Open Thread for all to use

[cajunlady]

Threads are open now.  I will check back later on my earlier post about Reading and Vision.  Still feel good, and hubby is finally home for once on a Saturday, YEAH!  

Everyone enjoy the tread.

cajun

[dyce]

No need to apologize,I get bx next Fri.The reason I can remember so good B.B.is I'm not txing yet,but who knows later when I start tx.I'm going to set up for eye exam monday so I'll possibly have the results when I go to doc on Feb. 8th.Getting ducks lined up so I can start tx in Feb. sometime.

Dyce

[Mister beagle bailey]

I'm so glad you are starting tx soon.  You will have much support here, but you alredy know this.

Let me know how you make out with results and I'm really happy you decided to tx.  

  BB

[Dale_Ray]

Good Morning Everyone. Nineth shot last night of Pegasis and had a good night. Little joint ache but not bad. One of you had told me to keep the water going down and that has helped tremendously. Do any of you have problems with the cold weather or at least more than normal. I seem to stay chilled to the bone but I have to have cold air to breath in or I feel like I am out of air. Tonight is the dreaded Nupogen shot but maybe it will be better this week. I have to go to Nevada on business this week and I can't even think about sitting for three and one half hours in one spot. At least I can still work so that is a blessing. All of you have wonderful weekends. Dale

[Forseegood]

Goof: I guess you hadn't heard, between the menopause, Hep C, and the sixteen year old girl in her life, Forseegood kinda flipped out and wandered off... dogs finally picked up her trail and found her in some brush... somewhere outside of San Luis O, off the 101 I think. She was muttering something about "going up North to visit her friends Curly and Califia"..., don't know what else. It's back to the old "rubber room" for her I'm afraid...Hey Goofman, don't be the "Green Berret of the MedHelp set", I read a post that worried me a little, you be cautious Otay????

Spacecoast...I'm just scratching my head about this "circle of love" youre always referring to. Perhaps you realize that in a public grouping of people, any type of grouping, there will always be people that connect or whatever, and some will pursue each other off line, whatever...But only speaking for me, anyone can join my conversations (I can understand reasons for not wanting too necessarily, ha ha) and I don't purposely "exclude" anybody, I don't see many people excluding other people here, unless a person is overly rude and objectionable, etc.

When I see friendships forming etc, this fact doesn't threaten me in the least...it's just a natural occurrence...we all have Hep C and we all have to suffer everything that that entails and that's plenty.... There are plenty of people helping and supporting one another here and at other boards... I have to say I admire Chev and some others for their above and beyond "reaching out" to people who seem to be very easily threatened by friendship and caring and the like. Instead of being so "put off" by this supposed "circle of love" youre always going on about...maybe just join in and help and support with whatever info you can share, and I'm sure you have plenty to share. Just my take, you can do what you want of course.

[Mister beagle bailey]

Have nothing to add, just wanted to let you know you said it all.  Thank you,

  BB

[jmjm530]

Quest probably has at least half a dozen different PCR tests the doctor can order. Can't tell from what you posted which test that is. However, if you ask your doctor to specify the "Heptimax" test you will get their most sensitve PCR. Heptimax is a trademark of Quest Labs.

BTW is that 318,000 IU/ml for your vira load? If so, that's a very low pre-treatment viral load which is very good, and some believe a positive predictor for successful treatment.

-- Jim