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hera we go
I get my 6mnt post tx results on monday the 1st and despite, all the info about the rlevance of this test to geno2s,ie it means all or nothing, i have suffersd from a great deal of anxiety with regard to the results even though most of this seems to be unconcious. I live i n the belief that it is only the year test that counts and the rest has little or no mraning at all. But something inside me craves seurity and kowledge silly me but i bet i'm not alone.
Sam Hall
Sam Hall
Sammy Boy
I feel sure your results will come back fine. No one can explain or understand the anxiety we go through when waiting for these test results to come in, but we all here understand it very well. I remember reading a line somewhere that said " I look at it as not what Ive been through but more like what Ive accomplished"
Gods speed
Capt
I feel sure your results will come back fine. No one can explain or understand the anxiety we go through when waiting for these test results to come in, but we all here understand it very well. I remember reading a line somewhere that said " I look at it as not what Ive been through but more like what Ive accomplished"
Gods speed
Capt
Sam, I get the impression that testing clear at post tx 3 mo is a very very good indicator of svr. The virus tends to come back quickly if not really gone. Also since I had a 50/50 chance and did'nt clear-it stands to reason someone else should clear-feel better? It is probably YOU!
You, worrying?? Naw, I don't believe it.. You'll be fine. I wish you the best, and hope that after the results, you take that liver out for a walk!! Just watch out for that damn swan!! LOL!!
You are the spirit of generosity, Scruffy. I hope you get your SVR on an easy next round.
SAM, DON'T READ THE REST. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEP C.
This reminds me of a story;
My folks took a Landrover ride up to the top of Mt.Washington in New Hampshire, many moons ago. The road was single track, and it curved a lot. Someone in the back seat kept asking the driver questions, and the driver kept turning around as he answered. Then he pointed, down below the invisible edge of the road: "About 3000 feet down there us is where we started from." My mom asked about the accident rate on the road. He replied, "Oh, don't worry, maam. We have one accident a week, and we've already had one this week."
SAM, DON'T READ THE REST. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEP C.
This reminds me of a story;
My folks took a Landrover ride up to the top of Mt.Washington in New Hampshire, many moons ago. The road was single track, and it curved a lot. Someone in the back seat kept asking the driver questions, and the driver kept turning around as he answered. Then he pointed, down below the invisible edge of the road: "About 3000 feet down there us is where we started from." My mom asked about the accident rate on the road. He replied, "Oh, don't worry, maam. We have one accident a week, and we've already had one this week."
Good story! And you of course are very sweet. You need'nt worry about me as my life is very very good at present and the powers that be have my future covered. They just ain't tellin' me everything at once.I think God likes a good joke! Indy will agree I,m sure.
LOL No, just talking about odds-making there.
Anyway, the reason my folks took that ride up Mt.Washington is that we were driving by, and decided to have lunch and take a closer look. My brother and I thought we'd try what the trail up is like, just a bit, up Tuckerman's Ravine... but we just kept on going ahead. After about 2 hours, my folks figured out we'd gotten hooked, and booked their ride to the top.
Most of my high-school mates had climbed Mt.W. on one of our school's trips; at my Vermont school, it was almost like a rite of passage to graduation, but I had avoided it like the plague... This was soon after I graduated, July or August; we were just wearing tee shirts and light windbreakers. We just kept going. We passed tree line, and then the clouds closed in, and then I turned my ankle... and it got pretty cold, sleet falling. You could not see from one trail marker to the next. My brother kept me going upward, telling me we'd freeze to death if we stopped. Oh, joy!
We finally made it to the top of the highest peak in the northeast. All the way up, my brother refused to let me stop to rest; and at the moment I finally could rest, the clouds opened up, a rare event, and there was a 100 mile view in every direction for about five minutes. Then the clouds closed in again and it was over, leaving only the movie-memory in my mind.
Maj Neni
Anyway, the reason my folks took that ride up Mt.Washington is that we were driving by, and decided to have lunch and take a closer look. My brother and I thought we'd try what the trail up is like, just a bit, up Tuckerman's Ravine... but we just kept on going ahead. After about 2 hours, my folks figured out we'd gotten hooked, and booked their ride to the top.
