A hepper Christmas carol

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Absolutely fabulous!  I emailed it to my tx nurse. kj >Spidey composed: >On the twelfth day of Christmas, my gastro gave >to me, twelve months of >combo, eleven hours moaning, ten hours >twitching, nine pretty Paxils, >eight major headaches, seven days of itching, >six months of puking, five riba >pills, four loaded fits, three French safes, two >latex gloves, and his

word that I had hep c. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Six months after treatment, my gastro gave to >me, a clean bill of health and >his word that I had no more hep c!

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Sung to the tune of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Bring out the gee-tars, boys! On the first day of Christmas my gastro gave to me, his word that I had hep c On the second day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the third day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the fourth day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, four loaded fits, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the fifth day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, five riba pills, four loaded fits, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the sixth day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, six months of puking, five riba pills, four loaded fits, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the seventh day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, seven days of itching, six months of puking, five riba pills, four loaded fits, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the eighth day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, eight major headaches, seven days of itching, six months of puking, five riba pills, four loaded fits, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the ninth day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, nine pretty Paxils, eight major headaches, seven days of itching, six months of puking, five riba pills, four loaded fits, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the tenth day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, ten hours twitching, nine pretty Paxils, eight major headaches, seven days of itching, six months of puking, five riba pills, four loaded fits, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the eleventh day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, eleven hours moaning, ten hours twitching, nine pretty Paxils, eight major headaches, seven days of itching, six months of puking, five riba pills, four loaded fits, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my gastro gave to me, twelve months of combo, eleven hours moaning, ten hours twitching, nine pretty Paxils, eight major headaches, seven days of itching, six months of puking, five riba pills, four loaded fits, three French safes, two latex gloves, and his word that I had hep c. Six months after treatment, my gastro gave to me, a clean bill of health and his word that I had no more hep c!

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Roswell Report – 12/22/06

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"Curtis A Stinnett" <curtisstinn…@cableone.net> wrote … > The week started off weird.  The Postmaster wanted to see me early Monday > morning. > I guess it’s my fault.  Ever since my faux heart attack, I’d been fairly > honest about my current medical condition to management and my coworkers. > But some employees were concerned.  It got back to our safety committee.

Does this mean you won’t have anymore lineups in the Post Office washroom? > So to make a long story not so short, the Postmaster called me in to give > me a heads-up on a service talk.  They had called in a postal nurse to > give a safety talk on hepatitis-c.  Even with the heads-up, I felt a > little awkward during the talk.  I couldn’t help but mutter "Damn" when > she said people with hep-c could still work. > The sad thing was I knew more than the nurse did.  And I kept my  mouth > shut.  <~sigh~> > I’m not sure whether that’s good or bad!

Hm. Sounds like the nurse hasn’t got a clue about hep c, and you may have to get a letter from your doctor if your labs show that you’re not in tip-top shape for hiking around with a sack of mail. I know that I certainly couldn’t do any kind of physical work on tx, and the mental work I could do was a real challenge. I don’t like that bit about, "people with hep c could still work." It should have been prefixed with a big *Some* as in *some people*, not *all* people. You very well may be able to work and have minor side-effects, but her blanket statement is wrong. Kinda makes one want to sneak up behind her an jab a syringeful of good ole peg-interferon into her posterior. <g> With a little luck, aliens will abduct her and her replacement will be more knowledgeable. Waterspider

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"Curtis A Stinnett" <curtisstinn…@cableone.net> wrote in message news:11qmv6tr31u5281@corp.supernews.com… > The sad thing was I knew more than the nurse did.  And I kept my  mouth > shut.  <~sigh~> > I’m not sure whether that’s good or bad! > Curtis, Roswell NM

Our infectious diseases nurse told a whole room full of us that HCV is NOT curable.  One of my co-workers said he saw steam coming out from under my chair. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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"Waterspider" <waterspi…@moonlight.net> wrote in message

news:11qn5iqq9ro5v80@corp.supernews.com… > Hm. Sounds like the nurse hasn’t got a clue about hep c, and you may have > to get a letter from your doctor if your labs show that you’re not in > tip-top shape for hiking around with a sack of mail. I know that I > certainly couldn’t do any kind of physical work on tx, and the mental work > I could do was a real challenge/ > I don’t like that bit about, "people with hep c could still work." It > should have been prefixed with a big *Some* as in *some people*, not *all* > people. You very well may be able to work and have minor side-effects, but > her blanket statement is wrong. Kinda makes one want to sneak up behind > her an jab a syringeful of good ole peg-interferon into her posterior. <g> > With a little luck, aliens will abduct her and her replacement will be > more knowledgeable.

In all fairness to the nurse, she had done some research.  She was serious and earnest.  She didn’t imply *all* people could work.  And she DID say the treatment could be rough. And it was an ‘official’ source telling everybody they wouldn’t have to be hosed down with a 10 percent bleach solution if I sneezed.  LOL. I got no complaints. Curtis, Roswell NM

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"Curtis A Stinnett" <curtisstinn…@cableone.net> wrote in message news:11qpnps8tr5vkcc@corp.supernews.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Waterspider" <waterspi…@moonlight.net> wrote in message > news:11qn5iqq9ro5v80@corp.supernews.com… >> Hm. Sounds like the nurse hasn’t got a clue about hep c, and you may have >> to get a letter from your doctor if your labs show that you’re not in >> tip-top shape for hiking around with a sack of mail. I know that I >> certainly couldn’t do any kind of physical work on tx, and the mental >> work I could do was a real challenge/ >> I don’t like that bit about, "people with hep c could still work." It >> should have been prefixed with a big *Some* as in *some people*, not >> *all* people. You very well may be able to work and have minor >> side-effects, but her blanket statement is wrong. Kinda makes one want to >> sneak up behind her an jab a syringeful of good ole peg-interferon into >> her posterior. <g> >> With a little luck, aliens will abduct her and her replacement will be >> more knowledgeable. > In all fairness to the nurse, she had done some research.  She was serious > and earnest.  She didn’t imply *all* people could work.  And she DID say > the treatment could be rough. > And it was an ‘official’ source telling everybody they wouldn’t have to be > hosed down with a 10 percent bleach solution if I sneezed.  LOL. > I got no complaints.

Well, that’s all good then. I guess if you get real bored some day at work you could run through the sorting room waving your ketchup-covered hand in the air, screaming, "Paper cut! Paper cut!" Waterspider

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The week started off weird.  The Postmaster wanted to see me early Monday morning. I guess it’s my fault.  Ever since my faux heart attack, I’d been fairly honest about my current medical condition to management and my coworkers. But some employees were concerned.  It got back to our safety committee. So to make a long story not so short, the Postmaster called me in to give me a heads-up on a service talk.  They had called in a postal nurse to give a safety talk on hepatitis-c.  Even with the heads-up, I felt a little awkward during the talk.  I couldn’t help but mutter "Damn" when she said people with hep-c could still work. The sad thing was I knew more than the nurse did.  And I kept my  mouth shut.  <~sigh~> I’m not sure whether that’s good or bad! Curtis, Roswell NM

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Jeez!!! You got a gov’t job with every flippin’ holiday in the book off and a healthy retirement plan. Plus you get cost of living increases that don’t need decimal places!! you are one querulous s.o.b. — Shawn "Curtis A Stinnett" <curtisstinn…@cableone.net> wrote in message news:11qmv6tr31u5281@corp.supernews.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> The week started off weird.  The Postmaster wanted to see me early Monday > morning. > I guess it’s my fault.  Ever since my faux heart attack, I’d been fairly > honest about my current medical condition to management and my coworkers. > But some employees were concerned.  It got back to our safety committee. > So to make a long story not so short, the Postmaster called me in to give > me a heads-up on a service talk.  They had called in a postal nurse to > give a safety talk on hepatitis-c.  Even with the heads-up, I felt a > little awkward during the talk.  I couldn’t help but mutter "Damn" when > she said people with hep-c could still work. > The sad thing was I knew more than the nurse did.  And I kept my  mouth > shut.  <~sigh~> > I’m not sure whether that’s good or bad! > Curtis, Roswell NM

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Querulous?!?!?!? I thought I was being curmudgeonly!  LOL. Curtis "Shawn" <m…@privacy.net> wrote in message

news:sRLqf.7858$vJ4.6297@trnddc07… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Jeez!!! You got a gov’t job with every flippin’ holiday in the book off > and a healthy retirement plan. Plus you get cost of living increases that > don’t need decimal places!! you are one querulous s.o.b. > — > Shawn > "Curtis A Stinnett" <curtisstinn…@cableone.net> wrote in message > news:11qmv6tr31u5281@corp.supernews.com… >> The week started off weird.  The Postmaster wanted to see me early Monday >> morning. >> I guess it’s my fault.  Ever since my faux heart attack, I’d been fairly >> honest about my current medical condition to management and my coworkers. >> But some employees were concerned.  It got back to our safety committee. >> So to make a long story not so short, the Postmaster called me in to give >> me a heads-up on a service talk.  They had called in a postal nurse to >> give a safety talk on hepatitis-c.  Even with the heads-up, I felt a >> little awkward during the talk.  I couldn’t help but mutter "Damn" when >> she said people with hep-c could still work. >> The sad thing was I knew more than the nurse did.  And I kept my  mouth >> shut.  <~sigh~> >> I’m not sure whether that’s good or bad! >> Curtis, Roswell NM

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Christmas Traditions…

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Now I get it!!  Thanks, Kemosabe. Tonto’s horse ////////////// Herr Elmo Bumpfmeister I lost the password to the hotmail that CJ used as the "reply to" in newsgroups one, Complicating matters was a partial meltdown of microsoft server software for a few days. so until servers were repaired, etc, I had no hotmail. And the newsgroup needed me (ha ha) The folks at Hotmail, meanwhile, were finally able to process and thereby allow my Chester Field name. There is no deeper meening to the name. But the writing has changed. I could have stayed as The Lone Ranger since when I was 7. But nah, there are too many banditos here, I would never had a chance to sit down with Tonto and light up a Chester Field and some Loco Weed and Hi Oh Hi Oh Hi Oh Silver!….and Away! Chester cj Field <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:20208-43AAB11C-157@storefull-3257.bay.webtv.net… You must have been a bad boy that year, CJ. Don’t feel too bad, I still wanna be Tonto’s horse. If I get my wish, I’ll trot on up to Canada so you can ride me and shoot off your chrome plated six guns. I’ll bring ya a cowboy hat and sheriff’s badge too. elmo (what is this Chester Field business?) //////////// I was upset one Christmas morning because Santa in his wisdom had left for me a cap pistol and a painted metal toy parking garage with pumps. My brother got an inflatable horse that looked like a squishie duffelbag with ears on it, short necked son of a mare. Anyways I really wanted to ride on that horse and wave my pistol around in the air, rather than suckhole to my parking customers and shine chrome. I took that as a challenge, even back then. I morphed myself into Lone Ranger for quite a while. The sixks gun was a noble chrome nikel, and really heavy. White grips, I think. The cartiridges took percussion caps, the slugs were heavy lead. I ran around outside and ambushed bad folk, in the snow no less. I got the mumps shortly after that, but that is a story best left for later. I’ts a doozie. This Christmas Mango is giving astrology readings, although he is a bit green at that stuff. Let him do it, though. If he made black mistakes, no doubt he would look better on the spit than me when they come loking for Magicks around here. (err I mean Magi) The gifts thereof, That last line was meant for those that envy christmas tradittions. I think people just feel left out some point in their lives to enjoy getting togther with family and friends, with good will and sharing warmth Coyote Chester Loki "ghibelno" <ghibe…@yahoo.it> wrote in message

