Re: new to the group

[Guest guest]

I got it, just a different way of stating it. What has ocurred is the scar tissue, or fibrosis and what IS occurring is the speed or degree of inflamation present.

Sharon in NW Washington

Knitting is...time and love made tangible. Alison Hyde

RE: Re: new to the group

Yikes, Jackie, reminds me of one of those tests back in school...if the train is going 60 mph, etc.

You've got quite a mind to work that all out J

Dorothy

From: Hepatitis_C_Central [mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of Jackie onSent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:40 PMTo: Hepatitis_C_Central Subject: Re: Re: new to the group

yes,, if the inflammation is moving along strongly, then its causing damage faster.. so grade indicates how fast it is moving.. and stage is what has already occurred,, No honey, this is confusing and sometimes Im not sure that I have it right either..lol.. I wish they would change the name of grade to something that makes more sense..lolI guess you could use this analogy.. If you are a ship traveling through stages of 0-4 with 0 say being San Diego and Seattle is stage 4.. Your trip is at stage 2 which is San Francisco.. But you are traveling at a grade of 45 mph which would be grade 3 of 4.. grade 0-1 = 15 mph, grade 2= 30mph, grade 3=45 mph and grade 4= 60 mph. Does THAT make any sense? so if you were going to seattle or stage 4 from stage 0 or San Diego but at THIS point in time you were at stage 2 or San Francisco and were traveling at 45 mph that would make you stage 2 and grade 3... make sense?

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I just got tired of the fake concern. You can tell when people are just giving you lip service. And I have a smart mouth!! LOL If you ever met me in real life, you would find out that I look like this middle age woman who looks like I should be wearing a apron, white gloves and the 50's idea of a housewife. LOL Then I open my mouth and who knows what is going to come out. Yes, I can be a lady at time, most of the time. But when someone is stomping on my last nerve then, WOW. As my daughter would say, You did not go there did you. LOL Love JanetSHARON CROSBY wrote: Janet, that sounds like what my daughter would say. I just got mad, told them "no, not even once did I use drugs". THat's my way, anger. Sharon in NW Washington Knitting is...time and love made tangible. Alison Hyde Re: Re: new to the group Sharon, Not to make light of the subject. I don't care if they label me. It is not my concern what their thoughts are. I have been asked more times than you ever want to count how I got it. What does it matter how I got Hep C?? And they are not asking because they really want to know. They just want the juice gossip, if you know what I mean. One time during my last

treatment, I got so tired of the question, I did answer them with a flippant remark. I told them I was a crack whore with a big clientele. LOL Then I added just kidding. That really opened their eyes and their mouths!!!! Then I educated them. Cause that is what I do best. Love Janet "There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they

go" Frederick Faber

[Guest guest]

LOL,, well it was the only way I could figure out to explain it,, I truely believe that Grade is the wrong word,, but it is what it is.. Dorothy wrote: Yikes, Jackie, reminds me of one of those tests back in school………if the train is going 60 mph, etc. You’ve got quite a mind to work that all out J Dorothy From: Hepatitis_C_Central [mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of Jackie on Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:40 PM To: Hepatitis_C_Central Subject: Re: Re: new to the

group yes,, if the inflammation is moving along strongly, then its causing damage faster.. so grade indicates how fast it is moving.. and stage is what has already occurred,, No honey, this is confusing and sometimes Im not sure that I have it right either..lol.. I wish they would change the name of grade to something that makes more sense..lol I guess you could use this analogy.. If you are a ship traveling through stages of 0-4 with 0 say being San Diego and Seattle is stage 4.. Your trip is at stage 2 which is San Francisco.. But you are traveling at a grade of 45 mph which would be grade 3 of 4..

grade 0-1 = 15 mph, grade 2= 30mph, grade 3=45 mph and grade 4= 60 mph. Does THAT make any sense? so if you were going to seattle or stage 4 from stage 0 or San Diego but at THIS point in time you were at stage 2 or San Francisco and were traveling at 45 mph that would make you stage 2 and grade 3... make sense? Jackie

[Guest guest]

Also, how much LESS-damage would've occurred had " drugs " been made

(re)-legalized-!

Clean drugs/syringes, less 'treatment-avoidance' etc.......

I really wish that 'OUR' gov/s would pull their heads OUT-!

(And leave them out,....LOL)

Please excuse the late response/s, I've been busier than usual lately.

>

> I've always said, " I'm a product of the sixties! " and I believe

that's true

> to some extent. Not an excuse for the behavior, but some rationale

I think.

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>

>

> I was at Woodstock and drugs were so prevalent during that whole

era. It's

> not surprising that the number of HCV cases is rising now that a

whole

> generation of kids has aged 30 to 40 years. Perhaps it will be an

impetus

> to find new and better ways to deal with the disease.

