Almost ready for tx
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just tie a cinderblock around your fingers — lucky "stephenfallin" <res8k…@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:nW8Hc.27809$Xq4.23087@nwrddc02.gnilink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I don’t know what a ibromyaligia is but could this be why I feel so horrible > even after detoxing from a mutiyear meth and xanax habit (it’s been over > five > months and I feel horrible!) I am learning a lot from you kindly folks that > my primary care physician either does not know about or does not wish to > expound upon. I had to beg him to do a confirmation test when my bloodwork > came back positive for HepC. And yes the confirmation test confirmed I have > the bug. If I had listened to my primary care physician I would not have > made an appointment to see a hemotologist this coming Friday. Are there new > treatment possibilities on the horizon? What are my options? I understand > that first I have to determine what my genome type is and that type 3 > responds best to presently available treatments. Any advice, suggestions? Or > should I just tie a cinderblock around my neck and jump in the Rappahannock > River (which probably would just make me wet and mad because the Rappohanock > down my way is where George Washington-if he ever really did the trick-was > supposed to have thrown a silver dollar across the river). It’s not too wide > and very shallow. Oh my, what to do…? And I believed the tour guide at > George Washington’s parent’s house when he told us that the original cherry > tree which George chopped down is still on the premises. What a geek. I had > better stand for something or I’ll fall for everything. Stephen > "Sbordone" <sbordonej…@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message > news:uUPEc.10429$ju5.5959@twister.socal.rr.com… > > Hi SusyQ, > > Thanx for the kind words. Sorry about the late response. > > I do not always see the posts when I think I should. Must be because I’m > > using > > Outlook Express instead of a dedicated news reader. Perhaps it’s my > > settings. > > I guess I should educate myself about fibromyalgia, Sounds painful. > > I do wish you luck with your treatment regimen though. Isn’t it ironic > that > > being > > miserable with discomfort can actually work in ones favor? I just started > > wearing some > > really tight compression stockings today to reduce the edema(swelling) and > I > > cannot wait > > to take them off. UUGH, talk about discomfort. I love this newsgroup. I > get > > so much > > information here. Things I never hear from my medical providers. > > John in Honolulu > > some stuff deleted… > > > Hi John, > > > I wish you the best in your treatment. I have fibromyalgia… > > > which is a pain and sleep disorder. I think that some of my pain is > > > actually gone now that I’m 12 weeks along. Then again, I have a > different > > > kind of pain and discomfort now from treatment. I had never thought > of > > > having fibromyaligia as working in my favor in any way. Nice to think > > that > > > since I was already so miserable from the fibromyalgia, that I’ve > managed > > > better because I was already used to feeling miserable! Interesting > > > thought. Mom always said there is a reason for everything. Some time > > back, > > > I addended that by adding that sometime you really have to search for > the > > > reason. Guess I > > > now have a reason for some of this finally. > > > SusieQ > > > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > > > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > > > —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
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I don’t know what a ibromyaligia is but could this be why I feel so horrible even after detoxing from a mutiyear meth and xanax habit (it’s been over five months and I feel horrible!) I am learning a lot from you kindly folks that my primary care physician either does not know about or does not wish to expound upon. I had to beg him to do a confirmation test when my bloodwork came back positive for HepC. And yes the confirmation test confirmed I have the bug. If I had listened to my primary care physician I would not have made an appointment to see a hemotologist this coming Friday. Are there new treatment possibilities on the horizon? What are my options? I understand that first I have to determine what my genome type is and that type 3 responds best to presently available treatments. Any advice, suggestions? Or should I just tie a cinderblock around my neck and jump in the Rappahannock River (which probably would just make me wet and mad because the Rappohanock down my way is where George Washington-if he ever really did the trick-was supposed to have thrown a silver dollar across the river). It’s not too wide and very shallow. Oh my, what to do…? And I believed the tour guide at George Washington’s parent’s house when he told us that the original cherry tree which George chopped down is still on the premises. What a geek. I had better stand for something or I’ll fall for everything. Stephen "Sbordone" <sbordonej…@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:uUPEc.10429$ju5.5959@twister.socal.rr.