FEELING A LITTLE WOUNDED...OR ANY POSTS AT ALL

alright you guys.....must say, i'm feeling a little wounded and sorry for myself here.....no one WELCOMED me!!!!....as i sit here looking at all the nice notes welcoming other newbies,just can't HELP but feel somewhat left out and the beginnings of a HUGE complex starting....oh yah...like i need something ELSE to fret about...i had a tantrum last night and deleted you from my desk top, only to quickly search you out again this morning....hoping to find comfort...like a little  welcoming fairy arriving with flowers for me or somethin..but NO, she wasn't here, (maybe she's just too busy ).and then to top things off....i have had (now don't get too much of a visuale here ) diahrea all frikken morning....as well as yesterday and day before that,and the day before that.. nothing to do with my diet of chips, dip, jub jubs and m&m's i'm SURE)...and THEN  just as i'm counting down the months period free....I GET MY FRIKKEN PERIOD THIS MORNING!!!!...AND theres freezing rain outside so ican't get to the store..well girls you just KNOW what its like i'm sure to have toliot paper stuffed between your legs....god! HOW UNDIGNIFIED..SO..i have figured out a way to remedy all of this mess and saddness....we could have a huge WELCOMING PARTY tommorrow night..nah, tonight...can't wait...we could all sit around and sing songs...pop some ribaviran, do a bit o peg...ah...what AM I THINKIN...the way i'm feeling today, i'd throw a party AND NO ONE WOULD COME ANYWAY!!!!!......p.s. i do accept hostess gifts...(anti-dihareas would be good)
cheers...kimmy AKA ringading

[mikesimon]

I'll welcome you. Sometimes things just get overlooked and in the shape we're in we can grow it out of proportion. It's part of the tx and the whole anxiety ridden life we find ourselves in. Don't take it too personal because you'll find compassion and understanding here most all the time. So feel welcome and appreciated ringading. And as for the period: I don't have that particular problem though I have been accused of it many times. Be well and stay strong. And good luck. Mike

[layla]

Welcome, welcome, welcome. Your humor is appreciated. I love laughter. I'm just checking in and off and running for a day of on the road travel. I've been traveling a lot this week and haven't seen your first post. Did it include your HCV stats? Sorry I missed it. I do hope you stick around. As you can see you can get a lot of info, opinions and support here. Hope your party tonight is a huge success! LL

[terriri]

Hi Kimmy, Welcome to the forum. Of course it would be better for you if there was no need to be here but as that is not the case you found a good spot. I don

[slarso]

see, we all have brain fog. It is a great excuse to forget anything! oh yeah, I almost forgot...Welcome

steve

[louisep]

Oh Kimmy.....WELCOME, welcome, welcome....I'm pretty new here too...it's kinda hard to know sometimes who's an oldie and who's a newbie, I guess people take a break now & then.  But stay here...these people are my life line...love & hugs to you...hope you're feeling better soon.
DallasStar,
I am so sorry to hear your news....I don't know what to say....
You have been a huge comfort to me since I started coming here, I only wish I could somehow repay your kindness.
Wishing you lots of luck and thinking of you right now here in the UK.
Louise

[mikesimon]

I want to say how sorry I am that you've this difficult news to try to digest, especially at this time of the year. You seem like a very strong person with a great attitude. You certainly are being tested lately. I wish you the very best of luck. Mike

[AmIDoneYet]

The party sounds like a blast but I stopped taking the Riba and Peg six months ago.  I don't know, I just didn't like the buzz I got. LOL

[OkieJim]

You've got to be kidding. I can't believe we missed you. Darn I hate it when the fog makes me seem un-sociable. We are soooo glad you came here and <B>WELCOME</B>. I know you will grow to love us here. We are all in the same boat. I promise you will understand as time goes on.

