Guest guest Posted May 20, 2001 Report Share Posted May 20, 2001 --- Tatezi <tatezi@...> wrote: > Claudine.... > > How long did it take for your viral load to drop > back down after you had > the cortisone injection? Actually, I have no idea - I never have had it rechecked! I had one injection, and then some pills (the same corticosteroid but oral form) that I took for a week, decreasing the dose each of those days. My viral load test was done about a month after that, and it had gone from it's usual under 200,000 up to over a million - don't know exactly how much, the lab quit counting at 1 million. I just am not really too concerned about it, I know from all my research that viral load really doesn't have any bearing on damage to the liver. When I stopped treatment after a year in Jan. 1999, never responding (my viral load went from a pretreatment level of 110,000 down to 50,000) my viral load shot sky high, then gradually returned to 'normal' levels for me - under 200,000. This took about 1 1/2 years! But my biopsy in March showed no fibrosis, so it obviously didn't harm me, and this goes along with what I've read too. I have no idea if there is any 'average' length of time for viral load to drop back down, and my doctor didn't say anything except not to have the injections too often. I will have to be in severe pain to do that again, though, just to be safe. Although the injection/pills certainly worked - my ankle hasn't bothered even once since then, so maybe it was a necessary evil! Claudine __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2001 Report Share Posted May 20, 2001 --- Tatezi <tatezi@...> wrote: > Claudine.... > > How long did it take for your viral load to drop > back down after you had > the cortisone injection? Actually, I have no idea - I never have had it rechecked! I had one injection, and then some pills (the same corticosteroid but oral form) that I took for a week, decreasing the dose each of those days. My viral load test was done about a month after that, and it had gone from it's usual under 200,000 up to over a million - don't know exactly how much, the lab quit counting at 1 million. I just am not really too concerned about it, I know from all my research that viral load really doesn't have any bearing on damage to the liver. When I stopped treatment after a year in Jan. 1999, never responding (my viral load went from a pretreatment level of 110,000 down to 50,000) my viral load shot sky high, then gradually returned to 'normal' levels for me - under 200,000. This took about 1 1/2 years! But my biopsy in March showed no fibrosis, so it obviously didn't harm me, and this goes along with what I've read too. I have no idea if there is any 'average' length of time for viral load to drop back down, and my doctor didn't say anything except not to have the injections too often. I will have to be in severe pain to do that again, though, just to be safe. Although the injection/pills certainly worked - my ankle hasn't bothered even once since then, so maybe it was a necessary evil! Claudine __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2001 Report Share Posted May 20, 2001 --- Tatezi <tatezi@...> wrote: > Claudine.... > > How long did it take for your viral load to drop > back down after you had > the cortisone injection? Actually, I have no idea - I never have had it rechecked! I had one injection, and then some pills (the same corticosteroid but oral form) that I took for a week, decreasing the dose each of those days. My viral load test was done about a month after that, and it had gone from it's usual under 200,000 up to over a million - don't know exactly how much, the lab quit counting at 1 million. I just am not really too concerned about it, I know from all my research that viral load really doesn't have any bearing on damage to the liver. When I stopped treatment after a year in Jan. 1999, never responding (my viral load went from a pretreatment level of 110,000 down to 50,000) my viral load shot sky high, then gradually returned to 'normal' levels for me - under 200,000. This took about 1 1/2 years! But my biopsy in March showed no fibrosis, so it obviously didn't harm me, and this goes along with what I've read too. I have no idea if there is any 'average' length of time for viral load to drop back down, and my doctor didn't say anything except not to have the injections too often. I will have to be in severe pain to do that again, though, just to be safe. Although the injection/pills certainly worked - my ankle hasn't bothered even once since then, so maybe it was a necessary evil! Claudine __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2001 Report Share Posted May 20, 2001 --- Tatezi <tatezi@...