news:1135178130.815865.138410@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com… elmo wrote: Maybe instead, you could stuff one of those Christmas presents where the sun doesn’t shine, Paul2. I already asked you nicely to can the religious discussion so that we could get the focus back on hepc in this NG, rather than continue the arguments over religion. You’re driving people who aren’t interested in talking religion away from here and that pissses me off. Now I’m gonna get rude with you and anyone else that won’t drop the discussion. Well said, Elmo. I got REALLY sick of all the pseudo-religious off topic threads that lately have been started up and carried on by a lot of people. I tried to read something to understand what the heck was going on and why it can happen, but I HAD to quit reading a couple of weeks ago, as I couldn’t stand it no more. During the last two weeks, and currently, I do SKIP entire threads and tried to extract intresting messages, news and other from all this SHIT , but it is hard. A lot of people still try to help others, give advice etc., others just DELIBERATELY try to break balls: what an helping hand, isn’t it? So, I’d join the rude one, for once and would like to unload some crap on those who like it sooooo much, but I’ll keep myself. Let’s have a coffee, and a cigarette, this, too, will pass as well. Cheers, jeeb. http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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Buddy and I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year too, Doug. It only gets poot and toot if I eat the broccoli and beans.  :-) elmo //////// Re: Christmas Traditions…   Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Thu, Dec 22, 2005, 9:27am (CST+1) From: dttr…@adelphia.net (Doug) Maybe a little….. but you get some great Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes from all of us here at the half-a-farm to you and Buddy. So here’s an upturned cup a ‘nog…. cheers…..

Killed it

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Hello everyone, It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not since finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that I had my SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus I get to see what life is like without it. I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it.  Maybe on Christmas day. Cheers Jonathan

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Jonathan – Congratulations!  Thanks for letting us know. Gordo In article <do5rkd$lu…@cpca14.uea.ac.uk>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text - "Rasputin" <ras.pu…@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not since > finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that I had my > SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus I get to > see what life is like without it. > I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything > on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal > bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still > not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it.  Maybe > on Christmas day. > Cheers > Jonathan

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Rasputin wrote: > Hello everyone, > It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not since > finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that I had my > SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus I get to > see what life is like without it. > I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything > on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal > bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still > not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it.  Maybe > on Christmas day. > Cheers > Jonathan

Well done, congratulations. Cheers, jeeb.

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Another one bites the dust, another one bites the dust!    Good for you! Buster "Rasputin" <ras.pu…@btinternet.com> wrote in message

news:do5rkd$luv$1@cpca14.uea.ac.uk… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello everyone, > It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not > since finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that > I had my SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus > I get to see what life is like without it. > I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything > on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal > bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still > not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it. > Maybe on Christmas day. > Cheers > Jonathan

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"Rasputin" <ras.pu…@btinternet.com> wrote in message

news:do5rkd$luv$1@cpca14.uea.ac.uk… > Hello everyone, > It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not > since finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that > I had my SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus > I get to see what life is like without it.

Way to go Rasputin! Congratulations, big hugs and welcome to Club SVR! The coolest thing, to me, is that every time I look back to where I was six months ago, I’m waaaay healthier today, and this has been going on for several years now. It’s a hard fight, but it’s worth every minute of it. I hope you come back here to visit from time to time. It gets discouraging for newbies (and oldies too) when they rarely hear from anyone who has had success with treatment. Waterspider

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Hello Jonathan – such excellent news!  Congratulations!  I recall that you had Hep c since childhood, but I don’t recall what your genotype or liver condition was.  I also recall that you followed a Chinese medical protocol alongwith your tx.  Would you mind telling me what city you’re in and the name of your Chinese practitioner?   Reversal of fibrosis happens, but studies are limited because of the time involved.  Below are excerpts from a Feb 2005 article about fibrosis.  If the link doesn’t work, go to http://www.jci.org/ and search titles for Liver Fibrosis. I am interested in this too, and will keep looking.  Stick around, Bud. SVR’s are golden here! Merry Merry Christmas Kathy http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=… x86d9798 LIVER FIBROSIS J Clin Invest. 2005 February …Since the demonstration, in the 1990s, that even advanced liver fibrosis is reversible, researchers have been stimulated to identify antifibrotic therapies. Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly interested in developing antifibrotic programs, and clinical trials are currently underway. However, the most effective therapy for treating hepatic fibrosis to date is still to remove the causative agent… Lack of clinical trials is due to the requirement of long follow-up studies and to the fact that liver biopsy, an invasive procedure, is still the gold-standard method for detecting changes in liver fibrosis… .. The distribution of this fibrous material depends on the origin of the liver injury. In chronic viral hepatitis and chronic cholestatic disorders, the fibrotic tissue is initially located around portal tracts, while in alcohol-induced liver disease, it locates in pericentral and perisinusoidal areas. As fibrotic liver diseases advance, disease progression from collagen bands to bridging fibrosis to frank cirrhosis occurs. ..In humans, spontaneous resolution of liver fibrosis can occur after successful treatment of the underlying disease. This observation has been described in patients with iron and copper overload, alcohol-induced liver injury, chronic hepatitis C, B, and D, hemochromatosis, secondary biliary cirrhosis, NASH, and autoimmune hepatitis.  It may take years for significant regression to be achieved; the time varies depending on the underlying cause of the liver disease and its severity. Chronic HCV infection is the most extensively studied condition, and therapy (IFN-a plus ribavirin) with viral clearance results in fibrosis improvement. Importantly, nearly half of patients with cirrhosis exhibit reversal to a significant degree. Whether this beneficial effect is associated with improvements in long-term clinical outcome, including decreased portal hypertension, is unknown…Several questions remain unanswered: Can we pharmacologically accelerate fibrosis resolution in humans? Can a fibrotic liver completely regress to a normal liver? Does fibrosis reverse similarly in all types of liver diseases? …

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"Rasputin" <ras.pu…@btinternet.com> wrote in message

news:do5rkd$luv$1@cpca14.uea.ac.uk… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello everyone, > It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not > since finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that > I had my SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus > I get to see what life is like without it. > I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything > on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal > bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still > not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it. > Maybe on Christmas day. > Cheers > Jonathan

Congratulations! Glad to hear your news.

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Good link, Kathy; thanks. WS – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=… > x86d9798 > LIVER FIBROSIS > J Clin Invest. 2005 February > …Since the demonstration, in the 1990s, that even advanced liver > fibrosis is reversible, researchers have been stimulated to identify > antifibrotic therapies. Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies are > increasingly interested in developing antifibrotic programs, and clinical > trials are currently underway. However, the most effective therapy for > treating hepatic fibrosis to date is still to remove the causative > agent… Lack of clinical trials is due to the requirement of long > follow-up studies and to the fact that liver biopsy, an invasive > procedure, is still the gold-standard method for detecting changes in > liver fibrosis… > .. The distribution of this fibrous material depends on the origin of the > liver injury. In chronic viral hepatitis and chronic cholestatic > disorders, > the fibrotic tissue is initially located around portal tracts, while in > alcohol-induced liver disease, it locates in pericentral and > perisinusoidal areas. As fibrotic liver diseases advance, disease > progression from collagen bands to bridging fibrosis to frank cirrhosis > occurs. > ..In humans, spontaneous resolution of liver fibrosis can occur after > successful treatment of the underlying disease. This observation has been > described in patients with iron and copper overload, alcohol-induced liver > injury, chronic hepatitis C, B, and D, hemochromatosis, secondary biliary > cirrhosis, NASH, and autoimmune hepatitis.  It may take years for > significant regression to be achieved; the time varies depending on the > underlying cause of the liver disease and its severity. Chronic HCV > infection is the most extensively studied condition, and therapy (IFN-a > plus ribavirin) with viral clearance results in fibrosis improvement. > Importantly, nearly half of patients with cirrhosis exhibit reversal to a > significant degree. Whether this beneficial effect is associated with > improvements in long-term clinical outcome, including decreased portal > hypertension, is unknown…Several questions remain unanswered: Can we > pharmacologically accelerate fibrosis resolution in humans? Can a fibrotic > liver completely regress to a normal liver? Does fibrosis reverse > similarly > in all types of liver diseases? …

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On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:40:30 -0000, "Rasputin" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<ras.pu…@btinternet.com> wrote: >Hello everyone, >It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not since >finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that I had my >SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus I get to >see what life is like without it. >I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything >on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal >bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still >not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it.  Maybe >on Christmas day. >Cheers >Jonathan

Congratulations Jonathan.  I’m very happy for you and welcome to the SVR club.  The liver is a magnificent organ and yours is saying thank you very much.  I don’t know about time tables but studies I’ve been reading say you can expect your liver to heal very well within a year or 2.  The problem is who wants to get a biopsy after you’ve killed the dragon.  There is one out there can’t remember the url but it is for people with autoimmune hepatitis that showed drastic liver recovery in short time frames.  I imagine it would be the same for us. take care, Don

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Well done Jonathan!!! I hope you did a victory dance!!! You deserve it!!!! — Shawn (use the "reply feature on your browser to send a private reply via E-Mail.) "ghibelno" <ghibe…@yahoo.it> wrote in message

news:1134993391.720916.287900@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Rasputin wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not >> since >> finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that I had >> my >> SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus I get to >> see what life is like without it. >> I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of >> anything >> on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of >> portal >> bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal. >> Still >> not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it. >> Maybe >> on Christmas day. >> Cheers >> Jonathan > Well done, congratulations. > Cheers, > jeeb.

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Ding dong, the dragon’s dead!  <happy dance> "Rasputin" <ras.pu…@btinternet.com> wrote in message

news:do5rkd$luv$1@cpca14.uea.ac.uk… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello everyone, > It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not > since finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that > I had my SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus > I get to see what life is like without it. > I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything > on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal > bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still > not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it. > Maybe on Christmas day. > Cheers > Jonathan

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In article <do5rkd$lu…@cpca14.uea.ac.uk>, ras.pu…@btinternet.com says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hello everyone, >It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not since >finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that I had my >SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus I get to >see what life is like without it. >I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything >on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal >bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still >not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it.  Maybe >on Christmas day. >Cheers >Jonathan

You can’t see it, but my thumbs up.  Way up.  Congrats dude.  You’ll be fine from here on out.  Be patient as you’ve been granted a new lease. Take advantage of it Jon.  And don’t forget to kiss your doctor on New Years Eve.  

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"Shawn" <m…@privacy.net> wrote in message

news:lYFpf.10005$aU4.7418@trnddc06… > Well done Jonathan!!! I hope you did a victory dance!!! You deserve it!!!!