[berlynn]

Ringading,   A heartfelt welcome from me to you ringading. Although I'm 25/48, I'm still fairly new on this forum as well. So sometimes it's hard to know who is new and who is just checkin back in. I think that I did comment on your humor, I love it and I live for the humor I can find these days. Besides when I get my new bellybutton ring, I was hope'n to share it with you;) :)  I told my hubbie about the popcicle critters last night and we had a good laugh,,,haha, I wish I could get him to read some of things on this forum,  but he won't read anything that doesn't have pictures. Please let me know what your stats are.

Dallastar, God honey I'm sorry, please email me and let me know what all you found out and what you have to do. Ours is a new friendship, but it is heartfelt.... whatever I can do for you, I would be more than happy to. I would like to say more but, I'm using my hubbies office computer and our bookeeper(a good friend who was also dx with HEPC recently) is kicking me off so she can get some work done.  I will check back later, as soon as I can.  Email me cause I don't have your address. Lots of love and hugs, berlynn

[rsterling]

Welcome to you young lady.  I am new here too and have only asked a couple, three questions.  From reading your other posts I thought you were an old timer.

Asked you a question about bullets on another (thread?).

You seem a hoot!

I don't really know when it's appropiate to comment in a post? Or just ask a new question.  One time I read where someone got very angry about a wasted thread?  So I'm a little wary.

Hope this one finds you, welcome again and hope to read much more from you.
Thanks, Robin

[Tosser]

Hi Kimmy, and WELCOME !

Now that I think about it, I wasn't ever received here on the forum with an official welcome from anyone, BUT, anytime I ever posted a problem or question, everyone here was always so willing to help, and have just made me feel right at home.

This is a very hard month for me so far, trying to finish hopefully my last month of treatment and keep my spirits up while worrying about how Santa is going to pull it off smoothly for the family this year. My wife lost a good job and our insurance earlier but is at least working in a starting position now, and I have averaged only about 15 hours a week since July, because of sides and infections. I'm out again this week with my sinuses and trying to stay far away from the doctors office because of so many flu cases there. So our financial situation has never been worse. I blame myself because of having Hep-C and puting everything else on hold during tx.

We had to cancel our vacation to Costa Rica in Jan for several reasons, and now I'm having to rent a car to drive to Florida right after Christmas so my Mom won't be all alone over the holiday because all the other family members are too busy to go see her right now.

I guess if I get the blues and feel a little bit overwhelmed right now maybe I'll recover by Christmas and won't feel sad afterwards. I take my last shot on Christmas Day. Surely that's something to be happy about.

Thanks again to everyone here that's helped all of us make it through the year.

I wish you all good health and a Very Merry Christmas !
  ;o)
Tosser... in Tennessee

[meandhepc]

Hi Kimmy,  Welcome, I don't post much but will welcome you to the group, I have been hanging out here a year, this is a great group of people .....



Hi DALLAS,
My thoughts are with you and hope all turns out well for you. You keep posting and let us know how you are, ok please?

[lackalustre]

wow this is one long thread but i'll throw in my $0.02 worth.  its so long on the line it probably wont get read.    dont know if i ever received a welcome here but ive stayed- its been a lot of value to me to interact here.  i try to throw in some help, it doesnt get acknowledged much but hope its helped. i dont have the expert advice (links,etc.) but have been sick for years and learned to take care of myself and process good information.  
   im done with tx. and have been there/done that.  i think its good to hang around as those of us whove been there can put a little perspective on the issue. side effects and such.  
   theres a lot of new people and its hard for my brain to keep up with them but i do try some.   the fog still there but better. so welcome all of you.    dallas star so sorry to hear of your health issues.  please let us know what we can do to help. and welcome all the new ones.  louisep and debbiedo i remember are starting tx. soon??   love to all... lacky

[jonihs]

Sorry I didn't welcome you but from you're very 1st post that I saw, you sounded like an old-timer. You fit right in and are very welcome, humor, whining and all. Joni         Dallas, whatcan I say. Sometimes the Lord tests us, but this seems a little much. My best to you and you will get an extra prayer in the evenings from now on. Take could care of yourself and stay strong.   Joni

