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Welcome to the new website for the
DFW Liver Disease Support Group! All those words were just too long,
so I selected DFWHCV as our url cuz it's easier to remember. The DFW Liver Disease Support Group has
grown to encompass other chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia,
chronic fatigue, etc. because these are problems we all share.
This is where I try to keep track of the HCV happenings in our area. We have several great support groups that meet live monthly and online groups and chat rooms and I wanted to offer a place to combine as much of that great info as I can. Check out Meetup.com for other local Hep C groups. I'll try to update soon with some more links. Write me if you have any questions or comments :). Have time
to help out? Want space on our website? Or want to comment or just have someone to talk to about HCV?
Contact Alley: [email protected] |
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Bedford
Facilitator:
Brenda Campbell Dallas - Baylor Univ
Medical Ctr Facilitator: Sharon
Bruer, RN, CCRC The
facilitators at Dallas-Baylor will only host one group every other month. So the
support Group will meet in February, April, June, August, October, and December.
Meetings in February, June, and October will be hosted by Sharon Bruer, RN or
Karla, Huang, RN and April, August, and December meetings will be hosted by a
regular group member. Dallas -
Presbyterian Medical Center 2nd Thursday, 6:30
pm Fort Worth
Lake Granbury Medical Center 2nd Floor Conf. Rm 1310 Paluxy Rd 4th Thursday (except Nov. and Dec.) 7:00 pm Facilitator: Denise Bradley > Phone: 817 219 4458 E-mail: [email protected] Sherman
Lyndell Rice > Waco
Facilitator:
Ernie Gilbert What is hepatitis C? A virus that attacks the liver. Is hepatitis C contagious? HCV can only be passed by blood. What are the symptoms of HCV? Symptoms of HCV can vary. The most common symptoms are flu-like - low grade fever, fatigue, malaise, etc. Not everyone has symptoms of Hep C, which is why it's also called THE SILENT KILLER. The longer a person has HCV, the more severe the symptoms may become or they may disappear entirely. Some long term symptoms of HCV are chronic fatigue, depression, fibromyalgia, bowel problems, insomnia, etc. How is the virus spread? The virus can be spread by:
Some interesting articles on hep C: Thyroid dysfunction and hepatitis C HCV-specific Immune Responses at Baseline Do Not Predict a Favorable Retreatment Outcome in Patients with Advanced Disease Viral Diversity and Immune Responses to HCV Do Not Correlate with Liver Injury at a Single Time Point Racial Differences in HCV Disease Severity Between African American and Caucasian American Patients with HCV Genotype 1 Hepatitis A Outbreak Sickens More than 500, Nov 20, 03 First Human Tests of Hepatitis C Vaccine Begin, Nov 17, 03 A provincial health minister in northern Pakistan is facing 30 law suits in the United States in connection with the largest known outbreak there of Hepatitis C infection. Sep 16, 03 Alcohol May Aggravate Hepatitis C, Jul 8, 03 Interferon Causes Major Depression for Hepatitis C Patients, Nov 26, 02 Bleach May Guard Against Hepatitis C, Nov 22, 02 |
Austin -
Eastside Facilitator:
Charles Thibodeaux Austin -
South Facilitator:
Ginger Busboom Beaumont - Golden
Triangle Support Group Bryan Conroe/Woodlands
Clear
Lake Facilitator:
Carol Walker > El Paso
Facilitator:
Trish Owen > Galveston
Facilitator: Cara Gilliam Phone: 409-737-2346 Houston
- Central Facilitator:
Tony Peale > Houston
- GGHLTP Houston -
Memorial City 920
Frostwood Facilitators:
Van and Kathi Salley Houston - Northwest Methodist Hospital, Willowbrook 18220 Tomball Parkway Room C, First Floor 2nd Monday, 7:00 pm Facilitator:
Jana Turco > Houston - St. Luke's Adult Liver Transplant 6720 Bertner Ave. 6th Floor Blue Elevators, Room B610 4th Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (except December - 3rd Tuesday) Facilitator: Paula Waller,
LMSW-ACP Lake
Jackson Facilitators:
Facilitator:
Robert Will >
Facilitator:
Randy Thompson Phone: 830-693-4111 Pasadena Facilitator:
Michael Brown Round Rock
Facilitator:
Kelley Covert-Seiler San
Angelo Facilitator:
Victor Warren San Antonio Facilitator:
Kelly Hyland Temple
Facilitator: Richard McBride, RN Texarkana,
TX Facilitator:
Margaret Thomas Texas
City Co-Facilitators: Rosie Morales, RN, MSN, FNP > Roland
Morales
> Victoria Northside Baptist Church, Rm. 121-B 4100 N. Laurent Street 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 pm Facilitatior: Johanna Wrinkle > Phone: 361-572-9395 E-mail: [email protected]
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Texas: Texas Class Action Lawsuit for Hep C Inmates Texas Dept. of Health Texas Hepatitis C Initiative General: Daniels Hepatitis C Web Site Dr. Koop's Hepatitis C Epidemic For Anyone Hepatitis-central Sandi’s Crusade Against Hepatitis Organizations: American Autoimmune Related Disease Assoc. American Liver Foundation Children's Liver Alliance CDC - Hepatitis Frontline Hepatitis Awareness Hepatitis C Awareness Project Hepatitis Foundation International Hepatitis Magazine Lupus Foundation of America National HCV Prison Coalition PBCers Organization National Hepatitis C Advocacy Council Texas Liver Coalition Chat, Discussion & Email Groups: Alley's Hepatitis C LiveJournal Group Canada Hep C Connections Caring Corner DC's Hepper Domain GIWorld-Hepatitis Yahoo Group Happy Heppers Yahoo Group HCVets.com Hep C & Emotional Healing Hepatitis C & Nutritional Health HepHive UK Support Hep Palace Heppers Seeking Alternatives HIV & Hepatitis.com Janis & Friends Hepatitis C Support Leona's Hep C Haven Liver Transplant Forum Seekers Hepatitis C Support Single Divorced with Hep C Non-Hepatitis Links: Chronic Pain Support Group FibroFogLights Fibromyalgia @ About.com Fibromyalgia Friends Fibromyalgia Information & Support FMily & Friends Hearts That Hear, Mental Health Support Living With Cancer Lupus Living & Fibromyalgia Chat Stand For Something Survivors of Chronic Pain Personal HCV stories: Alley's HCV |
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