Thursday Dinner Club

Sorry I missed last week!

For me tonight, it looks like one of my new favorites, REAL buckwheat and applesauce pancakes with REAL maple syrup, a nice cold glass of milk, and as much crispy bacon that I can cram in my kisser! mmmmmm!
Breakfast - it's not just for dinner anymore!

[honey1616]

lolololol  I love the way you are going to cram as much bacon as you want in your kisser!!  haha mmmmmm...That does sound very good and I guess you are the chef tonite?  Okkkk....I'm thinking and will get back with you later on the menu...Don't know just yet...Hey...missed ya last week and noone would open up this thread!! LOL

[cuteus]

Tummy hurts today, maybe yogurt, but who knows? Maybe Old Country Buffet to kill off any bugs for good.  Bon apetit and Buen provecho!

[GreatBird]

I just LOVE buckwheat pancakes. Tell me how you make them with applesauce? (I also love applesauce).

Don't know what I'm having for dinner. Whatever my DH makes...

[Fubarcat]

Glad you're back.  I missed last week too.  Unfortunately, I have a meeting tonight, so no goodies for me to look forward to.  Just whatever I can find, I guess.  Oh well, I'll live vicariously through everyone else - as long as it is VEGETARIAN!  Happy eats.

[Eyedeas]

I'll bring the napkins!  Am I the only one who gains weight on interferon?

Kim

[Sujo]

NOPE, you're not the only one!!! And it's kindof pissing me off!
LOL

Take care,
Sue

[Ella Mackenzie]

I had the first "real" meal since I started treament. Salmon with asparagus and brown rice. It was heavenly.But today all I can handle is soft cheese with bread which seems to settle my tummy.

[mikesimon]

One Vaccine Could Counter All HCV Strains



By David Douglas

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 20 - Work in chimpanzees suggests that vaccination against one strain of hepatitis C virus (HCV) confers cross-genotype immunity. This study, lead investigator Dr. Robert E. Lanford told Reuters Health, "demonstrates for the first time that chimpanzees that develop immunity to one strain of HCV are immune to highly divergent strains -- genotypes."

As reported in the February issue of the Journal of Virology, Dr. Lanford of the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas and colleagues established that chimpanzees that had cleared a previous infection with HCV genotype 1 exhibited resistance to all 4 major genotypes.

Thus, Dr. Lanford continued, "this study demonstrates the feasibility of developing a vaccine that will be protective against all HCV strains."

The researcher explained that "this has been the major problem with HIV vaccines -- protection to one strain does not confer immunity to other strains. A great deal of pessimism existed in the HCV field that the same problem would be encountered with HCV, since it is more divergent that HIV."

Their finding that chimps that recover from HCV-1 are immune to other genotypes "is great news for the production of a universal HCV vaccine," Dr. Lanford said, "but the study itself did not teach us how to make this vaccine."

Nevertheless, as he and his colleagues conclude, "a complete understanding of the mechanism of viral clearance is not required for the development of an efficacious vaccine."

[LvdByGod]

We will eat after church tonight, so we'll have meat loaf sandwhiches.  yummy left over meatloaf "moms recipie" on my favorite warm sour dough bread. get the catchup!!!  while i watch my vcr taped "SURVIVOR"... and CSI.  I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE SURVIVORS. DON'T YOU LOVE THAT SHOW!!! I'M ROUT'N FOR RUPERT AND ROB M,OR OR COLBY AND LEX. TO BE IN THE LAST 2.

IDEA FOR NEXT SURVIVOR GAME: HAVE 100 HEPC ER'S ON TX BATTLE THE DRAGON ON SOME EXOTIC ISLAND... TAHITI SOUNDS GREAT.... I'M THERE...NO RICHARDS PLEASE!!! CLOTHES ARE MANDATORY....

[Indiana]

It's just me and the #3 son tonite sooooo ...I think it will be a TON of stuffed pork chops, mashed potatoes, applesauce, and Ice Cream cake.
Hey TnHepGuy.......I hate to tell you this....but if your clams have "necks"...them ain't clams man!!! And what with this Chewbacka bread? I'm not so sure I would trust "anything" that a Wookie" cooks....ha has enough trouble flyin that spaceship....Plsu I would be lookin for hair in it. Sounds like trouble to me.

[Lyric]

Today is my birthday and I did shot #1 last Sunday.  What a way to celebrate :)  My family wants to do a birthday dinner so I am reading all your post and getting inspired.  You all are so sweet.

