& Carolyn

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm sorry to hear you were having problems with treatment. I was

diagnosed in Sept 2003 and will be starting tx next Friday. I am a

little nervous about the sides, but the thought of the tx NOT working

has not really entered my mind until now. I am 1a and up until now,

I just thought I would be one of the 40% that was successful. What

type are you and what kind of problems were you having? Well here's

hoping that something better comes along soon.

Carolyn,

I'm glad to hear that tx is working for you, that is encouraging,

especially since you are type 1a. As as I said, I will be starting

next week. I work full time and have 2 kiddies at home so my doctor

is allowing me to take off for the first few weeks of tx. Are you

working?

Well I hope I will be talking to both of you soon. Take Care.

Chris

> Hi, everyone! I am new to your group, and hope that we can all

> learn from each other as well as have a shoulder to lean on! I

have

> belonged to another group for awhile, but decided 2 are better than

> one for finding new info.

>

> Brief History: Dx with Hep C almost 2 years ago. Tried

> pegintron/ribiviran tx...had to quit after 12 weeks cause it damn

> near killed me {literally}. I have genotype 2, and very minimal

> liver damage, so I have time for a more tolerable tx to come

along.

> I enjoy sharing information as well as getting it, so count on me

to

> post whenever I can. I do not work ... I stay at home with the

> youngun'. We have not figured out as of yet how I acquired the

> beast, could be a number of things: jet-gun smallpox injection in

> the late 60's in elementary school, ear piercing in the 70's, or

> possible blood transfusion after one of various surgeries in the

> 70's and 80's {I am told at the time they rarely notified you if

you

> recieved blood because it was such a common place thing to do.}

> Besides trying to trace whether or not I had a transfusion, I am

> pretty much inclined to just accept the fact that I have it and

> that's it!

> Well, thats enough, I guess! As you can see, I like to " blab " .

So,

> be talking to ya!

>

> Prayers, Hugs & Kisses!!

>