Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Barby, Get off that bed, open the bottles, pour one pill from each into your palm, close the bottles, get a glass of water and swallow those pills and DO IT NOW! <smile> Seriously sweetie, depression is nothing to fool with. You have been through enough to cause anyone to have a problem. I have been on Celexa since about a year after Terry's accident. I too was afraid and ashamed and thought I could tough it out. Terry was getting better and I couldn't understand why I was still so sad, etc., etc. Well, my doctor described it like this.........He says " Suppose I give you a load of say 100 lbs. and I strap it to your back and I tell you 'Now to out there to the highway and walk back and forth with that load on your till I tell you to stop.' and you walkk for let's say a year. " " Then, after a year I call you in, remove your load and tell you it's okay you can go home now. " " Wouldn't you have a backache even though the load had been removed? " Well, of course I knew the answer would be yes. So, he says it's the same with our brain. Stress overloads cause chemical imbalances in our brains. Just becuase the stress lessens (and in your case you know the stress has not let up!) doesn't mean the imbalance isn't still there. The meds they prescribe are meant to restore the balance. So, you're right, it's going to change the chemical balance in your brain; but it change it for the good. Now, that being said, not every drug is right or every individual. So, if you start the meds and you notice new symptoms or, after a week or so, you're still not feeling any better, follow up with your doctor. He may need to change the meds or adjust the dosages. There is no disgrace in having to take meds for depression. Wouldn't you take your meds if you had a heart problem? Well, depression is a physical chemical imbalance just like heart attacks are physical manifestations of other things goin on in your body. So, take you medicine sweetie. You have to take care of yourself. You're a wife, mommy and grammy; lot's of people depend on you and you owe it to yourself to be the best you can be for them or you'll end up feeling guilty. You haven't done anything wrong, you're just sick. Just like you take your synthroid to balance your lack of a thyroid, you take these meds to balance a lack of certain chemicals in your brain. You get my message, right? So, I love you, your family loves you; love yourself Barby. Love yourself. Hugs............... Diane depression? hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Okay, now that I have addressed the depression issue......... I'm glad the doctor is sending Bobby Glen back to the hepatologist and trying to get something going to get his treatments started for the Hep C. Your doc sounds like a pretty agressive guy and that's something to be thankful for. His aggression will benefil Bobby Glen in the long run. Let us know how things go....for both of you! Love and hugs.............. Diane depression? hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Barby....I take Effexor- which is very similar to Lexapro. It really helps keep my mood steady......I used to cry alot and was so sad most of the time. Take the Lexapro. You need it to get through right now. You'll probably be surprised at the difference in you. I always feel there's no sin in the miracles of modern medicine : ) I can really empathize with you. Being the loved one/caregiver is really hard. I'm not trying to say that our job in this journey is harder than our spouse's.....I'm just saying our job is hard. I still cry sometimes...........because sometimes that's the only outlet I have. Love,Jill We don't remember days, we remember moments. Life is not measured by the breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. Subject: depression? To: livercirrhosissupport Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 8:51 AM hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Your answers are always so awesome. You say things so well! I really like you! Love,Jill We don't remember days, we remember moments. Life is not measured by the breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. Subject: Re: depression? To: livercirrhosissupport Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 9:19 AM Barby, Get off that bed, open the bottles, pour one pill from each into your palm, close the bottles, get a glass of water and swallow those pills and DO IT NOW! <smile> Seriously sweetie, depression is nothing to fool with. You have been through enough to cause anyone to have a problem. I have been on Celexa since about a year after Terry's accident. I too was afraid and ashamed and thought I could tough it out. Terry was getting better and I couldn't understand why I was still so sad, etc., etc. Well, my doctor described it like this........ .He says " Suppose I give you a load of say 100 lbs. and I strap it to your back and I tell you 'Now to out there to the highway and walk back and forth with that load on your till I tell you to stop.' and you walkk for let's say a year. " " Then, after a year I call you in, remove your load and tell you it's okay you can go home now. " " Wouldn't you have a backache even though the load had been removed? " Well, of course I knew the answer would be yes. So, he says it's the same with our brain. Stress overloads cause chemical imbalances in our brains. Just becuase the stress lessens (and in your case you know the stress has not let up!) doesn't mean the imbalance isn't still there. The meds they prescribe are meant to restore the balance. So, you're right, it's going to change the chemical balance in your brain; but it change it for the good. Now, that