[jg2001]

That was so funny!  Chewbacka bread!  LOL!  I'm at work, ok...don't make me laugh out loud!  And stuffed pork chops are very yummie...but I think I wouod have to side with LvdByGod and go for the meatloaf sandwiches...the ULTIMATE YUM!  My mom is cooking tonight, so if I can figure out what it is by looking at it, then I'll eat it and let ya know later...if I can't figure it out by looking at it (which is often the case), then its tri-tip sandwiches with JALAPENOS!

I love this thread!

Jamie

[jg2001]

I'm sorry Lyric..Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Lyric!
Happy Birthday to YOU!!!
Have many more!!!!!

Jamie

[honey1616]

Lyric, Wishing you a great B-day...  

Hahahaha You guys are so funny!! I'm cracking up reading these postings.. TnHep...you sure do serve some yummy dinners each week...I want to be at your house!  Ok...tonites menu looks like chicken fixed in rotisere (sp) Black beans & rice, Brocoli with a little cheese whiz on top!  Hope everyone has a nice evening and yes I will be tuned into Survivor! LOL

[WackyKilkins]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the GREAT article.  We need all the positive information available! You are a great source of information!!  I love reading your comments, you have made so much sence to me and have helped me several times.

I don't know if you remember my last post to/from you but just to update you-I finally got a prescription for Procrit today!  I have been out of work for 3 weeks and was getting ready to go on disibility-but with dropping to 600mg of reba and now my shot today - I'm looking forward to going back to work. (shorter hours until the Procrit kicks in)  I still think it's a shame the hoops and $$$ I had to go through to get a procrit injection. At least the Oncologist wrote a 90 day script and is letting me give them to myself. I wonder how soon I should go back up on the Reba?

Thanks again for your help and God Bless you-Kathe

[cindee]

want2live, You crack me up! LOL We too have breakfast for dinner sometimes. As for us, I'm not feeling too good, so the family agreed on hotdogs! Hope you are feeling good, Cindee

Kim add another to your list of gaining weight when I was on tx. !!!!

Vicki "DITTO" luv ya, Cindee

Mike Great info...Thanx, Cindee

Lyric !!!!! Happy Birhtday !!!!! We luv ya! Cindee

Indy...you crazy nut!!!! My sides were already hurting!!! Might need another pain pill...only kidding. Thanks for all the laughs!!

Layla Hope you feel better. Prayers, Cindee

Neal, Best wishes and many prayers, Cindee

[kathyf]

I am absolutely AMAZED at how well you all eat!!! I have severe menu-envy! Tenderloin, pork chops, real buckwheat pancakes, Manicotti, chewbacka bread (my favorite!), and split pea soup!!! While I was on treatment all I could eat was yogurt and ice cream! Now that I have my post-tx appetite back all I can think of to make is my usual Blackend Spegettios! Bon appetite!

Kathy

[berlynn]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU LYRIC.. and I am wishing you MANY MORE!!!!

Mike....thanks for the info....I just love when someone else does the research....I am on my last 8 weeks and find it really hard to get out of bed now,,,, I want to SLEEEeeeeep all the time now. I think I wore myself out runnning around the first 40 and it is catching up with me...hahahaha


Peeebeee.....LOL...you crack me up..hahahaha...I eat a bannana every day now in a smoothie that I cram as much liquid vitamins in as I can so I don't have to take so many pills.....I am a wimp when it comes to pills....this is the girl who used to choke trying to swallow those teeeny tiny old birth control pills...hahahahaha....I'll take all I can in a smooothie

Dallas...honey I am so sorry...I was going to write to you earlier and unfortunately had major BRAIN FOG....partially cause I am spending about 20 hrs a day in bed lately.....I just wanna sleep...and when I wake up...the Dragon will be dead.....LOL....the worst part is when I heard what you were having for dinner....I was going to beg an invite....sounded so yummy......but I guess ....FOILED again by the dreaded BRAIN FOG....would ya forgive me and save me just a thin slice fo cheesecake...LOL...Sleep has kept me from posting much lately buttttt,,,,,,I do check in and am happy to see you here...giving your support to others...whattta girl you are.....as much as you have on your plate....you always have time to show care for others......Thanks for being here....always your friend, Kim berlynn

Kathy, glad to see you again....I am really worried about the way I eat....when I eat...chocolate ...sweets...do-nuts.....anything I want cause unfortunately...I keep losing weight....I am worried that when I quit the meds I will still wanna eat like this ...and then I'll probably gain 200 lbs.....hahahahahaha..Oh well....I gotta have at least 3 reisins/ choc and caramel....when I wake up in the middle of the night.mmmmmmmmmm....LOL



