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[FLGIRL50]

JUST FOUND THIS SITE AND SOMETIMES I NEED PEOPLE TO TALK TO. I FOUND OUT I HAD HEPC IN DEC. 2006. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH EVERYTHING INCLUDING BIOPSY. BEGINING JANUARY I WILL START PEG. I AM SO SCARED I MIGHT LOSE MY JOB AND INSURANCE, SO FAR INSURANCE HAS PAID ALMOST ALL.  WHAT HAPPENS IF I LOSE MY JOB AND INSURANCE IN THE MIDDLE OF TREATMENTS.

[FLGIRL50]

thanks for your welcome and i am sorry about all the caps.  yep i will probably have to go on temp disablity but we will see what happens, i have heard everyone goes through this differently.

guess i better get my long hair cut.

thanks for all the infor, i will return and see how everyone is doing, it sure feels good to talk to people that know what you are going through,  i have a good family but they do not really know how we feel.

[FLGIRL50]

thank you so much, i feel better already having someone with the same problem.  i am a geno 2 with moderate cirrioses [?] sorry spelling.  i will be starting a 6 month treat.  i have no outside symptoms but i am really tired and i am a chef.  lots of demanding work, i already went down to 32 hours because of being fatigued so i probably will not make it through TX.

thanks again for the response, i will be back.

[GrandmaA]

If you write in all caps it's like you are yelling. Easier to read in lowercase letters.

Welcome to this website. The unknown is always scarey or at least uncertain. Do you best, the results are not in our hands.

Ask about temporary disability at your personnel or human resources dept. or your union. Hep. C is only a temporary problem. As you progress in your treatment your cognitive abilities might be challenged so try to find out this stuff now so you will be prepared. I worked 33 weeks of tx at a desk job. I'm 65. Then I retired. Wish I had done the temporary disability instead. But such is life.  

[goldenrule]

I know the feeling of being anxious, it is normal and I am sure everyone here experienced this before tx'ing. However, Do this one day at a time.. You got your biopsy, GOOD!! You have a start date, GOOD!! As far as work is concerned, do what you can do... The most important thing right now is getting your health back!! There are laws that will protect you as far as insurance goes. Hopefully some one wil come along and give you info as far as your rights are. Worse case scenerio, you lose your job and insurance but the drug companies hve programs that provide you your drugs for free..

What did your biopsy read?? Do you know your genotype? How long will you be treating for?
What kind of job do you have?

Good luck to you, and stick around! There are alot of very knowlegable people here and a wealth of information..