> wrote: > Claudine.... > > How long did it take for your viral load to drop > back down after you had > the cortisone injection? Actually, I have no idea - I never have had it rechecked! I had one injection, and then some pills (the same corticosteroid but oral form) that I took for a week, decreasing the dose each of those days. My viral load test was done about a month after that, and it had gone from it's usual under 200,000 up to over a million - don't know exactly how much, the lab quit counting at 1 million. I just am not really too concerned about it, I know from all my research that viral load really doesn't have any bearing on damage to the liver. When I stopped treatment after a year in Jan. 1999, never responding (my viral load went from a pretreatment level of 110,000 down to 50,000) my viral load shot sky high, then gradually returned to 'normal' levels for me - under 200,000. This took about 1 1/2 years! But my biopsy in March showed no fibrosis, so it obviously didn't harm me, and this goes along with what I've read too. I have no idea if there is any 'average' length of time for viral load to drop back down, and my doctor didn't say anything except not to have the injections too often. I will have to be in severe pain to do that again, though, just to be safe. Although the injection/pills certainly worked - my ankle hasn't bothered even once since then, so maybe it was a necessary evil! Claudine __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2001 Report Share Posted November 21, 2001 Tatezi, Inflammation is one of the bodies immune responses to any type of infection or injury. Just like if you cut your hand and it gets infected and gets red and swollen. That is an immune response. It helps to kill whatever is causing the infection. Unfortunately chronic inflammation results eventually in the death of the infected cell, and scar tissue results. (That's kind of simplified and generalized, but that is basically it.) And the liver, being the amazing organ that it is, keeps trying to repair itself by building new healthy liver cells, which eventually get infected too, resulting in more inflammation and eventual formation of more scar tissue (fibrosis), until there is so much scar tissue built up that eventually blood flow through the liver and function is impaired, and that is when you are said to have the disease called cirrhosis. Doc could probably explain it better, but I think that sort of explains what is happening. As for that brain fog - if you look at the recent research into the affects of HCV on the brain, it looks like HCV itself may be causing the problems with memory, confusion, depression, etc., that so many of us have been complaining about for years. It's NOT just the interferon, and it's not just people with advanced cirrhosis either. So since you are a non-responder too, you still have HCV to deal with. However, it might still get better, it's only been a couple of month. Also, don't you have hypothyroidism? That can cause the same type of 'brain fog' problems. If my TSH get above 2 I start feeling worse, poor memory, more depressed, easily confused, tired all the time - also dry skin, dry hair, all those signs of hypothyroidism. I don't care what the lab says is normal, for me I need to keep my TSH around 1 to feel really good. Over 2 is asking for trouble! Good luck! Claudine --- Tatezi <tatezi@...> wrote: > You are so wonderful, Claudine....thanks for getting > back so quickly. > > That's what it was...I guess during the rebetron > brain fog I forgot <g> > But I've been off treatment a couple > months....shouldn't my memory be > coming back to me? > > If fibrosis is scar tissue what exactly does liver > inflammation mean or > rather what exactly is inflammation? > > Tatezi > > claudine intexas wrote: > > > Did he maybe say stage 2 fibrosis, and stage 2 > > inflammation or grade 2 inflammation, or > histology? > > They usually score two things: how much > inflammation, > > and how much scar tissue (Fibrosis). > > C > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2001 Report Share Posted November 21, 2001 Tatezi, Inflammation is one of the bodies immune responses to any type of infection or injury. Just like if you cut your hand and it gets infected and gets red and swollen. That is an immune response. It helps to kill whatever is causing the infection. Unfortunately chronic inflammation results eventually in the death of the infected cell, and scar tissue results. (That's kind of simplified and generalized, but that is basically it.) And the liver, being the amazing organ that it is, keeps trying to repair itself by building new healthy liver cells, which eventually get infected too, resulting in more inflammation and eventual formation of more scar tissue (fibrosis), until there is so much scar tissue built up that eventually blood flow through the liver and function is impaired, and that is when you are said to have the disease called cirrhosis. Doc could probably explain it better, but I think that sort of explains what is happening. As for that brain fog - if you look at the recent research into the affects of HCV on the brain, it looks like HCV itself may be causing the problems with memory, confusion, depression, etc., that so many of us have been complaining about for years. It's NOT just the interferon, and it's not just people with advanced cirrhosis either. So since you are a non-responder too, you still have HCV to deal with. However, it might still get better, it's only been a couple of month. Also, don't you have hypothyroidism? That can cause the same type of 'brain fog' problems. If my TSH get above 2 I start feeling worse, poor memory, more depressed, easily confused, tired all the time - also dry skin, dry hair, all those signs of hypothyroidism. I don't care what the lab says is normal, for me I need to keep my TSH around 1 to feel really good. Over 2 is asking for trouble! Good luck! Claudine --- Tatezi <tatezi@...