About blood tests.

[Hellchild]

This is in relation to my last question. Last summer, doctors found a tumor in my back (a type of non-hodgkins B-cell lymphoma). I have went through the chemo treatments, and they tell me that the tumor is gone and I am currently in remission. But while I was recieving chemo, I had to have my blood tested before each treatment (which was every 3 weeks). So my question is this: If I had contracted Hep C, would they have noticed something wrong with my blood and known that I had it then, or is Hep C the type of thing they need to be speifically looking for to find? The reason I'm asking is because my last treatment was Dec. 20th and since then, not only have I not had sex with my girfriend very often (maybe 3 or 4 times because we split up for a couple weeks), but we haven't had anything but normal, vaginal sex since then. So I was  thinking that if they didn't notice anything unusual with my blood during the treatment, and was clean then, then I probably have a pretty good chance of being clean now. Would that be a false assumption?

Thanks for your time,
Hellchild

[cquest]

The father of a friend at work died of HCV he contracted in WWII from blood he got during an operation from a war wound...this thing has been around a long long time...and what I have discovered is the more 'out of the closet' I am about this, the more people I find that have it...

You all might remember my car trouble a few weeks ago? I decided to see about a new car, put a deposit down on a Toyota Corolla, had a doctors apt, went for a CT scan, realized I may be having more medical problems so decided to forget about getting a new car...go to the dealer and try to get my deposit back...the chick was like 'just wait till the car comes in, it's only $100 so just wait'...finally I just told her 'I have HepC, the doc might want me to go back on tx, I have other medical problems, I don't want to worry about this right now' She tells me 'Oh, one of our salesmen has the same thing, he is on that treatment and looks pretty green some days' Hmmmm.....lots of people have this freakin disease! I am personally glad that I come clean with people rather than hide this...what do I have to be ashamed of anyway? Getting a disease that happened to be no fault of my own but what if it was my fault? So what! Nobody said life was fair! I gotta suck it up and move on...
Cin

[Forseegood]

that's wonderful about your hubby, I'm sure he knows what a caring wife he has....

[jmjm530]

Can Do said: Think i caught something on the late news about jim being attacked by killer moths
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Rumors of my demise at the hands of killer moths are greatly exagerated. But with some of the goings on here lately, I'll take my chances with the killer moths :) BTW how did you know my mantra was "give me my reba, I need my reba." It seems to work best when chanted to sitar sounds of  Ravi Shankar. Hope it's OK I used his name :)

-- Jim

[can-do-man]

hey bb, Think i caught something on the late news about jim being attacked by killer moths. Seems they formed a moth gang and went on the attack. they had him webbed in a closet and are demanding a ransom. Jims refusing to give in, he was heard screaming give me my reba, i need my reba. The police called the moth squad in and have his house surrounded. Should have more on the morning news.

[lat36]

Hi Waiheke, by second lot of tests I guess that's including your pre-tx baseline tests and (at week 15) the results of your 12 week PCR. I would have expected them to mention the results of that, it's a significant one. If I were you I'd probably call them and find out, what you're after is a two log drop in viral load, undetectable is even better. Your haemoglobin is holding up a lot better than mine did. I'm also geno 1a, would be interested in hearing how you go.

[lovingwife711]

Hi all, long time sence I have been on here.  For those of you who know me, you know I have been fighting insurances for over a year to get my husbands meds.  GREAT news!!! He got it, Pegusis and Co-peg.  He had his first shoot today... Thank all of you for your caring words of support. Kathie

[mikesimon]

I want to say that you are in my heart and I wish you the very best. Good luck. Mike

[beamishboy]

--good to see repeated postins & am impressed yu met director,,my dvd had lots of interviews after;i watched hour of interviews& was dutifly impressed w/ the tenacious goodwill of whole crew...Gives me hope when i witness goodworks.Antman,so glad yu watched&enjoyed..cool,hope all is well& gettin bettr w/ yu!
Texmike-don't know ya,but hav seen your previous posts & forum members inquirys 'bout your stuation,,,hope things work out & that  you get transplant v soon..FAREWELL

[Sambone Martian Ambassador To the moon]

It probably has something to do with the whole string theory, I.E. since the universe is made up of little loops of energy that are the smallest particle ocurring in nature then it would only make since that some threads would revert to their natural state and just disapear. of course it could be that the site has compressed the thread and you can open it from the main page.

oh and by the way, I used to think I had a strange and bizzar user name but some of you newbies make me feal much better.

[Snookmiester]

Two old time faces poping in!! Good to hear from both of ya. Mike, I wish you are your wife the best.. Heck, even the dogs!! I think you had them 130lb man eaters or something right?

[cajunlady]

YOU GO FORSEEGOOD, I totally agree with you. It was determined that I contracted HepC through a Tatoo on my birthday in 1980.  Was given to me at someones home; who did many tatoos.  BUT, they are still doing research on nose secretion and bloody straws; as far as I know they still have not determined if it can be spread that way.  If indeed it can; there will be an even bigger % of the population that will be diagnosed with this disease.  And, there will be many, many shocked that they have contracted this through that GOOD OLD NOSE CANDY.

