Re: Princess-Dana

[Guest guest]

Princess,

I do truely understand the fatality of the desease and that everything you say

is true. I have done extensive research on it, diet, the liver and everything

that goes along with it. I do joke around allot. Not that I don't cheat on my

diet, I do. When I was diagnosed with HepC I went through many test before the

figured it out. I am one of the rare people who is so symptimatic to the

desease the doctors swore I had something else. I had to go on permanent

disability. My life is no longer anything close to the same as it was. I get

mad at that allot. I was very athletic, independant and hyper. Now, well, we

all know what happens. I have to laugh. It is the only way I keep my sanity.

And I have to say that there was one really good thing to being diagnosed with

this desease. It mad me stop, slow down and take a look around me. Smell the

roses. Find out what is really important in my life. I spent all my years as a

single parent doing nothing but taking care of my daughter. Making sure she had

a good life. A home. Every part of my living was for her. Not that I regret

it. But I forgot about me. And my needs. I do beleive there is a cure out

there. And eventually we will find it. But I did have to take a good long look

at my life. I don't want to be morbid, and yes there is allot more living I

would like to do. Seeing my grandchildren. Watching my daughter graduate from

college, getting married. You know, the usual stuff. But then I also know that

I came from a very dysfunctional family, went through total hell as a teenagere

and would never go back to the past. What is done is done. I did this to

myself. I became more than I ever thought I would. I cleaned my act up, went

to therapy. Learned to beieve in myself and all the things I could do. I have

truely lived, loved, learned and done more than I could ever believe that I was

capable of before. So............Thought there are things that I do that are

not really that good for me, it is in moderation. But just a little joy in life

that goes with this horrible desease and all it's horrible side effects. Well,

I have to way the balance. And I am the one responsible for what I do! I

think everyone should know what is bad for them. But just like everything else

in this world, I have to look at moderation. Not total hell because I can never

have that. I have to wonder what living is for, if I am so miserable I can't

have anything I enjoy just to survive. And do so in such pain I do wonder if it

is worth it. For me, and I only speak for me here, I have to say that a

little enjoyment of the things I like, though they may hurt me, is worth it. I

have a positive attitude, don't get me wrong. I just know that it will be

awhile before they come out with something new to treat me. And that is just a

fact I have to accecpt. Until then, I will survive, take care of my self the

best I can, but I will also enjoy things from time to time. But thank you for

being concerned. And laugh at this silly thing. There is not much good in

crying over it. Dana

Princess wrote:I'm sorry Dana... it's just that the disease is a lot more

serious than our doctors really tell us or know about because studies have not

been done too extensively yet. If all of you would just take a look at all the

physical problems you've over the years, and how you are feeling now, and what

certain foods and drinks do to your abdominal area, you'll all realize we are

not invincible and that this disease is much like aids or cancer right now.

That might sound like cold and hard facts, but it's true and a sick liver cannot

handle much abuse --- it shouldn't have any added stress or we are all going to

die too young.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a no-no

as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the high-fat

content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Princess,

I do truely understand the fatality of the desease and that everything you say

is true. I have done extensive research on it, diet, the liver and everything

that goes along with it. I do joke around allot. Not that I don't cheat on my

diet, I do. When I was diagnosed with HepC I went through many test before the

figured it out. I am one of the rare people who is so symptimatic to the

desease the doctors swore I had something else. I had to go on permanent

disability. My life is no longer anything close to the same as it was. I get

mad at that allot. I was very athletic, independant and hyper. Now, well, we

all know what happens. I have to laugh. It is the only way I keep my sanity.