As for dinner:

My parents and cousin from Indy came to visit.It was a cloudy, rainy day here in the desert...not common for us so I made:
Homemade vegetables and beef soup
Baked a loaf of bread (love bread machines)
And homemade peach cobbler...with vanilla icecream.....for my daddy cause he loves it...and I love him

Take care all....Lot's of water.......berlynn

[nolee]

Have a happy B'day. I'm also a March baby. Looks as if I will start tx on my birthday too, 3-12. Got the call I was hoping for but dreading at the same time today and low and behold, the nurse just left a message to call her and discuss results the only day I didn't carry my cell phone to work! Now I've got all night to ponder. Sweet ice cream dreams to all...~Neal~

[Luke307]

I had snowballs for breakfast, beans for lunch and I'm swelling up for dinner.

[nolee]

OOPS I forgot this is Thursday night. I had 2 turkey on wheat bread sandwiches with my ex-wife and our 3 kids tonite. Went to hear the kids band concert and found myself tearing up. ALL 3 are straight A students 4th, 6th and 8th grade and each are first chair honors band that are going to be competing next week in UIL district competition and personnaly I may be a little biased but I thought they all sounded like winners. Sure gonna miss them when I go on tx 350 miles away. Pleasant dreams to all, and to all a goodnight.~Neal~

[layla]

This was funny to read. I wish I has something funny to say or was cooking something interesting but the headaches bad today so we will have leftovers. I should say that won't be bad since it's tenderloin, salad and sweeet potato. A coworker did bring me homemade tollhouse cookies today.
Mikesimon. Good article. LL

[cindee]

Hi! Well I got a lot done today. First time I saw my phycologist. This is common procedure for the pain center I go too, for ppl on, or that have been on tx. for Hep C. Pretty cool huh? He is very knowledgable about Hep C and sx. He says that what I have is not firomayalgia, but tissue damage from the tx. He has seen this before and is tx.ing others.

He too suffers from chronic neck pain and has had back surgery in the past. He will be consulting with my pain doctor. (these doctors are in the same practice) But anyway he wants me to be put on a time released pain pill/patch. He says alot of my depression is coming from the pain.

Then I went to sports medicine rehab right across the hall, and had a wonderful back and neck massage. It was so nice.

After that I went and had my first blood drawn since finishing 48wks and you know I'll be 4 months post tx. on this Sat. So I  talked my liver doctor into that. I was told at the beginning of the conversation with the witch recpt. that it was "his " policy to wait 6 months. I said well, it won't hurt to ask! So the next day she called me and told me he said to go ahead...it would be fine!!! LOL So I did...sooooooooooo now I"M WAITING !!!!! ooooohhhhhhhhh it's scarey.......lol....just a bit nervous.

Then...this is the last of it..!!!!! lol I had to take back some pills CVS had filled. I didn't check them until a few days later...and they were a diff. color. So I called CVS. I took the pills back today..I have to take 4 a day and they were half strength, and tried to give me 60 instead of 120 (correct strength). And WE THINK WE ARE "CRAZY"....we have an excuse!!!! lol

Ya'll take care and I love ya bunches!!!!!! Prayers! Cindee

[audreywald]

I had left over prime rib from yesterday. Taste buds are different; but it was still good. AND portions are so much smaller since I started tx that calories are much less of a worry.

[audreywald]

Ode to the Liver
By Marjanne Claassen

We start in elementary schools
Learning body parts in class
We feel smarter as we learn the rules
And study hard so we can pass

Hearts pump our blood,
bones hold us up
Our tummies keep us cruising
Our kidneys filter out the gulp
Our livers are confusing

Our brains are often on our minds
Our goose bumps make us shiver
We know our fronts and our behinds
But are vague about the liver

We lotion up our skin
Scratch our bites and pull out slivers
But we can go for weeks and weeks
Not thinking of our livers

Our nervous system makes us move
It even lets us panic
The problem with the liver is ...
It just seems so organic

It sits there with its purplish hue
All lobular and massive
With nothing visible to do
Its functions seem so passive

The liver is important
And it's busy -- did I mention?
It helps with growth and health and
It makes bile for our digestion

It filters out the bad things and
If that is not enough
It stores the vitamins we need
For lots of special stuff

It's responsible for hormones
And protects us from infection
It metabolizes all our drugs
And works to near perfection

But like many faithful workers
It doesn't get much press
Until there is a problem
And then we're in a mess

It's no seeker of attention
It's a noble selfless giver
I challenge you and everyone
Appreciate your liver!