Oh! By the way; that Tatoo was free.LOL LOL LOL  
This made me remember that there is nothing free in life; for I am paying dearly for it now.

Cajun

[antman]

hey beamer- i saw the movie "Dark Days" on Comcast after you mentioned it. i thought it was very interesting. i'm also a functioning , recovering alky/druggie and i sure can't judge the tunnel ppl. the formula for chronic abuse is drugs+ alcohol+time=institution,or death, or jail or even homelessness. that's a bottom thankfully i never hit.
hellchild- why are you worried before your tested? that's being hypochondriac to me. i could have imagined all kinds of diseases i may have had due to my former lifestyle. i would have thought my hep C would've caused more damage than it did. don't worry about stuff that you don't even know about. get tested then maybe you can worry. the risk factors warrent it, especially for your g/f.
antman

[Forseegood]

Just one thing...I saw that a person was sorry that the people who did not contract Hep C by intravenous drugs have to suffer from what "the rest of us" have done...I see your point and I know you had only the best intentions in saying this...and I don't want to sound blaming myself....but I don't see it this way at all...

When people did contract HCV by drug use there were many other things going on at the time, they were mostly giving it to each other, from everything that I know, they had no idea this was the case at the time...I sure know I didn't...

The screeners of the blood supply at large had no idea of this illness either until they did...

I have heard theories that it was originally passed on by the VA in their blood supplies because it originally mutated in Vietnam during the French occupation...of course, this is just a theory as far as I know...I just feel that these things are so complicated and it's no one's fault, unless someone intentionally does not screen blood, etc.

Just like people who pick up an epidemic in a foreign land can hop a plane and spread it to another country, all the time not knowing they are carriers of it...

Some horrible things in life have no basis to blame any one particular person or group, they just happen...

[iceboy]

Thanks boys

glad its going good for you. Yes beagle, Im on procrit. It gives me terrible headaces though (well I think it

[GoofyDad]

Don't know you, but wishing you all the best. Hard to know how rumors start, but I'm sure it was with the best intentions. My thoughts are with you and your family.

[Forseegood]

glad to see you check in, you know youre in my thoughts, please give me a ring if you can..if not, I'll listen on the grapevine...

[beamishboy]

Ice, so Good to hear from Ya!!!!! Glad to know things are semi-nomalizing for you...back to work,no less.....Best with your trx going forward..Keep Posting my friend..i myself am contending w sides w/ usual rage & self-indulgence...pity-pot is well used hereabouts....GoodLuck!

[Mister beagle bailey]

Hi,

I am so glad to hear from you.  I have been so concerned not seeing you post and wondering how you were.  I'm sorry about the tx being stopped. I can't remember, were you ever on procrit?

Will do shot #6 this Sunday, if you remember before tx my HGB was 11.5, almost 2 weeks into tx my HGB dropped to 9.6  and then they gave me 40,000. units of procrit an in 2 weeks HGB was up to 11.8.

JMJM has not posted since I believe Monday.  He said something about maybe doing a few more weeks of tx.  

So glad your feeling a little better.

  The Beagle

[sher_]

Thank you baby! I'll call at 9.

[iceboy]

hello all

It all became a bit to much for me and I have been away from the board for a long time. I

[TexMikel]

My wife is in charge of telling people when I am blessed with the liver so no rumors please.  No liver, meld went down to a 30. I am really affraid of the next round cause it will close to the last.  

Thank you

TexMikel

[sher_]

I have recieved some disturbing news about my close friend mikel. I speak with him several times a day. He has NOT been called for a transplant. That news is fabricated, unless they are transplanting him while he talks to me on the phone.
Veggie you and Nursey make me very ill with your lies, I am used to nursey making up woppers! Some are truley dilusional. Veggie, you seem like birds of a feather so ummm ever hear of a coop?

Mikel has not been transplanted, he is surrounded by close friends and family as we wait...no more ruumors unless you hear it from Andy, Melissa or myself it probaly is another lie from the dilusional.

Thanks Chev..I'll email you the pass as brats is now a private forum for this very reason.

Where is the post Mikel would like to see it?

[cquest]

Well, Veg got the boot again...I guess whatever happened ended up in threads being zapped and her along with em...I'll probably get cuffed to the desk for speaking of it...looking over my shoulder now...
Cin

[beamishboy]

guess it's time to come clean: i  am an Angel or am i an Angle? whatever i am i need help spelling....Also, what gives with the homeless tunnel people?? will you please not use them as the badguys...really shud watch that documentary"dark Days"  they r people,with fears & childhoods(mostly bad) and brain abberations & lotsa veterans and so much humanity & generosity & humor... Awww Nygirl ,i know,i know, it's dark & the places & people smell& hey!!! they're crazy & dangerous? well unpredictable anyways..Gosh,now i feel like i'm descibing my ownself of late....I really liked comment above about our nat'l past time-beatin ourselves up!!!  somebody said it perfectly-" I am as good as Anyone & better than No-one....." and best part????...we are all different!!! Ain't it just a incredible World-ohh in unrelated matter.don't let yur ex mess w/ you & trx...Put up a Wall;don't deal w/ it; Screw him-metaphorically only...You are sucha star gotta shine Clear...