And I have to say that there was one really good thing to being diagnosed with

this desease. It mad me stop, slow down and take a look around me. Smell the

roses. Find out what is really important in my life. I spent all my years as a

single parent doing nothing but taking care of my daughter. Making sure she had

a good life. A home. Every part of my living was for her. Not that I regret

it. But I forgot about me. And my needs. I do beleive there is a cure out

there. And eventually we will find it. But I did have to take a good long look

at my life. I don't want to be morbid, and yes there is allot more living I

would like to do. Seeing my grandchildren. Watching my daughter graduate from

college, getting married. You know, the usual stuff. But then I also know that

I came from a very dysfunctional family, went through total hell as a teenagere

and would never go back to the past. What is done is done. I did this to

myself. I became more than I ever thought I would. I cleaned my act up, went

to therapy. Learned to beieve in myself and all the things I could do. I have

truely lived, loved, learned and done more than I could ever believe that I was

capable of before. So............Thought there are things that I do that are

not really that good for me, it is in moderation. But just a little joy in life

that goes with this horrible desease and all it's horrible side effects. Well,

I have to way the balance. And I am the one responsible for what I do! I

think everyone should know what is bad for them. But just like everything else

in this world, I have to look at moderation. Not total hell because I can never

have that. I have to wonder what living is for, if I am so miserable I can't

have anything I enjoy just to survive. And do so in such pain I do wonder if it

is worth it. For me, and I only speak for me here, I have to say that a

little enjoyment of the things I like, though they may hurt me, is worth it. I

have a positive attitude, don't get me wrong. I just know that it will be

awhile before they come out with something new to treat me. And that is just a

fact I have to accecpt. Until then, I will survive, take care of my self the

best I can, but I will also enjoy things from time to time. But thank you for

being concerned. And laugh at this silly thing. There is not much good in

crying over it. Dana

Princess wrote:I'm sorry Dana... it's just that the disease is a lot more

serious than our doctors really tell us or know about because studies have not

been done too extensively yet. If all of you would just take a look at all the

physical problems you've over the years, and how you are feeling now, and what

certain foods and drinks do to your abdominal area, you'll all realize we are

not invincible and that this disease is much like aids or cancer right now.

That might sound like cold and hard facts, but it's true and a sick liver cannot

handle much abuse --- it shouldn't have any added stress or we are all going to

die too young.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a no-no

as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the high-fat

content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Princess,

I do truely understand the fatality of the desease and that everything you say

is true. I have done extensive research on it, diet, the liver and everything

that goes along with it. I do joke around allot. Not that I don't cheat on my

diet, I do. When I was diagnosed with HepC I went through many test before the

figured it out. I am one of the rare people who is so symptimatic to the

desease the doctors swore I had something else. I had to go on permanent

disability. My life is no longer anything close to the same as it was. I get

mad at that allot. I was very athletic, independant and hyper. Now, well, we

all know what happens. I have to laugh. It is the only way I keep my sanity.

And I have to say that there was one really good thing to being diagnosed with

this desease. It mad me stop, slow down and take a look around me. Smell the

roses. Find out what is really important in my life. I spent all my years as a

single parent doing nothing but taking care of my daughter. Making sure she had

a good life. A home. Every part of my living was for her. Not that I regret

it. But I forgot about me. And my needs. I do beleive there is a cure out

there. And eventually we will find it. But I did have to take a good long look

at my life. I don't want to be morbid, and yes there is allot more living I

would like to do. Seeing my grandchildren. Watching my daughter graduate from

college, getting married. You know, the usual stuff. But then I also know that

I came from a very dysfunctional family, went through total hell as a teenagere

and would never go back to the past. What is done is done. I did this to

myself. I became more than I ever thought I would. I cleaned my act up, went

to therapy. Learned to beieve in myself and all the things I could do. I have

truely lived, loved, learned and done more than I could ever believe that I was

capable of before. So............Thought there are things that I do that are

not really that good for me, it is in moderation. But just a little joy in life

that goes with this horrible desease and all it's horrible side effects. Well,

I have to way the balance. And I am the one responsible for what I do! I

think everyone should know what is bad for them. But just like everything else

in this world, I have to look at moderation. Not total hell because I can never

have that. I have to wonder what living is for, if I am so miserable I can't

have anything I enjoy just to survive. And do so in such pain I do wonder if it

is worth it. For me, and I only speak for me here, I have to say that a

little enjoyment of the things I like, though they may hurt me, is worth it. I

have a positive attitude, don't get me wrong. I just know that it will be

awhile before they come out with something new to treat me. And that is just a

fact I have to accecpt. Until then, I will survive, take care of my self the

best I can, but I will also enjoy things from time to time. But thank you for

being concerned. And laugh at this silly thing. There is not much good in

crying over it. Dana

Princess wrote:I'm sorry Dana... it's just that the disease is a lot more

serious than our doctors really tell us or know about because studies have not

been done too extensively yet. If all of you would just take a look at all the

physical problems you've over the years, and how you are feeling now, and what

certain foods and drinks do to your abdominal area, you'll all realize we are

not invincible and that this disease is much like aids or cancer right now.

That might sound like cold and hard facts, but it's true and a sick liver cannot

handle much abuse --- it shouldn't have any added stress or we are all going to

die too young.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a no-no

as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the high-fat

content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Princess,

I do truely understand the fatality of the desease and that everything you say

is true. I have done extensive research on it, diet, the liver and everything

that goes along with it. I do joke around allot. Not that I don't cheat on my

diet, I do. When I was diagnosed with HepC I went through many test before the

figured it out. I am one of the rare people who is so symptimatic to the

desease the doctors swore I had something else. I had to go on permanent

disability. My life is no longer anything close to the same as it was. I get

mad at that allot. I was very athletic, independant and hyper. Now, well, we

all know what happens. I have to laugh. It is the only way I keep my sanity.

