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I NEED ADVICE FOR LEARNING TO LIVE WITH HEP-C, HEALTHY CHANGES I CAN MAKE ETC...ETC...
i have known i have hep-c for 4 years, did at one time to care enough about myself by getting my biopsy then shoved the fact i have hep-c to the back of my mind till a couple of months ago. i have been sober for 22 months now along with being the mother to a 14 month old daughter who was actually my reason to say enough is enough, i give up, i dont want to drink any more after 15 of hard and heavy daily bouts with the bottle. but i still dont think i eat healthy enough to combat some of physical problems i experience, especially the pain. my husband is former paramedic (23 years of it,9/11 vet) and he has even said something.i feel fatigue and pain constantly. muscle pain, joint pain etc, etc, and i want advice on things i can add to my diet of soda and snacks and medications because my appetite tends to be nothing any more. i am no good at this and am still not sure what to say to get the point across.i have no appetite, i stay ancy, i hurt every where all the time, my muscles and my joints, my neck and head, so on so on, my stomach tends to bother me, etc.., etc.. what i would like is advice for living healthier and some healthy ways of dealing with these problems.i think is what i am trying to say. i feel confused and turned around at times, AND i have become way forgetfull so i hope my point was made. sincerly me
first off i am ssoooo sssoooo so so sorry about the all caps thing its a very bad habit of mine and thats what i am looking for is to get a lot of bad habits out of my life and replace them with good ones. i can see i found the right spot! thanks to all that replied and the websites you provided as well, those are really appreciated also. thanks so much to forseegood for the in depth report on quiting smoking, i read it and it makes feel better about what i got to do which is , lower salt in take and quit smoking both. a 2nd blood test done 8 weeks after the 1st one finally convinced me of what new changes i must make. i can now add high cohlesterol to my resume now! after reading that report i was feel better about being sucessfull!i really do appreciate everyone help! once again thank you and congradulayions, lady bug, i'm rooting for you! take care every body! and god bless you all!
teresa
teresa
wow, soooo happy for you! the other day i was with my brother-in-law, guy has diabetes but eats sweets all the time, smokes, you know how it is...anyway, he looked thinner and better, told me had quit smoking and eating badly, I was so happy!
Guess when youre ready, youre ready! a lot of milestones for you this year Ms. Lady! (ps my broinlaw did it with hyponisis tapes....just give me the word and I'll send you a download, if it goes through email)...I swear, hypnosis helped me get over my so many fears and phobias now...remember when I said I was always afraid of blood draws? (not good being a liver patient) well, that's gone, they can take my blood and I can ever watch, no big deal....hypnosis is great! and no drugs! so happy for you!
Guess when youre ready, youre ready! a lot of milestones for you this year Ms. Lady! (ps my broinlaw did it with hyponisis tapes....just give me the word and I'll send you a download, if it goes through email)...I swear, hypnosis helped me get over my so many fears and phobias now...remember when I said I was always afraid of blood draws? (not good being a liver patient) well, that's gone, they can take my blood and I can ever watch, no big deal....hypnosis is great! and no drugs! so happy for you!
a diet of soda, crackers and medications?
that sounds like a direct route to trouble.
we are very familiar with the "no appetite" problem.
20 bites a day gets you back in the game, count em down religiously.
your stomach will tell you what you can eat.
forseegoods food list is the "A" list of course,
in case your stomach cant handle it,
try the "b " list, cakes, ice cream, trail mix, yogurt, olives and of course cheap
chicken pot pies (salty but good) these are the only kinds of
food that have saved me. you will find the right foods.
after a couple good days of eating your stomach will stretch out
and your appetite will return.
good luck.
that sounds like a direct route to trouble.
we are very familiar with the "no appetite" problem.
20 bites a day gets you back in the game, count em down religiously.
your stomach will tell you what you can eat.
forseegoods food list is the "A" list of course,
in case your stomach cant handle it,
try the "b " list, cakes, ice cream, trail mix, yogurt, olives and of course cheap
chicken pot pies (salty but good) these are the only kinds of
food that have saved me. you will find the right foods.
after a couple good days of eating your stomach will stretch out
and your appetite will return.
good luck.
