Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 In a message dated 9/4/00 8:36:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, deetaylor76@... writes: << I'll keep a positive attitude and keep you all posted.........Ready or Not.....Here we Go..........Dee Dee >> I wish you the very best of luck Dee Dee, I'm sure you will be fine, and treatment will go grate for you. I'm praying for you, just hang in there, I know you can do it. Take care, Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 In a message dated 9/4/00 8:36:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, deetaylor76@... writes: << I'll keep a positive attitude and keep you all posted.........Ready or Not.....Here we Go..........Dee Dee >> I wish you the very best of luck Dee Dee, I'm sure you will be fine, and treatment will go grate for you. I'm praying for you, just hang in there, I know you can do it. Take care, Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 In a message dated 9/4/00 8:36:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, deetaylor76@... writes: << I'll keep a positive attitude and keep you all posted.........Ready or Not.....Here we Go..........Dee Dee >> I wish you the very best of luck Dee Dee, I'm sure you will be fine, and treatment will go grate for you. I'm praying for you, just hang in there, I know you can do it. Take care, Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 In a message dated 9/4/00 8:36:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, deetaylor76@... writes: << I'll keep a positive attitude and keep you all posted.........Ready or Not.....Here we Go..........Dee Dee >> I wish you the very best of luck Dee Dee, I'm sure you will be fine, and treatment will go grate for you. I'm praying for you, just hang in there, I know you can do it. Take care, Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Dee Hang in there - sorry your husband won't go with you. I hate to hear that but hopefully he will come around soon and be more supportive. You will need it believe me. My husband has the Hep C in our family and can't imagine him going through it alone. You will be in my prayers that you get along fine with the Combo with out many of the sides that it can cause. Remember we are here for you and yes start in with the water routine that sure helps my husband. Stay positive!! Winne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Dee Hang in there - sorry your husband won't go with you. I hate to hear that but hopefully he will come around soon and be more supportive. You will need it believe me. My husband has the Hep C in our family and can't imagine him going through it alone. You will be in my prayers that you get along fine with the Combo with out many of the sides that it can cause. Remember we are here for you and yes start in with the water routine that sure helps my husband. Stay positive!! Winne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 In a message dated 9/5/00 2:38:05 PM !!!First Boot!!!, LEST2001@... writes: << I'll keep a positive attitude and keep you all posted.........Ready or Not.....Here we Go..........Dee Dee >> >> Good luck, Dee Dee. It's not fun. But if it works, it's worth it. Prayers are with you. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 In a message dated 9/5/00 2:38:05 PM !!!First Boot!!!, LEST2001@... writes: << I'll keep a positive attitude and keep you all posted.........Ready or Not.....Here we Go..........Dee Dee >> >> Good luck, Dee Dee. It's not fun. But if it works, it's worth it. Prayers are with you. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 DeeDee, My thoughts and prayers will be with you on Wednesday. I, too have been running around like a mad woman. Making dinners and freezing them, doing laundry, cleaning, paying bills, etc. Please keep us posted on how you are doing. WE are ALL thinking of you. Stay positive, Lora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 DeeDee, My thoughts and prayers will be with you on Wednesday. I, too have been running around like a mad woman. Making dinners and freezing them, doing laundry, cleaning, paying bills, etc. Please keep us posted on how you are doing. WE are ALL thinking of you. Stay positive, Lora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Hi Dee Dee I'm thinking of you, hope it all goes well. love and a big hug from sylv xxxxxxxx Ready or Not > > Hi Everybody, > Our computer line was cut due to the neighbor doing some excavating. Just > got caught up on my email. With Lora beginning treatment soon also, alot of > my concerns have been addressed. An anti-depressant I hope will be offered > at the first visit. If not I will ask. Wednesday at 8:30 I go in and have > blood work done. Then I suppose is when a viral load will be done. Then at > 10:00 I meet with the advise nurse and she will show me how to give myself > the shot. I plan on taking a couple of tylenol and tomorrow I'm going to > try to drink as much water as I possibly can. I know this isn't going to be > easy. I've been doing housework and laundry like a mad-woman. Everybody > depends on me for everything! My husband won't even go with me. It's like > it doesn't even exist. I am taking the day off of work though! I'll keep a > positive attitude and keep you all posted.........Ready or Not.....Here we > Go..........Dee Dee > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Hi Dee Dee I'm thinking of you, hope it all goes well. love and a big hug from sylv xxxxxxxx Ready or Not > > Hi Everybody, > Our computer line was cut due to the neighbor doing some excavating. Just > got caught up on my email. With Lora beginning treatment soon also, alot of > my concerns have been addressed. An anti-depressant I hope will be offered > at the first visit. If not I will ask. Wednesday at 8:30 I go in and have > blood work done. Then I suppose is when a viral load will be done. Then at > 10:00 I meet with the advise nurse and she will show me how to give myself > the shot. I plan on taking a couple of tylenol and tomorrow I'm going to > try to drink as much water as I possibly can. I know this isn't going to be > easy. I've been doing housework and laundry like a mad-woman. Everybody > depends on me for everything! My husband won't even go with me. It's like > it doesn't even exist. I am taking the day off of work though! I'll keep a > positive attitude and keep you all posted.........Ready or Not.....Here we > Go..........Dee Dee > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 --- Dee Dee <deetaylor76@...