> wrote: > You are so wonderful, Claudine....thanks for getting > back so quickly. > > That's what it was...I guess during the rebetron > brain fog I forgot <g> > But I've been off treatment a couple > months....shouldn't my memory be > coming back to me? > > If fibrosis is scar tissue what exactly does liver > inflammation mean or > rather what exactly is inflammation? > > Tatezi > > claudine intexas wrote: > > > Did he maybe say stage 2 fibrosis, and stage 2 > > inflammation or grade 2 inflammation, or > histology? > > They usually score two things: how much > inflammation, > > and how much scar tissue (Fibrosis). > > C > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2001 Report Share Posted November 21, 2001 Tatezi, Inflammation is one of the bodies immune responses to any type of infection or injury. Just like if you cut your hand and it gets infected and gets red and swollen. That is an immune response. It helps to kill whatever is causing the infection. Unfortunately chronic inflammation results eventually in the death of the infected cell, and scar tissue results. (That's kind of simplified and generalized, but that is basically it.) And the liver, being the amazing organ that it is, keeps trying to repair itself by building new healthy liver cells, which eventually get infected too, resulting in more inflammation and eventual formation of more scar tissue (fibrosis), until there is so much scar tissue built up that eventually blood flow through the liver and function is impaired, and that is when you are said to have the disease called cirrhosis. Doc could probably explain it better, but I think that sort of explains what is happening. As for that brain fog - if you look at the recent research into the affects of HCV on the brain, it looks like HCV itself may be causing the problems with memory, confusion, depression, etc., that so many of us have been complaining about for years. It's NOT just the interferon, and it's not just people with advanced cirrhosis either. So since you are a non-responder too, you still have HCV to deal with. However, it might still get better, it's only been a couple of month. Also, don't you have hypothyroidism? That can cause the same type of 'brain fog' problems. If my TSH get above 2 I start feeling worse, poor memory, more depressed, easily confused, tired all the time - also dry skin, dry hair, all those signs of hypothyroidism. I don't care what the lab says is normal, for me I need to keep my TSH around 1 to feel really good. Over 2 is asking for trouble! Good luck! Claudine --- Tatezi <tatezi@...> wrote: > You are so wonderful, Claudine....thanks for getting > back so quickly. > > That's what it was...I guess during the rebetron > brain fog I forgot <g> > But I've been off treatment a couple > months....shouldn't my memory be > coming back to me? > > If fibrosis is scar tissue what exactly does liver > inflammation mean or > rather what exactly is inflammation? > > Tatezi > > claudine intexas wrote: > > > Did he maybe say stage 2 fibrosis, and stage 2 > > inflammation or grade 2 inflammation, or > histology? > > They usually score two things: how much > inflammation, > > and how much scar tissue (Fibrosis). > > C > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2001 Report Share Posted November 21, 2001 Tatezi, Inflammation is one of the bodies immune responses to any type of infection or injury. Just like if you cut your hand and it gets infected and gets red and swollen. That is an immune response. It helps to kill whatever is causing the infection. Unfortunately chronic inflammation results eventually in the death of the infected cell, and scar tissue results. (That's kind of simplified and generalized, but that is basically it.) And the liver, being the amazing organ that it is, keeps trying to repair itself by building new healthy liver cells, which eventually get infected too, resulting in more inflammation and eventual formation of more scar tissue (fibrosis), until there is so much scar tissue built up that eventually blood flow through the liver and function is impaired, and that is when you are said to have the disease called cirrhosis. Doc could probably explain it better, but I think that sort of explains what is happening. As for that brain fog - if you look at the recent research into the affects of HCV on the brain, it looks like HCV itself may be causing the problems with memory, confusion, depression, etc., that so many of us have been complaining about for years. It's NOT just the interferon, and it's not just people with advanced cirrhosis either. So since you are a non-responder too, you still have HCV to deal with. However, it might still get better, it's only been a couple of month. Also, don't you have hypothyroidism? That can cause the same type of 'brain fog' problems. If my TSH get above 2 I start feeling worse, poor memory, more depressed, easily confused, tired all the time - also dry skin, dry hair, all those signs of hypothyroidism. I don't care what the lab says is normal, for me I need to keep my TSH around 1 to feel really good. Over 2 is asking for trouble! Good luck! Claudine --- Tatezi <tatezi@...