Snoopy dance – does that count? J

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"Frank" <HangininTh…@verizon.com> wrote in message

news:0O2dnWJEjN_i9TreRVn-sA@comcast.com… > You can’t see it, but my thumbs up.  Way up.  Congrats dude.  You’ll be > fine > from here on out.  Be patient as you’ve been granted a new lease. Take > advantage of it Jon.  And don’t forget to kiss your doctor on New Years > Eve.

Unfortunately my doctor is a bit of an ugly old goat, so not sure I will go quite that far. Maybe if I am drunk enough

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Right on, Jonathan!! elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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MOST EXCELLENT DUDE!!! Hell yes, have a nice brew and celabrate, but in moderation of course, hehe… Nice work, I’m glad for you. Russ "Rasputin" <ras.pu…@btinternet.com> wrote in message

news:do5rkd$luv$1@cpca14.uea.ac.uk… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello everyone, > It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not > since finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that > I had my SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus > I get to see what life is like without it. > I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything > on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal > bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still > not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it. > Maybe on Christmas day. > Cheers > Jonathan

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Oh Good for you, man!      Doug "Rasputin" <ras.pu…@btinternet.com> wrote in message

news:do5rkd$luv$1@cpca14.uea.ac.uk… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello everyone, > It has been a while since I last posted on here, in fact probably not > since finishing treatment 6 months ago.  Anyway I just wanted report that > I had my SVR confirmed.  Finally after 23 years of living with this virus > I get to see what life is like without it. > I have read that the liver can repair itself, does anyone know of anything > on how long this takes.  Twelve months ago my liver showed signs of portal > bridging fibrosis and I would quite like to have it back to normal.  Still > not had a drink, if I am honest I am actually a bit frightened of it. > Maybe on Christmas day. > Cheers > Jonathan

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Medications that help me

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Yes, it took me a similar combination to get through the 48 weeks of TX also. Had to add two weekly shots of a drug to boost my red blood cells also. Kill the dragon, Julie Virus free for 10 months now. "MaxDad" <max…@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:k5s6q1ptgt33u7udo9ruvm43lpo8t6ij1l@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have HVC genotype 2b. I’m in my second week of TX; 22 weeks to go. > My GI doctor wants to do as much ‘damage’ to the virus as possible in > the early part of TX, so I’m on 180 mcg of Pegasys and 1200 mg of > Riba. I was having lots of nasty muscle pain, even worse pain when I > lay down in bed. My GP doctor wants to help me get through this > without quitting the TX, something that he sees far too often. The GP > gave me scripts for Duragesic patches (an opiate), Ritalin LA, Zoloft, > and Ambien. > I tried to tough it out and did not use the Duragesic patches when I > took my first injection. The pain over the next few days was > unbelievable, but I figured I would be ‘manly’ and swallow the pain. I > eventually wimped out and put on a patch. Five hours later, the pain > in my head and muscles started to taper off- the pain is not totally > gone, but it is now bearable. I will stop wearing the Duragesic patch > next weekend and see if the side effects have lessened. The Duragesic > patches are great for killing pain, but they do have a bothersome side > effect of their own- like all narcotics, they cause EXTREME > constipation. A tablespoon of Metamucil at every meal helps. I suppose > that I can recommend Duragesic for some people fighting TX side > effects, at least during the first two weeks when the side effects > tend to be nastiest. > The Ritalin is helping me handle the fatigue I am already seeing. I > need to keep thinking at work. I don’t know if I am experiencing the > so-called brain-fog, but the ongoing pain can be very distracting. > Ritalin helps keep me focused. > The Ambien forces me to sleep seven hours. Once TX began, the most I > could sleep at one time was under an hour. Even with the Duragesic > patch, lying down in bed was painful. Ambien removed any obstacle > preventing a good nights sleep. Triple doses of Melatonin did nothing > for me, but Ambien worked in less than 30 minutes. > I found that simple ginger root from a vitamin store works great to > relieve nausea. My GI recommended it. I get nauseous in the afternoon. > As soon as I feel queasy, I pop a ginger capsule. > The Zoloft is basically a preventative AD drug. > Thanks elmo: I am eating fatty food- pasta, pop-tarts, milkshakes, ice > cream, etc,. around the time I take my TX drugs.

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the "constipation" from the narcotics will be a good thing when the runs hit you, and they will.. good luck Ambien quick working for me after a while so I quit taking them. Xanax worked much better for sleep. russ "Gordo Mondragon" <ga_mondra…@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:ga_mondragon-025F17.08585117122005@news-rdr-01-dummy.rdc-nyc.rr.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> MD – > Sounds like you/your doctor have a good plan and you’re well-armed. > From what I’ve read most type 2/3s have a strong early response and > there’s not enough evidence to know how that relates to SVR, but based > on treating type 1 a stronger earlier response definitely is a stronger > indicator of an eventual SVR. > One bit of experience from me and I’ve seen it from other people here: > for some of use, nightly Ambien use over a couple of days resulted in > major forgetfulness/memory problems.  Off tx if I take it more than 3 or > 4 days I start to notice a slight memory effect, like words and names > that I should know don’t come to mind as easily.  On tx, at times I felt > like all I could do was point and grunt.  So if you start to notice that > symptom it might be related to the ambien. > You learned the lesson of trying to "tough it out" on tx….  "ride it > out" is more useful, with whatever assistance you can get.  You can go > back to being tough in 20 weeks. > Take care and keep us updated.  I haven’t heard of using Ritalin before > but it makes a lot of sense. > Gordo > In article <k5s6q1ptgt33u7udo9ruvm43lpo8t6i…@4ax.com>, > MaxDad <max…@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> I have HVC genotype 2b. I’m in my second week of TX; 22 weeks to go. >> My GI doctor wants to do as much ‘damage’ to the virus as possible in >> the early part of TX, so I’m on 180 mcg of Pegasys and 1200 mg of >> Riba. I was having lots of nasty muscle pain, even worse pain when I >> lay down in bed. My GP doctor wants to help me get through this >> without quitting the TX, something that he sees far too often. The GP >> gave me scripts for Duragesic patches (an opiate), Ritalin LA, Zoloft, >> and Ambien. >> I tried to tough it out and did not use the Duragesic patches when I >> took my first injection. The pain over the next few days was >> unbelievable, but I figured I would be ‘manly’ and swallow the pain. I >> eventually wimped out and put on a patch. Five hours later, the pain >> in my head and muscles started to taper off- the pain is not totally >> gone, but it is now bearable. I will stop wearing the Duragesic patch >> next weekend and see if the side effects have lessened. The Duragesic >> patches are great for killing pain, but they do have a bothersome side >> effect of their own- like all narcotics, they cause EXTREME >> constipation. A tablespoon of Metamucil at every meal helps. I suppose >> that I can recommend Duragesic for some people fighting TX side >> effects, at least during the first two weeks when the side effects >> tend to be nastiest. >> The Ritalin is helping me handle the fatigue I am already seeing. I >> need to keep thinking at work. I don’t know if I am experiencing the >> so-called brain-fog, but the ongoing pain can be very distracting. >> Ritalin helps keep me focused. >> The Ambien forces me to sleep seven hours. Once TX began, the most I >> could sleep at one time was under an hour. Even with the Duragesic >> patch, lying down in bed was painful. Ambien removed any obstacle >> preventing a good nights sleep. Triple doses of Melatonin did nothing >> for me, but Ambien worked in less than 30 minutes. >> I found that simple ginger root from a vitamin store works great to >> relieve nausea. My GI recommended it. I get nauseous in the afternoon. >> As soon as I feel queasy, I pop a ginger capsule. >> The Zoloft is basically a preventative AD drug. >> Thanks elmo: I am eating fatty food- pasta, pop-tarts, milkshakes, ice >> cream, etc,. around the time I take my TX drugs.

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On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:01:08 GMT, Gordo Mondragon <ga_mondra…@yahoo.com> wrote:

Thanks Gordo- Interesting news on the Ambien. My GP told me that if I used it more that a week, the first two nights after I stopped using it might be mostly sleepless. All prescriptions have side effects somewhere down the road; you just gotta decide if the tradeoff is worth it. Both my GI and GP have numerous patients on TX that are taking Ritalin LA during the workweek. There is no scientific proof that it helps Peg/Riba fatigue. As a Ritalin ‘user’, I think it helps enormously. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->MD – >Sounds like you/your doctor have a good plan and you’re well-armed.   >From what I’ve read most type 2/3s have a strong early response and >there’s not enough evidence to know how that relates to SVR, but based >on treating type 1 a stronger earlier response definitely is a stronger >indicator of an eventual SVR. >One bit of experience from me and I’ve seen it from other people here: >for some of use, nightly Ambien use over a couple of days resulted in >major forgetfulness/memory problems.  Off tx if I take it more than 3 or >4 days I start to notice a slight memory effect, like words and names >that I should know don’t come to mind as easily.  On tx, at times I felt >like all I could do was point and grunt.  So if you start to notice that >symptom it might be related to the ambien. >You learned the lesson of trying to "tough it out" on tx….  "ride it >out" is more useful, with whatever assistance you can get.  You can go >back to being tough in 20 weeks. >Take care and keep us updated.  I haven’t heard of using Ritalin before >but it makes a lot of sense. >Gordo >In article <k5s6q1ptgt33u7udo9ruvm43lpo8t6i…@4ax.com>, > MaxDad <max…@bellsouth.net> wrote:

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MD – Sounds like you/your doctor have a good plan and you’re well-armed.   From what I’ve read most type 2/3s have a strong early response and there’s not enough evidence to know how that relates to SVR, but based on treating type 1 a stronger earlier response definitely is a stronger indicator of an eventual SVR. One bit of experience from me and I’ve seen it from other people here: for some of use, nightly Ambien use over a couple of days resulted in major forgetfulness/memory problems.  Off tx if I take it more than 3 or 4 days I start to notice a slight memory effect, like words and names that I should know don’t come to mind as easily.  On tx, at times I felt like all I could do was point and grunt.  So if you start to notice that symptom it might be related to the ambien. You learned the lesson of trying to "tough it out" on tx….  "ride it out" is more useful, with whatever assistance you can get.  You can go back to being tough in 20 weeks. Take care and keep us updated.  I haven’t heard of using Ritalin before but it makes a lot of sense. Gordo In article <k5s6q1ptgt33u7udo9ruvm43lpo8t6i…@4ax.com>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text - MaxDad <max…@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I have HVC genotype 2b. I’m in my second week of TX; 22 weeks to go. > My GI doctor wants to do as much ‘damage’ to the virus as possible in > the early part of TX, so I’m on 180 mcg of Pegasys and 1200 mg of > Riba. I was having lots of nasty muscle pain, even worse pain when I > lay down in bed. My GP doctor wants to help me get through this > without quitting the TX, something that he sees far too often. The GP > gave me scripts for Duragesic patches (an opiate), Ritalin LA, Zoloft, > and Ambien. > I tried to tough it out and did not use the Duragesic patches when I > took my first injection. The pain over the next few days was > unbelievable, but I figured I would be ‘manly’ and swallow the pain. I > eventually wimped out and put on a patch. Five hours later, the pain > in my head and muscles started to taper off- the pain is not totally > gone, but it is now bearable. I will stop wearing the Duragesic patch > next weekend and see if the side effects have lessened. The Duragesic > patches are great for killing pain, but they do have a bothersome side > effect of their own- like all narcotics, they cause EXTREME > constipation. A tablespoon of Metamucil at every meal helps. I suppose > that I can recommend Duragesic for some people fighting TX side > effects, at least during the first two weeks when the side effects > tend to be nastiest. > The Ritalin is helping me handle the fatigue I am already seeing. I > need to keep thinking at work. I don’t know if I am experiencing the > so-called brain-fog, but the ongoing pain can be very distracting. > Ritalin helps keep me focused. > The Ambien forces me to sleep seven hours. Once TX began, the most I > could sleep at one time was under an hour. Even with the Duragesic > patch, lying down in bed was painful. Ambien removed any obstacle > preventing a good nights sleep. Triple doses of Melatonin did nothing > for me, but Ambien worked in less than 30 minutes. > I found that simple ginger root from a vitamin store works great to > relieve nausea. My GI recommended it. I get nauseous in the afternoon. > As soon as I feel queasy, I pop a ginger capsule. > The Zoloft is basically a preventative AD drug.   > Thanks elmo: I am eating fatty food- pasta, pop-tarts, milkshakes, ice > cream, etc,. around the time I take my TX drugs.

