A program of mentoring for people on hep c treatment

[tonybuck]

Morning Team,
     One more lap around the thighs and I will be done. I chose 6 injection sites on my thighs top, middle, and bottom, so when I get back to the spot I hit last night that will be it. I have been losing steam towards the end it seems the days I use to get a little reprieve have been gone for awhile now. Still working due to that strong self will that so often can cause me promblems but also comes in handy at times.
      About a month ago I attended a lecture for hep c patients. The speaker was a local news anchor who recently completed tx.He was there to speak on anything he wished. I went there to see him due to a time of my own tx I was feeling the shame at the workplace and he went public that he was on tx. Right there on the news at 5pm was a man with my promblem seeking the same solution. It was a emotional uplft that I needed at that time.
     He spoke allot about how are goverment could have done much more in combaating this disease. He also said his wishes would be to start a mentoring progrqam where people who completed tx. could mentor newbbees. Sounds allot like what this forum does. There is now greater power than one hep c survior working with another. My best all
     P.s. He also said would you like to know if there is water on mars or have a vaccine for this disease. $$$$$

[ladybug52]

How did your pcr' look like at 4 and 12 weeKs. If und some dr's are letting geno 2's treat shorter like 12 to 16 weeks. Do you meet the  criteria?

[jayron]

I am on my 19th weeks and the side effects have gotten much much worse over the past month.  The first 3 months were tolerable; now I'm not able to go to work.  Has anyone experienced this?  The fatigue, headache, nausea, weakness, mailaise, insomnia, anxiety and depression are getting intolerable.  Every anti-depressant I've taken has increased the side effects.  Don't know how I'm going to make it to the end which for me is 5 more weeks.  

[ladybug52]

So you have 6 shots left? You have been very strong throughout this tx. I am interested in the person who's lecture you attended. Do you have his name?
I am telling a few more people that I have hep c, but in no way is it public knowledge around here. Well, maybe it is, one of the people I told is my hairdresser! I would love to see something happen to raise hep c awareness. Look how much awareness for breast cancer was raised by one person's sister!
Listen to me, I want awareness but can't tell my co-workers I'm doing treatment much less what I'm treating.

[Myown]

Hi Tony,
Hope you start to feel better soon.

Someone had posted a while back about a news anchor who went public with his having Hep c. I wonder if that is the same person whose lecture you attended?

Mentors for newbies. I guess that's what you can say happens here too. Glad to hear he is making the public aware of Hep.

My husband listens to NY radio when he drives to work in the morning. A news and weather channel. He told me the other day that they have Hep C commercials on it all the time. I said "WHAT!!???" You didn't tell me that! (I listen to a differnt show, talk radio) He thought I listened to his channel.We've only been together 18 years so I guess thats why he doesn't know what radio program I listen to. heheh

I was really happy to hear that in the NY area they are warning people of the virus and telling them to get checked. That is a biggy! Hope other channels follow.