And I have to say that there was one really good thing to being diagnosed with

this desease. It mad me stop, slow down and take a look around me. Smell the

roses. Find out what is really important in my life. I spent all my years as a

single parent doing nothing but taking care of my daughter. Making sure she had

a good life. A home. Every part of my living was for her. Not that I regret

it. But I forgot about me. And my needs. I do beleive there is a cure out

there. And eventually we will find it. But I did have to take a good long look

at my life. I don't want to be morbid, and yes there is allot more living I

would like to do. Seeing my grandchildren. Watching my daughter graduate from

college, getting married. You know, the usual stuff. But then I also know that

I came from a very dysfunctional family, went through total hell as a teenagere

and would never go back to the past. What is done is done. I did this to

myself. I became more than I ever thought I would. I cleaned my act up, went

to therapy. Learned to beieve in myself and all the things I could do. I have

truely lived, loved, learned and done more than I could ever believe that I was

capable of before. So............Thought there are things that I do that are

not really that good for me, it is in moderation. But just a little joy in life

that goes with this horrible desease and all it's horrible side effects. Well,

I have to way the balance. And I am the one responsible for what I do! I

think everyone should know what is bad for them. But just like everything else

in this world, I have to look at moderation. Not total hell because I can never

have that. I have to wonder what living is for, if I am so miserable I can't

have anything I enjoy just to survive. And do so in such pain I do wonder if it

is worth it. For me, and I only speak for me here, I have to say that a

little enjoyment of the things I like, though they may hurt me, is worth it. I

have a positive attitude, don't get me wrong. I just know that it will be

awhile before they come out with something new to treat me. And that is just a

fact I have to accecpt. Until then, I will survive, take care of my self the

best I can, but I will also enjoy things from time to time. But thank you for

being concerned. And laugh at this silly thing. There is not much good in

crying over it. Dana

Princess wrote:I'm sorry Dana... it's just that the disease is a lot more

serious than our doctors really tell us or know about because studies have not

been done too extensively yet. If all of you would just take a look at all the

physical problems you've over the years, and how you are feeling now, and what

certain foods and drinks do to your abdominal area, you'll all realize we are

not invincible and that this disease is much like aids or cancer right now.

That might sound like cold and hard facts, but it's true and a sick liver cannot

handle much abuse --- it shouldn't have any added stress or we are all going to

die too young.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a no-no

as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the high-fat

content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Princess,

I do truely understand the fatality of the desease and that everything you say

is true. I have done extensive research on it, diet, the liver and everything

that goes along with it. I do joke around allot. Not that I don't cheat on my

diet, I do. When I was diagnosed with HepC I went through many test before the

figured it out. I am one of the rare people who is so symptimatic to the

desease the doctors swore I had something else. I had to go on permanent

disability. My life is no longer anything close to the same as it was. I get

mad at that allot. I was very athletic, independant and hyper. Now, well, we

all know what happens. I have to laugh. It is the only way I keep my sanity.

And I have to say that there was one really good thing to being diagnosed with

this desease. It mad me stop, slow down and take a look around me. Smell the

roses. Find out what is really important in my life. I spent all my years as a

single parent doing nothing but taking care of my daughter. Making sure she had

a good life. A home. Every part of my living was for her. Not that I regret

it. But I forgot about me. And my needs. I do beleive there is a cure out

there. And eventually we will find it. But I did have to take a good long look

at my life. I don't want to be morbid, and yes there is allot more living I

would like to do. Seeing my grandchildren. Watching my daughter graduate from

college, getting married. You know, the usual stuff. But then I also know that

I came from a very dysfunctional family, went through total hell as a teenagere

and would never go back to the past. What is done is done. I did this to

myself. I became more than I ever thought I would. I cleaned my act up, went

to therapy. Learned to beieve in myself and all the things I could do. I have

truely lived, loved, learned and done more than I could ever believe that I was

capable of before. So............Thought there are things that I do that are

not really that good for me, it is in moderation. But just a little joy in life

that goes with this horrible desease and all it's horrible side effects. Well,

I have to way the balance. And I am the one responsible for what I do! I

think everyone should know what is bad for them. But just like everything else

in this world, I have to look at moderation. Not total hell because I can never

have that. I have to wonder what living is for, if I am so miserable I can't

have anything I enjoy just to survive. And do so in such pain I do wonder if it

is worth it. For me, and I only speak for me here, I have to say that a

little enjoyment of the things I like, though they may hurt me, is worth it. I

have a positive attitude, don't get me wrong. I just know that it will be

awhile before they come out with something new to treat me. And that is just a

fact I have to accecpt. Until then, I will survive, take care of my self the

best I can, but I will also enjoy things from time to time. But thank you for

being concerned. And laugh at this silly thing. There is not much good in

crying over it. Dana

Princess wrote:I'm sorry Dana... it's just that the disease is a lot more

serious than our doctors really tell us or know about because studies have not

been done too extensively yet. If all of you would just take a look at all the

physical problems you've over the years, and how you are feeling now, and what

certain foods and drinks do to your abdominal area, you'll all realize we are

not invincible and that this disease is much like aids or cancer right now.