[ringading]

oh man.....well, this gets even BETTER....i have been sitting on my couch for the past several hours, because AFTER i posted the message, it came up and was here...but 2 minutes later...it WAS GONE...so of course this just spiralled WAY OUTTA CONTROL for me and i started thinking of creative yet subltly nasty letters i could write to the moterator.cause i was SURE she/he deleted me, of course making me feel even worse....then i thought of other letter i could write ...my neighbors...then, my best friend...then the pharmasist...then my best friends sister..then the guy that sands the roads..STILL can't get out...then finally lori...who told me about this site in the first place....then i thought of writing a letter to my OTHER neighbors 6 miles down the road...cause i WAS JUST SURE THEY TOO HAD PISSED ME OFF and anyways if they hadn't yet they were frikken bound to eventually!!!!!! so..i come to my computer all scowled faced and ready to attack everyone i've ever even heard of...but peaked..at this site first....and low and behold...i was re-instated and NOT  deleted after all.it was like a bloody frikken xmas miracle..which, of course, there is no spirit here either doll..tree...mine is STILL toppled over and no one will come over and help me put it up...so i'm writing them all letters too...then the AHHHH MOMENT...you all responded to moi...i started to cry and got mad cause i couldn't read fast enough through my tears...espeacially once i got to sweet dallas' note...so, bless you all and thanks for embracing me even though i was having a highly menopausal riba country style letter writing RAGE moment...you all mad me feel warm and fuzzy..thank you!!! dallas darlin...i'd love to e-mail you, i'd put MY E-address up for you, but i might get a bunch o LETTERS..many hugs you guys...love kimmy

[ral]

Welcome and we mean that. I think sometimes we are all caught up with our own stuff and even forget to go online and help our brothers and sisters out. Plus the holliday thing I am sure will slow our response time but be patient (one thing we all have to learn with this disease)you will get all the help and support you need maybe not always right away but in time.


GOD BLESS

Bob

[hph5477]

DallasStar,
Sorry to hear of your latest dx.  With your positive attitude, I know you can beat this one as well.  Keep up the spirits (not the booze) and, above all, just keep kickin' butt.

[ringading]

hey sweetie, ...loads of strenght, peace,light and love being sent your way....kimmy

[couchpotato]

I'm on my way to your party. I will be the one with the high heels, glittery ball gown, and elbow length gloves. I'd wear my ermine stole but I'd be worried you'd shoot first and ask questions later!!!!!!!! Welcome to site and slow down and take a deep breath, help is here.

[ziggyc]

Hi Kimmy, put the non-alcoholic beer on ice!  I feel like partying tonight.  Just got my 6 month results.  Still undetected, liver enzymes are all normal.  Together we can beat this thing!  Welcome.

[rsterling]

Thanks for the response from my previous post.

I added one to this one welcoming you also.  Explained that I'm new here also and thought that you were an old timer.  I also explained that I'm a new comer here with a couple few questions asked.

I'm really unclear as to what or when your allowed to ask questions or post a comment.  Once I saw someone very upset at the wasted thread?  Is this a thread?  I know that a few times I've tried to comment and it has been full.

I really enjoy your sense of humor and like the last time, I hope this gets to you.  Came back to see if you had replied and was sorry to see that it had somehow disappeared, even though I saw it posted.  Like I said I'm new and unclear as to how it all works.

Hope to hear much more of your humor.