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi SusyQ, > Thanx for the kind words. Sorry about the late response. > I do not always see the posts when I think I should. Must be because I’m > using > Outlook Express instead of a dedicated news reader. Perhaps it’s my > settings. > I guess I should educate myself about fibromyalgia, Sounds painful. > I do wish you luck with your treatment regimen though. Isn’t it ironic that > being > miserable with discomfort can actually work in ones favor? I just started > wearing some > really tight compression stockings today to reduce the edema(swelling) and I > cannot wait > to take them off. UUGH, talk about discomfort. I love this newsgroup. I get > so much > information here. Things I never hear from my medical providers. > John in Honolulu > some stuff deleted… > > Hi John, > > I wish you the best in your treatment. I have fibromyalgia… > > which is a pain and sleep disorder. I think that some of my pain is > > actually gone now that I’m 12 weeks along. Then again, I have a different > > kind of pain and discomfort now from treatment. I had never thought of > > having fibromyaligia as working in my favor in any way. Nice to think > that > > since I was already so miserable from the fibromyalgia, that I’ve managed > > better because I was already used to feeling miserable! Interesting > > thought. Mom always said there is a reason for everything. Some time > back, > > I addended that by adding that sometime you really have to search for the > > reason. Guess I > > now have a reason for some of this finally. > > SusieQ > > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > > —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
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Susie, My family comes over to look at me after I’ve done my shot. Like I’m a science experiment they’re interested in watching. Makes me totally crazy. You’re right. This IS a great group. Keith On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 21:36:20 +1000, "Susie Quill" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<sus…@vzpacifica.net> wrote: >My dear family knows mentally what I’m going thru….sort of….they said >they had some sort of idea that they would keep in touch better while I was >going thru this, and that was one of the last messages I got. Oh well. >This is a great group. >Susie
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Has your doc put you diuretics?? It helped me alot. ( and the socks ) — Regards, Shawn . "Sbordone" <sbordonej…@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:uUPEc.10429$ju5.5959@twister.socal.rr.com… > Hi SusyQ, > Thanx for the kind words. Sorry about the late response. > I do not always see the posts when I think I should. Must be because I’m > using > Outlook Express instead of a dedicated news reader. Perhaps it’s my > settings. > I guess I should educate myself about fibromyalgia, Sounds painful. > I do wish you luck with your treatment regimen though.
Isn’t it ironic that > being > miserable with discomfort can actually work in ones favor? I just started > wearing some > really tight compression stockings today to reduce the
edema(swelling) and I – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> cannot wait > to take them off. UUGH, talk about discomfort. I love this newsgroup. I get > so much > information here. Things I never hear from my medical providers. > John in Honolulu > some stuff deleted… > > Hi John, > > I wish you the best in your treatment. I have fibromyalgia… > > which is a pain and sleep disorder. I think that some of my pain is > > actually gone now that I’m 12 weeks along. Then again, I have a different > > kind of pain and discomfort now from treatment. I
had never thought of > > having fibromyaligia as working in my favor in any way. Nice to think > that > > since I was already so miserable from the fibromyalgia, that I’ve managed > > better because I was already used to feeling miserable! Interesting > > thought. Mom always said there is a reason for
everything. Some time – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> back, > > I addended that by adding that sometime you really have to search for the > > reason. Guess I > > now have a reason for some of this finally. > > SusieQ > > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > > —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
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"Sbordone" <sbordonej…@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3wcCc.31020$Ha2.20566@twister.socal.rr.com… > Well, today I got clearance from my cardiologist to begin treatment for > hepC.
I’m getting ready to crank ‘er up for the third time. What say we get through this together? Best of luck to *both* of us!