being said, not every drug is right or every individual. So, if you start the meds and you notice new symptoms or, after a week or so, you're still not feeling any better, follow up with your doctor. He may need to change the meds or adjust the dosages. There is no disgrace in having to take meds for depression. Wouldn't you take your meds if you had a heart problem? Well, depression is a physical chemical imbalance just like heart attacks are physical manifestations of other things goin on in your body. So, take you medicine sweetie. You have to take care of yourself. You're a wife, mommy and grammy; lot's of people depend on you and you owe it to yourself to be the best you can be for them or you'll end up feeling guilty. You haven't done anything wrong, you're just sick. Just like you take your synthroid to balance your lack of a thyroid, you take these meds to balance a lack of certain chemicals in your brain. You get my message, right? So, I love you, your family loves you; love yourself Barby. Love yourself. Hugs........ ....... Diane depression? hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Thank you Jill. You all are my inspiration. I see people here living with incredible obstacles, yet facing life so gracefully. You all are the most incredible group of people I have ever know and I love each of you. depression? hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hi! I have been on both drugs and the effixor was the best one for me. It helped me so much. It did not change my personality as much as the lexipro. Hope this helps you. Effixor does process through the liver I believe. Lyncia Subject: depression? To: livercirrhosissupport Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 7:51 AM hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Thanks .....I don't feel like an inspiration to anyone. Life has been difficult here since Ed has been off work. He has become very needy and accusatory and argumentative. I told him today that he needs to go into the office for a couple hours a day!! I am beginning to worry that maybe he is headed toward encephalopathy, but he doesn't have any other symptoms of his Cirrhosis worsening. So...... thanks for the kind words....you made me cry.......I cry easily lately.....time for a xanax! Love,Jill We don't remember days, we remember moments. Life is not measured by the breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. From: diane chandler <dianechandler@ att.net> Subject: Re: depression? To: livercirrhosissuppo rtyahoogroups (DOT) com Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 9:19 AM Barby, Get off that bed, open the bottles, pour one pill from each into your palm, close the bottles, get a glass of water and swallow those pills and DO IT NOW! <smile> Seriously sweetie, depression is nothing to fool with. You have been through enough to cause anyone to have a problem. I have been on Celexa since about a year after Terry's accident. I too was afraid and ashamed and thought I could tough it out. Terry was getting better and I couldn't understand why I was still so sad, etc., etc. Well, my doctor described it like this........ .He says " Suppose I give you a load of say 100 lbs. and I strap it to your back and I tell you 'Now to out there to the highway and walk back and forth with that load on your till I tell you to stop.' and you walkk for let's say a year. " " Then, after a year I call you in, remove your load and tell you it's okay you can go home now. " " Wouldn't you have a backache even though the load had been removed? " Well, of course I knew the answer would be yes. So, he says it's the same with our brain. Stress overloads cause chemical imbalances in our brains. Just becuase the stress lessens (and in your case you know the stress has not let up!) doesn't mean the imbalance isn't still there. The meds they prescribe are meant to restore the balance. So, you're right, it's going to change the chemical balance in your brain; but it change it for the good. Now, that being said, not every drug is right or every individual. So, if you start the meds and you notice new symptoms or, after a week or so, you're still not feeling any better, follow up with your doctor. He may need to change the meds or adjust the dosages. There is no disgrace in having to take meds for depression. Wouldn't you take your meds if you had a heart problem? Well, depression is a physical chemical imbalance just like heart attacks are physical manifestations of other things goin on in your body. So, take you medicine sweetie. You have to take care of yourself. You're a wife, mommy and grammy; lot's of people depend on you and you owe it to yourself to be the best you can be for them or you'll end up feeling guilty. You haven't done anything wrong, you're just sick. Just like you take your synthroid to balance your lack of a thyroid, you take these meds to balance a lack of certain chemicals in your brain. You get my message, right? So, I love you, your family loves you; love yourself Barby. Love yourself. Hugs........ ....... Diane depression? hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 oh my friend you are right i know you are right, so why does it make me feel so weak? i got up got dressed took zoe for a walk ,cleaned my kitchen up and guess what i dont feel any different ,no better no worse lol, so i guess i will take the meds.,my ticker wont tolk so to speak so it must be in my brain, usually walking thru the crunchy leaves brings a smile to my face but not today,how does this happen ,but ive known as others have its been a comin,and its here.thank you for your concern and compasion, he said i should notice a difference in a week or so,i should have listened the first time a few weeks back but i am hard headed lol,i will listen now.bobbys worried about me and i dont want that burden on him he has enough,ahhhhhhhhh here goes nothing,i am kind scared so i will go next door to ms. bettys and sit till bobby gets home just in case it makes me freak out or something .plus it will take my mind of all the side effects i read lol ,they ought to know better to leave the what if paper in my hands lol lol,i love ya girl i will keep you posted, i want this 100lb weight off my back it's heavy! love barby > > Barby, > > Get off that bed, open the bottles, pour one pill from each into your palm, close the bottles, get a glass of water and swallow those pills and DO IT NOW! <smile> Seriously sweetie, depression is nothing to fool with. You have been through enough to cause anyone to have a problem. I have been on Celexa since about a year after Terry's accident. I too was afraid and ashamed and thought I could tough it out. Terry was getting better and I couldn't understand why I was still so sad, etc., etc. Well, my doctor described it like this.........He says " Suppose I give you a load of say 100 lbs. and I strap it to your back and I tell you 'Now to out there to the highway and walk back and forth with that load on your till I tell you to stop.' and you walkk for let's say a year. " " Then, after a year I call you in, remove your load and tell you it's okay you can go home now. " " Wouldn't you have a backache even though the load had been removed? " > Well, of course I knew the answer would be yes. So, he says it's the same with our brain. Stress overloads cause chemical imbalances in our brains. Just becuase the stress lessens (and in your case you know the stress has not let up!) doesn't mean the imbalance isn't still there. The meds they prescribe are meant to restore the balance. So, you're right, it's going to change the chemical balance in your brain; but it change it for the good. Now, that being said, not every drug is right or every individual. So, if you start the meds and you notice new symptoms or, after a week or so, you're still not feeling any better, follow up with your doctor. He may need to change the meds or adjust the dosages. There is no disgrace in having to take meds for depression. Wouldn't you take your meds if you had a heart problem? Well, depression is a physical chemical imbalance just like heart attacks are physical manifestations of other things > goin on in your body. So, take you medicine sweetie. You have to take care of yourself. You're a wife, mommy and grammy; lot's of people depend on you and you owe it to yourself to be the best you can be for them or you'll end up feeling guilty. You haven't done anything wrong, you're just sick. Just like you take your synthroid to balance your lack of a thyroid, you take these meds to balance a lack of certain chemicals in your brain. You get my message, right? So, I love you, your family loves you; love yourself Barby. Love yourself. > > Hugs............... > Diane > > > > depression? > > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 thanks jill, if effexor and lexapro are the same ,why did he give me both? he wants me taking one of each at the same time huh? ok not taking them yet calling the office! > > > Subject: depression? > To: livercirrhosissupport > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 8:51 AM > > > > > > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 allrighty then,heres the scoop seems i failed to mention that i wasnt tking the effexor that he gave me a few weeks back,needless to say he wasnt thrilled with me oops. so he says to just take the effexor, and hang onto the lexapro, he says he has alot of pts. that have done very well on the effexor and made me give my word that i will take it. geez he was alittle touchy over that one. oh good bobby just pulled in phew, really dont want to be alone on this little journey.ok ok i can do this its just a pill lol, jeez i wouldnt make a good junky now would i lol lol.ok there its down the hatch ,now i wait to see what it does to me.but then again one pill probably wont make a difference huh? geez its a good thing i dont have esld i would be a wreck lol,but i cant be an emotional wreck either so i am gonna do it the drs. way hes a smart man and ive known him a long time ,he wouldnt do anything to hurt me that i know for sure.my mind is ill so i need to take the meds. hopefully not forever but time will tell, thats hard to admit for me, my mind is ill wow there i said it, i need help.news flash barby alene you are not super woman!!!let someone help you for once, accept it and move forward.ok i am done talking in the third person lol lol.my kids will be happy as bobby when they see momma being momma again huh? the babies are to young to notice but maybe not gabby asked me the other day gwammy are you happy or sad i didnt think much about it till now wow? ok gonna go wait for the side effects to happen lol lol. i know i probably sound silly as a goose but this is a new one to me lol lol.oh my nephew keith started his meds. today i will have to get the name of it and see if any of you all have heard of it. ok love ya all barby > > > > From: pinkmeetsblue <itsabnbthing@> > > Subject: depression? > > To: livercirrhosissupport > > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 8:51 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a > hike > > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always > looks > > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the > dr. > > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, > he > > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford > about > > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain > meds. > > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its > been > > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me > out > > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not > showering > > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i > never > > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to > take > > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they > will > > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and > said > > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry > momma > > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants > from > > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I love you Barby. You hang in there girlfriend! depression? > > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 GOOD FOR YOU!!!! See, the Lord sent Bobby Glen home so you wouldn't have to face it alone! depression? > > To: livercirrhosissuppo rtyahoogroups (DOT) com > > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 8:51 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a > hike > > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always > looks > > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the > dr. > > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, > he > > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford > about > > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain > meds. > > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its > been > > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me > out > > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not > showering > > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i > never > > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to > take > > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they > will > > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and > said > > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry > momma > > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants > from > > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hi Barby, I'm sorry to hear you have been feeling so depressed. I understand completely. I was depressed for years before meeting my current husband, , in 2004. Before I met , I was depressed and didn't care if my liver killed me. I was in a bad marriage and was very sad. I think I've mentioned recently that I've been feeling down due to the change in seasons and the treatment coming soon, but you all made me feel better. Since then, I make sure I take my dog out for a walk every day. It does wonders for my mood! I may have to take anti depressants once I start treatment. They stressed that it is very important to let them know if I feel depressed while on treatment. Depression is a very serious thing and can get out of hand. Take your meds, it should make you feel better. We are all here for you. Take care. Penny > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee)anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hi Penny: Can I ask what sort of treatment you are going to have? I just joined here and I'm sure I missed some earlier posts when I was going through the history. Thanks, Lori -------------- Original message -------------- Hi Barby, I'm sorry to hear you have been feeling so depressed. I understand completely. I was depressed for years before meeting my current husband, , in 2004. Before I met , I was depressed and didn't care if my liver killed me. I was in a bad marriage and was very sad. I think I've mentioned recently that I've been feeling down due to the change in seasons and the treatment coming soon, but you all made me feel better. Since then, I make sure I take my dog out for a walk every day. It does wonders for my mood! I may have to take anti depressants once I start treatment. They stressed that it is very important to let them know if I feel depressed while on treatment. Depression is a very serious thing and can get out of hand. Take your meds, it should make you feel better. We are all here for you. Take care. Penny > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee)anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hi Lori, I will be starting treatment for the Hepatitis C. It is a combination treatment of once a week injections, and daily pills. The injections are called Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a), and the pills are CoPegus (ribavirin). It is very much like chemotherapy. Some people like Cole like to call it chemo. The side effects are very similar. Although I had a liver transplant, the Hepatitis C continues to attack the liver since it is a virus that lives in the blood. Hepatitis C is the one that has no vaccination to prevent people from getting it. Hepatitis A and B both have vaccinations against it. Hepatitis C is very hard to make a vaccine for since it is constantly changing and replicating itself. Hopefully, the treatment will lower my viral load to being undetectable and stays that way so that it won't continue attacking my new liver. My viral load has always been very low, under 100,000, so the fact that it killed my old liver is rather surprising, but that's how liver disease is. You can't predict what will happen. I have a friend who has had Hepatitis C longer than I have with a viral load in the 6 million range, and her liver is in pretty good shape so far. Hopefully, hers will stay that way. I hope your brother is able to get a transplant, or get better enough not to need one and live a long life. Penny > > > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > > teeheeheehee)anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a > hike > > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always > looks > > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the > dr. > > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, > he > > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford > about > > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain > meds. > > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its > been > > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me > out > > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not > showering > > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i > never > > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to > take > > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they > will > > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and > said > > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry > momma > > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants > from > > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Wow Penny... no wonder you didn't want to go through the treatment. I had a cousin who was diagnosed with Hep C, but I didn't realize how bad it was until I started reading about my brother's condition (which obviously isn't from Hep C) but you can't help reading about one without running into the other. I will certainly keep you in my prayers during your treatment. Lori -------------- Original message -------------- Hi Lori, I will be starting treatment for the Hepatitis C. It is a combination treatment of once a week injections, and daily pills. The injections are called Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a), and the pills are CoPegus (ribavirin). It is very much like chemotherapy. Some people like Cole like to call it chemo. The side effects are very similar. Although I had a liver transplant, the Hepatitis C continues to attack the liver since it is a virus that lives in the blood. Hepatitis C is the one that has no vaccination to prevent people from getting it. Hepatitis A and B both have vaccinations against it. Hepatitis C is very hard to make a vaccine for since it is constantly changing and replicating itself. Hopefully, the treatment will lower my viral load to being undetectable and stays that way so that it won't continue attacking my new liver. My viral load has always been very low, under 100,000, so the fact that it killed my old liver is rather surprising, but that's how liver disease is. You can't predict what will happen. I have a friend who has had Hepatitis C longer than I have with a viral load in the 6 million range, and her liver is in pretty good shape so far. Hopefully, hers will stay that way. I hope your brother is able to get a transplant, or get better enough not to need one and live a long life. Penny > > > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > > teeheeheehee)anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a > hike > > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always > looks > > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the > dr. > > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, > he > > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford > about > > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain > meds. > > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its > been > > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me > out > > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not > showering > > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i > never > > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to > take > > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they > will > > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and > said > > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry > momma > > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants > from > > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I understand. They even sent a psychologist to visit with Terry while he was in the hospital after the accident and he pretty much told him he did not have a mental disorder and he'd thank the doctor to kindly not come back! Well, they can't make him get treatment as long as it isn't interferring with them taking care of him. So, we just waited until his depression was bigger than his pride. I'm praying for both you and Ed. Hugs....... Diane depression? hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 sounds like my husband ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 8:54:53 PM Subject: Re: depression? Thanks, Diane....It does sound similar to Terry. Maybe it is depression. Heaven knows he has enough to be depressed about. I can imagine how frustrating all of this is for him. He's the breadwinner and the strong one and now to be incapacitated has to make him so upset. You've helped me feel better about it. I just may have that talk with his doctor...... of course if I say to Ed that I think he may be depressed, he gets pretty angry with me! Love,Jill We don't remember days, we remember moments. Life is not measured by the breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away. From: diane chandler <dianechandler@ att.net> Subject: Re: depression? To: livercirrhosissuppo rtyahoogroups (DOT) com Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 9:19 AM Barby, Get off that bed, open the bottles, pour one pill from each into your palm, close the bottles, get a glass of water and swallow those pills and DO IT NOW! <smile> Seriously sweetie, depression is nothing to fool with. You have been through enough to cause anyone to have a problem. I have been on Celexa since about a year after Terry's accident. I too was afraid and ashamed and thought I could tough it out. Terry was getting better and I couldn't understand why I was still so sad, etc., etc. Well, my doctor described it like this........ .He says " Suppose I give you a load of say 100 lbs. and I strap it to your back and I tell you 'Now to out there to the highway and walk back and forth with that load on your till I tell you to stop.' and you walkk for let's say a year. " " Then, after a year I call you in, remove your load and tell you it's okay you can go home now. " " Wouldn't you have a backache even though the load had been removed? " Well, of course I knew the answer would be yes. So, he says it's the same with our brain. Stress overloads cause chemical imbalances in our brains. Just becuase the stress lessens (and in your case you know the stress has not let up!) doesn't mean the imbalance isn't still there. The meds they prescribe are meant to restore the balance. So, you're right, it's going to change the chemical balance in your brain; but it change it for the good. Now, that being said, not every drug is right or every individual. So, if you start the meds and you notice new symptoms or, after a week or so, you're still not feeling any better, follow up with your doctor. He may need to change the meds or adjust the dosages. There is no disgrace in having to take meds for depression. Wouldn't you take your meds if you had a heart problem? Well, depression is a physical chemical imbalance just like heart attacks are physical manifestations of other things goin on in your body. So, take you medicine sweetie. You have to take care of yourself. You're a wife, mommy and grammy; lot's of people depend on you and you owe it to yourself to be the best you can be for them or you'll end up feeling guilty. You haven't done anything wrong, you're just sick. Just like you take your synthroid to balance your lack of a thyroid, you take these meds to balance a lack of certain chemicals in your brain. You get my message, right? So, I love you, your family loves you; love yourself Barby. Love yourself. Hugs........ ....... Diane depression? hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Jill, that is wonderful news! I pray that Ed will be able to relax and enjoy the kids and that the weekend is nothing but fun! Hugs........ Diane depression? hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope all of you are doing well know i love you all barby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Jill - I have heard that depression is suppressed anger, so maybe if you can make him angry enough the depression will go away. Not sure if I am making this as a serious suggestion or not. Jan H > Thanks, Diane....It does sound similar to Terry. Maybe it is depression. > Heaven knows he has enough to be depressed about. I can imagine how > frustrating all of this is for him. He's the breadwinner and the strong one > and now to be incapacitated has to make him so upset. You've helped me feel > better about it. I just may have that talk with his doctor......of course if > I say to Ed that I think he may be depressed, he gets pretty angry with me! > > > Love,Jill > > We don't remember days, we remember moments. > Life is not measured by the breaths we take,but by the moments that take > our breath away. > > > > From: diane chandler <dianechandler@ att.net> > Subject: Re: depression? > To: livercirrhosissuppo rtyahoogroups (DOT) com > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 9:19 AM > > Barby, > > Get off that bed, open the bottles, pour one pill from each into your palm, > close the bottles, get a glass of water and swallow those pills and DO IT > NOW! <smile> Seriously sweetie, depression is nothing to fool with. You > have been through enough to cause anyone to have a problem. I have been on > Celexa since about a year after Terry's accident. I too was afraid and > ashamed and thought I could tough it out. Terry was getting better and I > couldn't understand why I was still so sad, etc., etc. Well, my doctor > described it like this........ .He says " Suppose I give you a load of say > 100 lbs. and I strap it to your back and I tell you 'Now to out there to the > highway and walk back and forth with that load on your till I tell you to > stop.' and you walkk for let's say a year. " " Then, after a year I call you > in, remove your load and tell you it's okay you can go home now. " " Wouldn't > you have a backache even though the load had been removed? " > Well, of course I knew the answer would be yes. So, he says it's the same > with our brain. Stress overloads cause chemical imbalances in our brains. > Just becuase the stress lessens (and in your case you know the stress has > not let up!) doesn't mean the imbalance isn't still there. The meds they > prescribe are meant to restore the balance. So, you're right, it's going to > change the chemical balance in your brain; but it change it for the good. > Now, that being said, not every drug is right or every individual. So, if > you start the meds and you notice new symptoms or, after a week or so, > you're still not feeling any better, follow up with your doctor. He may > need to change the meds or adjust the dosages. There is no disgrace in > having to take meds for depression. Wouldn't you take your meds if you had > a heart problem? Well, depression is a physical chemical imbalance just > like heart attacks are physical manifestations of other things > goin on in your body. So, take you medicine sweetie. You have to take > care of yourself. You're a wife, mommy and grammy; lot's of people depend > on you and you owe it to yourself to be the best you can be for them or > you'll end up feeling guilty. You haven't done anything wrong, you're just > sick. Just like you take your synthroid to balance your lack of a thyroid, > you take these meds to balance a lack of certain chemicals in your brain. > You get my message, right? So, I love you, your family loves you; love > yourself Barby. Love yourself. > > Hugs........ ....... > Diane > > depression? > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Israel is not depressed now. there has been times in the past that i was worried and frustrated with his moods and behaviors...he became neurotic about weird stuff...he has gotten past this for the most part...he has always been a he man ...construction stuff ...out door stuff. now he is on disability. he still defines him self on what he use to do and that is alright...he has to feel like he is contributing. he redirected his position to taking care of me...funny...he would cook for me and fold my clothes ect...he also became more involved with the church...he knows he has limits he can do a chore in small spurts..the fatigue is tremendous.... my husband will not talk about the disease much...he knows it is there but thats it...here we are facing the prospect of cancer and he wont talk...if i prod him then he get mad ...from time to time i check swelling in his feet ..he acts up....tries to hide ... but i do see things that he does to position him self and me just in case... ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport@... Sent: Friday, November 7, 2008 2:22:25 PM Subject: Re: depression? Jill - I have heard that depression is suppressed anger, so maybe if you can make him angry enough the depression will go away. Not sure if I am making this as a serious suggestion or not. Jan H On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Jill <jillkstewart@ yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks, Diane....It does sound similar to Terry. Maybe it is depression. > Heaven knows he has enough to be depressed about. I can imagine how > frustrating all of this is for him. He's the breadwinner and the strong one > and now to be incapacitated has to make him so upset. You've helped me feel > better about it. I just may have that talk with his doctor...... of course if > I say to Ed that I think he may be depressed, he gets pretty angry with me! > > > Love,Jill > > We don't remember days, we remember moments. > Life is not measured by the breaths we take,but by the moments that take > our breath away. > > > > From: diane chandler <dianechandler@ att.net> > Subject: Re: depression? > To: livercirrhosissuppo rtyahoogroups (DOT) com > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 9:19 AM > > Barby, > > Get off that bed, open the bottles, pour one pill from each into your palm, > close the bottles, get a glass of water and swallow those pills and DO IT > NOW! <smile> Seriously sweetie, depression is nothing to fool with. You > have been through enough to cause anyone to have a problem. I have been on > Celexa since about a year after Terry's accident. I too was afraid and > ashamed and thought I could tough it out. Terry was getting better and I > couldn't understand why I was still so sad, etc., etc. Well, my doctor > described it like this........ .He says " Suppose I give you a load of say > 100 lbs. and I strap it to your back and I tell you 'Now to out there to the > highway and walk back and forth with that load on your till I tell you to > stop.' and you walkk for let's say a year. " " Then, after a year I call you > in, remove your load and tell you it's okay you can go home now. " " Wouldn't > you have a backache even though the load had been removed? " > Well, of course I knew the answer would be yes. So, he says it's the same > with our brain. Stress overloads cause chemical imbalances in our brains. > Just becuase the stress lessens (and in your case you know the stress has > not let up!) doesn't mean the imbalance isn't still there. The meds they > prescribe are meant to restore the balance. So, you're right, it's going to > change the chemical balance in your brain; but it change it for the good. > Now, that being said, not every drug is right or every individual. So, if > you start the meds and you notice new symptoms or, after a week or so, > you're still not feeling any better, follow up with your doctor. He may > need to change the meds or adjust the dosages. There is no disgrace in > having to take meds for depression. Wouldn't you take your meds if you had > a heart problem? Well, depression is a physical chemical imbalance just > like heart attacks are physical manifestations of other things > goin on in your body. So, take you medicine sweetie. You have to take > care of yourself. You're a wife, mommy and grammy; lot's of people depend > on you and you owe it to yourself to be the best you can be for them or > you'll end up feeling guilty. You haven't done anything wrong, you're just > sick. Just like you take your synthroid to balance your lack of a thyroid, > you take these meds to balance a lack of certain chemicals in your brain. > You get my message, right? So, I love you, your family loves you; love > yourself Barby. Love yourself. > > Hugs........ ....... > Diane > > depression? > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Your hubby sounds much like mine. He still refers to anything about his old job as " at work " , as though he were still there. It's been nearly 9 years and he still can't let go of that, it's too important a part of who he is. He also does not like talking about his disease. In the beginning, we talked a lot about it, but now he prefers to just keep quiet about it. He enjoys me telling him about folks in the group, but really took it hard when Chief Little Eagle passed on. He just kept talking about how young he was. Just after they told us he was dying, he made sure everything was in order as far as our legal documents are concerned. depression? > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Hi Daine, I'm new here.....who is " Chief Little Eagle " ? Tina _____ From: livercirrhosissupport [mailto:livercirrhosissupport ] On Behalf Of diane chandler Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 3:31 PM To: livercirrhosissupport Subject: Re: depression? Your hubby sounds much like mine. He still refers to anything about his old job as " at work " , as though he were still there. It's been nearly 9 years and he still can't let go of that, it's too important a part of who he is. He also does not like talking about his disease. In the beginning, we talked a lot about it, but now he prefers to just keep quiet about it. He enjoys me telling him about folks in the group, but really took it hard when Chief Little Eagle passed on. He just kept talking about how young he was. Just after they told us he was dying, he made sure everything was in order as far as our legal documents are concerned. depression? > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 He was a wonderfully humurous, engaging man who loved life, his family and his " critters " . He was 44, lived in Pensacola, FL and was of Seminole heritage. He develooped alcoholic cirrhosis after years of heavy drinking. He died on Oct 27 of this year, I believe it was. Very recently. He had a wonderful way with words and could tell the most entertaining stories. He always had a positive attitude and was so encouraging for all of us. As an example of his sense of humor, we had all gotten very concerned for him becuase we knew how sick he was and hadn't heard from him in a while. We began making inquiries of each other on the board and one member, Barby I think it was, mentioned that she had spent an entire weekend browsing newspaper obits in the Pensacola area, but couldn't find anyone who fit his description. Within a day, Chief posted saying he couldn't find his name in the obits either! He brought joy to us all and we will never stop missing him. depression? > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Awwwww....I am so sorry to here the group lost such a beautiful member. He sounds like a character! Tina _____ From: livercirrhosissupport [mailto:livercirrhosissupport ] On Behalf Of diane chandler Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:39 PM To: livercirrhosissupport Subject: Re: depression? He was a wonderfully humurous, engaging man who loved life, his family and his " critters " . He was 44, lived in Pensacola, FL and was of Seminole heritage. He develooped alcoholic cirrhosis after years of heavy drinking. He died on Oct 27 of this year, I believe it was. Very recently. He had a wonderful way with words and could tell the most entertaining stories. He always had a positive attitude and was so encouraging for all of us. As an example of his sense of humor, we had all gotten very concerned for him becuase we knew how sick he was and hadn't heard from him in a while. We began making inquiries of each other on the board and one member, Barby I think it was, mentioned that she had spent an entire weekend browsing newspaper obits in the Pensacola area, but couldn't find anyone who fit his description. Within a day, Chief posted saying he couldn't find his name in the obits either! He brought joy to us all and we will never stop missing him. depression? > > hi gang i know i havent been posting alot lately,(did you miss me? > teeheeheehee) anyways been really down, as you know cheif took a hike > outta me, but as diane wrote only fear looks back faith always looks > up, and i am gonna chose to look up! bobby and i went to see the dr. > yesterday, he doesnt want us to wait any longer for the treatment, he > said its all a bunch of crap waiting to retest him in 6 months, we > need to get his viral load down,he said go back to hep. dr. if he > doesnt start the treatments we will go to a new dr. in hartford about > 30 mints. from here.he also said if bobby glenn still had pain meds. > in his system it shouldnt stop anyone from treating the hep. its been > whata month or so since he had them so he should be clear, so i am > making the appointment today. then my sweet old husband called me out > to the good old doc. told him i wasnt leaving the house not showering > walking the dogs just staying in bed most of the time. i shot him a > look like you just wait till we get in the truck lol.dr. took my > hands in his looked at me all sympethtic and i just busted out > crying....so yup he says i need to take some meds. for awhile,i never > took the last ones he gave me oops.so here i sit with a bottle of > effxor and lexapro staring at me, and guess what i am scared to take > them,i am scared once i start i will always need them, that they will > change my brain chemostry, they just scare me.he said i need to get > out of the house into the sun.lol lol.i looked at bobby glen and said > how did this appt. become about me, he shrugged and said sorry momma > but you do need to get out of the house or at least off the bed.so > has anyone ever taken these meds? could it just be the remnants from > a bad coulpe of months and the time changing? could it just be from > the removal of my thyriod and they cant regulate my sythroid which > just got raised to 150 mcg? alot of questions this morning.i choose > to worry about bobby glen,but i know i need to take care of me, dr. > called it some long word, said it means cant find joy in > anything ,and the meds. will help, i just wonder how? anyways hope > all of you are doing well know i love you all barby > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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