timing the start of tx

[niceguy2007]

guys im gonna be starting treatment soon but i think i'll probably get a job interview in about a month from now.  suppose i start treatment this week...4 weeks later wud i be in a position to go for that interview?  i mean its quite a dilemma... or shud i wait until after the interview?

is this fear rational, or only a psychological factor ?

[cuteus]

another expert in rudeness? and it shows why.

[jmjm530]

I've seen three stages many pass through here. Stage one, they speak up against offensive behavior in others. Stage two they stop speaking up. Stage 3 they join in in one way or another. Nothing disimilar to what happens in school yards or any place where group behavior leeches into individual behavior and acceptance is more important than principle. I used to be stage 1. Now I'm between stage 1 and 2 and I find that sad but no longer have the energy. There still are a few stage 1's left, but most have mysteriously disappeared from here. Odd isn't it.

[jmjm530]

I find it quite sad that you have to be such an apologist for simply bad behavior. Thoughts like "...you should of seen it two years ago..." to me suggest you've been here too way long and have become desensitized to what's going on. Perhaps I have as well. In time you will no doubt just jump in the fray as others have. As a friend, be careful of that and try and stick to who you really are no matter what surroundings you find yourself in.

-- Jim

[Forseegood]

I think it's a matter of cutting people a whole lot of slack...even with just the illness and menopause (menopause symptoms prob being exascerbated by the hep?) and having not treated yet, I have definite personality issues at times through the month...I am not the same person that I was before menopause started...I'm much more anxious, fearful, etc...So I figure, it this is effecting me like this, what could these people be going through? Taking treatment drugs and painkillers and andi-Ds, etc...I'm sure they are cutting me some slack because I probably annoy them at times, cause it's easier to be annoyed when youre on those drugs, at least from where I can see...and yet most here are pretty patient, all things considered, and happy to help one another, personality issues aside...

Moral of the story is, if you want to be able to be okay here, (and there's a whole lot of knowledge to be had, more then many other boards) take the good with the bad...try not to personalize things, even if they seem directed at you, could be that you got someone on a bad day, whatever...people are under a tremendous amount of stress here, with all that is attendant to that...but there still is a whole lot of support and good things to be had here...just my humble opinion...(ps. you should of seen it two years ago, it was way worse then now, it's pretty damn good now compared to that! ha ha)

[kstar]

Boy, I am new to this forum and the discovery of hep c.  What the heck is this all about, the pettiness sort of confuses me.  Is there not a much big issue going on here then discussed??  Just trying to understand the point.  Maybe the shortness and the irritability of some is what happens on treatment?  I came to this particular posting because I too have a simlar situation with an upcoming interview, needing to know what should be told in a medical exam for a job etc. and got a whole lot more. My hope is that we can learn to embrace each other with love and respect... selfless and serving...peace..

[jmjm530]

Glad your skin is doing better, sorry about the other stuff.

My Seb Derm is pretty much gone, at least for now. We'll see how it goes in the winter where the literature suggests it may flare.  Elidel *seemed* to help, but again, hard to say if it was the meds or just time. Clindamycin comes in a gel. It also seemed to help the seb derm. I also used Sebanil. It'a an antiseptic cleanser used for acne with a less irritating form of alcohol. Even though SEB derm skin may feel dry and flaky, in reality it's often caused by an overpoduction of oil by the SEBaceous glands. Like I mentioned, OTC Rezamid works for pimples. For a few months I was alternating Rezamid and Metrogel in the evenings, with Clindamycin and Sebanil in the mornings. Cetaphil moisturizer in the day if I went outside, no moisturizer at night. Right now I'm using nothing, not even moisurizers, just the Cetaphil cleanser 2X day, so we shall see.

I think I saw some of the diabetes discussion but didn't have enough energy to delve into another "condition". I'll try and check it out and post if I have something useful to add. I did take the A something or another blood test, and it came out OK. I'm seeing my hep doctor tomorrow and may bring the topic up.

Other than that, having some gastro issues. Nothing terrible but appears to be some bloating, "gurgling", etc. in the abdomen area that I'm pretty sure is not tied to weight gain. Probably should have some tests run but kinda doctor weary these days. Tried the Aloe Vera Juice but didn't help any so stopped. Maybe I'm drinking too much coffee or the system isn't adjusting well, or maybe related to reflux as I no longer take any meds for it, or maybe to the added fiber since I ended treatment, but hey, it's been seven months.

Keep me posted on how the V beam goes. Curious why they preferred that over IPL.

Good luck with your other health issues. Gum problems are tough. Had them around 10 years ago and had a few operations. Been fine since. Now have my teeth cleaned in the periodontist's office every 3-4 months. Before that I was somewhat negligent and therefore the problem. Tx didn't seem to hurt them. Guess it f*cks each of us over in a different way :) (Forsee, if you're listening, are you sure you're ready to treat. LOL. You talk a good game but I have a feeling you're waiting for the Vertex trial results. I would be if I were you -- you have relatively little liver damage if I remember correctly?)

Anyway,

Take care.

-- Jim