MR. BAD GUY (ENGLISH VERSION)

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A healthy person had around 5.5 kilopascals in a fibroscan. Enzo had 7.9, it meant a fibrosis type 2. Worse than six months but not in serious state.

- We are trying to repair it with the hepatitis treatmet that we're starting -doctor Deacon stated self-confident, as usual.

- Do you think his liver will be the same again? -Pauline asked worried grasping his hand.

- With the right treatment we'll get it. The treatment against the HVC can work.

- Do I have to take a lot of medication?

- You will inject interferón pegilado once a week, a dose of 180 micrograms. Subcutaneously, in belly or thigh. It serves to the inmune system can fight against the virus, it has antiviral and inmune activity. You will take ribarina that on itself is not useful to fight against the hepatitis, that's why we can combine with weekly injections. You will have to take two pills in the morning and three at night, always with food. Besides you'll have to take telaprevir three times a day, each 9 hours. You must take it with food and it must be oily food if it possible.

- This is coming into conflict with my medication against HIV, sure.

- Let's wait four weeks. At the end of it we'll check your blood. The risk of complications is going to multiply, we know that. Not just respect your liver but a lot of other things. The risk of lactic acidosis can increase, decreasing both of blood cells and white cells and platelets. And of course each one of the pills you'll have to take are going to test your liver. But we are following you up closely and we'll see. At the least sign we're gonna be ready to work it out.

- Any of these medications could cancel out HIV medicines?

- You are taking a broad range of drugs. I'm sure of what can come into conflict and I made sure you won't take it. You can rest assured. But I don't know in what way some components can affect you. But that's why I'm here. To analyze it and work out what it's wrong.

- How long will it last the treatment? -Pauline wanted to know.

- It's advisable at least for 48 weeks. Almost a year.

- This is gonna be tough, John.

- Very tough. It couldn't be any other way with you -he winked at him, mocking.

Coming back home he drove Pauline to her flat and stayed to have some tea. He was restless, a little under the weather, with bad omens. He didn't want come back home, he didn't want come back anywhere, actually. Trikson, the only survivor cat of their relationship welcomed him warmly. Bruce had gone since months. He was white with different black patches and over his eyes wore a sort of mask.

- Get comfortable, darling. I'm gonna make some tea.

- Oh, it's the most pleasant thing I've heard in all the morning. Thanks, my love -he pursed his lips to let Trikson kissed him.

He loved Pauline's flat. It was cozy, had elegance, style, functional nature. In truth, he was quite guilty of a good part of her decoration ideas. So he regarded that flat almost like his, and not only because he had bought it. Although what he really loved the most was he was his neighbour. In fact, from some window you could see perfectly well some wing of his Eduardian roof.

He opened the glass door who overlooked a thirty square meter terrace. Half of it was devoted to the garden. She had several bojs that needed some urgent trim and several wild lavender beds. It was nice but dull.

- What are you doing out there? It's freezing. Get into. The tea is ready.

- What happened to your little garden? It looks horrible.