By the Way,Jackie

[Guest guest]

Congrats on your sustained response.

I'm teetering on the edge of whether or not to undergo treatment;

Through awareness and diet (primarily avoidence of alcohol and tylenol)

I've somehow managed to get my liver enzymes perfectly normal in spite

of a viral count in the millions. Other than joint pain and fatigue,

(which might be symptoms of my advanced age :-), I feel pretty good.

I work for one of those hi-tch telecom companies who send another 10%

of the jobs to a third-world country every year, so I might find

myself without a job or health insurance this time next year.

I'm wondering if I should do treatment while I can afford it.

I imagined that my type 1 HCV would not likely respond to

treatment...so why bother.

Your success makes me wonder.

May I ask why you decided to try treatment?

I recently lost an old friend to HCV; another friend and co-worker

just went on medical leave in very bad shape, (after failing to

respond to treatment)

Am I being stupid not taking the cure?

I've had one biopsy, and it made me never want to go to a doctor

again...

I made a friend on one of the Hep boards who is currently doing

treatment in Sacramento, and I can see her personality changing in her

e-mails...she's depressed/sick and wondering if she made the right

choice.

Oh...Hilbilly...thanks for your comment...I can't say that I support

our elected officials, but my brothers in arms always get my respect

and empathy.