RE: Hello all

[Guest guest]

Welcome Anne to the site, yes, very relaxed and comfortable here, do

you want a cuppa??

Congrat's on your banding, how long have you been done??? , again

welcome, and i'm looking forward to meeting you one day soon

lots a love jacqui b

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>

>

> Hello all I was dying for my membership to be approved and waited

for days,

> but nothing came to my letterbox. So I went online and looked in

yahoo

> groups and found I was a member and the mail had been going to

another

> address I have. I have fixed that now, and am glad to be part of

the family;

> it is certainly a relaxed happy place. You leave your shoes at the

door, sit

> on the lounge and relax. Thankyou Ghyll for creating it, and

everyone else

> for the atmosphere. I was banded in May at St Luke's by Dr Ritchie

(Bean) I

> weighed 134.4kg pre band and this week weighed in at 111.1kg. I

have 2ml in

> a 9.5ml imed band. I look forward to meeting you all in the future.

>

>

> Anne

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Anne to the site, yes, very relaxed and comfortable here, do

you want a cuppa??

Congrat's on your banding, how long have you been done??? , again

welcome, and i'm looking forward to meeting you one day soon

lots a love jacqui b

>

>

>

> Hello all I was dying for my membership to be approved and waited

for days,

> but nothing came to my letterbox. So I went online and looked in

yahoo

> groups and found I was a member and the mail had been going to

another

> address I have. I have fixed that now, and am glad to be part of

the family;

> it is certainly a relaxed happy place. You leave your shoes at the

door, sit

> on the lounge and relax. Thankyou Ghyll for creating it, and

everyone else

> for the atmosphere. I was banded in May at St Luke's by Dr Ritchie

(Bean) I

> weighed 134.4kg pre band and this week weighed in at 111.1kg. I

have 2ml in

> a 9.5ml imed band. I look forward to meeting you all in the future.

>

>

> Anne

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jacqui yes I'd love a Jarrah please!! Can I put my feet on the

lounge? Which Curves do people go to? I live in Balmain so am happy to met

people at whichever centre is central.

Anne

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Jacqui yes I'd love a Jarrah please!! Can I put my feet on the

lounge? Which Curves do people go to? I live in Balmain so am happy to met

people at whichever centre is central.

Anne

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[Guest guest]

Hello AnneLovely to see you here, glad you have found us eventually. Having all these different email addresses is a bit like lots of handbags, one day you go to one you havent used in ages and you find your favourite lipstick or some money - bonus!You sound like you are doing so well, good on you!

[Guest guest]

Hello Kathy & Welcome to the family. I'm SuZie, 57year old female dx'd (diagnosed) in 1991 & a non resonder to tx(treatment) too. I also tried twice & was going for a third kick at the dragon when my docs said no. I'm in ESLD now. No fun but no arthritis yet other than what's normal for a person my age. SpYke & I live in the GWN(Great White North) Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. SpYke's my roomie, bff, pest control officer & Boss. Yes, he's a cat. Sir SpYke the Magnificent, Galactic Overlord in Training but he hasn't trained me yet. You can find member info - mini-bios, etc ( & pics of SpYke & others) at the Group site. There's lots of info there too if you're interested. Once again, welcome. SuZie & Sir SpYke the Great who's sleeping the sleep of the just right nowbinky girl wrote: Hello all, I just joined your group. I was diagnosed with HCV about 10 years ago. I have gone through 2 rounds of interferon/ribavirin unsuccessfully. These days I seem to have become more symptomatic and wanted to reconnect with folks that understand. I'm a

generally happy person but some days the dragon can get you down. My newest ailment is inflammatory arthritis. My doctor tells me this is common with HCV. Any one experiencing the same, what treatments are you doing? Looking forward to hearing from you.Thanks, Kathy

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[Guest guest]

Welcome,

Kathy. I’m aka De, 50, in Georgia. I treated & cleared in 2004, so I’m not having

many problems, but I’m sure someone on here has your experience. Just

wanted to welcome you to the family and say I’m glad you jumped on in.

It’s so much easier for us to love and support each other if we get to know

each other.

Hello all

Hello all, I just joined

your group. I was diagnosed with HCV about 10

years ago. I have gone through 2 rounds of interferon/ribavirin

unsuccessfully. These days I seem to have become more symptomatic and

wanted to reconnect with folks that understand. I'm a generally happy

person but some days the dragon can get you down. My newest ailment is

inflammatory arthritis. My doctor tells me this is common with HCV.