> wrote: I've been doing housework and laundry like a > mad-woman. Everybody > depends on me for everything! My husband won't even > go with me. It's like > it doesn't even exist. I am taking the day off of > work though! Dear Dee Dee, It sounds like you are really ready. Do you have some quick, very easy to fix things for meals? I don't know about you, but cooking is a real problem for me when I am not feeling good, especially if I have nausea. Especially for yourself have some easy fast things, incase you have a problem with nausea. Helpful things to have around are: frozen juice bars or popcycles, yogurt, instant puddings, applesauce, soups, crackers, and ginger snaps. (Ginger is good for nausea.) And paper plates are a life saver! My husband was exactly the same as yours sounds for a long time. His way of coping with me having HCV was to pretend that the problem didn't exist. You know, ignore it and it will go away! He did come around eventually though. I had to get VERY specific with him about what I needed from him. Be prepared that you may need more than one day off work! Then, if you feel ok, so much the better. Get as much rest as possible, and don't push yourself too hard. Good luck, hopefully the side effects will not be too bad. For many they are not! Remember, the first few weeks are the hardest usually. Keep us posted! Claudine __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 --- Dee Dee <deetaylor76@...> wrote: I've been doing housework and laundry like a > mad-woman. Everybody > depends on me for everything! My husband won't even > go with me. It's like > it doesn't even exist. I am taking the day off of > work though! Dear Dee Dee, It sounds like you are really ready. Do you have some quick, very easy to fix things for meals? I don't know about you, but cooking is a real problem for me when I am not feeling good, especially if I have nausea. Especially for yourself have some easy fast things, incase you have a problem with nausea. Helpful things to have around are: frozen juice bars or popcycles, yogurt, instant puddings, applesauce, soups, crackers, and ginger snaps. (Ginger is good for nausea.) And paper plates are a life saver! My husband was exactly the same as yours sounds for a long time. His way of coping with me having HCV was to pretend that the problem didn't exist. You know, ignore it and it will go away! He did come around eventually though. I had to get VERY specific with him about what I needed from him. Be prepared that you may need more than one day off work! Then, if you feel ok, so much the better. Get as much rest as possible, and don't push yourself too hard. Good luck, hopefully the side effects will not be too bad. For many they are not! Remember, the first few weeks are the hardest usually. Keep us posted! Claudine __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Dee Dee... my house is a total disaster. My kitchen floor USED to be white Sometimes it really bothers me. Most of the time I tell myself - I'm alive, I'm gonna kick virus butt, my family is healthy and with me and I don't invite anyone over - lol. I make the grocery lists and put it on the fridge. I make sure I have the food I need, most of it I keep in the fridge at work. I don't get in the car till the a/c cools the car down. Yep, Claudine had some great ideas, paper plates and cups are worth the extra expense! Yes, it's a little more expensive, but hey, family gets hungry they fix what they want. (but then my kids are grown) oh hey! RED ALERT!!! I got some sides! going on 4th month... I'm always HOT, like a fever but different. Today, queasy tummy, a little dizzy, prolly from fever-like thing. I tried ibuprofen didn't help. The Fioricet did help more. And of course, LOTS of fluids (sloshy tummy). And, it's time for a new do! I have fairly long hair. Now I have fairly long THINNING hair lol. I've already searched the internet (hairdos.com) for new dos deciding to go butch short lean and mean. Hubby wrinkled his nose lol but it isn't HIS hair hahahaha. If I can, I'll do a " before " and " after " . The Hep Beauty Do Anyone else game for the " before/after " pix? alley/ ICQ 12631861 alleypat@... http://www.flash.net/~alleypat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 Dee DEE, and Lora, I would start drinking water the day before, I find that if I have not been drinking enough the side effects are worse, however everyone is different, and then keep drinking water, till it feels like your drowning in it ( it seems like it any way at times) I happen to already have drank a lot of water before starting so it wasn't real hard for me but still sometimes I have to make myself . I am on week 27 and it really hasn't been as bad as I anticipated, still fatigued and no energy to do much besides work, have been working the whole time and only missed 1 day , I have been