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> Dorothy

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> From: Hepatitis_C_Central

> [mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of SHARON

CROSBY

> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 3:05 PM

> To: Hepatitis_C_Central

> Subject: Re: Re: new to the group

>

>

>

> I found that I was labeled when I said I have HepC too. The instant

> connection in the minds of small people is drug user. Even if you

did, it's

> been a lifetime ago and as Janet said, you are a different person

now.

> Seferal of our presidents have had to admit that they experimented,

long

> ago, the culture was sooo prevalent back then...

>

> Sharon in NW Washington

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>

>

> Knitting is...time and love made tangible. Alison Hyde

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> RE: Re: new to the group

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>

>

> I also have only shared my HCV with a small group of family and

friends. I

> was an IV drug user almost FORTY years ago, but that label will

follow me

> for the rest of my life regardless of the 39 years in between :-(

>

>

>

> You tell the people that you feel comfortable telling and forget

the rest.

> If needed, there are a ton of illnesses to explain your tiredness

through

> tx. Nobody needs to know if you don't want them to know.

>

>

>

> As far as drinking, you can always tell casual acquaintances that

you're on

> an anti-biotic or a pain med for a bad tooth or something. Don't

let that

> stop you from going out with friends if you enjoy seeing them. If

they're

> friends, they won't press you to drink anyway. It's a whole new

world since

> I was your age and drinking no longer holds the glamour it used to

with all

> the press on deaths from drunk drivers these days. I predict that

one day,

> it could be similar to smoking..shunned in many places. I smoked

for 25

> years almost everywhere (desk at work, movie theaters, grocery

stores) and

> now, you can barely smoke standing on a street corner! And that

will save

> many lives.

>

>

>

> Dorothy

>

[Guest guest]

I personally prefer to get the shading done the same day.

One can usually feel the outline more, so then the shading

feels 'like-nothing' in comparison. IMPO

I've not had any seperate-shading done, so, I have NO idea what it

might feel like in that case.

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> > I also have only shared my HCV with a small group of

> family and friends. I was an IV drug user almost FORTY years ago,

> but that label will follow me for the rest of my life regardless of

> the 39 years in between L

> >

> > You tell the people that you feel comfortable telling and

> forget the rest. If needed, there are a ton of illnesses to explain

> your tiredness through tx. Nobody needs to know if you don't want

> them to know.

> >

> > As far as drinking, you can always tell casual acquaintances

> that you're on an anti-biotic or a pain med for a bad tooth or

> something. Don't let that stop you from going out with friends if

> you enjoy seeing them. If they're friends, they won't press you to

> drink anyway. It's a whole new world since I was your age and

> drinking no longer holds the glamour it used to with all the press

on

> deaths from drunk drivers these days. I predict that one day, it

> could be similar to smoking……shunned in many places. I smoked for

25

> years almost everywhere (desk at work, movie theaters, grocery

> stores) and now, you can barely smoke standing on a street corner!

> And that will save many lives.

> >

> > Dorothy

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> > From: Hepatitis_C_Central

> [mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of Janet

> > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 8:15 AM

> > To: Hepatitis_C_Central

> > Subject: Re: Re: new to the group

> >

> >

> > I am quite vocal about my hepatitis C, but then again.

> I use my having it as a since of teaching others about the disease.

> >

> >

> > There are a lot of misconceptions about it and I like to

> clear those up right away.

> >

> >

> > Although it can be spread by IV drug use, some of us got it

> because we were healthcare workers from a needle stick or a blood

> spill. Blood happens.

> >

> >

> > Hepatitis C is spread in Blood to Blood contact. And in the

> healthcare world it happens more than you would like to think.

> >

> >

> > There is such a stigma about having this disease, yet it a

> treatable disease.

> >

> >

> > Yes, honey you have a more than great chance of clearing the

> disease. I would give you better odds than what the doctor did. If

> you follow the treatment program to its best possible outcome.

> >

> >

> > Believe it or not, this group is one of the best cheerleaders

> you will ever find.

> >

> >

> > As to the drinking, my answer is " I don't drink " . I will be

> the DD for anyone who drinks too much. If they press more, I say

> look " it is my own personal choice to not drink, if you push

anymore,

> I am gonna get ill with you!! " . LOL

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> >

> > I look so funny when I get mad. LOL

> >

> >

> > Some I will tell that I have Hep C and they understand.

> >

> >

> > And if they don't, well once you get to know me. You will

> find out that I am out spoken and will educate them about Hep C

> whether they want to know or not. Cause I am just that spunky.

> >

> >

> > Once again sweety if you need a question or concern answered

> that is what we are here for.

> >

> >

> > Love

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> > Janet

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> > " There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding

> joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go "

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> > Frederick Faber

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> > " There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding

> joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go "

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> > Frederick Faber

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> > " There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy

> everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go "

> > Frederick Faber

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> " There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy

everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go "

> Frederick Faber

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