Any one experiencing the same, what treatments are you doing? Looking

forward to hearing from you.

Thanks, Kathy

[Guest guest]

Hi Bink's.

Welcome to the Jungle. I don't think I have arthritis, my joints

(knee's), hurt a good bit sometimes, though.. I think it might be

lack of use, and dehydration....

...My name is Del and I've been a member for 2+ years. I was dx'd

about 2 1/2 years ago, with HEPC 2b and ESLD, and I can't do tx,or

at least not yet! I'm about ready to ask to try it again.. but I

get so friggin' weird when on it. I don't know what I'm doing, but

different than the rest of the time.hahaha

Someone will help you with hopefully some info that helps.

This is a good place to be. Deb from NOLA is the owner, and D and

DE and Gail, and probably others, are moderators, but not like

Orwell, 1988 moderators... the GOOD Kind..to give you HELL..

I mean HELP!! lol !!!!! You'll like it here...

Best regards,

Deliman

May I ask.. where you got your name... Binky Girl?

--- binky girl wrote:

> Hello all, I just joined your group. I was diagnosed with HCV

> about 10

> years ago. I have gone through 2 rounds of interferon/ribavirin

> unsuccessfully. These days I seem to have become more

> symptomatic and

> wanted to reconnect with folks that understand. I'm a generally

> happy

> person but some days the dragon can get you down. My newest

> ailment is

> inflammatory arthritis. My doctor tells me this is common with

> HCV.

> Any one experiencing the same, what treatments are you doing?

> Looking

> forward to hearing from you.

> Thanks, Kathy

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Gail... good morning, and peace and love to you....

I have a friend that states she has severe fibromyalgia, along with

frequent seizures, sometimes hurting herself, a pacemaker, NOW

possible staph,with sores on her body, and a " I'm not here anymore "

air about her, sometimes. I think ,she does too, that she is hooked

on the Oxycontin she's been taking for years. I do to, but because

of the drug influencing her decision making process, she would

rather be (no punches pulled here), zombie like, and totally messed

up looking, than well. God forgive me for not agreeing with her

doc, who keeps prescribing the oxy, but I think it's the oxy that

convinced s her she's sick, Not bu heart problems, murmurs, but

MAYBE! or the seizures..but MAYBE!! or the zombie like way she is.

She still has her brain functioning, it just takes a while

sometimes. Oh,, yeah, she said her doc told her she has HEP C and

that's all i know. I can't help but feel as if she is protecting

enablers and throwing people off track through typical addict,

can't ever seem to talk to the main person type behavior.

Thanks for reading. I'm open as to what I should do? No Ins. ans a

boyfriend/fiancee that has convinced himself he's sick too.

Thank you Deliman

I will be gone in 30 minutes, I hope. I'm going to the dentista to

have my last remaining 8 teeth removed, four surgically..( I think

that means no string and slamming the door, door knob method..

BUT!!! He is an older fellow......... hahahah).

I will let you know how everything came out!!

Deliman

--- gail wrote:

> Hi Kathy.It is very common to have bone problems between the hep

> and

> treatment.I have got ostio arthritis and being treated for that

> and

> fibromyalgia.It is hard to take anti inflamitories unless I

> absolutely have

> to cause they are some hard on the stomach.Fortunately my

> treatment worked

> but have a few problems from having it so long.

> Gail

> Hello all

>

>

>

> Hello all, I just joined your group. I was diagnosed with HCV

> about 10

> years ago. I have gone through 2 rounds of interferon/ribavirin

> unsuccessfully. These days I seem to have become more

> symptomatic and

> wanted to reconnect with folks that understand. I'm a generally

> happy

> person but some days the dragon can get you down. My newest

> ailment is

> inflammatory arthritis. My doctor tells me this is common with

> HCV.

> Any one experiencing the same, what treatments are you doing?

> Looking

> forward to hearing from you.

> Thanks, Kathy

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy.It is very common to have bone problems between the hep and treatment.I have got ostio arthritis and being treated for that and fibromyalgia.It is hard to take anti inflamitories unless I absolutely have to cause they are some hard on the stomach.Fortunately my treatment worked but have a few problems from having it so long.