Thanks,  Robin

[Indiana]

Ahhh...I see I FINALLY have someone new to play with here. You are nuts! But then....so am I. This should be fun.
Wounded?? I'm not surprised. It doesn't take too long for those animals to figure out what's goin on and start shooting back. What you need now is Body Armour. I figure a good thick bear skin might work. That...or try to fix your dryer. You won't be able to put it back together while on tx anyways so it will make a good suit of armour then. Just sit inside it till you're done with tx.
I had many problems with the animals here during my tx.....ALL of which I caused myself. I pissed off the cows by tipping them over to celebrate every time someone would report that they had cleared the virus. They still watch me pretty closely. I had a big run-in with a woodpecker last summer but he disappeared last July 4th when I accidentally got blown out of a tree by the neighbor kids in a bottle rocket fight when they hit the keg of gunpowder I had stashed too close in a hollow tree. But the worst of them all was "THE BADGER". He was the meanest critter I ever met. It's a LONG story that I spent many months posting here as it progressed. It started with the "Combo Survival Guide" site recommending Badger Balm for skin problems...progressed through me trying to milk some...finding out I had a MALE badger here....him then turning Gay...him feeling rejected.... then he started a relentless attack on me that continued all through my tx. I can only hope that you don't get similar treatment fron those beavers. Badgers are usually loners, but those beavers are community animals. You'd be outnumbered. Better get more AMMO. By the way....their pelts are made to SHED liquids so NO...that won't work for your problem with your period. Maybe the ammo store has a machine.....

[couchpotato]

You are crazy, girl! Mind if I get a rain check for theparty? I forgot about the diaherra (diarrhea) and your need for plugs, could get real messy around your homestead and I could end up with more aches and pains then I already have. With my feeling of unsocialbility lately, you are a breath of fresh air. Keep up the humor, it is great. p.s. I had a black bear in my garbage last week, any hunting tips?

[Galen]

Kimmy, welcome to the forum.  Almost everyone here is new to me having been around for a long time, myself.

DallasStar, I am so sorry to hear your news.  I wish there were something I could say or do to ease your plight.  All I have to offer is a prayer and you have that.

rsterling, anytime you need to start a thread, do so.  The reason folks get annoyed at their use is when the same person posts multiple times in a single day, starts a post for a subject that is currently under discussion (within a few days), or opens a post for no reason at all.  You should know that if you click on 'Post a Question' and change your mind, the thread is gone and cannot be used.  We only get 6 a day, so if you have more than one question you can use one post to ask all.  If all are used up and you have a question feel free to tag onto another.  Any comments or advice you have for another's question is more than welcome!

[layla]

I am so sorry to hear your news. I don't know what to say. I imagine your feeling pretty blue and wish I could somehow cheer you up. I hope your with someone close to you today.  LL

[layla]

RPTFLMAO I have been wondering when you were going to come out and play. That was the first thing I thought when I read ringalings post. hahahaha I love reading this stuff.

[cindee]

Hi ringading...WELCOME! I just got caught up in reading all your funny post!! It's good to have some laughter here, sometimes it gets pretty crazy. I did 48/48 and am 1 month post tx. geno 1a. I hope you keep up the laughter here...we all need it!!!! Prayers to you and BTW I had a tree fall one time....ended up wiring it to the wall!!!! But the best tree story...1st husband and I thought we'd be a good citizen and buy a live tree that we would donate to the city for planting. Got the tree home and couldn't get it out of the freakin' trunk of the car....well we were told not to damage the root ball.....yeah rite!!!! We figured the only way we could get it out was to get a belt and loop it around the tree trunk....well we did...we pulled @ pulled and finally got it out, dropped it down 5 steps onto the concrete sidewalk. Well we said what the heck...then we had to go buy this HUGE wash tub to set it in. We decorated it and thought all was well...hummmmmmm about 5 days before Christmas it started to shed, FAST!!!!!! The ornaments were falling off and we had 2 small girls waiting for the day Santa would put their gifts under a lovely tree! Well I couldn't take it. (we lived in apts.) so when everyone was in bed, I had gotten another tree and had it hidden in the storage building. In the middle of the nite I un-decorated the freakin' dead tree, and opened the door, looked both ways and hurried as fast as I could to get the dead tree to the side of the apt. I couldn't get it any further. Had to sweep up the needles leading to our apt. Then I decorated the other tree. I hope nobody ever figured out who left that dead tree at the side of the bldg. That was a Christmas I will never forget. You keep the funnies coming. You are a "HOOT". much love and many prayers, Cindee


