I hope it wasnt me that gave you the visual image of my sister dying of HVC. If it was Im sorry. I saw her die two years ago. I have just been told I have the hvc antibody, so you can imagine how i felt kicked in the guts..I would like to comfort you by saying she did not see a doctor for anything for the last 20 years, she distanced her self from her family including me because she was gay, why i dont know. she drank heavily. two years before she died she was celebrating christmas with my mother, we both saw that she had a gray skin color and the yellowish tint in her eyes. my mother told her she needed to see a doctor, at which time she became angry and stormed out..she avoided us until she died. she waited too late..you and i and many others have the good fortune of knowing. at first I like you feel like i was handed a death sentence.Its been 2 weeks since i found out i had it..after my sister's death, i thought I was dead.. i have found out otherwise. we are the blessed ones i can promise you that. try not to worry as much. whatever fate has in store cannot be changed. it has helped me accept things if i expect the worst and hope for the best.
it's the waiting game that's driving me crazy!! If I had it my way I would be in the Hospital as we speak having a liver biopsy but they tell me I have to wait till Aug (maybe longer) to even see a GI (I'm not good at waiting)....and you know the mind works in funny ways, I have had myself dead and buried from this already LOL...someone posted yesterday the mental image of a person dying of cirrhosis and I can't get that out of my mind....this is very very scary stuff...two weeks ago if someone asked me what Hepatitis is I honestly could not answer, I would probably say "oh isn't that the virus you get from IVDU", and had no idea the seriousness of it all....this forum has been extremely informative, thank you all............
v eggie dip. In answer to your question about
Hello everyone :)
I have been told that you need an eye exam prior to starting treatment...Does this mean if you wear glasses you cannot be considered for treatment?
ooops I posted my last message wrong, sorry :)
Veg, in answer to your question, I decided to treat when my liver enzymes suddenly went crazy and I realized that I was having muscle and joint aches, and very depressed for a while. Had a biopsy and was grade one stage 1. Understood that my chances for a good outcome would be better the younger I was, and I was already 55. So I treated and am so glad I did. It was hard, but definitely worth it. Like you I was scared to death, but as time went on and particularly because of the support and wonderful people I found here, my fears dissipated. Have a wonderful vacation and deal with this when you get back. Keep us all posted because we really care. Judi :-)