ill on my days off though a lot of them I also only work 4 days a week so that has helped . Hang in there ,the positive attitude really does wonders, not that I had it!! lol I imagined having every worse imaginable symptom and then some but I was wrong thank goodness. I also am only taking St. s wort for depression but am thinking I need something a little stronger. the side effects i hate most are sexual, ( and my husband) NO libido, no orgasms, I have been on Prozac in the past. I also am 1 b so hoping that the treatment works for some of us here as it gives the rest of us a lot of encouragement. There are a lot of very intelligent informed people in the group that have helped a great many of us. and for that I am thankful as it is needed. well good luck to the both of you and keep in touch as to how things are progressing. Suzy _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 Dee DEE, and Lora, I would start drinking water the day before, I find that if I have not been drinking enough the side effects are worse, however everyone is different, and then keep drinking water, till it feels like your drowning in it ( it seems like it any way at times) I happen to already have drank a lot of water before starting so it wasn't real hard for me but still sometimes I have to make myself . I am on week 27 and it really hasn't been as bad as I anticipated, still fatigued and no energy to do much besides work, have been working the whole time and only missed 1 day , I have been ill on my days off though a lot of them I also only work 4 days a week so that has helped . Hang in there ,the positive attitude really does wonders, not that I had it!! lol I imagined having every worse imaginable symptom and then some but I was wrong thank goodness. I also am only taking St. s wort for depression but am thinking I need something a little stronger. the side effects i hate most are sexual, ( and my husband) NO libido, no orgasms, I have been on Prozac in the past. I also am 1 b so hoping that the treatment works for some of us here as it gives the rest of us a lot of encouragement. There are a lot of very intelligent informed people in the group that have helped a great many of us. and for that I am thankful as it is needed. well good luck to the both of you and keep in touch as to how things are progressing. Suzy _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 Dee Dee, Forgot to include about the husband not involved in treatment, dint talk to me for awhile( didn't now what to say) then went through the anger stage wanting to know how I got it I don't know! could be frome a number of things, but he did come around and for that I am glad never has gone to the doctor with me though ./ some people are very lucky to have understanding and empathetic spouses, Keep in touch Suzy _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 Could you two box up some of that energy and send it my way!! Suzy From: Lorad8@... Reply-Hepatitis Cegroups Hepatitis Cegroups Subject: Re: Ready or Not Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:09:56 EDT DeeDee, My thoughts and prayers will be with you on Wednesday. I, too have been running around like a mad woman. Making dinners and freezing them, doing laundry, cleaning, paying bills, etc. Please keep us posted on how you are doing. WE are ALL thinking of you. Stay positive, Lora _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 Suzy.... he may come around with time and he may not. But you married him for a reason (even if it's hard to remember I had to threaten my husband's life to get him to go to the first support group. That is when my current doctor was speaking at the group and I hadn't yet made a decision on which gastro I should see, but was leaning heavily on deciding for this guy cause everyone said he was so great. I drag hubby into the room and introduce him around. Oh gee.. look.. they look so normal! I'm being fecitious of course He didn't say that. Doctor speaks and answers questions. I look at hubby and he has tears in his eyes. Wham, I think the reality just hit him. He doesn't speak to me for 2 weeks after. He can't discuss it he says. He barely even says hi. Finally, he opens up. Mortality hit him hard. It wasn't necessarily MY mortality, altho that was part of it, but mortality of us as humans and of himself. I think this has made us closer than ever before. As one hep friend put it, our marriage vows were " for better and for hep " . Good luck and you know we are with you. alley/ ICQ 12631861 alleypat@... http://www.flash.net/~alleypat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2000 Report Share Posted September 7, 2000 PAt, He did finally come around think it was the mortality thing too, knowing that we might not be growing old together,, that I don't have the energy I used to. But is very positive I will beat this thing which gives me extra hope. thank you for the words of encouragement. sometimes those guys need a little EMOTION Suzy _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2000 Report Share Posted September 7, 2000 PAt, He did finally come around think it was the mortality thing too, knowing that we might not be growing old together,, that I don't have the energy I used to. But is very positive I will beat this thing which gives me extra hope. thank you for the words of encouragement. sometimes those guys need a little EMOTION Suzy _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2000 Report Share Posted September 7, 2000 Suzy I'm so glad!!! )) big hugs alley/ ICQ 12631861 alleypat@... http://www.flash.net/~alleypat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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