Gail

-----Original Message-----From: HepatitisCSupportGroupForDummies [mailto:HepatitisCSupportGroupForDummies ]On Behalf Of MotleySent: September 27, 2007 4:25 AMTo: HepatitisCSupportGroupForDummies Subject: RE: Hello all

Welcome, Kathy. I’m aka De, 50, in Georgia. I treated & cleared in 2004, so I’m not having many problems, but I’m sure someone on here has your experience. Just wanted to welcome you to the family and say I’m glad you jumped on in. It’s so much easier for us to love and support each other if we get to know each other.

-----Original Message-----From: HepatitisCSupportGroupForDummies [mailto:HepatitisCSupportGroupForDummies ] On Behalf Of binky girlSent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 11:35 PMTo: HepatitisCSupportGroupForDummies Subject: Hello all

Hello all, I just joined your group. I was diagnosed with HCV about 10 years ago. I have gone through 2 rounds of interferon/ribavirin unsuccessfully. These days I seem to have become more symptomatic and wanted to reconnect with folks that understand. I'm a generally happy person but some days the dragon can get you down. My newest ailment is inflammatory arthritis. My doctor tells me this is common with HCV. Any one experiencing the same, what treatments are you doing? Looking forward to hearing from you.Thanks, Kathy

[Guest guest]

>

> Hello all, I just joined your group. I was diagnosed with HCV

about 10

> years ago. I have gone through 2 rounds of interferon/ribavirin

> unsuccessfully. These days I seem to have become more symptomatic

and

> wanted to reconnect with folks that understand. I'm a generally

happy

> person but some days the dragon can get you down. My newest

ailment is

> inflammatory arthritis. My doctor tells me this is common with

HCV.

> Any one experiencing the same, what treatments are you doing?

Looking

> forward to hearing from you.

> Thanks, Kathy

>Hi kathy, I have arthritis too, my joints hurt so bad, i can hardly

move , im being referred to pain management, but don't know what i

should take because of my liver. Right now I take ultracet seems to

help. But i don't think its good for a long period of time.

C.

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Hello all, I just joined your group. I was diagnosed with HCV

> about 10

> > years ago. I have gone through 2 rounds of interferon/ribavirin

> > unsuccessfully. These days I seem to have become more

symptomatic

> and

> > wanted to reconnect with folks that understand. I'm a generally

> happy

> > person but some days the dragon can get you down. My newest

> ailment is

> > inflammatory arthritis. My doctor tells me this is common with

> HCV.

> > Any one experiencing the same, what treatments are you doing?

> Looking

> > forward to hearing from you.

> > Thanks, Kathy

> >Hi kathy, I have arthritis too, my joints hurt so bad, i can

hardly

> move , im being referred to pain management, but don't know what i

> should take because of my liver. Right now I take ultracet seems to

> help. But i don't think its good for a long period of time.

> C.

>binky girl ::: FROM K.... If your liver has problems ,

beware of pain medications ! They are hard on your liver. Every pill

you take could that much more life out of your liver. Before my

transplant , my doctor gave me a huge amount of morphine and

dilaudids to help me go out painlessly. Well needless to say , If I

had taken all those pills , I would'nt be here right now. I guess he

figured I was a goner. I needed every last drop of life that I could

get out of my liver to make it to the transplant. be careful !!

K

[Guest guest]

Hi , I know what you mean - some docs seem to think the kindest thing they can do is help us to leave this earth peacefully & I know that some would prefer that but not those of us here! We're all dragon fighters in this group & we'll do whatever we have to to stay here. Like Deb says, every day I'm on this side of the dirt is a good one. I had a backache so bad a few months ago that I talked a friend into giving me some of his oxycontin. When I went to the doctor cause it was still terrible, I told him & he asked me if I was trying to kill myself! Pain killers are not liver friendly - not many drugs are. Always check with your specialist before you take any drug - prescription or OTC - & make sure

all your docs know about your liver. One thing . We ask that you cut your messages down so people don't have to read through everything that came first before they get to your answer or question. Just cut all of it except the part you're replying to, k? We have many members who are on daily digest & it makes for a huge one if everything is included. Thanks, SuZie kelly_koger wrote: >binky girl ::: FROM K.... If your liver has problems , beware of pain medications ! They are hard on your liver. Every pill you take could that much more life out of your liver. Before my transplant , my doctor gave me a huge amount of morphine and dilaudids to help me go out painlessly. Well needless to say , If I had taken all those pills , I would'nt be here right now. I guess he figured I was a goner. I needed every last drop of life that I could get out of my liver to make it to the transplant. be careful !! K

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