HI, you didn't give us your stats? have you taken a biopsy? or your full liver blood tests, cbc? etc etc...? I hope youre in the care of a good hepatologist, failing that, a good gastro...? here are some sites that should give you a lot of info...sounds like you don't know a whole lot about the disease (or I'm just guessing, perhaps wrongly) so this is a good one to get a real comprehensive view..
http://janis7hepc.com/have_you_been_just_diagnosed.htm
I thought this program was really good and pro-treatment, and informative
http://uctv.tv/schedule2.asp?Date=6/19/2007
Find out if you have to treat, then take things step by step...in the meantime, there are people who take certain supplements, diet and exercise...even if it's just some light walking a few times a day, get your blood moving, the liver needs some circulation! on the Janis site you can find out a lot about that stuff, and of course, there are archives here you could check, there's a recent supplement thread (I forgot what side)
Try to incorporate greens, veggies, and fruits (whole grains) into your diet..if you have to, do it little by little...like if youre going to eat pizza, try to take some of the greasy cheeze off it, and cut down on the cold cuts on it, etc...that way you don't have to completely deny yourself, and you can kind of ease into a better diet...with that slice, eat some veggies, a nice salad with most things...
real live food, as opposed to quasi-food...I'll eat an egg in the morning, with a little bowl of oatmeal, real blueberries (lucky there in season, other times I eat frozen), and cinnamon and soy milk...I just made some spinach pasta, sauteed some asparagus and tomatoes (in olive oil) and threw them in there with lots of basil and oregano, with an Asian salad, few carrots, cucumbers, almonds and sesame dressing...I eat healthy (as much as I can) but it's good...plenty of water too, to take away toxins....if you ease into this little by little, you'll get more used to the change in lifestyle...glad you stopped drinking, betcha you'll start making better choices as time goes on....those joints and liver are crying out for some good food and exercise! best of luck with this!
http://janis7hepc.com/have_you_been_just_diagnosed.htm
I thought this program was really good and pro-treatment, and informative
http://uctv.tv/schedule2.asp?Date=6/19/2007
Find out if you have to treat, then take things step by step...in the meantime, there are people who take certain supplements, diet and exercise...even if it's just some light walking a few times a day, get your blood moving, the liver needs some circulation! on the Janis site you can find out a lot about that stuff, and of course, there are archives here you could check, there's a recent supplement thread (I forgot what side)
Try to incorporate greens, veggies, and fruits (whole grains) into your diet..if you have to, do it little by little...like if youre going to eat pizza, try to take some of the greasy cheeze off it, and cut down on the cold cuts on it, etc...that way you don't have to completely deny yourself, and you can kind of ease into a better diet...with that slice, eat some veggies, a nice salad with most things...
real live food, as opposed to quasi-food...I'll eat an egg in the morning, with a little bowl of oatmeal, real blueberries (lucky there in season, other times I eat frozen), and cinnamon and soy milk...I just made some spinach pasta, sauteed some asparagus and tomatoes (in olive oil) and threw them in there with lots of basil and oregano, with an Asian salad, few carrots, cucumbers, almonds and sesame dressing...I eat healthy (as much as I can) but it's good...plenty of water too, to take away toxins....if you ease into this little by little, you'll get more used to the change in lifestyle...glad you stopped drinking, betcha you'll start making better choices as time goes on....those joints and liver are crying out for some good food and exercise! best of luck with this!
Hi, I just read on the other thread about your diagnosis...I hope you still work closely with your hepatologist...anyway, thought that kind of funny what Cruelworkd said about a and b diets, but maybe I"ve eaten this way for so long, I should of had better hints on how to ease your way into it...:) youre not on treatment now, so it should be easier for you, guess when youre on treatment, your tastebuds take an attack....
here's a good website that I"ve followed off and on for good liver diet tips...look at this way, you've quit drinking heavily, and that should give your liver a much needed boost already...take care...a little dicipline is all it takes to eat more healthily, and like I said in my other post, you can make good food taste good, thanks god for herbs and spices@ (and some of them can be really good for you too, like Oregano and Cinnamon)
ttp://www.liverdoctor.com/Section3/16_liverdiet.asp
oh, and for all the newcomers, if you've already opened a new thread, try to stay on it with your other questions pertaining to that subject, so your original question doesn't get lost among the many newly opened threads...just a gentle reminder...
GIVING UP SMOKING....
this is an interesting study, I thought, about giving up bad habits like cigaretts, too much salt, and starting exercising....etc...
People who simultaneously attempt to stop smoking, reduce their sodium intake and increase exercise may be more successful than those who try to change these lifestyle factors one at a time, Texas-based researchers report.
Dr. David J. Hyman, of Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, and colleagues came to this conclusion after studying success rates in a publicly funded behavior modification program. The 289 participants were between 45 and 64 years old and two-thirds were women. All were African American, smokers, and had high blood pressure.
As described in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the goal was to have them stop smoking, cut back on the amount of sodium in their diet, and increase physical activity by at least 10,000 pedometer steps per week.
The patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The first received an in-clinic counseling session on all three behaviors every 6 months, as well as motivational telephone calls for 18 months.
The second group's intervention was similar, but a different behavior was addressed every 6 months.
The third group received usual care that consisted of a one-time referral to existing group classes.
Overall, 230 of the participants completed the study.
Hyman's team found that the goal of changing two of the three behaviors was achieved in 6.5 percent of the simultaneous group, 5.2 percent of the sequential group and 6.5 percent of the usual care group.
