Guest guest Posted April 1, 2000 Report Share Posted April 1, 2000 Dear Constance: The RNA, in the basic form would be the messenger to the RNA. It is like a delivery person, or coach, or anyone, or thing, that carries instructions to take the next step, In this case, it is how the cell divides and what it carries as information. Everyone has RNA in each cell that acts like the stop light at a traffic signal. If the light goes on the " frizz " , you either have a very messy intersection, accidents or both. The PCR is a test that allows the lab to look at a particular aspect of your blood serum, and, by some hairy methods, is able to see how much of the virus is in a given area. This figure is then taken and multiplied to account for the rest of the liver, with the assumption that it is a representative sample. It is just another medical test that offers more accurate details of something that is happening, and to what degree. Years ago the ALT and AST were used as indicators on whether someone had a heart attack, because, when any muscle suffered injury, it releases certain chemicals into the body, which are then measured. It was assumed, that if you had chest pain, and these levels were elevated, you were, or had a heart attack. Today, we know how to more sophistically tell what chemicals are released from what cells, when that area has problems. The PCR is one of those indicators that help in HCV, although there are PCR levels for other conditions. I hope this helps. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2000 Report Share Posted April 2, 2000 Hi, Pat, Claudine, I don't know what my genotype is. My previous doctor didn't test. My new doctor did and I will get the results 4/13. Kimi, Did you ask your doctor or the dermatologist about the Ultravate? That was the only thing that gave me relief from the rash. It didn't go away but it did clear up some and stop the itch and burn. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2000 Report Share Posted April 2, 2000 Hi, Pat, Claudine, I don't know what my genotype is. My previous doctor didn't test. My new doctor did and I will get the results 4/13. Kimi, Did you ask your doctor or the dermatologist about the Ultravate? That was the only thing that gave me relief from the rash. It didn't go away but it did clear up some and stop the itch and burn. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 Hello all. I am mostly a lurker, but wanted to write in response to the discussions about treating metals versus taking enzymes. I think there is some confusion and maybe this will explain things, Devin, please correct me if I am wrong. The problem is that mercury disables enzymes in the body (I read this in a paper, but sorry I cannot remember which one, as I read so many) , so that is WHY adding enzymes helps, it is also why chelating out the mercury brings about improvement. It is not one or the other thing going on, but one causing the other, and it is a vicious cycle of things that are going on. Hope this makes it all a little more clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 I relate Terri......remember what I went through last weekend with my 12 yr. old daughter. Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 -dz- He hasn't increased my insurance as far as i know. Hmmmmm maybe i'd better check lol Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 Hi I was put dow today by someone i have known for years today. He didn't want to be around me because he found out that i had hcv. He was afraid even to eat by me. I blasted him about it tho someting that i haven't done to anyone else. But i still felt that shame of having hcv. I tried to explain to hi that he didn't have to worry that he couldn't catch it by sitting next to me . But it ended up in a big argument and probably ended our 20 yr friendship. I know that it is his ignorance of the disease, but, it still hurt. I needed to come in here to talk to you all, so i can try to get rid of this feeling. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 SJ Yes RFK jr found out in june after an accident, they contribute it to iv drug use. Now maybe someone will listen. But the article painted a dark picture of us even with this new news Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 Diane, Thank you so much he may be lurking inthe dark after me lol Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 Terri, That jerk isn't worth calling a friend.... Good for you... They put enough stigmatism on us and I don't blame you at all..... My best friend (what a joke) disappeared after I told her I had Hep C.... Oh she sent me xmas cards etc but I just trashed them..... You are a good person, and if this so called friend treated you like this, then Good Riddance to him.... You have us and don't you ever forget that!!!!!!! We Care..... ;o Angel Hugs, Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 Terri, We'll give him your friend in your place!!!! LOL Angel Hugs, Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Terri I have a sister and I use the term looosly that when she found out I had HCV she gave me this curled up lip look and said "Welllll what that means? You gonna die?" She showed so much compassion that I could have puked. I looked at her and said "If you are waiting on a time I can't give you one" It wouldn't matter anyway if I did you'd never be in my will!!!!! She said "How did you get that" (again lip curled)...I said do you ever remember doing drugs ? (she had gotten busted before) She said well yes....I looked at her and replied "Man you better get checked cause the person you smoked or snorted after may have had it!!!!!!!. She just gave me "The Look". I know it sounds cruel what I told her but she made me feel like I was dirty. None of us are. If we had known that we would contact this disease when we were getting it ......we would have never done it.......A wise man from the group made that statement to me once on the phone and changed my whole out look. Terri my EX hubby even told my kids I had aids. Now see we all go through things. Little is he thinking that I got HCV while still married to his ass!