Dallas, I am so sorry to hear of your bad news...I have already sent up some prayers for you and will continue to do so. God will take care of you, so you hang in there. Miracles do happen.  My uncle has cancer, first in his chest cavity too close to his heart to operate. They got it w/ tons of chemo. Then it went to his brain 5 tumors 3 very large. So far after tx. he is doing well enough to drive from FL. to N.C. about 3 wks ago. Last spring they had already set him up for hospice, and had made his funeral arrangements. He is a Miracle...and YOU can be too!!!! SPECIAL PRAYERS WILL GO OUT FOR YOU...YOU WILL BE PUT ON A PRAYER LIST. MUCH LOVE @ I wish I could wrap my arms around you. Cindee

[2wheeler]

Bad days are always helped with music, and I think a little James Taylor is on tap. Lets all hold hands and sing-
When you're down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, no nothing is going right
Keep your head together
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter spring summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there yes I will
You've got a friend!

[oldhippiechick67]

Sorry to hear your bad news Dallas, do drop me a line if you need to talk!
I remember one year shortly after I left my X, I bought a Xmas tree for my kids, dragged it into the condo, and attempted to fit it into a tree stand....to no avail, I didnt have the right tools and tried to whittle the stump with a butcher knife and an old rusty saw, well it was so dang challanging I gave up, all tearful and ANGRY, dragged it outside and stood by the road with a sign "Tree for Sale Cheap!"  and sold it within 10 minutes!  What a sight I musta been...
I used a little artificial tree every year after that.

[ringading]

ha ha ha.....i can'r even THINK of a quick come back for that one....ha ha ha LOL... but just so you'll know which one i am  i'll be the one in scruffy same ole checkered pajamas i've been wearing for days now....with mis matched socks and slippers, worn out old t-shirt and sweatshirt...baseball cap...and shot gun...and...lipstick and ..2 caret, karet, carrots diamond earrings just for a touch of sparkle...and i'll also be the one wandering around with a tray full of champagne flutes filled to the brim with h2o for us all.....and hoping befuddlebedarned belts out the story of..."why xmas is cancelled"...and who was it that is going to sing "rudolph the red nosed hepper"??...oh this is going to be such a fun party......p.s....i have to abandon ya all for a few hours tonight though.....but i'll be back....after target practice...cheers!

[Indiana]

Fun Fact.....
I heard on the radio today that the most dangerous job in Sweeden is...."Reindeer Herder". Several hundred folks a year die in that job. Nothin worse than tryin to control "Horney" deer.........

[skagway]

why not trim the tree where it lays----------that way you will not have to **** your head while lying on the couch,, and you wont have to worry about the kids knocking it down--you even will use less decorations[sp]. take life easy and enjoy what you can--------roy

[Bodie]

I am sitting here at 6:00 in the morning and can hardly see for the tears streaming down my face, I am laughing so hard. Kimmy, if you ain't from SE Okla. then you are an honorary member. You are wonderful addition to the board and hope you post somewhere everyday.
Indie, go tip a cow for me cause I got the dragon on the run.
Befuddlebedarned, you are a hoot and hollar, too. That was my exact feelings about the old red fart.
I don't know what I would do without this board. My doc hadn't heard of it being called the dragon and thinks I am a little nuts cause of the little dance and me telling him that I am off to slay that bad boy for good. He finally got it and told me to keepon "slaying the dragon". He's cool.
This whole thread was a welcome visit on a morning when I woke up hurting and worrying about X-mas and how I would get my son home and I am still having to wipe the tears from laughing so hard. I'm flying on the keyboard and am fixing to wake up my hubby with all the noise. And the cats are starting to bounce around and walk on the keyboradkk. They help alltheycan.
Take care everyone andWELCOME RINGADING!