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Smiling Wickedly, Sbordone answered: > Well, it’s genome #1, viral load of approx 700,000/ml. I’ve had it for the > better part of 30 years. > I really could use a break, and hoping that if successful, some of my skin > and leg problems might > go away. That would be so sweet. My thanks to the group for their support, > and the constant flow > of information here. It helps considerably, believe me. > John in Honolulu
This brings up a question for me. How do you know you’ve had it for 30 years? were you told 30 years ago? or do the doctors have a way of figuring out how long you’ve had it? Michael
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Hi SusyQ, Thanx for the kind words. Sorry about the late response. I do not always see the posts when I think I should. Must be because I’m using Outlook Express instead of a dedicated news reader. Perhaps it’s my settings. I guess I should educate myself about fibromyalgia, Sounds painful. I do wish you luck with your treatment regimen though. Isn’t it ironic that being miserable with discomfort can actually work in ones favor? I just started wearing some really tight compression stockings today to reduce the edema(swelling) and I cannot wait to take them off. UUGH, talk about discomfort. I love this newsgroup. I get so much information here. Things I never hear from my medical providers. John in Honolulu some stuff deleted… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi John, > I wish you the best in your treatment. I have fibromyalgia… > which is a pain and sleep disorder. I think that some of my pain is > actually gone now that I’m 12 weeks along. Then again, I have a different > kind of pain and discomfort now from treatment. I had never thought of > having fibromyaligia as working in my favor in any way. Nice to think that > since I was already so miserable from the fibromyalgia, that I’ve managed > better because I was already used to feeling miserable! Interesting > thought. Mom always said there is a reason for everything. Some time back, > I addended that by adding that sometime you really have to search for the > reason. Guess I > now have a reason for some of this finally. > SusieQ > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
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Your right. This is a great news group. Has helped me so much psychologically to know there are people here that understand exactly what I’m going thru…..and they care. My dear family knows mentally what I’m going thru….sort of….they said they had some sort of idea that they would keep in touch better while I was going thru this, and that was one of the last messages I got. Oh well. This is a great group. Susie "Sbordone" <sbordonej…@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:uUPEc.10429$ju5.5959@twister.socal.rr.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi SusyQ, > Thanx for the kind words. Sorry about the late response. > I do not always see the posts when I think I should. Must be because I’m > using > Outlook Express instead of a dedicated news reader. Perhaps it’s my > settings. > I guess I should educate myself about fibromyalgia, Sounds painful. > I do wish you luck with your treatment regimen though. Isn’t it ironic that > being > miserable with discomfort can actually work in ones favor? I just started > wearing some > really tight compression stockings today to reduce the edema(swelling) and I > cannot wait > to take them off. UUGH, talk about discomfort. I love this newsgroup. I get > so much > information here. Things I never hear from my medical providers. > John in Honolulu > some stuff deleted… > > Hi John, > > I wish you the best in your treatment. I have fibromyalgia… > > which is a pain and sleep disorder. I think that some of my pain is > > actually gone now that I’m 12 weeks along. Then again, I have a different > > kind of pain and discomfort now from treatment. I had never thought of > > having fibromyaligia as working in my favor in any way. Nice to think > that > > since I was already so miserable from the fibromyalgia, that I’ve managed > > better because I was already used to feeling miserable! Interesting > > thought. Mom always said there is a reason for everything. Some time > back, > > I addended that by adding that sometime you really have to search for the > > reason. Guess I > > now have a reason for some of this finally. > > SusieQ > > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > > —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
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Well, today I got clearance from my cardiologist to begin treatment for hepC. There was some question about my atrial fibrillation possibly disqualifying me from treatment.Got to get a psych clearance as well. I’m already on anti-depressants, so that is a plus I guess. I’m really doing my homework in preparation for this by educating myself, and the few friends I have, and my 17 y.o.daughter. I should start tx the end of July. The latest group was to have started in June, but the start group was postponed for some reason. The delay I think works in my favor. More time to prepare. Once started, I do not want to fail. Interestingly enough, I have expressed some apprehension about tx because of the sides. What I’m told is that because of my chronic pain from an Avascular Necrotic hip, and my treatment for depression, that these things work in my favor, as I’m already used to discomfort and am being treated for these things already. As opposed to others who have a really hard time with the sides, because many of them have never suffered from some of these things before, and the sides really throw them for a loop, as they are not used to living with discomfort. Well, it’s genome #1, viral load of approx 700,000/ml. I’ve had it for the better part of 30 years. I really could use a break, and hoping that if successful, some of my skin and leg problems might go away. That would be so sweet. My thanks to the group for their support, and the constant flow of information here. It helps considerably, believe me. John in Honolulu