[LvdByGod]

HEPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HEPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HEPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LYRIC, HEPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

I ALSO STARTED TX RIGHT BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY. THAT WAS SO...........SPECIAL!!!

CINDEE, what do you mean tissue damage from tx? WHICH TISSUES?that sounds scarey...how did your dr. explain that? will it repair with time? i would imagin it would.
the back massage sounds so.........good.
i hope you will be feeling better soon. i also just got my pcr taken so i am waiting now to see if i am evr or not. though it's not early it's been 5 months on tx. so i should be clear by now if i'm going to clear at all. my blood tests show the liver is still dieing so i'm kinda afraid it's not gone yet. but, it also could be still dieing because i'm still overweight.

gosh i'm sure that losing weight for me will be more difficult than hepc tx. i gotta get those alt/ast numbers back to normal. i must become "SWL".........SUSTAINED WIEGHT LOSS!!!!

[layla]

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you on your 4 month post labs. My doc said 6 months post tx too but I'm going to do like you did...ask early. Best wishes. LL

[honey1616]

lololol  Loved your posting but actually after reading it last night...I wanted to trip you on the way out of you italiano kitchen hahahha  I mean "more cheesecake"  No fair!! LOL

[DonL]

Wow. What a party. Sorry i missed it, but I went to bed at 8 after a bowl of week-old Portuguese soup.

Tonight, we had takeout Indian food and Girl Scout cookies (thin mints only, please). I had another article on cooking published in the local paper today (see Gazettenet.com if you're interested. You have to register, but it's free) and the irony is that they don't know all the research makes me queasy.

twotells - try a mixture of equal parts Soy sauce, brown sugar, and mirin, bourbon or sherry. The alcohol burns off and it kind of glazes the salmon--sweet, salty, and sharp. Marinade's good on scallops or grilled onions, too.

Indie, they may not have necks, but they do have feet. Come on out to Massachusetts and we'll cook you some steamers. They really have feet. You have to pull off their socks which are sandy, but they're good.

[honey1616]

LOL I wondered if anyone out there ever forgot their pills!  I always am afraid of that happening and I'm sure within a years time...It is very likely happening a few times!

[cuteus]

NY style cheesecake!  Wouldn't have it any other way.  Lucky I'm in NY! Thanks for the kelp help answer.

Vicki, I got 3 full bottles of Copegus even though I only needed 450 for 3 months. Pharmacy said they were not allowed to open them.  But the last time I did get 450 in their container.  So I wonder.  I also got 100 syringes(full box) for the procrit instead of 4! I did return that though.  I still have a full bottle of copegus which may remain unopened at the end of tx.
I did forget my pills in the begining, can't remember how many times, LOL.

[cindee]

Hey, I see my pain specialist on the 16th. We will then discuss the tissue deal. I would imagine tissue has to repair it's self. But the Dr. I saw Thurs. was a physcologist. He sees Hep C patients on @ off tx. a lot. He does an assessment, then gets with your pain doctor. So I will have more knowledge then. I'll let ya know. And I can't wait to get my blood tests back!

I hope you loose the weight you want too. I need to loose about 25 lbs. myself. It's the meds also, cuz we aren't the only ones. My friend who is one month behind me has gained alot too. She went to weight watchers and lost it, and put it all back on, in about 2 months! Also my sister needs to have hip replacement and must lose 50 lbs. before her doc. will let anyone operate on her. We'll pray for each other to lose weight, that would make our liver :) too!!!!!!!

Take care and have a good week-end. My husband and I are ALONE this week-end. !!!!!!!!!!!! FREE AT LAST!!!! lol much love, Cindee

[cindee]

Sorry I used this thread to post my up-date...uh I just remembered the rules about just sticking to dinner plans, and not discussing our disease>>>>brain phog yesterday<<<<<<. My Bad!! Sincerely, Cindee

[Lyric]

Thanks so much for the Birthday greetings :)  I love Heppy Birthday-so funny!

Nolee-So you will start tx on your bday too? I will be thinking of you and sending great vibes your way :)

[sam440]

i am new tonite have hep c for 14 yars treatments for 10 years last 4 years was not bad now my level is 5,000,000 have to start all over again need to know how and what to eat at each meal any help will work