[Bodie]

I'm so sorry to hear about your news. My son's G-mother, aunt and GG-mother have leukemia and all are on tx. Hope you can find some kind of help through all this. I know it is rough
Take care and best of luck
Happy Holidays anyways!
Later
Bodie

[Eyedeas]

Dallas, here's hoping this is one of the "caught it in time" cases like my son-in-law.  Keep us up to date.

Ringading, here's what  I think happpened.  Kimmie, Kim...  See girl, half the newbies here think Kim is a female and so when you post your delightfully crazy posts, they just think it's me on a calm day.  The other half who know I'm a guy are now all confused at the fact that I'm starting my period, which by the way is causing me to be verrrrrry cranky!  From the very first post you fit in so well, that most would not have thought you a newbie.  

So here it is, Welcome to you and to any others who got missed by the welcome wagon.  Just remember, it may be safer to have a welcome wagon miss you when it's driven by a brain fogged, riba raged, sleep deprived, arthritic old hepper.

Kim

[mikesimon]

I don't know about the rest of you but I'm feeling a little down that ringading didn't thank us for our welcomes. Maby it's that time of the month and I am a little cranky - you guys know what it's like when the menses come. Oh well, I'll probably get over it in a month or so. Mike

[layla]

That will be an ice covered santa. It was 3 degrees yesterday in the afternoon sun in Wisonsin. I haven't been out yet today. Can't wait! LL

[berlynn]

Ziggy, way to go on being undetected!!!WHOOOOhoooooooo.

I'd like to join y'all at the party. I'll bring the na beer for ziggy and I even have the bearskin, as Indy suggested for you Kimmy, from that ole bear my other half shot last year..... The only problenm is that it sounds really cold there and my blood is way tooooo thin for all that cold weather. Why don't y'all come over to my house.  We can have a huge party for Kimmy and all of the others... who have not had a proper welcome. The weather here has been in the 70s and we could sit out by the pool and watch the sunset over the mountains. And if that sounds way to mild for you wild people, we could load up all my hubbies guns on our quads (4 wheelers)and rustle up some of the neighbors horses (oh and lots and lots of chocolate)and head off into the National Forest that's behind the house and have some target practice. When we get back, all of us girls who want to peirce our bellybuttons can get it done by my friend who is a nurse, and pick out belly jewelry. Personally, I'd like to have one with a dragonfly on it. Then we could have a big fire in the back and have Eyedeas sing while we all dance around the fire, hootin and hollerin.  Boy that should scare the ole dragon.
Love y'all on this forum, berlynn

[ringading]

oh hey everyone...i am soooo moved by all your wonderful heartfelt, hysterical and kind messages....i am so touched and truely feel i've found a home here.....i'm gonna to leave the humor on the side for right now...just came back from one of my bestest buddies funeral...that was why i wasn't at my party last night....so feeling a little more fragile then usual so gonna go have a nap and get ready for tonight, were having a huge bash for him and i've been elected to belt a few good old standard blues tunes...some of his favs....just hoping i don't forget the words!!!...all my love and many many thanks to you all.....bizarre how connected one can feel to words on a screen and the people behind them eh!...hugs to all
love kimmy

[MajNeni]

Welcome to all new folks... you come online pretty close together... and I'm way too fogged out to keep track.  Similarly, heartfelt congratulations to folks getting good PCR's, at 12/24/48 week landmarks, and especially post-tx.  I'll just ditto everything Eyedeas said, he always has a way of putting the words together.

Dallas, I'll hold you in the Light to find a tolerable tx that works for your new problem; then this old one, as well.

Kimmy, I'm sorry about your loss.  I lost 2 cousins last week.
Ruins the party mood big time.

In case I still get this comment in - 50 is the limit under one thread - Ringading, here's an ode my husband made up about six years ago to our dog.  He never figured out the ending...

Sung to the tune of "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree"

Frozen corpses of rodents are
The very best things to eat,
Each one's a delicious treat.
They melt in your mouth with the heat.
Frozen corpses of rodents are
So yummy they make me drool.
I am such a ghoul!
...

Maj Neni