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Posted January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001

I just wanted to drop a line and introduce myself. I joined your group

yesterday. I have Hep C. I just finished Intron A Combo treatment last month.

I started out at 1.85 million on my viral load. At 6 months I was at 3,000

needless to say I rejoiced over that fact. I finished the meds in the middle of

December. I went to doctors appt 1 week later and they drew blood for another

viral load test. It came back as 116,000 and they told me that I was already

replicating the virus again..so I was a non-responder. Kinda walked around in

shock a couple of days...like someone had pulled a rug out from under me or

something. The nurse did tell me that come June they will put me on the

pegylated tx. she also told me I would only have to inject once a week instead

of 3 times a week. That is all she told me at this time. Does anyone out there

know anymore about this treatment that they could share with me? I tolerated

the Intron-A therapy very well. Other than some thinning of my hair and body

aches I did pretty well. I took my shots just before bedtime. If someone or

something would waken me I would find that I was awfully nauseated but as long

as I had an uninterupted nights sleep I had no other other side effects other

than those already stated. Can I expect the same with the pegylated? Sure hope

this next one works..I hate the thought of ever going through a transplant..just

don't think I could do that....mentally anyway.

Oh just a bit more about myself for your files *S* I am 54 year old female. I

have been divorced for 28 years and have 3 grown children and 9 grandchildren.

I contracted the virus due to drugs I injected in younger days. I have been

clean for 12 years now as of September 1, 2000 so will celebrate 13 years this

year...God willing. I have a web page online which displays poetry I write and

I also make graphics on PSP which I also have on a web page for people who want

to build websites. That is pretty much my life. I am a Christian and have been

ever since coming off of drugs...that is where I find my strength and

encouragement to make it through this life.

Sorry this has been sort of long. I look forward to making friends with whom I

have something in common...too bad it is the dragon bringing us together but

lets just tame the danged thing.

Take care and Walk In Love,

Tenacious Trish/poetrywrtr

I CAN do ALL things through Christ, which strengtheneth me Phil 4:13

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