That might sound like cold and hard facts, but it's true and a sick liver cannot

handle much abuse --- it shouldn't have any added stress or we are all going to

die too young.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a no-no

as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the high-fat

content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Princess,

I do truely understand the fatality of the desease and that everything you say

is true. I have done extensive research on it, diet, the liver and everything

that goes along with it. I do joke around allot. Not that I don't cheat on my

diet, I do. When I was diagnosed with HepC I went through many test before the

figured it out. I am one of the rare people who is so symptimatic to the

desease the doctors swore I had something else. I had to go on permanent

disability. My life is no longer anything close to the same as it was. I get

mad at that allot. I was very athletic, independant and hyper. Now, well, we

all know what happens. I have to laugh. It is the only way I keep my sanity.

And I have to say that there was one really good thing to being diagnosed with

this desease. It mad me stop, slow down and take a look around me. Smell the

roses. Find out what is really important in my life. I spent all my years as a

single parent doing nothing but taking care of my daughter. Making sure she had

a good life. A home. Every part of my living was for her. Not that I regret

it. But I forgot about me. And my needs. I do beleive there is a cure out

there. And eventually we will find it. But I did have to take a good long look

at my life. I don't want to be morbid, and yes there is allot more living I

would like to do. Seeing my grandchildren. Watching my daughter graduate from

college, getting married. You know, the usual stuff. But then I also know that

I came from a very dysfunctional family, went through total hell as a teenagere

and would never go back to the past. What is done is done. I did this to

myself. I became more than I ever thought I would. I cleaned my act up, went

to therapy. Learned to beieve in myself and all the things I could do. I have

truely lived, loved, learned and done more than I could ever believe that I was

capable of before. So............Thought there are things that I do that are

not really that good for me, it is in moderation. But just a little joy in life

that goes with this horrible desease and all it's horrible side effects. Well,

I have to way the balance. And I am the one responsible for what I do! I

think everyone should know what is bad for them. But just like everything else

in this world, I have to look at moderation. Not total hell because I can never

have that. I have to wonder what living is for, if I am so miserable I can't

have anything I enjoy just to survive. And do so in such pain I do wonder if it

is worth it. For me, and I only speak for me here, I have to say that a

little enjoyment of the things I like, though they may hurt me, is worth it. I

have a positive attitude, don't get me wrong. I just know that it will be

awhile before they come out with something new to treat me. And that is just a

fact I have to accecpt. Until then, I will survive, take care of my self the

best I can, but I will also enjoy things from time to time. But thank you for

being concerned. And laugh at this silly thing. There is not much good in

crying over it. Dana

Princess wrote:I'm sorry Dana... it's just that the disease is a lot more

serious than our doctors really tell us or know about because studies have not

been done too extensively yet. If all of you would just take a look at all the

physical problems you've over the years, and how you are feeling now, and what

certain foods and drinks do to your abdominal area, you'll all realize we are

not invincible and that this disease is much like aids or cancer right now.

That might sound like cold and hard facts, but it's true and a sick liver cannot

handle much abuse --- it shouldn't have any added stress or we are all going to

die too young.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a no-no

as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the high-fat

content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Dana,

Your note is truly sweet, and thank-you for saying what many of us feel... it's

just sometimes I get concerned that some of us might not be aware of the no-no

things because doctors are still very uninformed. *hugs Dana*

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a

no-no as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the

high-fat content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Dana,

Your note is truly sweet, and thank-you for saying what many of us feel... it's

just sometimes I get concerned that some of us might not be aware of the no-no

things because doctors are still very uninformed. *hugs Dana*

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a

no-no as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the

high-fat content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Princess,

I really hate saying this since our lives are truely in the doctors hands. But

most of them I have been to know less than I do. They should have to do much

research on HepC before they are turned loose on treating people with HepC. The

things I am told by most of them, well, it is just crazy. Then they want to

know if you are stressed or depressed? What kind of silly question is that to

ask? Idiots!! Dana

Princess wrote:Dana,

Your note is truly sweet, and thank-you for saying what many of us feel... it's

just sometimes I get concerned that some of us might not be aware of the no-no

things because doctors are still very uninformed. *hugs Dana*

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a

no-no as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the

high-fat content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Princess,

I really hate saying this since our lives are truely in the doctors hands. But

most of them I have been to know less than I do. They should have to do much

research on HepC before they are turned loose on treating people with HepC. The

things I am told by most of them, well, it is just crazy. Then they want to

know if you are stressed or depressed? What kind of silly question is that to

ask? Idiots!! Dana

Princess wrote:Dana,

Your note is truly sweet, and thank-you for saying what many of us feel... it's

just sometimes I get concerned that some of us might not be aware of the no-no

things because doctors are still very uninformed. *hugs Dana*

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a

no-no as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the

high-fat content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Dana,

You are right... over the years since high school, I have been accused to being

lazy, it's all in my head, chew your food slower so you your stomach doesn't get

sick, it's a female thing, put me on Prozac, a hypochondriac, and so on... I'm

sure there's a few dozen more things as well. My ex-husband was a big accuser

of things, though now we are friends, well sort of. Our lives our in our

own hands, the way I see it, not the doctors. I believe that our generation

will die off before the medical institutions have a grip on this disease. In

the next 5 years, more and more from our baby boomer years are going to show up

with Hepatitis C... the problem is that like with all diseases, it takes years

of clinical studies to find definitive answers and our generation doesn't have

that time. At least I don't think we do.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a