Nevertheless, when single behaviors were assessed at 18 months, the simultaneous group did better.
Smoking abstinence was achieved by 20 percent in the simultaneous group, 17 percent of the sequential group and 10 percent of the control group.
More participants in the simultaneous group also reached the goal of increased physical activity (33 percent), followed by the sequential group (27 percent) and the control group (23 percent).
While the simultaneous group was more successful at reducing sodium levels at 6 months, this was not the case by 18 months.
The investigators call for further studies and note that although simultaneous counseling appears more successful than sequential counseling, "treatment success with the simultaneous approach is likely to be limited to a single behavior."
here's a good website that I"ve followed off and on for good liver diet tips...look at this way, you've quit drinking heavily, and that should give your liver a much needed boost already...take care...a little dicipline is all it takes to eat more healthily, and like I said in my other post, you can make good food taste good, thanks god for herbs and spices@ (and some of them can be really good for you too, like Oregano and Cinnamon)
ttp://www.liverdoctor.com/Section3/16_liverdiet.asp
oh, and for all the newcomers, if you've already opened a new thread, try to stay on it with your other questions pertaining to that subject, so your original question doesn't get lost among the many newly opened threads...just a gentle reminder...
GIVING UP SMOKING....
this is an interesting study, I thought, about giving up bad habits like cigaretts, too much salt, and starting exercising....etc...
People who simultaneously attempt to stop smoking, reduce their sodium intake and increase exercise may be more successful than those who try to change these lifestyle factors one at a time, Texas-based researchers report.
Dr. David J. Hyman, of Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, and colleagues came to this conclusion after studying success rates in a publicly funded behavior modification program. The 289 participants were between 45 and 64 years old and two-thirds were women. All were African American, smokers, and had high blood pressure.
As described in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the goal was to have them stop smoking, cut back on the amount of sodium in their diet, and increase physical activity by at least 10,000 pedometer steps per week.
The patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The first received an in-clinic counseling session on all three behaviors every 6 months, as well as motivational telephone calls for 18 months.
The second group's intervention was similar, but a different behavior was addressed every 6 months.
The third group received usual care that consisted of a one-time referral to existing group classes.
Overall, 230 of the participants completed the study.
Hyman's team found that the goal of changing two of the three behaviors was achieved in 6.5 percent of the simultaneous group, 5.2 percent of the sequential group and 6.5 percent of the usual care group.
Nevertheless, when single behaviors were assessed at 18 months, the simultaneous group did better.
Smoking abstinence was achieved by 20 percent in the simultaneous group, 17 percent of the sequential group and 10 percent of the control group.
More participants in the simultaneous group also reached the goal of increased physical activity (33 percent), followed by the sequential group (27 percent) and the control group (23 percent).
While the simultaneous group was more successful at reducing sodium levels at 6 months, this was not the case by 18 months.
The investigators call for further studies and note that although simultaneous counseling appears more successful than sequential counseling, "treatment success with the simultaneous approach is likely to be limited to a single behavior."
I quit! I quit smoking Sunday and so far, so good. Of course it's easier to make the change with the second round of bronchitis that hit me last weekend. I wasn't a big smoker anyhow (not that it make's it any better) I smoked about 2 packs a day is all.
Just kidding:)
More like 2 packs a week when I was in my heavy smoking stage.
Course with this brochitis I sound like a 3 pack a day smoker for the last 35 yrs. Well, I DO kinda sound like Demi Moore:)
Take care,
Hugs,
Bug
Just kidding:)
More like 2 packs a week when I was in my heavy smoking stage.
Course with this brochitis I sound like a 3 pack a day smoker for the last 35 yrs. Well, I DO kinda sound like Demi Moore:)
Take care,
Hugs,
Bug
I feel as if you are feeling down, please don't. I am clean and sober 2 1/2 years now and much better for it. As for the appetite eat what you can and eventually your body will crave what it needs. drink lots of water, I drink diet soda then chase it with a water. I do drink that vitaimin water daily. The brain fog can be adressed by your dr. just let him know, I have it really bad now and I know if I didn;t take something for it I wouldn't remeber anything!! It is part of the tx...best wishes:)shelly
Don't write in all caps because it sounds like you are yelling at us. Thanks. So glad you got clean and sober 22 months ago. You do need a biopsy if you want to know the damage your liver has sufferred and if you have to treat right away.
There are many websites with the information you want about diet. You can do a google search. I think Janis is a very good one. Best wishes to you. I'm sure your daughter is lovely and gives you incentive to take better care of yourself. I'm sure you want to live to see her grow up.
There are many websites with the information you want about diet. You can do a google search. I think Janis is a very good one. Best wishes to you. I'm sure your daughter is lovely and gives you incentive to take better care of yourself. I'm sure you want to live to see her grow up.
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