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Medications that help me   Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Fri, Dec 16, 2005, 10:12pm (CST+1) From: max…@bellsouth.net (MaxDad) I have HVC genotype 2b. I’m in my second week of TX; 22 weeks to go. My GI doctor wants to do as much ‘damage’ to the virus as possible in the early part of TX, so I’m on 180 mcg of Pegasys and 1200 mg of Riba. I was having lots of nasty muscle pain, even worse pain when I lay down in bed. My GP doctor wants to help me get through this without quitting the TX, something that he sees far too often. The GP gave me scripts for Duragesic patches (an opiate), Ritalin LA, Zoloft, and Ambien. I tried to tough it out and did not use the Duragesic patches when I took my first injection. The pain over the next few days was unbelievable, but I figured I would be ‘manly’ and swallow the pain. I eventually wimped out and put on a patch. Five hours later, the pain in my head and muscles started to taper off- the pain is not totally gone, but it is now bearable. I will stop wearing the Duragesic patch next weekend and see if the side effects have lessened. The Duragesic patches are great for killing pain, but they do have a bothersome side effect of their own- like all narcotics, they cause EXTREME constipation. A tablespoon of Metamucil at every meal helps. I suppose that I can recommend Duragesic for some people fighting TX side effects, at least during the first two weeks when the side effects tend to be nastiest. The Ritalin is helping me handle the fatigue I am already seeing. I need to keep thinking at work. I don’t know if I am experiencing the so-called brain-fog, but the ongoing pain can be very distracting. Ritalin helps keep me focused. The Ambien forces me to sleep seven hours. Once TX began, the most I could sleep at one time was under an hour. Even with the Duragesic patch, lying down in bed was painful. Ambien removed any obstacle preventing a good nights sleep. Triple doses of Melatonin did nothing for me, but Ambien worked in less than 30 minutes. I found that simple ginger root from a vitamin store works great to relieve nausea. My GI recommended it. I get nauseous in the afternoon. As soon as I feel queasy, I pop a ginger capsule. The Zoloft is basically a preventative AD drug. Thanks elmo: I am eating fatty food- pasta, pop-tarts, milkshakes, ice cream, etc,. around the time I take my TX drugs. ////////////// Good show, Max!  I really enjoyed peanut butter on hot toast in the morning.  Enjoy!! elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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I have HVC genotype 2b. I’m in my second week of TX; 22 weeks to go. My GI doctor wants to do as much ‘damage’ to the virus as possible in the early part of TX, so I’m on 180 mcg of Pegasys and 1200 mg of Riba. I was having lots of nasty muscle pain, even worse pain when I lay down in bed. My GP doctor wants to help me get through this without quitting the TX, something that he sees far too often. The GP gave me scripts for Duragesic patches (an opiate), Ritalin LA, Zoloft, and Ambien. I tried to tough it out and did not use the Duragesic patches when I took my first injection. The pain over the next few days was unbelievable, but I figured I would be ‘manly’ and swallow the pain. I eventually wimped out and put on a patch. Five hours later, the pain in my head and muscles started to taper off- the pain is not totally gone, but it is now bearable. I will stop wearing the Duragesic patch next weekend and see if the side effects have lessened. The Duragesic patches are great for killing pain, but they do have a bothersome side effect of their own- like all narcotics, they cause EXTREME constipation. A tablespoon of Metamucil at every meal helps. I suppose that I can recommend Duragesic for some people fighting TX side effects, at least during the first two weeks when the side effects tend to be nastiest. The Ritalin is helping me handle the fatigue I am already seeing. I need to keep thinking at work. I don’t know if I am experiencing the so-called brain-fog, but the ongoing pain can be very distracting. Ritalin helps keep me focused. The Ambien forces me to sleep seven hours. Once TX began, the most I could sleep at one time was under an hour. Even with the Duragesic patch, lying down in bed was painful. Ambien removed any obstacle preventing a good nights sleep. Triple doses of Melatonin did nothing for me, but Ambien worked in less than 30 minutes. I found that simple ginger root from a vitamin store works great to relieve nausea. My GI recommended it. I get nauseous in the afternoon. As soon as I feel queasy, I pop a ginger capsule. The Zoloft is basically a preventative AD drug.   Thanks elmo: I am eating fatty food- pasta, pop-tarts, milkshakes, ice cream, etc,. around the time I take my TX drugs.

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Viramidine May Help with Anemia

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I suppose it is.

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That’s good news, no?

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My doctore in the NM283 Valopicitabine trial   just finished a Viramidine trial. He said they were getting no side effects from the viramidine. NM283 has side effect of naseau in about 10% of the people. Small  women especially dont tolerate NM283 well

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Been following on this one as well… The novel pro-drug viramidine could result in lower incidence of anemia than ribavirin with comparable efficacy in patients with hepatitis C, when used in interferon-combination regimens, according to a phase 2 study. Anemia is a common adverse effect of ribavirin-interferon therapy that emerges as a dose-limiting toxicity in approximately one quarter of patients, according to researchers who presented the findings here on December 13th at the Frontiers in Drug Development for Viral Hepatitis HEP DART 2005 meeting. http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E18852570D…

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The Postcard Project

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<elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:27483-43A45902-199@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net… > I’ll give my address to anyone who wants it, but you’ll have email me > for it.  I aint gonna post it on here.  Never know if you’ll get a bomb > or some anthrax in the mail one day.  Or some pissed off, gun toting > redneck from Texas, or something showing up at your front door.

Or what happened to me this summer… Into my office walks this crazed Viet Nam vet riba-troll from Florida, pissed off because they wouldn’t let him take his guns across the border! Ahahahahaha! Hope to see you here one day, Doc. I promise that you’ll meet lots of good people, have a great time and enjoy your fill of fresh prawns and BC Bud! And that offer is extended to all my fellow dragon-fighters. Spidey

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Re: The Postcard Project   Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2005, 10:55am (CST-2) From: waterspi…@moonlight.net (Waterspider) <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:27483-43A45902-199@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net… I’ll give my address to anyone who wants it, but you’ll have email me for it. I aint gonna post it on here. Never know if you’ll get a bomb or some anthrax in the mail one day. Or some pissed off, gun toting redneck from Texas, or something showing up at your front door. Or what happened to me this summer… Into my office walks this crazed Viet Nam vet riba-troll from Florida, pissed off because they wouldn’t let him take his guns across the border! Ahahahahaha! Hope to see you here one day, Doc. I promise that you’ll meet lots of good people, have a great time and enjoy your fill of fresh prawns and BC Bud! And that offer is extended to all my fellow dragon-fighters. Spidey ////////// I’m going to take you up on that offer, ya know.  We’ll have to take a taxi home from the pub, tho.  I don’t want to end up in any of those Canadian jails.   elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Michael Cody wrote: > eileen wrote: >> Waterspider wrote: >>> We need a change of subject, aye? >>> We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update >>> (Curtis >>> being a postie probably jogged my memory). >>> Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: >>> If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems >>> from it, >>> post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it >>> (assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. >>> Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other >>> members >>> of ash-c. >>> Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the >>> rest of us. >>> It’s very cool, really. For a time I had an ash-c wall in my office, >>> cards >>> from all over the world, from folks I got to know here on this group. >>> I will >>> cherish those cards forever, not to mention what a wonderful >>> morale-booster >>> they were while I was on treatment. >>> The original idea was to send postcards of where we lived, but of >>> course the >>> likely suspects (Elmo, Geb and a few others) got creative and sent >>> weird and >>> wonderful rather than pretty and touristy (mine were boring, just >>> scenics of >>> Pender Harbour). >>> Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here’s me: >>> Myrwin >>> Box 370 >>> Madeira Park BC >>> Canada V0N 2H0 >> I would think that if you’ve ever had an online stalker you would not >> post your home address for anyone to view. >> It has happened to a few people I know online here, who have had their >> life almost ruined by posting this info. >> The stalker can seem like a very nice person until you disagree with >> them and then the psycho part starts. >> This is a public forum here, don’t be so free with anything personal. >> eileen >> ps: Put your thinking caps on ladies, please > I agree. > Cody

I agree with Eileen and Cody. Maybe we could use email and from there use a web site that doesn’t have any meta tags or isn’t listed on any search engines. I’ve got some old web sites that haven’t shown any activity for a very long time that we could use or we could create a new site easy enough. I’ll be glad to help in any way I can. BTW, I’m in this time. Dwight edmoore at flash dot spam net (take out the spam to contact me)

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Ahh haha mye

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Waterspider wrote: > We need a change of subject, aye? > We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update (Curtis > being a postie probably jogged my memory). > Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: > If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems from it, > post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it > (assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. > Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other members > of ash-c. > Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the > rest of us. > It’s very cool, really. For a time I had an ash-c wall in my office, cards > from all over the world, from folks I got to know here on this group. I will > cherish those cards forever, not to mention what a wonderful morale-booster > they were while I was on treatment. > The original idea was to send postcards of where we lived, but of course the > likely suspects (Elmo, Geb and a few others) got creative and sent weird and > wonderful rather than pretty and touristy (mine were boring, just scenics of > Pender Harbour). > Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here’s me: > Myrwin > Box 370 > Madeira Park BC > Canada V0N 2H0

Cool idea, as soon as I get a mailing adress I’m in. mye

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"Russ" <sourdo55 at yahoo.com> wrote in message news:do4fm701k9j@enews4.newsguy.com… > mmm some good bud,,,,yum.. all they got down here is some mexican dirt > weed…. > can’t say much for the seafood around here either , hahahahaha…. > Spidey, I’ll be seeing you around the end of February!