no-no as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the

high-fat content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Dana,

You are right... over the years since high school, I have been accused to being

lazy, it's all in my head, chew your food slower so you your stomach doesn't get

sick, it's a female thing, put me on Prozac, a hypochondriac, and so on... I'm

sure there's a few dozen more things as well. My ex-husband was a big accuser

of things, though now we are friends, well sort of. Our lives our in our

own hands, the way I see it, not the doctors. I believe that our generation

will die off before the medical institutions have a grip on this disease. In

the next 5 years, more and more from our baby boomer years are going to show up

with Hepatitis C... the problem is that like with all diseases, it takes years

of clinical studies to find definitive answers and our generation doesn't have

that time. At least I don't think we do.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a

no-no as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the

high-fat content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

OK...you hit my nerve!

My doctor made me go see a shrink who put me on lithium .....and made me

shake and quake so bad......and I started with a 1/4 tablet morning and

evening instead of half like the shrink said. when I increased to 1/4 in the

morning and 1/2 at night....the 3rd day I had lost my equilibrium......

I told the shrink my depression was due to low progesterone.

so I called the shrink and told him lets get this over with.

Never did he ask about the shrink.....or if I even went, after telling me

December 19, I had to have a letter from a shrink saying he'd follow me for a

year.

I am flying solo ladies and gentlemen.

no anti depressants.

so far, other than normal pms symptoms due to the hormone problem....

I am ALL HERE!!!!!

If you don't believe me.....look into my barrel and I'll show you!

Emo

[Guest guest]

OK...you hit my nerve!

My doctor made me go see a shrink who put me on lithium .....and made me

shake and quake so bad......and I started with a 1/4 tablet morning and

evening instead of half like the shrink said. when I increased to 1/4 in the

morning and 1/2 at night....the 3rd day I had lost my equilibrium......

I told the shrink my depression was due to low progesterone.

so I called the shrink and told him lets get this over with.

Never did he ask about the shrink.....or if I even went, after telling me

December 19, I had to have a letter from a shrink saying he'd follow me for a

year.

I am flying solo ladies and gentlemen.

no anti depressants.

so far, other than normal pms symptoms due to the hormone problem....

I am ALL HERE!!!!!

If you don't believe me.....look into my barrel and I'll show you!

Emo

[Guest guest]

Princess,

You sound allot like me. All we can do is pray. I know I have till my daughter

graduates High School. I asked God to at least give me that. She is BiPolar

and my ex-husband is BiPolar and his wife has MS. There is no one else to take

care of her. She is very hard to handle. But I love her so. And I believe in

her. So God will at least give me that. And if we are all lucky, we will have

much more time than that. I have already done the Interferon thing in I don't

know how many catagories. Keep failing and getting sicker every year.

Sometimes, I think you just know. And other times, we are pleasantly surprised.

So many around me hold out for the best. I do not react well with interferon or

the riboviron, how ever you spell it. Seems to be all there messing with. Oh

well, we shall see. I will keep my eyes open and just do what I can to treat

the symptoms. Acupunture here I come! Tehee. That's what I need, thousands of

little needles pocking me. Come to think of it, that's how this whole mess

started when I was an invinsible teen!! Maybe that will be the cure. Dana

Princess wrote:Dana,

You are right... over the years since high school, I have been accused to being

lazy, it's all in my head, chew your food slower so you your stomach doesn't get

sick, it's a female thing, put me on Prozac, a hypochondriac, and so on... I'm

sure there's a few dozen more things as well. My ex-husband was a big accuser

of things, though now we are friends, well sort of. Our lives our in our

own hands, the way I see it, not the doctors. I believe that our generation

will die off before the medical institutions have a grip on this disease. In

the next 5 years, more and more from our baby boomer years are going to show up

with Hepatitis C... the problem is that like with all diseases, it takes years

of clinical studies to find definitive answers and our generation doesn't have

that time. At least I don't think we do.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a

no-no as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the

high-fat content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Princess,

You sound allot like me. All we can do is pray. I know I have till my daughter

graduates High School. I asked God to at least give me that. She is BiPolar

and my ex-husband is BiPolar and his wife has MS. There is no one else to take

care of her. She is very hard to handle. But I love her so. And I believe in

her. So God will at least give me that. And if we are all lucky, we will have

much more time than that. I have already done the Interferon thing in I don't

know how many catagories. Keep failing and getting sicker every year.

Sometimes, I think you just know. And other times, we are pleasantly surprised.