Most of my high-school mates had climbed Mt.W. on one of our school's trips; at my Vermont school, it was almost like a rite of passage to graduation, but I had avoided it like the plague... This was soon after I graduated, July or August; we were just wearing tee shirts and light windbreakers. We just kept going. We passed tree line, and then the clouds closed in, and then I turned my ankle... and it got pretty cold, sleet falling. You could not see from one trail marker to the next. My brother kept me going upward, telling me we'd freeze to death if we stopped. Oh, joy!
We finally made it to the top of the highest peak in the northeast. All the way up, my brother refused to let me stop to rest; and at the moment I finally could rest, the clouds opened up, a rare event, and there was a 100 mile view in every direction for about five minutes. Then the clouds closed in again and it was over, leaving only the movie-memory in my mind.
Maj Neni
you climbed Mt Wahington??!!! so hcv tx must have been child's play!
When I lived in St Johnsbury, I wanted to go there, as a challenge. My firstborn came into this world in Colebrook, NH. I love VT! but is so cold!
When I lived in St Johnsbury, I wanted to go there, as a challenge. My firstborn came into this world in Colebrook, NH. I love VT! but is so cold!
This was a good character building lesson for me... My school (North of Brattleboro) sent us out on two long weekends of camping each year, and most of the trips climbed mountains. In my three years, I managed to get a canoe trip, a horse trip, a bike trip, and a raft trip... On the Mt.Marcy (tallest in NY) trip, a bunch of us stayed in a lean-to in our sleeping bags and read Russian short stories (it was the only book we had), while some went to the top, never seeing past 50 feet in the pouring rain... so I felt kind of guilty when I graduated.
Past a certain point, going up Mt.W. (i.e. forward) became easier than turning around and going down again. In fact, looking down (back) was kind of stomach turning. And this happened when I was young, fit, and impressionable.
I sure wish I had that kind of fitness now. And yes, it has helped me to meet other challenges. But this trip was not planned, it really just happened; there was no committment or premeditation involved, no reflection or fear. Tx required informed consent and a 100% committment before starting to climb the mountain! But none of us knows what we have inside unless and until we try.
Maj Neni
Past a certain point, going up Mt.W. (i.e. forward) became easier than turning around and going down again. In fact, looking down (back) was kind of stomach turning. And this happened when I was young, fit, and impressionable.
I sure wish I had that kind of fitness now. And yes, it has helped me to meet other challenges. But this trip was not planned, it really just happened; there was no committment or premeditation involved, no reflection or fear. Tx required informed consent and a 100% committment before starting to climb the mountain! But none of us knows what we have inside unless and until we try.
Maj Neni
I haven't been around much lately....but I did hear that you relapsed? That SUCKS. I am SOooo sad to hear that.
Yes....God loves a good joke. He does it to me all the time. But it's amazing how we just can't see the irony sometimes.
As we progress through our tx and post our progress here...others watch us. Many more than we see. When they see us post our results....good or bad....it makes them THINK. That is a good thing.
Our stories make them start tx....make them wait....make them change docs.....or just make them ask more questions of their doc and ALL of this can help save them.
You have a very positive attitude and that's important. It boosts the immune system and helps hold back the damage.
After reading Magnums post about some of the new stuff comming out, I see that there is great hope for those who don't respond to the current interferon based tx.
Keep the faith baby. Your time will come.
Yes....God loves a good joke. He does it to me all the time. But it's amazing how we just can't see the irony sometimes.
As we progress through our tx and post our progress here...others watch us. Many more than we see. When they see us post our results....good or bad....it makes them THINK. That is a good thing.
Our stories make them start tx....make them wait....make them change docs.....or just make them ask more questions of their doc and ALL of this can help save them.
You have a very positive attitude and that's important. It boosts the immune system and helps hold back the damage.
After reading Magnums post about some of the new stuff comming out, I see that there is great hope for those who don't respond to the current interferon based tx.
Keep the faith baby. Your time will come.
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