Yippee! Cool, Russ, I look forward to meeting you! But are you sure you’ll be able to handle winter weather on the Sunshine Coast after all your time in Arizona? LOL! Spidey

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<elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:22403-43A582D5-539@storefull-3256.bay.webtv.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Re: The Postcard Project > Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2005, 1:33pm (CST-2) > From: waterspi…@moonlight.net (Waterspider) > <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:27482-43A46FE3-558@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net… > Re: The Postcard Project > Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2005, 10:55am (CST-2) > From: waterspi…@moonlight.net (Waterspider) > <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:27483-43A45902-199@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net… I’ll give my > address to anyone who wants it, but you’ll have email me for it. I aint > gonna post it on here. Never know if you’ll get a bomb or some anthrax > in the mail one day. Or some pissed off, gun toting redneck from Texas, > or something showing up at your front door. Or what happened to me this > summer… > Into my office walks this crazed Viet Nam vet riba-troll from Florida, > pissed off because they wouldn’t let him take his guns across the > border! > Ahahahahaha! > Hope to see you here one day, Doc. I promise that you’ll meet lots of > good people, have a great time and enjoy your fill of fresh prawns and > BC Bud! > And that offer is extended to all my fellow dragon-fighters. Spidey > ////////// > I’m going to take you up on that offer, ya know. We’ll have to take a > taxi home from the pub, tho. I don’t want to end up in any of those > Canadian jails. > ROFL! > Sorry, Doc, we’ll have to be walking. Guess I didn’t mention that there > aren’t any busses or cabs in Pender Harbour, but then if I told you all > the bad stuff you probably wouldn’t show up > Spidey > ///////////// > That’s ok, I enjoy long-distance stumbling.  Bad stuff?  I heard that if > the beavers sense that you’re scared of them, they’ll chase you down the > streets in Canada.  Not to fear tho, I never met a beaver I couldn’t > woop.

Yeah, but the wild beaver up here really do have teeth! <Spidey’s evil twin> <Spidey wouldn’t have said that>

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mmm some good bud,,,,yum.. all they got down here is some mexican dirt weed…. can’t say much for the seafood around here either , hahahahaha…. Spidey, I’ll be seeing you around the end of February! Russ "Waterspider" <waterspi…@moonlight.net> wrote in message

news:11q8npfjacsksdb@corp.supernews.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:27483-43A45902-199@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net… >> I’ll give my address to anyone who wants it, but you’ll have email me >> for it.  I aint gonna post it on here.  Never know if you’ll get a bomb >> or some anthrax in the mail one day.  Or some pissed off, gun toting >> redneck from Texas, or something showing up at your front door. > Or what happened to me this summer… > Into my office walks this crazed Viet Nam vet riba-troll from Florida, > pissed off because they wouldn’t let him take his guns across the border! > Ahahahahaha! > Hope to see you here one day, Doc. I promise that you’ll meet lots of good > people, have a great time and enjoy your fill of fresh prawns and BC Bud! > And that offer is extended to all my fellow dragon-fighters. > Spidey

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I know who I want to stalk.   Bwahahahaaaaaaaa!    Post the addiessssssss. hahahharrrrr       Doug <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:22403-43A583AA-541@storefull-3256.bay.webtv.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m already planning my stalking activities. Maybe I’ll send her a CD or > two.  :-) > elmo > //////// > Ahahaha! Score one for Thip. That was ’spewer’ > kj > by "Thip" <m…@privacy.net> Dec 17, 2005 at 03:59 PM AWRIGHT! Does this > mean Cody will start stalking me? And Elmo? Woohoo! > <tongue firmly in cheeck> > http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile > http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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I’m already planning my stalking activities. Maybe I’ll send her a CD or two.  :-) elmo //////// Ahahaha! Score one for Thip. That was ’spewer’ kj by "Thip" <m…@privacy.net> Dec 17, 2005 at 03:59 PM AWRIGHT! Does this mean Cody will start stalking me? And Elmo? Woohoo! <tongue firmly in cheeck> http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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Re: The Postcard Project   Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2005, 3:59pm (CST+1) From: m…@privacy.net (Thip) "eileen" <samiamtwo…@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:1134836329.268481.113140@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com… I would think that if you’ve ever had an online stalker you would not post your home address for anyone to view. It has happened to a few people I know online here, who have had their life almost ruined by posting this info. The stalker can seem like a very nice person until you disagree with them and then the psycho part starts. This is a public forum here, don’t be so free with anything personal. eileen ps: Put your thinking caps on ladies, please AWRIGHT! Does this mean Cody will start stalking me? And Elmo? Woohoo! <tongue firmly in cheeck> ///////////// Yeah, I’m gonna have to know how to find you after you get your transplant.  You promised, ya know. <tongue firmly n les cheeque de Thipper> http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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Re: The Postcard Project   Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2005, 1:33pm (CST-2) From: waterspi…@moonlight.net (Waterspider) <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:27482-43A46FE3-558@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net… Re: The Postcard Project Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2005, 10:55am (CST-2) From: waterspi…@moonlight.net (Waterspider) <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:27483-43A45902-199@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net… I’ll give my address to anyone who wants it, but you’ll have email me for it. I aint gonna post it on here. Never know if you’ll get a bomb or some anthrax in the mail one day. Or some pissed off, gun toting redneck from Texas, or something showing up at your front door. Or what happened to me this summer… Into my office walks this crazed Viet Nam vet riba-troll from Florida, pissed off because they wouldn’t let him take his guns across the border! Ahahahahaha! Hope to see you here one day, Doc. I promise that you’ll meet lots of good people, have a great time and enjoy your fill of fresh prawns and BC Bud! And that offer is extended to all my fellow dragon-fighters. Spidey ////////// I’m going to take you up on that offer, ya know. We’ll have to take a taxi home from the pub, tho. I don’t want to end up in any of those Canadian jails. ROFL! Sorry, Doc, we’ll have to be walking. Guess I didn’t mention that there aren’t any busses or cabs in Pender Harbour, but then if I told you all the bad stuff you probably wouldn’t show up Spidey ///////////// That’s ok, I enjoy long-distance stumbling.  Bad stuff?  I heard that if the beavers sense that you’re scared of them, they’ll chase you down the streets in Canada.  Not to fear tho, I never met a beaver I couldn’t woop. elmo   http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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Ahahaha!  Score one for Thip.  That was ’spewer’ kj by "Thip" <m…@privacy.net> Dec 17, 2005 at 03:59 PM AWRIGHT!  Does this mean Cody will start stalking me?  And Elmo?  Woohoo! <tongue firmly in cheeck>

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"Waterspider" <waterspi…@moonlight.net> wrote in message

news:11q6vm6t57ojh52@corp.supernews.com… > We need a change of subject, aye? > We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update (Curtis > being a postie probably jogged my memory). > Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: > If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems from it, > post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it > (assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. > Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other > members of ash-c. > Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the > rest of us.

I’m game.  Besides, anything mailed helps pay me. Curtis Stinnett 3103 Vassar Dr Roswell NM  88203 I suppose I shouldn’t pass my address around.  After all, I deliver mail in a post Uni-Bomber, post anthrax world.  But if you want to stalk me, I should warn you.  I have 5 dogs. LOL.  And we have regular safety talks on suspicious mail. I certainly understand not posting your address online.  E-mail me privately and I’ll send you a postcard Curtis, Roswell NM

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"eileen" <samiamtwo…@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:1134836329.268481.113140@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com… > I would think that if you’ve ever had an online stalker you would not > post your home address for anyone to view. > It has happened to a few people I know online here, who have had their > life almost ruined by posting this info. > The stalker can seem like a very nice person until you disagree with > them and then the psycho part starts. > This is a public forum here, don’t be so free with anything personal. > eileen > ps: Put your thinking caps on ladies, please

AWRIGHT!  Does this mean Cody will start stalking me?  And Elmo?  Woohoo! <tongue firmly in cheeck>

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<elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:27482-43A46FE3-558@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Re: The Postcard Project > Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2005, 10:55am (CST-2) > From: waterspi…@moonlight.net (Waterspider) > <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:27483-43A45902-199@storefull-3255.bay.webtv.net… > I’ll give my address to anyone who wants it, but you’ll have email me > for it. I aint gonna post it on here. Never know if you’ll get a bomb or > some anthrax in the mail one day. Or some pissed off, gun toting redneck > from Texas, or something showing up at your front door. > Or what happened to me this summer… > Into my office walks this crazed Viet Nam vet riba-troll from Florida, > pissed off because they wouldn’t let him take his guns across the > border! > Ahahahahaha! > Hope to see you here one day, Doc. I promise that you’ll meet lots of > good people, have a great time and enjoy your fill of fresh prawns and > BC Bud! > And that offer is extended to all my fellow dragon-fighters. > Spidey > ////////// > I’m going to take you up on that offer, ya know.  We’ll have to take a > taxi home from the pub, tho.  I don’t want to end up in any of those > Canadian jails.

ROFL! Sorry, Doc, we’ll have to be walking. Guess I didn’t mention that there aren’t any busses or cabs in Pender Harbour, but then if I told you all the bad stuff you probably wouldn’t show up Spidey

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We need a change of subject, aye? We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update (Curtis being a postie probably jogged my memory). Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems from it, post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it (assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other members of ash-c. Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the rest of us. It’s very cool, really. For a time I had an ash-c wall in my office, cards from all over the world, from folks I got to know here on this group. I will cherish those cards forever, not to mention what a wonderful morale-booster they were while I was on treatment. The original idea was to send postcards of where we lived, but of course the likely suspects (Elmo, Geb and a few others) got creative and sent weird and wonderful rather than pretty and touristy (mine were boring, just scenics of Pender Harbour). Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here’s me: Myrwin Box 370 Madeira Park BC Canada V0N 2H0

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"Waterspider" <waterspi…@moonlight.net> wrote in message

news:11q6vm6t57ojh52@corp.supernews.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> We need a change of subject, aye? > We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update (Curtis > being a postie probably jogged my memory). > Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: > If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems from it, > post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it > (assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. > Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other > members of ash-c. > Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the > rest of us. > It’s very cool, really. For a time I had an ash-c wall in my office, cards > from all over the world, from folks I got to know here on this group. I > will cherish those cards forever, not to mention what a wonderful > morale-booster they were while I was on treatment. > The original idea was to send postcards of where we lived, but of course > the likely suspects (Elmo, Geb and a few others) got creative and sent > weird and wonderful rather than pretty and touristy (mine were boring, > just scenics of Pender Harbour). > Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here’s me: > Myrwin > Box 370 > Madeira Park BC > Canada V0N 2H0

Fun  count me in Sara Stobbe 20872 Brooklawn Dearborn Heights MI 48127

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"Waterspider" <waterspi…@moonlight.net> wrote in message

news:11q6vm6t57ojh52@corp.supernews.com… > We need a change of subject, aye?