So many around me hold out for the best. I do not react well with interferon or

the riboviron, how ever you spell it. Seems to be all there messing with. Oh

well, we shall see. I will keep my eyes open and just do what I can to treat

the symptoms. Acupunture here I come! Tehee. That's what I need, thousands of

little needles pocking me. Come to think of it, that's how this whole mess

started when I was an invinsible teen!! Maybe that will be the cure. Dana

Princess wrote:Dana,

You are right... over the years since high school, I have been accused to being

lazy, it's all in my head, chew your food slower so you your stomach doesn't get

sick, it's a female thing, put me on Prozac, a hypochondriac, and so on... I'm

sure there's a few dozen more things as well. My ex-husband was a big accuser

of things, though now we are friends, well sort of. Our lives our in our

own hands, the way I see it, not the doctors. I believe that our generation

will die off before the medical institutions have a grip on this disease. In

the next 5 years, more and more from our baby boomer years are going to show up

with Hepatitis C... the problem is that like with all diseases, it takes years

of clinical studies to find definitive answers and our generation doesn't have

that time. At least I don't think we do.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

Re: Meat

Dana,

Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but things like soda are as big a

no-no as red meat and iron. Pizza and spaghetti are equally bad due to the

high-fat content... the liver has trouble with fat and when it can't process it

correctly, it starts to grow a layer of fat around the shell of the liver. That

happened to me, and my doctor said that was not a good thing. Basically, ones

Hepatitis C diet should be: high-fiber including metamucil... get your

necessary protein from fish, forget all about meats. Fat is bad no matter where

it comes from.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Dana,

{ You sound allot like me. All we can do is pray. I know I have till my

daughter graduates High School. I asked God to at least give me that. She

is BiPolar and my ex-husband is BiPolar and his wife has MS. There is no

one else to take care of her. She is very hard to handle. But I love her

so. And I believe in her. So God will at least give me that. And if we

are all lucky, we will have much more time than that. I have already done

the Interferon thing in I don't know how many catagories. Keep failing and

getting sicker every year. Sometimes, I think you just know. And other

times, we are pleasantly surprised. So many around me hold out for the

best. I do not react well with interferon or the riboviron, how ever you

spell it. Seems to be all there messing with. Oh well, we shall see. I

will keep my eyes open and just do what I can to treat the symptoms. Acup!

unture here I come! Tehee. That's what I need, thousands of little needles

pocking me. Come to think of it, that's how this whole mess started when I

was an invinsible teen!! Maybe that will be the cure. }

I thought I was invincible up to a year or so ago --- rude awakening with

Pancreatitis, then removal of the Gallbladder. I'm told that people with a

history of Pancreatitis are not supposed to do Interferon, so next weeks

blood tests will include a check on the Pancreatic enzymes. My son still

lives with his father in California, we were divorced a few years back and

are better friends now than before. I have always felt there was something

wrong with my son, he's just turned 21 and is slower than everyone around

him. He always has been. But, his father chose to overlook things over the

years and I had no say-so. I strongly suspect my son caught my Hepatitis

when he was born, but he's afraid to go get tested *sighs*... he and his

girlfriend have also gotten tattoos under less than clean conditions, not

knowing about any risks at the time. I also think he is bi-polar, but that

also remains to be seen. I've not seen him or my step-daughter since I left

California about 4 years ago or so. It's been rough on both sides of the

fence, I guess. This is my first go-round with treatment... I finish up the

end of November, and I won't know until then what my status is. I only know

that I don't have much healthy liver left. I never abused alcohol or iv

drugs, but when I caught this disease, it caused me alot of liver damage up

front, at age 14... I was jaundice, in the hospital for two months. Ah

well *sighs*... shit happens, still rings a bell...

Hugs, Princess

[Guest guest]

Dana,

{ You sound allot like me. All we can do is pray. I know I have till my

daughter graduates High School. I asked God to at least give me that. She

is BiPolar and my ex-husband is BiPolar and his wife has MS. There is no

one else to take care of her. She is very hard to handle. But I love her

so. And I believe in her. So God will at least give me that. And if we

are all lucky, we will have much more time than that. I have already done

the Interferon thing in I don't know how many catagories. Keep failing and

getting sicker every year. Sometimes, I think you just know. And other

times, we are pleasantly surprised. So many around me hold out for the

best. I do not react well with interferon or the riboviron, how ever you

spell it. Seems to be all there messing with. Oh well, we shall see. I

will keep my eyes open and just do what I can to treat the symptoms. Acup!

