Hepatitis C Treatment One Step at a Time : Inspiration and Practical Tips for Successful Treatment Paperback / softback
by Lucinda, RN Porter
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Hepatitis C is the most common blood-borne virus in the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 3.2 million Americans are chronically infected with the chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Treatment for HCV is long, sometimes lasting a year or more with success rate currently around 50%. And the medications often cause incapacitating side effects.
Two new medications introduced in 2011 are showing success rates of 75 to 80%.
However these new medications are taken with existing HCV drugs and include and intensify the side effects. Hepatitis C Treatment One Step at a Time provides the practical advice and daily inspiration you need to help you successfully make it through hepatitis C (HCV) treatment. Deciding to undergo hepatitis C treatment is one of the bravest and most important steps toward health you'll ever make.
As a Stanford nurse in the HCV field and a patient who was treated twice for HCV, Lucinda K.
Porter understands how physically and emotionally challenging treatment can be. In Hepatitis C One Step at a Time, she provides entries for each day of treatment, offering you a daily dose of relief, encouragement, and tips to help you stay on treatment.
From dealing with fatigue and nausea to nosy co-workers and lab results, Porter provides everything you need to know to ease the process, including how to:Prepare for treatment, mentally, physically, and financiallyManage side effectsSet up a support systemKeep your spirits up with daily inspiration and humourCelebrate your strength and acknowledge your milestonesFind additional community and up-to-date information with an extensive resources section
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:248 pages
- Publisher:Demos Medical Publishing
- Publication Date:19/09/2013
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- ISBN:9781936303526
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:248 pages
- Publisher:Demos Medical Publishing
- Publication Date:19/09/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781936303526