Count me in! Kathy White 5178A Williams Circle Toccoa, GA  30577

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Waterspider wrote: > We need a change of subject, aye? > We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update (Curtis > being a postie probably jogged my memory). > Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: > If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems from it, > post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it > (assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. > Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other members > of ash-c. > Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the > rest of us. > It’s very cool, really. For a time I had an ash-c wall in my office, cards > from all over the world, from folks I got to know here on this group. I will > cherish those cards forever, not to mention what a wonderful morale-booster > they were while I was on treatment. > The original idea was to send postcards of where we lived, but of course the > likely suspects (Elmo, Geb and a few others) got creative and sent weird and > wonderful rather than pretty and touristy (mine were boring, just scenics of > Pender Harbour). > Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here’s me: > Myrwin > Box 370 > Madeira Park BC > Canada V0N 2H0

I would think that if you’ve ever had an online stalker you would not post your home address for anyone to view. It has happened to a few people I know online here, who have had their life almost ruined by posting this info. The stalker can seem like a very nice person until you disagree with them and then the psycho part starts. This is a public forum here, don’t be so free with anything personal. eileen ps: Put your thinking caps on ladies, please

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -eileen wrote: > Waterspider wrote: > > We need a change of subject, aye? > > We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update (Curtis > > being a postie probably jogged my memory). > > Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: > > If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems from it, > > post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it > > (assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. > > Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other members > > of ash-c. > > Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the > > rest of us. > > It’s very cool, really. For a time I had an ash-c wall in my office, cards > > from all over the world, from folks I got to know here on this group. I will > > cherish those cards forever, not to mention what a wonderful morale-booster > > they were while I was on treatment. > > The original idea was to send postcards of where we lived, but of course the > > likely suspects (Elmo, Geb and a few others) got creative and sent weird and > > wonderful rather than pretty and touristy (mine were boring, just scenics of > > Pender Harbour). > > Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here’s me: > > Myrwin > > Box 370 > > Madeira Park BC > > Canada V0N 2H0 > I would think that if you’ve ever had an online stalker you would not > post your home address for anyone to view. > It has happened to a few people I know online here, who have had their > life almost ruined by posting this info. > The stalker can seem like a very nice person until you disagree with > them and then the psycho part starts. > This is a public forum here, don’t be so free with anything personal. > eileen > ps: Put your thinking caps on ladies, please

One more thing. Cancel your posts ASAP!

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"eileen" <samiamtwo…@yahoo.com> wrote … – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Waterspider wrote: >> We need a change of subject, aye? >> We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update (Curtis >> being a postie probably jogged my memory). >> Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: >> If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems from >> it, >> post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it >> (assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. >> Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other >> members >> of ash-c. >> Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the >> rest of us. >> It’s very cool, really. For a time I had an ash-c wall in my office, >> cards >> from all over the world, from folks I got to know here on this group. I >> will >> cherish those cards forever, not to mention what a wonderful >> morale-booster >> they were while I was on treatment. >> The original idea was to send postcards of where we lived, but of course >> the >> likely suspects (Elmo, Geb and a few others) got creative and sent weird >> and >> wonderful rather than pretty and touristy (mine were boring, just scenics >> of >> Pender Harbour). >> Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here’s me: >> Myrwin >> Box 370 >> Madeira Park BC >> Canada V0N 2H0 > I would think that if you’ve ever had an online stalker you would not > post your home address for anyone to view. > It has happened to a few people I know online here, who have had their > life almost ruined by posting this info. > The stalker can seem like a very nice person until you disagree with > them and then the psycho part starts. > This is a public forum here, don’t be so free with anything personal. > eileen > ps: Put your thinking caps on ladies, please

I said that anyone worried about rl problems could send their addy in a private e-mail. Speaking for myself, I live in a small town with a high-profile job, so trying to hide my identity and address would be absurd. I publish the local paper, and when I started treatment my editorial disclosed that I had hepatitis c and that the Harbour Spiel would likely be wonky for a few months at least. I have no secrets here, and I can’t really imagine what harm a stalker could do to me. Further, usenet is no more a public forum than a telephone directory, and contact information is there for all to see. Waterspider

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I’ll give my address to anyone who wants it, but you’ll have email me for it.  I aint gonna post it on here.  Never know if you’ll get a bomb or some anthrax in the mail one day.  Or some pissed off, gun toting redneck from Texas, or something showing up at your front door.   elmo homeland security specialist http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -eileen wrote: > eileen wrote: >>Waterspider wrote: >>>We need a change of subject, aye? >>>We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update (Curtis >>>being a postie probably jogged my memory). >>>Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: >>>If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems from it, >>>post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it >>>(assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. >>>Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other members >>>of ash-c. >>>Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the >>>rest of us. >>>It’s very cool, really. For a time I had an ash-c wall in my office, cards >>>from all over the world, from folks I got to know here on this group. I will >>>cherish those cards forever, not to mention what a wonderful morale-booster >>>they were while I was on treatment. >>>The original idea was to send postcards of where we lived, but of course the >>>likely suspects (Elmo, Geb and a few others) got creative and sent weird and >>>wonderful rather than pretty and touristy (mine were boring, just scenics of >>>Pender Harbour). >>>Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here’s me: >>>Myrwin >>>Box 370 >>>Madeira Park BC >>>Canada V0N 2H0 >>I would think that if you’ve ever had an online stalker you would not >>post your home address for anyone to view. >>It has happened to a few people I know online here, who have had their >>life almost ruined by posting this info. >>The stalker can seem like a very nice person until you disagree with >>them and then the psycho part starts. >>This is a public forum here, don’t be so free with anything personal. >>eileen >>ps: Put your thinking caps on ladies, please > One more thing. Cancel your posts ASAP!

Too late for that. The posts are already on other servers like Google and the ones I use. Cody

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -eileen wrote: > Waterspider wrote: >>We need a change of subject, aye? >>We did this a few years back, and I think it’s time for an update (Curtis >>being a postie probably jogged my memory). >>Some of you guys remember, but for the newbies, here’s the drill: >>If you want to take part and you’re not worried about rl problems from it, >>post your mailing address. Alternately, send it to those who request it >>(assuming that you’re willing to disclose it) in a private e-mail. >>Buy a handful of postcards or cards-with-envelopes to send to other members >>of ash-c. >>Enjoy smiles when you check your mailbox and find cards from some of the >>rest of us. >>It’s very cool, really. For a time I had an ash-c wall in my office, cards >>from all over the world, from folks I got to know here on this group. I will >>cherish those cards forever, not to mention what a wonderful morale-booster >>they were while I was on treatment. >>The original idea was to send postcards of where we lived, but of course the >>likely suspects (Elmo, Geb and a few others) got creative and sent weird and >>wonderful rather than pretty and touristy (mine were boring, just scenics of >>Pender Harbour). >>Anyway, to get the ball rolling, here’s me: >>Myrwin >>Box 370 >>Madeira Park BC >>Canada V0N 2H0 > I would think that if you’ve ever had an online stalker you would not > post your home address for anyone to view. > It has happened to a few people I know online here, who have had their > life almost ruined by posting this info. > The stalker can seem like a very nice person until you disagree with > them and then the psycho part starts. > This is a public forum here, don’t be so free with anything personal. > eileen > ps: Put your thinking caps on ladies, please

I agree. Cody

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Rosacea?

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"Thip" <m…@privacy.net> wrote in message

news:40c1kdF19j11jU1@individual.net… Thanks for the input.  I didn’t see her today (Friday) but will tell her Monday.

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I’ve taken it on myself to counsel/educate inmates with HCV.  So far, the Powers That Be aren’t stopping me, and the women are coming to me at the rate of 3 – 5 a week with millions of questions.  Today, I talked to a girl who has a bad nail fungus and rosacea.  She’s pretty sure she got the fungus when she was an orderly at a really dirty county camp, and the rosacea popped up at about the same time.  We discussed the various ailments that can go along with HCV (like arthritis) and she wanted me to ask y’all if it’s possible her rosacea is related to the HCV.  I told her I doubted it, but would defer to anyone who has better information than I do. Talking to them is really helping me a lot.  Sometimes I get SO sick of dealing with HCV, and using it for something positive like this makes me feel like it has some useful purpose.

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Hi Thip.  Excellent that you are talking to the women about HCV.  There is something healing about turning this beast outward and forcing it away – by speaking about it or writing about it.  A form of storytelling.  I find myself educating the new nurse at the Doc’s office because it’s a new area for her There is a physiological relationship between rosacea and liver malfunction.  There is medical literature about alcoholism and rosacea. I have a suspicion that it has to do with liver hormones and fat metabolism. I’ve had minor rosacea off and on for a few years.  It got bad at the beginning of tx and has been clearing since then.  My skin is much less oily than it was before too.  I have wondered if it’s getting better because my liver is less  inflamed… Clearasil makes an adult acne product that is good for spot application.  It’s drying and has antibacterial sulphur in it. Hope you’re feeling well, Sweetie. Kathy

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Dear thip e got rosacea on my forehead, and down on the upper part of both cheek bones on the upper side of the face. I had rosacea in the same place for years.  It’s a skin condition often inherited, I’ve hear. I completed tx type 1 48 weeeks 3 short months ago.  clear so far of dragon scratches. But the Rosacea never did go away. It’s like having dandruff in the eybrws considering the amound of residue that particulates down to my nice dark suit jackets.  hunh.  somethings you never like and yet not die from perhaps, and there are there are some things that will never change. I don’t think that anyone is going to croak from R (ha ha)  It’s the shits, but hey I am too busy to worry aboutdit. hope this hlps chester "Thip" <m…@privacy.net> wrote in message

news:40c1kdF19j11jU1@individual.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’ve taken it on myself to counsel/educate inmates with HCV.  So far, the > Powers That Be aren’t stopping me, and the women are coming to me at the > rate of 3 – 5 a week with millions of questions.  Today, I talked to a > girl who has a bad nail fungus and rosacea.  She’s pretty sure she got the > fungus when she was an orderly at a really dirty county camp, and the > rosacea popped up at about the same time.  We discussed the various > ailments that can go along with HCV (like arthritis) and she wanted me to > ask y’all if it’s possible her rosacea is related to the HCV.  I told her > I doubted it, but would defer to anyone who has better information than I > do. > Talking to them is really helping me a lot.  Sometimes I get SO sick of > dealing with HCV, and using it for something positive like this makes me > feel like it has some useful purpose.

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Survived biopsy! good results!

