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[goinseagle]

Hi everyone By now most of you know Audrey has stopped treatment I am happy for her but sad for me She was my rock and now i sit here crying because i don't know anyone else. Audrey has promised to be there but I know once treatment stops you try to forget for awhile that you have this horrible dragon I had to stop tx last year after attemting suicide and then tried to get to my guns when it didn't work. I am on week six and am doing ok except for the small bout of pnuemonia. I am not suicidal or depressed but i really don't have anyone who undersstands what we go through i have 5 kids still at home and they all have thrie own problems because they are teenagers and don't care about anything else lol my husband trys to understand but when he sees me doing most of the normal thuings that a mom has to do he doesn't realize the pain I'm in and probably never will. You know what I'm going thruogh and GOD knows i need help sorry if it sounds like i'm a baby but this is the only way i have to vent Audrey and i corresponded everyday and i am going to miss that so please help me get through this

                        Thank you
                            Helen

[layla]

Well if you don't know anyone Hi I am Layla. Now you know me! It must be very rough on you right now. The people here are great and can be an invaluable source of support. It does help to talk about things with other who can share your first hand knowledge of this desease. With 5 children and a husband you are still having to do allot. I have a rough time with just my hubby around at times so imagining 6 to care for is almost exhausting. I hope your staying in close contact with your doc in regards keeping a watch for depression. I also hope we see you around more often. As you see Audrey is staying (yipee!)but I am sure everyone here will be there for you if you need it. LL

[Indiana]

BULLSHIT!!  You DO have friends here. You can ALWAYS post "Anything" you want to here.....There are MANY here who are always willing to help you with whatever the problem is.
You have MY E-Mail address now. Do NOT be afraid to write me .....Not EVER. The whole reason I stay around is to help YOU...and folks like you. You can write me anytime. I also take phone calls if needed. I have helped a LOT of people get through this stuff on a personal basis. I am done but I ain't gone.....not yet.
I am around all the time....hovering in the outskirts. You see me on your IM screen. Holler at me anytime you want to.
Take care...........
You are NOT alone sweetie. I know what it's like.

[harley dude]

Yes it hard enough to deal with all this tx stuff and with 5 teenagers-WOW- I really don't know what to say about that situation. I have (1)16 year old (and he is a good kid), football team, weight lifter and does well in school and he still bugs the heck out me- little things like stuffing wet towels under his bed, putting his dirty clothes behind his TV, sticking gum under his PC chair ect. ect. It's really nothing but when your on all these meds, feeling like(you know), little things become big things. All you can do is just keep telling yourself this will soon be over, and it will. If your religious put it in God's hands and Pray, have Faith and you'll be fine. I go to Church every Sunday, I'll say a prayer for you Sunday at Church. Are you on AD's, if not you "SHOULD" be. It won't be a miracle cure it just sort of makes things a little easier to handle and deal with when you are on AD's. If I had 5 teenagers living here I would be on Qualudes. Good Luck, Don't give up, we are always here to talk to, try to make you smile, and give you a shoulder to lean when you need it. But most of all don't give up- Good Luck-- Harley Dude

[audreywald]

I am not going away. I still have hep C; and I have hep C with symptoms. That is why I went on the meds in the first place. A lot of what I have experienced on tx is what I was living with anyway, tx made it worse.

Hep C has made me unable to work. I also do not know from one day to the next how I am going to feel. I change plans a lot. I need a few hours every day to just rest, and this is pre treatment. I lost my last job becaue I became too ill to show up everyday.

Hep C is indeed a dragon. The symptoms I live with and will probably have to continue to live with have crippled my life. I am going to live the best life I can, but it will not be what I hoped for. It will probably always be limited.

ANYONE who has a chance of this or worse not happening to them needs to fight. I will continue to fight. I will always know what it is like to live with a chronic and limiting disease, and I hope to always offer my love and friendship to you.

So, please believe me when I say that we are still fighting the same battle. You are younger than I am and I do not want you to ever have to get to where I am.

This dragon is not going to let me forget.

[fonzz]

Sorry to butt in...This is a reply to the following post on a previous closed topic:

<Dave said>
Sorry to get off topic, but does anyone have any information on the probabilities for SVR if test results show undetectable virus at week 12.
I suspect that the odds jump dramatically but I haven't seen any statistics that isolate on the success/relapse rates for people who are undetectable early in treatment.
Thanks,
Dave
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I have a couple. The first link will take you to an excellent flash presentation at Medscape. You do have to sign up first to see it, but it's worth viewing. I give it 5 stars for content and a .10 for entertainment value, but you'll get your questions answered....
I've included a few more that I've saved my favorites.
I put this one (the flash) in tinyurl format 'cause it's really long. Hope you can link to it.
<a href = "http://tinyurl.com/2kwzp">Flash Presentation</a><br>
If you can't get to the site, or don't feel like signing up, <a href = "http://images.medscape.com/pi/editorial/cmecircle/2003/2234/trepo/slide10.gif">here </a> is the link to a success chart.
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<a href = "http://hepcvets.com/info/2003/sept/hepcinfo645.pdf">EVR from HepVets</a><br> is another great link.

Good luck,

fonzz