Please use this space for questions--- Hello old freinds!!! Imp. Question!!

[peony]

Hi!!!!  For those OLD freinds of mine I MISSED YOU!!!!!! SHOT #38!!!!!!!!!! yEAH-- DOWNTHISROAD!!!! Are you O.K??! Galen-- Everyone???  How is everyone holding up? I've been to hell and back and it's almost over!!!!!! In a breif summary, these are the sympyoms that stick out the most:
         1.Weight loss
         2.Yucky loss of sexuall desire
         3.Incredible weakness- spurts of energy falls quickly
         4.CRAZY dreams
         5.Lack of creative ideas- lack of any motovation unless $$ is involved
         6.Terrible forgetfullness
         7.Terrible loss of self... Depression and Insane feelings...
         8.Stress of telling No one! Keeping this secret a secret!
         9.Being a woman.., I think I became much more emotinal! Periods very healthy though.
        10.Became aware of all irresponsibility around me and became an advocate for keeping one self healthy.-- Began to choose all healthy surroundings... AND people... For a little while at least.-- For me this was a stressful change...
      Well these are some things I experienced and I know MANY others did too.-- OH YEAH----------  I definetly OVERWORKED myself the whole time AND I still am! Gave myself NO pity!!!
           I've been changing jobs and moving around a little-- For those who know the story-- YES I'm still with the same guy but things have changed... A little--  How are you NEWGIRL?
           I messed up once and played with the devil that brought me to this hell in the first place... My imp. question is-- How long does Hep C live on a needle? Help- I'm out of room towrite

[slarso]

I just read the other day that current thinking/research new treatment is 5 years away. And they are not expecting a "silver bullet" just less toxic solutions. You can look into a trial and get a jump on things. I have read that the first new products will be a less toxic version of vibravirin, that would be good. The other solutions are more viral supression as opposed to viral eradication. This is the current solution for AIDS, viral supression. I recently bit the bullet and chose the peg/co-peg solution. As far ad the "bright minds" in the medical profession goes, it it pretty good. 80% for geno 2&3, >50% for geno 1&4.  Unfortunatly, it is long and difficult solution. As you will see from the forum, the sides (sx) are all over the place. Some of us get off easy ( relitively), others truly have a hard time.

Hey the liver biopsy is a snap! it sounds way worse than it is! Bring a book with you because they make you sit around for a couple of hours before you can go home. Almost no pain involved

Steve

[cuteus]

hang in there, waves tend to blow hard in groups but u do catch a break now and again, to catch ur breath.  I read the post that was removed, some release that was!  Gl with ur daughter.  This is a support forum, for the people and by the people (and there are ALL kinds).  there are many forms of support and paths to healing, humor and prayers been some...songs, poems, etc.
we can choose what to read.  ringys and ur humor are a big part and so far it is not anything we grownups can't handle. don't let the crabbers cage you!!

those icons get me in trouble at work tho, they make me look like I'm having fun.

luv
ive

[cuteus]

i felt a lot of energy and well being the first 6 wks, then unknown to me, I had become anemic was getting short of breath, tired and chest pain.  It wasn't until i mentioned the latter that i got procrit.  I was mad i was not told before.  I believe a lot of the discomfort i feel is due to low rbc, and they don't have to go too low to feel it. it is amazing what a tad low rbc can do.  enjoy the well being, but be alert to the above, in case nurse hatch isn't.

[DonL]

I agree about the biopsy--it is more boring to wait around after it than anything else. Like many things, anticipation is so much worse than the actual event.

Don't know about treatment. I put it off for about 6 years, and I'm glad I waited. I am 1b and the initial interferon had only a 20% shot at clearing. The Pegasys/Copegasys combo is 50% plus and it seems to be working. What made me start now was that my second biopsy (1989 and then 2002) showed some progressive liver damage. It was progressing, but not very slowly, but my dr and I agreed that the time to fight it was now, since I was in good health otherwise. If you decide to wait, think that you'll have to wait about 3 years. That might help the decision.

Good luck, whatever you choose.

[mikesimon]

Click contact at top of page. Mike

[totemman]

Hey travis I was looking at an old post Back in November I was wondering if you might Give me your email so I could Discuss Acupuncture without upsetting anyone.
Totemman