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Mark wrote: > I had my biopsy last Wed and actually survived it. As everyone said > the mental part of dreading it was worse than the procedure. Took at > look at the needle afterwards and it was a big sucker. > Got the results back today.   Grade = 1   Stage = 1/2 > I was afraid it would be far worse. I feel much better knowing than > wondering all through tx. > I start tx Friday on pegasys and NM283 in place of the ribovirin for > the clinical trial.     Geno = 1a    VL = 9.5 million > I am starting to feel better after switching to a low fat, no > processed sugar diet and exercising several times a week. Lost about > 10 lbs in last 2 months. Oh, yeah, I guess no alcohol has helped since > I use to drink every day. Now I drink almost exclusively water. > First time since I found out I had HCV that I felt like there may be > light at the end of the tunnel. I know it is a very long 48 week > tunnel but, I think I am physically and mentally ready to get started > on the journey. > Mark

Good luck to you Mark. I’m glad you got the biopsy. Mary Ann

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> I start tx Friday on pegasys and NM283 in place of the ribovirin for > the clinical trial.     Geno = 1a    VL = 9.5 million

Mark, the best of luck on the treatment. I’ll be watching out for your posts re: with the NM283 and not using the Ribaviran. Man that stuff sucked, the anemia was like being a 100 years old. russ "Mark" <m…@home.com> wrote in message

news:btm1q19pnmh1u69bqm4bpuvrrqjqmo11rt@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I had my biopsy last Wed and actually survived it. As everyone said > the mental part of dreading it was worse than the procedure. Took at > look at the needle afterwards and it was a big sucker. > Got the results back today.   Grade = 1   Stage = 1/2 > I was afraid it would be far worse. I feel much better knowing than > wondering all through tx. > I start tx Friday on pegasys and NM283 in place of the ribovirin for > the clinical trial.     Geno = 1a    VL = 9.5 million > I am starting to feel better after switching to a low fat, no > processed sugar diet and exercising several times a week. Lost about > 10 lbs in last 2 months. Oh, yeah, I guess no alcohol has helped since > I use to drink every day. Now I drink almost exclusively water. > First time since I found out I had HCV that I felt like there may be > light at the end of the tunnel. I know it is a very long 48 week > tunnel but, I think I am physically and mentally ready to get started > on the journey. > Mark

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Best of Luck to you Mark.  We will all be watching your progress with this new drug. Mags also stage 1 "Mark" <m…@home.com> wrote in message

news:btm1q19pnmh1u69bqm4bpuvrrqjqmo11rt@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I had my biopsy last Wed and actually survived it. As everyone said > the mental part of dreading it was worse than the procedure. Took at > look at the needle afterwards and it was a big sucker. > Got the results back today.   Grade = 1   Stage = 1/2 > I was afraid it would be far worse. I feel much better knowing than > wondering all through tx. > I start tx Friday on pegasys and NM283 in place of the ribovirin for > the clinical trial.     Geno = 1a    VL = 9.5 million > I am starting to feel better after switching to a low fat, no > processed sugar diet and exercising several times a week. Lost about > 10 lbs in last 2 months. Oh, yeah, I guess no alcohol has helped since > I use to drink every day. Now I drink almost exclusively water. > First time since I found out I had HCV that I felt like there may be > light at the end of the tunnel. I know it is a very long 48 week > tunnel but, I think I am physically and mentally ready to get started > on the journey. > Mark

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not up to making liverwvurst sangies, tho I bet  8-) chester "Mark" <m…@home.com> wrote in message

news:btm1q19pnmh1u69bqm4bpuvrrqjqmo11rt@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I had my biopsy last Wed and actually survived it. As everyone said > the mental part of dreading it was worse than the procedure. Took at > look at the needle afterwards and it was a big sucker. > Got the results back today.   Grade = 1   Stage = 1/2 > I was afraid it would be far worse. I feel much better knowing than > wondering all through tx. > I start tx Friday on pegasys and NM283 in place of the ribovirin for > the clinical trial.     Geno = 1a    VL = 9.5 million > I am starting to feel better after switching to a low fat, no > processed sugar diet and exercising several times a week. Lost about > 10 lbs in last 2 months. Oh, yeah, I guess no alcohol has helped since > I use to drink every day. Now I drink almost exclusively water. > First time since I found out I had HCV that I felt like there may be > light at the end of the tunnel. I know it is a very long 48 week > tunnel but, I think I am physically and mentally ready to get started > on the journey. > Mark

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I had my biopsy last Wed and actually survived it. As everyone said the mental part of dreading it was worse than the procedure. Took at look at the needle afterwards and it was a big sucker. Got the results back today.   Grade = 1   Stage = 1/2 I was afraid it would be far worse. I feel much better knowing than wondering all through tx. I start tx Friday on pegasys and NM283 in place of the ribovirin for the clinical trial.     Geno = 1a    VL = 9.5 million I am starting to feel better after switching to a low fat, no processed sugar diet and exercising several times a week. Lost about 10 lbs in last 2 months. Oh, yeah, I guess no alcohol has helped since I use to drink every day. Now I drink almost exclusively water. First time since I found out I had HCV that I felt like there may be light at the end of the tunnel. I know it is a very long 48 week tunnel but, I think I am physically and mentally ready to get started on the journey. Mark

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tx starting in Feb

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ROFLMAO waterspider.  She will be the only one not needing a bra in here! You go Sara! Mags "Waterspider" <waterspi…@moonlight.net> wrote in message

news:11puu2mnuu9uq56@corp.supernews.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote >> Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) >> Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… > You could go shopping, for new bras or something… > Waterspider

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<elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:22403-43A01D3B-24@storefull-3256.bay.webtv.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Re: tx starting in Feb > Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Tue, Dec 13, 2005, 6:05pm (CST+1) > From: puff…@wowway.com (Sara) > <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:21455-439F429E-540@storefull-3257.bay.webtv.net… > Hey Sara! I don’t know who told you that 5 million viral load is high, > but that’s wrong. It’s considered ‘mid-range’. One to two million is > considered ‘low’, Two million to ten million is ‘mid-range’, and above > ten million is ‘high’. Best luck in Feb. > elmo > Thanks, Elmo I thought 5 million wasn’t ‘that’ bad… the lady I > talked to at the clinic said it’s kinda high, but that certainly many > people have a higer VL. > S > ////////// > Just goes to show that even people who are supposed to know these things > don’t know as much as they should.  There’s a ton of misinformation > concerning hcv floating around, some of it getting passed on by so > called ‘health professionals’. > elmo

Yeh, my doc told me my 4,000,000 was high.    Doug

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<elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:21455-439F429E-540@storefull-3257.bay.webtv.net… > Hey Sara!  I don’t know who told you that 5 million viral load is high, > but that’s wrong.  It’s considered ‘mid-range’.  One to two million is > considered ‘low’, Two million to ten million is ‘mid-range’, and above > ten million is ‘high’.  Best luck in Feb. > elmo

Thanks, Elmo  I thought 5 million wasn’t ‘that’ bad…  the lady I talked to at the clinic said it’s kinda high, but that certainly many people have a higer VL. S – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile > http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:04:02 -0500, "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: >"greyhackles" <greyhack…@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message >news:jqhup1h2td7s1ln3d3tpdj46ldm4et68jd@4ax.com… >> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:10:59 -0500, "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: >>>just got off the phone with the clinic…  looks like I’ll go in for my >>>screening visit Feb 13. they want to be sure I am totally healed from my >>>surgery, plus I guess something about waiting 6 months from the time you >>>got your first ’suspiscious’ liver enzymes test result.  Even tho I’ve had a >>>couple of different drs tell my my enzymes were hi, and we need to ‘watch’ >>>that, they only have the August 05 results on record soooooo.   whatever. >>>Feb sounds good to me. >>>I’m pretty healthy considering.  Finally asked what my viral load is… >>>she said it is 5,600,000 and that that is pretty high.  Hopefully that number >>>will drop rapidly!! >>>So, I’m in ‘waiting’ mode thru the holidays and then some.  was hoping to >>>start a little sooner, but I do feel better that I have a little extra >>>time to finish healing from the surgery. >>>Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) >>>Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… >>>Sara >> Hi Sara. >> Have you had a liver biopsy yet? Is that part of the "screening" process? >> If there’s doubt about how long you’ve been hosting the dragon, a biopsy >> could answer the question. And in any case, it would certainly establish your >> current condition… >> Cheers >> /greyhackles >yep, had the liver biopsy already, I have stage 2 fibrosis. >S

Curious…Unless there were historic factors other than HCV that could account for stage 2 fibrosis, it seems a bit daft for a physician to still be considering your infection as possibly recent in origin, and to wait out the acute phase before initiating treatment. Otoh, the surgery pushed out the start date anyway, so it’s all likely moot… Cheers /greyhackles

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"mags" <chillniltakeoutt…@rogers.com> wrote in message

news:6LednWZiCa2Hvz3eRVn-jg@rogers.com… > ROFLMAO waterspider.  She will be the only one not needing a bra in here! > You go Sara!

I was *so* not thinking that one through, Mags– you’re right, LOL! Okay Sara, you go shopping for some cute little strapless tees! Waterspider p.s. Gravity sucks.

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Re: tx starting in Feb   Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Tue, Dec 13, 2005, 6:05pm (CST+1) From: puff…@wowway.com (Sara) <elmoemer…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:21455-439F429E-540@storefull-3257.bay.webtv.net… Hey Sara! I don’t know who told you that 5 million viral load is high, but that’s wrong. It’s considered ‘mid-range’. One to two million is considered ‘low’, Two million to ten million is ‘mid-range’, and above ten million is ‘high’. Best luck in Feb. elmo Thanks, Elmo I thought 5 million wasn’t ‘that’ bad… the lady I talked to at the clinic said it’s kinda high, but that certainly many people have a higer VL. S ////////// Just goes to show that even people who are supposed to know these things don’t know as much as they should.  There’s a ton of misinformation concerning hcv floating around, some of it getting passed on by so called ‘health professionals’. elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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"Waterspider" <waterspi…@moonlight.net> wrote in message

news:11puu2mnuu9uq56@corp.supernews.com… > "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote >> Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) >> Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… > You could go shopping, for new bras or something… > Waterspider

most definitely some shopping is in order!! ) S

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"Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote > Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) > Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway…

You could go shopping, for new bras or something… Waterspider

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"Gordo Mondragon" <ga_mondra…@yahoo.com> wrote … > I’d ask them for more details on the waiting six months thing and if > there’s any chance that it’s a recent infection then starting treatment > immediately is the best thing to do.

If some doctors even *suspect* that a patient is drinking alcohol, they will wait six months because they have the order not to treat until six months of total abstinance. Who knows… but I agree with you Gordo, the sooner the better. Waterspider

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OK, extremely unlikely you’re in the acute phase. I still wonder about the six-month waiting period.   In article <IsmdnQraQfg4zgLenZ2dnUVZ_sCdn…@wideopenwest.com>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text - "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: > "greyhackles" <greyhack…@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message > news:jqhup1h2td7s1ln3d3tpdj46ldm4et68jd@4ax.com… > > On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:10:59 -0500, "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: > >>Hi > >>just got off the phone with the clinic…  looks like I’ll go in for my > >>screening visit Feb 13. they want to be sure I am totally healed from my > >>surgery, plus I guess something about waiting 6 months from the time you > >>got > >>your first ’suspiscious’ liver enzymes test result.  Even tho I’ve had a > >>couple of different drs tell my my enzymes were hi, and we need to ‘watch’ > >>that, they only have the August 05 results on record soooooo.   whatever. > >>Feb sounds good to me. > >>I’m pretty healthy considering.  Finally asked what my viral load is… > >>she > >>said it is 5,600,000 and that that is pretty high.  Hopefully that number > >>will drop rapidly!! > >>So, I’m in ‘waiting’ mode thru the holidays and then some.  was hoping to > >>start a little sooner, but I do feel better that I have a little extra > >>time > >>to finish healing from the surgery. > >>Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) > >>Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… > >>Sara > > Hi Sara. > > Have you had a liver biopsy yet? Is that part of the "screening" process? > > If there’s doubt about how long you’ve been hosting the dragon, a biopsy > > could > > answer the question. And in any case, it would certainly establish your > > current condition… > > Cheers > > /greyhackles > yep, had the liver biopsy already, I have stage 2 fibrosis. > S

