase of generic drugs in India, paid for a box of Ji San, almost 2,000 yuan a box, which is much cheaper than american drugs (original research drugs). Daigou told him that to cure hepatitis C, he had to eat 3 boxes in a row, that is, 84 days, and there were only 28 tablets in a box of medicine.
Ah Hao has done enough homework, of course, he knows this, he is just not at ease with the purchase, first buy a box to try, in case you buy a fake medicine, the loss is not large. If it is effective to eat, the review indicators have improved, and then continue to buy 2 boxes.
In less than 10 days, Ahao received the package, and the Indian version of Ji Sandai came!
To be honest, there was hesitation. Ah Hao told me that if it was a fake medicine, a poison, it would be self-defeating. You said that eating is not effective This money is also recognized, the most afraid is to eat the problem, then it is really to lose the lady and fold the soldiers.
In the end, the two decided to eat.
From the beginning of the treatment of hepatitis C, Ahao is injection therapy, that is, interferon + ribavirin, before the short-acting interferon, the next day an injection, and then a long-acting interferon, an injection every other week, a few years later, a few hundred injections, two arms were pierced with holes, and they also practiced a needle skill.
Now, it's all laughter and tears.
That day was the first time I could treat hepatitis C so comfortably, because just one pill was enough.
After eating for 18 days in a row, there was no special feeling on the body, I didn't feel that the liver was getting better, and I didn't feel any side effects, so I ate it lightly for 18 days.
Ahao decided to go to the review.
When he saw the results of the blood draw the next day, Ahao was stunned.
Yes, he read that right, you read that right, the test sheet shows that the transaminases are back to normal, and the RNA content of the hepatitis C virus cannot be detected.
Is this true? Aho couldn't believe it.
Even the doctor couldn't believe it and asked him what medicine he had taken. Ahao spoke incoherently, saying that he had eaten The Three Generations of Ji who had been bought from India. The doctor also acquiesced to the treatment method, telling him to insist on 84 days of medication without interruption. If the 3-month follow-up is still normal after the end of the treatment, it is considered to be a real cure for hepatitis C.
Ah Hao couldn't wait to tell his girlfriend the good news.
And hurriedly contacted the purchaser, quickly re-entered two boxes of medicines, paid immediately, and expedited.
After the payment, Ahao cried. After crying, I called my parents again, saying that I am currently eating an antiviral drug produced in India, the price is very cheap, but the effect is very good, and today I reviewed various indicators that are normal, and said that if it is still normal after taking the medicine, it will be cured.
Mom and Dad were also excited to hear this news, but they expressed concern about eating Indian medicine, if this drug has not passed the domestic approval, is it a fake drug, should not eat a problem.
Ah Hao comforted his parents, saying that many patients took this medicine well, the effect was reliable, the side effects were small, and so on.
For now, that's all there is to it.
The next 2 boxes of pills arrived soon.
Ahao also completed the 84-day treatment course in excitement and excitement.
Several reviews were also done during the period, and the results were normal.
Every time he looked at the test results, Ah Hao was worried and afraid that the results would not be good. But this time he was taken care of by the god of fate, and every time he saw it was a surprise.
Repeat the examination 3 months after the end of the course of treatment, as the doctor said, if this time is still normal, it is cured, because the hepatitis C virus activity is very large, as long as there is no change within 3 months, then there will be basically no change after that, that is, it is cured.
The moment Ah Hao got the result, he smiled and then cried.
He waited for this day for nearly 7 years, from the discovery before the college entrance examination, to the end of the university, and worked for another 2 years, he finally cured hepatitis C.
Yes, Ahao's hepatitis C is cured.
When he told me his story, I could still feel the excitement in his heart because his lips were still trembling.
Two viral hepatitis that cause headaches around the world are hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Hepatitis B is not yet curable, but it can be controlled; and hepatitis C, since the American Ji generation has been listed, the cure rate is as high as 95%, and the third generation of Ji is even more invincible after it comes out, and the cure rate is close to more than 98%, which can be said to be a hepatitis C cures a hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C is no longer a problem. Gone are the days when hepatitis C patients had to rely on interferon injections to maintain treatment.
Such a good drug, why is it not listed in China?
On.
In 2017, the original American research drug sofosbuvir (Ji generation) was listed in China, and then the second generation of Ji was also listed, and in 2018, the third generation of Ji (sofosbuvir / vespatavir tablets) was also listed, and took a very domineering trade name, called proponsa. This trade name has an allegory, the harmonic sound is called "C tong kill", because there are 6 genotypes of hepatitis C, although the ji generation, the second generation of ji, although the cure rate is high, but also depends on the genotype, not all hepatitis C patients can eat, before eating to do genetic testing, in line with the type to take medicine.
In other words, 6 genotypes of hepatitis C, no matter which genotype, are killed and effective, and the cure rate is as high as 98%.
The better news is that in 2019, Ji Sandai entered the medical insurance directory, and the price of drugs suddenly dropped by 85%. Even if you want to use it at your own expense, you can eat a course of treatment for tens of thousands of dollars. If you have medical insurance, you can also reimburse most of it, and you can pay thousands of dollars yourself. Some areas with good health insurance policies are even completely free, free of charge for hepatitis C screening, free medication.
With these excellent antiviral drugs, the plan to extinguish hepatitis C is not a slogan.
I hope that friends with hepatitis C can get timely treatment, and everyone should no longer be afraid of hepatitis C, as long as they receive oral direct antiviral drug treatment in time, almost all of them can be cured.
I hope that all hepatitis C friends can be like Ahao, get rid of hepatitis C as soon as possible and usher in a healthy life.
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