unture here I come! Tehee. That's what I need, thousands of little needles

pocking me. Come to think of it, that's how this whole mess started when I

was an invinsible teen!! Maybe that will be the cure. }

I thought I was invincible up to a year or so ago --- rude awakening with

Pancreatitis, then removal of the Gallbladder. I'm told that people with a

history of Pancreatitis are not supposed to do Interferon, so next weeks

blood tests will include a check on the Pancreatic enzymes. My son still

lives with his father in California, we were divorced a few years back and

are better friends now than before. I have always felt there was something

wrong with my son, he's just turned 21 and is slower than everyone around

him. He always has been. But, his father chose to overlook things over the

years and I had no say-so. I strongly suspect my son caught my Hepatitis

when he was born, but he's afraid to go get tested *sighs*... he and his

girlfriend have also gotten tattoos under less than clean conditions, not

knowing about any risks at the time. I also think he is bi-polar, but that

also remains to be seen. I've not seen him or my step-daughter since I left

California about 4 years ago or so. It's been rough on both sides of the

fence, I guess. This is my first go-round with treatment... I finish up the

end of November, and I won't know until then what my status is. I only know

that I don't have much healthy liver left. I never abused alcohol or iv

drugs, but when I caught this disease, it caused me alot of liver damage up

front, at age 14... I was jaundice, in the hospital for two months. Ah

well *sighs*... shit happens, still rings a bell...

Hugs, Princess

[Guest guest]

Emo,

{ OK...you hit my nerve! My doctor made me go see a shrink who put me on

lithium .....and made me shake and quake so bad......and I started with a

1/4 tablet morning and evening instead of half like the shrink said. when I

increased to 1/4 in the morning and 1/2 at night....the 3rd day I had lost

my equilibrium......I told the shrink my depression was due to low

progesterone. so I called the shrink and told him lets get this over with.

Never did he ask about the shrink.....or if I even went, after telling me

December 19, I had to have a letter from a shrink saying he'd follow me for

a year. I am flying solo ladies and gentlemen. no anti depressants. so far,

other than normal pms symptoms due to the hormone problem.... I am ALL

HERE!!!!!

If you don't believe me.....look into my barrel and I'll show you! }

Yes, I've run into a few people who chose to go without the

anti-depressants. I have often been tempted to stop, but haven't yet... I

take a half of a Paxil at bedtime, and a half of Buspirone in the morning

and at bedtime. They also put me on Trazodone at bedtime since I'd gone

almost two weeks of not being able to fall asleep. This isn't easy, off

treatment or on treatment... I often wonder, being a genotype 3a which is

supposed to have up to 60 percent success rate, why my liver still hurts at

the moment. I must no be responding if it still hurts is how I am

thinking...

Hugs, Princess

[Guest guest]

Emo,

{ OK...you hit my nerve! My doctor made me go see a shrink who put me on

lithium .....and made me shake and quake so bad......and I started with a

1/4 tablet morning and evening instead of half like the shrink said. when I

increased to 1/4 in the morning and 1/2 at night....the 3rd day I had lost

my equilibrium......I told the shrink my depression was due to low

progesterone. so I called the shrink and told him lets get this over with.

Never did he ask about the shrink.....or if I even went, after telling me

December 19, I had to have a letter from a shrink saying he'd follow me for

a year. I am flying solo ladies and gentlemen. no anti depressants. so far,

other than normal pms symptoms due to the hormone problem.... I am ALL

HERE!!!!!

If you don't believe me.....look into my barrel and I'll show you! }

Yes, I've run into a few people who chose to go without the

anti-depressants. I have often been tempted to stop, but haven't yet... I

take a half of a Paxil at bedtime, and a half of Buspirone in the morning

and at bedtime. They also put me on Trazodone at bedtime since I'd gone

almost two weeks of not being able to fall asleep. This isn't easy, off

treatment or on treatment... I often wonder, being a genotype 3a which is

supposed to have up to 60 percent success rate, why my liver still hurts at

the moment. I must no be responding if it still hurts is how I am

thinking...

Hugs, Princess

[Guest guest]

Gosh, Princess, you have just opened up a flood of memories for me! I guess

I've been tired for a lot longer than I remembered. I went to get my Hep A and

Hep B vaccinations today and the nurse assured me that I could have had this for

as long as my dr. says, that it was either from a blood transfusion when I was

10 or when I was 12. My father used to call me a lazy bum when I was a

teenager, because I just had no energy. I used to do whatever I could to skip

PE in high school, because I'd be falling asleep in class for the rest of the

day.

And I've gotten everything else you said from doctors over the years about my

digestive problems. I even went into full-blown anorexia for about 10 years

because I never knew what it was that I ate, was going to *kill* my stomach. I

decided not to eat at all, unless I absolutely had to. (This is before anorexia

was diagnosed as a disease, hmmm, just like Hep C) I got down to 83#, and was

wondering if I could break into the 70's - your mind does get nuts once you

start on this path. I've heard of a lot of reasons why girls become anorexic,

but to me, my weight was the only thing in my life I could control, and the

skinnier I got, the nicer people were to me.

I was doing the best I could, feeling like crap all the time, always tired, but

somehow was made to feel it was my fault. What turned me around were the ladies

from Al-Anon, who made me believe I could be in control of my life, not stay

married to a drunk, and not believe what anyone else told me over what I

believed myself. And that includes doctors!