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"greyhackles" <greyhack…@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message

news:jqhup1h2td7s1ln3d3tpdj46ldm4et68jd@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:10:59 -0500, "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: >>Hi >>just got off the phone with the clinic…  looks like I’ll go in for my >>screening visit Feb 13. they want to be sure I am totally healed from my >>surgery, plus I guess something about waiting 6 months from the time you >>got >>your first ’suspiscious’ liver enzymes test result.  Even tho I’ve had a >>couple of different drs tell my my enzymes were hi, and we need to ‘watch’ >>that, they only have the August 05 results on record soooooo.   whatever. >>Feb sounds good to me. >>I’m pretty healthy considering.  Finally asked what my viral load is… >>she >>said it is 5,600,000 and that that is pretty high.  Hopefully that number >>will drop rapidly!! >>So, I’m in ‘waiting’ mode thru the holidays and then some.  was hoping to >>start a little sooner, but I do feel better that I have a little extra >>time >>to finish healing from the surgery. >>Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) >>Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… >>Sara > Hi Sara. > Have you had a liver biopsy yet? Is that part of the "screening" process? > If there’s doubt about how long you’ve been hosting the dragon, a biopsy > could > answer the question. And in any case, it would certainly establish your > current condition… > Cheers > /greyhackles

yep, had the liver biopsy already, I have stage 2 fibrosis. S

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:10:59 -0500, "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: >Hi >just got off the phone with the clinic…  looks like I’ll go in for my >screening visit Feb 13. they want to be sure I am totally healed from my >surgery, plus I guess something about waiting 6 months from the time you got >your first ’suspiscious’ liver enzymes test result.  Even tho I’ve had a >couple of different drs tell my my enzymes were hi, and we need to ‘watch’ >that, they only have the August 05 results on record soooooo.   whatever. >Feb sounds good to me. >I’m pretty healthy considering.  Finally asked what my viral load is… she >said it is 5,600,000 and that that is pretty high.  Hopefully that number >will drop rapidly!! >So, I’m in ‘waiting’ mode thru the holidays and then some.  was hoping to >start a little sooner, but I do feel better that I have a little extra time >to finish healing from the surgery. >Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) >Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… >Sara

Hi Sara. Have you had a liver biopsy yet? Is that part of the "screening" process? If there’s doubt about how long you’ve been hosting the dragon, a biopsy could answer the question. And in any case, it would certainly establish your current condition… Cheers /greyhackles

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Hey Sara!  I don’t know who told you that 5 million viral load is high, but that’s wrong.  It’s considered ‘mid-range’.  One to two million is considered ‘low’, Two million to ten million is ‘mid-range’, and above ten million is ‘high’.  Best luck in Feb. elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

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pretty much a moot issue when all is said and done.  I need to wait a few weeks to heal from this surgery anyway, (plastic surgeon says 6 weeks is about right), and that puts me around feb 1 anyway.   six months from the liver enzyme results is feb 6…. so at the most I’ll be another month getting tested and this’ed and that’ed… I anticipate starting treatment by March 1 at the latest.  hopefully sooner. at least I already have the EKG and chest xray done from the pre-op stuff ) S "Gordo Mondragon" <ga_mondra…@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:ga_mondragon-142969.16174213122005@news-rdr-01-dummy.rdc-nyc.rr.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m trying to figure out the "waiting six months" thing and all I can > think of is that they are waiting to see if it’s a recent infection and > if it will resolve by itself. > If that’s what they’re doing then it’s just plain wrong – the absolute > best time to treat is during the first six months of infection (over 90% > SVR rate with six months of treatment.)  One of the ways they can tell > is by looking at your viral load vs the antibodies you are creating; new > infections look different. > I’d ask them for more details on the waiting six months thing and if > there’s any chance that it’s a recent infection then starting treatment > immediately is the best thing to do. > G > In article <HtydndHp4YFZqgLeRVn…@wideopenwest.com>, > "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: >> "Gordo Mondragon" <ga_mondra…@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:ga_mondragon-238703.15403113122005@news-rdr-01-dummy.rdc-nyc.rr.com… >> > Sara – >> > Any chance that you were recently infected with this? >> > Gordo >> I can’t imagine it was any more recent than 1984 when I had RHOGAM after >> my >> 4th baby… and I was never sick after that one.  I WAS sick in 1977 >> after >> my 3rd son was born, and I had RHOGAM then too. >> The only things I’ve had done recently were a D&C a couple years ago, and >> of >> course tons of dental work.  But I don’t think those should be >> suspect…and >> otherwise, no transfusions, no tattoos, etc etc… >> anyway, short answer = no.  I can’t imagine being infected with it >> recently. >> I suppose anything is possible but…. >> 1970 when I was partying all the time truly seems most likely when I got >> this. >> > In article <Q5SdnYBME5PvtgLeRVn…@wideopenwest.com>, >> > "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> just got off the phone with the clinic…  looks like I’ll go in for >> >> my >> >> screening visit Feb 13. they want to be sure I am totally healed from >> >> my >> >> surgery, plus I guess something about waiting 6 months from the time >> >> you >> >> got >> >> your first ’suspiscious’ liver enzymes test result.  Even tho I’ve had >> >> a >> >> couple of different drs tell my my enzymes were hi, and we need to >> >> ‘watch’ >> >> that, they only have the August 05 results on record soooooo. >> >> whatever. >> >> Feb sounds good to me. >> >> I’m pretty healthy considering.  Finally asked what my viral load >> >> is… >> >> she >> >> said it is 5,600,000 and that that is pretty high.  Hopefully that >> >> number >> >> will drop rapidly!! >> >> So, I’m in ‘waiting’ mode thru the holidays and then some.  was hoping >> >> to >> >> start a little sooner, but I do feel better that I have a little extra >> >> time >> >> to finish healing from the surgery. >> >> Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) >> >> Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… >> >> Sara

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I’m trying to figure out the "waiting six months" thing and all I can think of is that they are waiting to see if it’s a recent infection and if it will resolve by itself. If that’s what they’re doing then it’s just plain wrong – the absolute best time to treat is during the first six months of infection (over 90% SVR rate with six months of treatment.)  One of the ways they can tell is by looking at your viral load vs the antibodies you are creating; new infections look different. I’d ask them for more details on the waiting six months thing and if there’s any chance that it’s a recent infection then starting treatment immediately is the best thing to do. G In article <HtydndHp4YFZqgLeRVn…@wideopenwest.com>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text - "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: > "Gordo Mondragon" <ga_mondra…@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:ga_mondragon-238703.15403113122005@news-rdr-01-dummy.rdc-nyc.rr.com… > > Sara – > > Any chance that you were recently infected with this? > > Gordo > I can’t imagine it was any more recent than 1984 when I had RHOGAM after my > 4th baby… and I was never sick after that one.  I WAS sick in 1977 after > my 3rd son was born, and I had RHOGAM then too. > The only things I’ve had done recently were a D&C a couple years ago, and of > course tons of dental work.  But I don’t think those should be suspect…and > otherwise, no transfusions, no tattoos, etc etc… > anyway, short answer = no.  I can’t imagine being infected with it recently. > I suppose anything is possible but…. > 1970 when I was partying all the time truly seems most likely when I got > this. > > In article <Q5SdnYBME5PvtgLeRVn…@wideopenwest.com>, > > "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: > >> Hi > >> just got off the phone with the clinic…  looks like I’ll go in for my > >> screening visit Feb 13. they want to be sure I am totally healed from my > >> surgery, plus I guess something about waiting 6 months from the time you > >> got > >> your first ’suspiscious’ liver enzymes test result.  Even tho I’ve had a > >> couple of different drs tell my my enzymes were hi, and we need to > >> ‘watch’ > >> that, they only have the August 05 results on record soooooo.   whatever. > >> Feb sounds good to me. > >> I’m pretty healthy considering.  Finally asked what my viral load is… > >> she > >> said it is 5,600,000 and that that is pretty high.  Hopefully that number > >> will drop rapidly!! > >> So, I’m in ‘waiting’ mode thru the holidays and then some.  was hoping to > >> start a little sooner, but I do feel better that I have a little extra > >> time > >> to finish healing from the surgery. > >> Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) > >> Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… > >> Sara

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"Gordo Mondragon" <ga_mondra…@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:ga_mondragon-238703.15403113122005@news-rdr-01-dummy.rdc-nyc.rr.com… > Sara – > Any chance that you were recently infected with this? > Gordo

I can’t imagine it was any more recent than 1984 when I had RHOGAM after my 4th baby… and I was never sick after that one.  I WAS sick in 1977 after my 3rd son was born, and I had RHOGAM then too. The only things I’ve had done recently were a D&C a couple years ago, and of course tons of dental work.  But I don’t think those should be suspect…and otherwise, no transfusions, no tattoos, etc etc… anyway, short answer = no.  I can’t imagine being infected with it recently. I suppose anything is possible but…. 1970 when I was partying all the time truly seems most likely when I got this. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In article <Q5SdnYBME5PvtgLeRVn…@wideopenwest.com>, > "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: >> Hi >> just got off the phone with the clinic…  looks like I’ll go in for my >> screening visit Feb 13. they want to be sure I am totally healed from my >> surgery, plus I guess something about waiting 6 months from the time you >> got >> your first ’suspiscious’ liver enzymes test result.  Even tho I’ve had a >> couple of different drs tell my my enzymes were hi, and we need to >> ‘watch’ >> that, they only have the August 05 results on record soooooo.   whatever. >> Feb sounds good to me. >> I’m pretty healthy considering.  Finally asked what my viral load is… >> she >> said it is 5,600,000 and that that is pretty high.  Hopefully that number >> will drop rapidly!! >> So, I’m in ‘waiting’ mode thru the holidays and then some.  was hoping to >> start a little sooner, but I do feel better that I have a little extra >> time >> to finish healing from the surgery. >> Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) >> Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… >> Sara

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Sara – Any chance that you were recently infected with this? Gordo In article <Q5SdnYBME5PvtgLeRVn…@wideopenwest.com>, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text - "Sara" <puff…@wowway.com> wrote: > Hi > just got off the phone with the clinic…  looks like I’ll go in for my > screening visit Feb 13. they want to be sure I am totally healed from my > surgery, plus I guess something about waiting 6 months from the time you got > your first ’suspiscious’ liver enzymes test result.  Even tho I’ve had a > couple of different drs tell my my enzymes were hi, and we need to ‘watch’ > that, they only have the August 05 results on record soooooo.   whatever. > Feb sounds good to me. > I’m pretty healthy considering.  Finally asked what my viral load is… she > said it is 5,600,000 and that that is pretty high.  Hopefully that number > will drop rapidly!! > So, I’m in ‘waiting’ mode thru the holidays and then some.  was hoping to > start a little sooner, but I do feel better that I have a little extra time > to finish healing from the surgery. > Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) > Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… > Sara

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Hi just got off the phone with the clinic…  looks like I’ll go in for my screening visit Feb 13. they want to be sure I am totally healed from my surgery, plus I guess something about waiting 6 months from the time you got your first ’suspiscious’ liver enzymes test result.  Even tho I’ve had a couple of different drs tell my my enzymes were hi, and we need to ‘watch’ that, they only have the August 05 results on record soooooo.   whatever. Feb sounds good to me. I’m pretty healthy considering.  Finally asked what my viral load is… she said it is 5,600,000 and that that is pretty high.  Hopefully that number will drop rapidly!! So, I’m in ‘waiting’ mode thru the holidays and then some.  was hoping to start a little sooner, but I do feel better that I have a little extra time to finish healing from the surgery. Now, how do I go thru the next two months without obsessing?  :) Maybe I’ll get some cleaning done anyway… Sara

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