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"Sbordone" <sbordonej…@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3wcCc.31020$Ha2.20566@twister.socal.rr.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well, today I got clearance from my cardiologist to begin treatment for > hepC. > There was some question about my atrial fibrillation possibly disqualifying > me from > treatment.Got to get a psych clearance as well. I’m already on > anti-depressants, so that > is a plus I guess. I’m really doing my homework in preparation for this by > educating > myself, and the few friends I have, and my 17 y.o.daughter. I should start > tx the end > of July. The latest group was to have started in June, but the start group > was postponed for some reason. > The delay I think works in my favor. More time to prepare. Once started, I > do not want to > fail. Interestingly enough, I have expressed some apprehension about tx > because of the sides. > What I’m told is that because of my chronic pain from an Avascular Necrotic > hip, and my > treatment for depression, that these things work in my favor, as I’m already > used to discomfort > and am being treated for these things already. As opposed to others who have > a really hard time with the > sides, because many of them have never suffered from some of these things > before, and the > sides really throw them for a loop, as they are not used to living with > discomfort. > Well, it’s genome #1, viral load of approx 700,000/ml. I’ve had it for the > better part of 30 years. > I really could use a break, and hoping that if successful, some of my skin > and leg problems might > go away. That would be so sweet. My thanks to the group for their support, > and the constant flow > of information here. It helps considerably, believe me. > John in Honolulu
Hi John, I wish you the best in your treatment. I have fibromyalgia… which is a pain and sleep disorder. I think that some of my pain is actually gone now that I’m 12 weeks along. Then again, I have a different kind of pain and discomfort now from treatment. I had never thought of having fibromyaligia as working in my favor in any way. Nice to think that since I was already so miserable from the fibromyalgia, that I’ve managed better because I was already used to feeling miserable! Interesting thought. Mom always said there is a reason for everything. Some time back, I addended that by adding that sometime you really have to search for the reason. Guess I now have a reason for some of this finally. SusieQ —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
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Knock em dead, Johnny!! Elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile
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Hi John, good luck on the tx. I had joint pains for years before tx, soon after starting tx they all went away. The only good "side" of doing Peg/Riba. — Russ Remove "NOSPAM" for replies. "Sbordone" <sbordonej…@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3wcCc.31020$Ha2.20566@twister.socal.rr.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well, today I got clearance from my cardiologist to begin treatment for > hepC. > There was some question about my atrial fibrillation possibly disqualifying > me from > treatment.Got to get a psych clearance as well. I’m already on > anti-depressants, so that > is a plus I guess. I’m really doing my homework in preparation for this by > educating > myself, and the few friends I have, and my 17 y.o.daughter. I should start > tx the end > of July. The latest group was to have started in June, but the start group > was postponed for some reason. > The delay I think works in my favor. More time to prepare. Once started, I > do not want to > fail. Interestingly enough, I have expressed some apprehension about tx > because of the sides. > What I’m told is that because of my chronic pain from an Avascular Necrotic > hip, and my > treatment for depression, that these things work in my favor, as I’m already > used to discomfort > and am being treated for these things already. As opposed to others who have > a really hard time with the > sides, because many of them have never suffered from some of these things > before, and the > sides really throw them for a loop, as they are not used to living with > discomfort. > Well, it’s genome #1, viral load of approx 700,000/ml. I’ve had it for the > better part of 30 years. > I really could use a break, and hoping that if successful, some of my skin > and leg problems might > go away. That would be so sweet. My thanks to the group for their support, > and the constant flow > of information here. It helps considerably, believe me. > John in Honolulu