Thank you so much for your input to this list, you add so much.

Marilyn

Re: Princess-Dana

Dana,

You are right... over the years since high school, I have been accused to

being lazy, it's all in my head, chew your food slower so you your stomach

doesn't get sick, it's a female thing, put me on Prozac, a hypochondriac, and so

on... I'm sure there's a few dozen more things as well. My ex-husband was a

big accuser of things, though now we are friends, well sort of. Our lives

our in our own hands, the way I see it, not the doctors. I believe that our

generation will die off before the medical institutions have a grip on this

disease. In the next 5 years, more and more from our baby boomer years are

going to show up with Hepatitis C... the problem is that like with all diseases,

it takes years of clinical studies to find definitive answers and our generation

doesn't have that time. At least I don't think we do.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Gosh, Princess, you have just opened up a flood of memories for me! I guess

I've been tired for a lot longer than I remembered. I went to get my Hep A and

Hep B vaccinations today and the nurse assured me that I could have had this for

as long as my dr. says, that it was either from a blood transfusion when I was

10 or when I was 12. My father used to call me a lazy bum when I was a

teenager, because I just had no energy. I used to do whatever I could to skip

PE in high school, because I'd be falling asleep in class for the rest of the

day.

And I've gotten everything else you said from doctors over the years about my

digestive problems. I even went into full-blown anorexia for about 10 years

because I never knew what it was that I ate, was going to *kill* my stomach. I

decided not to eat at all, unless I absolutely had to. (This is before anorexia

was diagnosed as a disease, hmmm, just like Hep C) I got down to 83#, and was

wondering if I could break into the 70's - your mind does get nuts once you

start on this path. I've heard of a lot of reasons why girls become anorexic,

but to me, my weight was the only thing in my life I could control, and the

skinnier I got, the nicer people were to me.

I was doing the best I could, feeling like crap all the time, always tired, but

somehow was made to feel it was my fault. What turned me around were the ladies

from Al-Anon, who made me believe I could be in control of my life, not stay

married to a drunk, and not believe what anyone else told me over what I

believed myself. And that includes doctors!

Thank you so much for your input to this list, you add so much.

Marilyn

Re: Princess-Dana

Dana,

You are right... over the years since high school, I have been accused to

being lazy, it's all in my head, chew your food slower so you your stomach

doesn't get sick, it's a female thing, put me on Prozac, a hypochondriac, and so

on... I'm sure there's a few dozen more things as well. My ex-husband was a

big accuser of things, though now we are friends, well sort of. Our lives

our in our own hands, the way I see it, not the doctors. I believe that our

generation will die off before the medical institutions have a grip on this

disease. In the next 5 years, more and more from our baby boomer years are

going to show up with Hepatitis C... the problem is that like with all diseases,

it takes years of clinical studies to find definitive answers and our generation

doesn't have that time. At least I don't think we do.

Princess

www.studioreflections.com

[Guest guest]

Dana,

I had acupuncture years ago to try to quit smoking. It did make me quit, but I

had screaming nightmares that someone was butchering my kids, and I had to light

back up to stop them. Now that I'm learning about holistic supplements, I'm

thinking I should have had them along with the acupuncture. I may try it again,

nothing else has helped me quit.

They are the teeniest needles, you don't even know they are in there. You lay

in the dark and just meditate, and you start to feel the neatest buzzing feeling

throughout your body, like you are being re-charged somehow. Does anybody have

any experience with acupuncture and Hep C?

Marilyn

Re: Princess-Dana

Acupunture here I come! Tehee. That's what I need, thousands of little

needles pocking me. Come to think of it, that's how this whole mess started

when I was an invinsible teen!! Maybe that will be the cure. Dana

Princess wrote:Dana,

[Guest guest]

Dana,

I had acupuncture years ago to try to quit smoking. It did make me quit, but I

had screaming nightmares that someone was butchering my kids, and I had to light

back up to stop them. Now that I'm learning about holistic supplements, I'm

thinking I should have had them along with the acupuncture. I may try it again,

nothing else has helped me quit.

They are the teeniest needles, you don't even know they are in there. You lay

in the dark and just meditate, and you start to feel the neatest buzzing feeling

throughout your body, like you are being re-charged somehow. Does anybody have

any experience with acupuncture and Hep C?

Marilyn

Re: Princess-Dana

Acupunture here I come! Tehee. That's what I need, thousands of little

needles pocking me. Come to think of it, that's how this whole mess started

when I was an invinsible teen!! Maybe that will be the cure. Dana

Princess wrote:Dana,

[Guest guest]

Emo, are you sure you're not the comedian I know about? You are tooooo funny!

Marilyn

I am flying solo ladies and gentlemen.

no anti depressants.

so far, other than normal pms symptoms due to the hormone problem....

I am ALL HERE!!!!!

If you don't believe me.....look into my barrel and I'll show you!

Emo