> wrote: > You are so wonderful, Claudine....thanks for getting > back so quickly. > > That's what it was...I guess during the rebetron > brain fog I forgot <g> > But I've been off treatment a couple > months....shouldn't my memory be > coming back to me? > > If fibrosis is scar tissue what exactly does liver > inflammation mean or > rather what exactly is inflammation? > > Tatezi > > claudine intexas wrote: > > > Did he maybe say stage 2 fibrosis, and stage 2 > > inflammation or grade 2 inflammation, or > histology? > > They usually score two things: how much > inflammation, > > and how much scar tissue (Fibrosis). > > C > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2001 Report Share Posted November 21, 2001 Claudine said <<hypothyroidism? That can cause the same type of 'brain fog' problems. If my TSH get above 2 I start feeling worse, poor memory, more depressed, easily confused, tired all the time - also dry skin, dry hair, all those signs of hypothyroidism. I don't care what the lab says is normal, for me I need to keep my TSH around 1 to feel really good. Over 2 is asking for trouble!>> I concur (sounds so professional doesn't it?) I got that way too on treatment, the higher the number on my thyroid tests went the worse I felt. My tests said 6 was the high limit and I got up to 5.75. If 6 is the upper limit I'd hate to find out what 7 felt like! And there's a lot of info on thyroid on about.com and a newsletter. hugs tat! alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2001 Report Share Posted November 21, 2001 Getting laid off is probably affecting how you feel a great deal. Mom, who was an executive with USAA and due to retire, also got laid off with hundreds of others, mostly people close to retirement age! She got 'early' retirement, but had only 3 weeks time left to get full benefits. Her boss was laid off too. It's happening everywhere. And even though she had been wanting to quit, or retire early because her job had been so stressful, it was still devastating to her. It took several weeks for her to adjust mentally. I'm sure it will take some time for you too. That is just normal, to be expected. So go easy on yourself. It will probably take at least a few weeks before you are really able to tell if the increased dose of thyroid medication is going to do the trick. I bet it helps. 5 is way too high for most women I think. Well, I really should get to bed, busy day tomorrow! Claudine __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2001 Report Share Posted November 22, 2001 Now that you did mention it, it was a good 6-8 weeks before I started to feel better when I first went on synthroid....but then my TSH was at 110 when I started. Just kept blaming all those symptoms on the rebetron. It was only when I couldn't swallow my vitimins any longer that I finally went to the doctor. It's pretty tough realizing how many people are out of work these days. They do the older folks first because they can offer them early retirement, then the people who have either high paying jobs or have been with companies so long they are making more money then what they would have to pay young recruits out of college. Then they start hitting everyone. I thought as a secretary I was pretty safe. LOL....secretaries aren't safe when there is no staff left to support. Our economy is falling apart around us right now and it's darn frightening, isn't it? Thanks for your support and enjoy your turkey day. Blessings Tatezi > Getting laid off is probably affecting how you feel a > great deal. Mom, who was an executive with USAA and > due to retire, also got laid off with hundreds of > others, mostly people close to retirement age! .....It > took several weeks for her to adjust mentally. ...It will probably > take at least a few weeks before you are really able to tell if the > increased dose of thyroid medication is going to do the trick. -- If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy we cannot afford to be intolerant. Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause. ~Mahatma Ghandi~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2001 Report Share Posted November 22, 2001 First where do you live? Tatezi __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 Willem... Sent it to you offlist a while ago.... willem landstra wrote: > HI.Send me yr e-mailadres.Willem. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 Willem... Sent it to you offlist a while ago.... willem landstra wrote: > HI.Send me yr e-mailadres.Willem. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2002 Report Share Posted April 26, 2002 Tat...it all comes down to politics....Holland is very advanced, I have a friend from there too....they are allowed personal time off work....men get maternity leave...and on and on. Oh how I wish I could live there too. Here in Canada, everything depends on who is in control at the time...we change political parties so often....most people don't change their socks that often LOL. Now the nazi liberal party in my province is going to cut people off who are on disability....or so they are trying too. Looks like I might just have to up and move to another province....even though I was born and raised here. Even when I went to vote it was a choice between the gun or the knife, no one to vote for. I'm pretty fed up with Canada right now!! My vent for the night. Huggggggs Carol Tatezi wrote: > I have a friend in Canada who has a rough time with their medical > care > also. She's not a hepper but has serious candida. > > I'm pro socialized medicine but I think that it needs a lot of > improvement. But at the same time, I believe that every person should > have the right to some form of medical care...it should not be a > privilege that only those with money or insurance can have. > > I think, and Willem will need to confirm this, that Holland has worked > > out the kinks in socialized medicine. My friend from Holland who lives > > here now, has never had a bad word to say about their medical program. > > But Canada has a lot of problems with their socialized medicine and I > don't know why they can't get it worked out. > > blessings > Tatezi > > Carol wrote: > > > Exactamundo Alley. You stated that properly. Went to GI Doc, > Canada > > > > has approved the peg....BUT, not the funding....the government won't > > > pay > > for it, at least not yet. Dr. said if I had $50,000 to pay for it, > he > > > > could write me a prescription right now. So the government decides > > who > > lives and dies? Not right. Not at all. > > > > Oh yeah, we don't do viral loads in Canada anymore either....guess > it > > was too costly. Now my only option is getting on a serious sedative > > > from my pcDoc, then try the standard combo again and see if it helps > > > the > > speedy sides. Dr. did say that feeling like I was on speed is > > definitely not a normal side effect. I'm not a happy camper today > :-( > > > > Hugggggs > > Carol > > > > wrote: > > > > > , true, but then we aren't turned down for specialists and > > > if > > > we ask > > > for treatment we get it, etc (if we have insurance that is). If I > > > > lived in > > > Canada, my normal liver enzymes wouldn't have even warranted a > > biopsy > > > or > > > genotype, maybe not even a viral load, much less treatment. From > > what > > > I > > > hear, a lot of Canadian doctors give no options for treatment, > > because > > > the > > > gov controls the restrictions. And the last thing I want in my > life > > > > > is the > > > gov controlling what meds I can or can't have. That'd be worse > than > > > > > HMO. > > > > > > I don't mean to pick on Canada. It's just the people I know are > from > > > > > there. > > > > > > alley > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2002 Report Share Posted April 26, 2002 Tat...it all comes down to politics....Holland is very advanced, I have a friend from there too....they are allowed personal time off work....men get maternity leave...and on and on. Oh how I wish I could live there too. Here in Canada, everything depends on who is in control at the time...we change political parties so often....most people don't change their socks that often LOL. Now the nazi liberal party in my province is going to cut people off who are on disability....or so they are trying too. Looks like I might just have to up and move to another province....even though I was born and raised here. Even when I went to vote it was a choice between the gun or the knife, no one to vote for. I'm pretty fed up with Canada right now!! My vent for the night. Huggggggs Carol Tatezi wrote: > I have a friend in Canada who has a rough time with their medical > care > also. She's not a hepper but has serious candida. > > I'm pro socialized medicine but I think that it needs a lot of > improvement. But at the same time, I believe that every person should > have the right to some form of medical care...it should not be a > privilege that only those with money or insurance can have. > > I think, and Willem will need to confirm this, that Holland has worked > > out the kinks in socialized medicine. My friend from Holland who lives > > here now, has never had a bad word to say about their medical program. > > But Canada has a lot of problems with their socialized medicine and I > don't know why they can't get it worked out. > > blessings > Tatezi > > Carol wrote: > > > Exactamundo Alley. You stated that properly. Went to GI Doc, > Canada > > > > has approved the peg....BUT, not the funding....the government won't > > > pay > > for it, at least not yet. Dr. said if I had $50,000 to pay for it, > he > > > > could write me a prescription right now. So the government decides > > who > > lives and dies? Not right. Not at all. > > > > Oh yeah, we don't do viral loads in Canada anymore either....guess > it > > was too costly. Now my only option is getting on a serious sedative > > > from my pcDoc, then try the standard combo again and see if it helps > > > the > > speedy sides. Dr. did say that feeling like I was on speed is > > definitely not a normal side effect. I'm not a happy camper today > :-( > > > > Hugggggs > > Carol > > > > wrote: > > > > > , true, but then we aren't turned down for specialists and > > > if > > > we ask > > > for treatment we get it, etc (if we have insurance that is). If I > > > > lived in > > > Canada, my normal liver enzymes wouldn't