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Terri don't let it get to you. My own daughter who is 23 wouldn't even let me (and still hasn't) see my granddaughter when she was born due to my HCV. When I called after finding out of the birth..I asked if I could go see her and my daughter said she left instructions at the desk I was not allowed. See it isn't only so called freinds...it's family too. That's why we are all here Terri. We know and understand what each of us is going through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 DZ !!!!! SSSSSSSSh.....I think you are at work...........be quiet so they won't know ok??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 BIGGGGGGGGG YELLLLLLLLL for DZ this morning........ Let me know when to shushhhh. And I wonder why my hubby stays aggrevated with me.. Hummmmmm could it be my mouth after all???????? hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Terri, I commend you for your courage and strength! It is so sad that people are so mislead and don't understand things, that they don't take the time to either 1. listen & understand what the person is telling them or 2. research it themselves. Back in 1990, I was diagnosed with Epstein Barr Virus, it's like chronic fatique only you can tests for it in your blood. Anyway the point is that my parents best friend whom is an Insurance Broker told them and I that EBV was the precursor to AIDS and no insurance company would carry me. I was in shock, see I knew nothing about EBV at the time and I thought OH NO.....the point is he was wrong, he was just talking off his head. He did realize and come back to my parents and say, (quite some time later) Oh well they now say that's not true. Well, it isn't I don't have HIV. While most HIV patients have EBV, CMV and HEP C, none of these are precursors to HHIV...people are ignorant. Sorry you had to go through that...but good for you for standing up to him. He's the one that has lost out, not you! Lynn ;~) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Hi Vicky & .......... ;o Angel Hugs, Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Hi Lynn: I also have EBV.......... A lot of people wth Hep C seem to have it.... Our immune systems are so low that we just can't fight things off as well as someone who has a healthy immune system......... My EBV is active right now....... Stress brings it on also!!!!!!! Angel Hugs, Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 I'm sorry you had to go through that. A good friend would have listened to you and maybe done a little research on his own before making rash judgements. It's hard to fight ignorance, especially with people who don't want to make the effort to learn. Hope today is a better day. -dz- --- WTM4@... wrote: > Hi > I was put dow today by someone i have known for > years today. He > didn't want to be around me because he found out > that i had hcv. He was > afraid even to eat by me. I blasted him about it > tho someting that i > haven't done to anyone else. But i still felt that > shame of having hcv. > I tried to explain to hi that he didn't have to > worry that he couldn't > catch it by sitting next to me . But it ended up in > a big argument and > probably ended our 20 yr friendship. I know that it > is his ignorance of > the disease, but, it still hurt. I needed to come in > here to talk to you > all, so i can try to get rid of this feeling. > Terri > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Maybe it's a good time to find out who are true friends are. Good riddance to bad baggage. -dz- --- Jannewilms42@... wrote: > Terri I have a sister and I use the term looosly > that when she found out I > had HCV she gave me this curled up lip look and said > " Welllll what that > means? You gonna die? " She showed so much > compassion that I could have > puked. I looked at her and said " If you are waiting > on a time I can't give > you one " It wouldn't matter anyway if I did you'd > never be in my will!!!!! > She said " How did you get that " (again lip > curled)...I said do you ever > remember doing drugs ? (she had gotten busted > before) She said well yes....I > looked at her and replied " Man you better get > checked cause the person you > smoked or snorted after may have had it!!!!!!!. She > just gave me " The Look " . > I know it sounds cruel what I told her but she made > me feel like I was dirty. > None of us are. If we had known that we would > contact this disease when we > were getting it ......we would have never done > it.......A wise man from the > group made that statement to me once on the phone > and changed my whole out > look. Terri my EX hubby even told my kids I had > aids. Now see we all go > through things. Little is he thinking that I got HCV > while still married to > his ass!!!!!!!! > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Not yet... So go ahead and yell all you want... -dz- --- Jannewilms42@... wrote: > DZ !!!!! SSSSSSSSh.....I think you are at > work...........be quiet so they > won't know ok??????? > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 hahahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Ssssshhhh! -dz- Jannewilms42@... wrote: BIGGGGGGGGG YELLLLLLLLL for DZ this morning........ Let me know when to shushhhh. And I wonder why my hubby stays aggrevated with me.. Hummmmmm could it be my mouth after all???????? hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Boy do I know about EBV! But I've had EBV atleast 7 years before testing positive for HepC.I'm still waiting for all my tests to confirm it all! I used to tests my EBV titers every 3 months, thne got so tired of worrying about them that I quite in 1996 and said F- it, not much I can do...so don't worry, be happy. But when I get sick, I listen to my body and go to bed! Lynn;~) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Lynn: Stress brings mine on!!!!! I get so exhausted that I actually just fall asleep... A few times with the keyboard on my lap.... It is actually dehabilitating..... Kinda sucks!!! Geez ooh..... what else can happen....... How often does yours come on????? Then I get mono..... Not the catching kind.... It is my own body making me sick...... Where does it all end...... Angel Hugs, Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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