have even warranted a > > biopsy > > > or > > > genotype, maybe not even a viral load, much less treatment. From > > what > > > I > > > hear, a lot of Canadian doctors give no options for treatment, > > because > > > the > > > gov controls the restrictions. And the last thing I want in my > life > > > > > is the > > > gov controlling what meds I can or can't have. That'd be worse > than > > > > > HMO. > > > > > > I don't mean to pick on Canada. It's just the people I know are > from > > > > > there. > > > > > > alley > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2002 Report Share Posted April 29, 2002 In a message dated 4/25/2002 8:39:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tatezi@... writes: > Time matched funds in stock and when you pull your funds you > have to cash in your stocks....you can't keep them. Now I'm not sure > what I should do....that $4000 would help a lot right now (well, minus > taxes and penalties) but I hate to take a loss like that. Wish I knew > about this stuff. > > Tatezi, You won't have to pay the penalty to the government because of the HCV. The taxes will be based on your current income, which is negligible at this point. If you suddenly get a great job and your tax bracket changes, you have 90 days to reinvest the money. Hope that helps. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 Thanks, Anne....I know nothing about all this financial stuff...you are just a wealth of information <g> > Tatezi, > You won't have to pay the penalty to the government because of the HCV. The > taxes will be based on your current income, which is negligible at this > point. If you suddenly get a great job and your tax bracket changes, you > have 90 days to reinvest the money. > Hope that helps. > Anne > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 You're welcome. Now, if the IRS argues with you when you don't pay the 10% penalty. Send them a copy of your medical records. That will solve the problem. I'm not a wealth of information, but I can read. In my lifetime, I've been audited 5 times, thus far the government has given me more than I asked for. I'm honest. I even put down my $2.00 winnings in the lottery, if I come out ahead <g>. But they wrote the laws, you might as well read the books. Whatever you do, don't call the IRS 800 number. Glad to be of help. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 You're welcome. Now, if the IRS argues with you when you don't pay the 10% penalty. Send them a copy of your medical records. That will solve the problem. I'm not a wealth of information, but I can read. In my lifetime, I've been audited 5 times, thus far the government has given me more than I asked for. I'm honest. I even put down my $2.00 winnings in the lottery, if I come out ahead <g>. But they wrote the laws, you might as well read the books. Whatever you do, don't call the IRS 800 number. Glad to be of help. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 You're welcome. Now, if the IRS argues with you when you don't pay the 10% penalty. Send them a copy of your medical records. That will solve the problem. I'm not a wealth of information, but I can read. In my lifetime, I've been audited 5 times, thus far the government has given me more than I asked for. I'm honest. I even put down my $2.00 winnings in the lottery, if I come out ahead <g>. But they wrote the laws, you might as well read the books. Whatever you do, don't call the IRS 800 number. Glad to be of help. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 You're welcome. Now, if the IRS argues with you when you don't pay the 10% penalty. Send them a copy of your medical records. That will solve the problem. I'm not a wealth of information, but I can read. In my lifetime, I've been audited 5 times, thus far the government has given me more than I asked for. I'm honest. I even put down my $2.00 winnings in the lottery, if I come out ahead <g>. But they wrote the laws, you might as well read the books. Whatever you do, don't call the IRS 800 number. Glad to be of help. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 Thanks Claudine. Tatezi is in my prayers and I am confident that her spirit will heal. Lora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 Thanks Claudine. Tatezi is in my prayers and I am confident that her spirit will heal. Lora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 OK Claudine....I'm glad to know this. I can understand where she's coming from. She will be fine...you're right, she is strong. Huggggggs Carol claudine intexas wrote: > Everyone - please don't worry about Tatezi. She asked me to tell > everyone this. She hasn't vanished on us, she will be back. She has a > very wise streak in her and knows she just needs some time to > herself. Just herself. There is nothing anyone can do for her right > now, this is not really a money issue. At least, this is what she has > told me, and I believe her. It is her spirit that needs healing, not > her bank account. She is strong, and she will be ok. The best thing > anyone can send is prayers, kind thoughts, good 'vibes', whatever you > want to call it. > Claudine > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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