Good Morning

[Guest guest]

Thank you Dave, you are quite the gentleman. We could

have fun with this one for days.

Sharon

--- imaganeer <imaganeer@...> wrote:

>

> I just want you to know that I'm biting my tongue

> resisting a response to this post! -dz-

> Jannewilms42@... wrote: Don't forget to suck

> the heads too!!!!!! Now when one of ya do that I'm

> going to dedicate you a transformed CAJUN!!!! Yes we

> do pinch the tails and suck the heads just like the

> T-shirts say!!! Love them crawdads!!!!!!

>

[Guest guest]

I know, it takes all day just to reach the state line from where I live.

Re: [ ] Good morning> > Fluffy I'll take your share of em ok?? I love em> so does my kids!! > >

[Guest guest]

There is an old saying " the sun has risen, the sun

has set and I'm not out of Texas yet.

Sharon

--- <ralexan@...> wrote:

> I know, it takes all day just to reach the state

> line from where I live.

>

>

> Re: [ ] Good

> morning

> >

> > Fluffy I'll take your share of em ok?? I

> love em

> > so does my kids!!

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Oh Dave just go for it with the response!!! Ha how can you bite your tongue on that one??

[Guest guest]

Yeah, I have a warped imagination and sense of humor.. I have to pull the reigns in now and then to avoid getting in trouble!! -dz-

Sharon Zeis <szeis_1@...> wrote: Thank you Dave, you are quite the gentleman. We couldhave fun with this one for days. Sharon--- imaganeer <imaganeer@...> wrote:> > I just want you to know that I'm biting my tongue> resisting a response to this post! -dz-> Jannewilms42@... wrote: Don't forget to suck> the heads too!!!!!! Now when one of ya do that I'm> going to dedicate you a transformed CAJUN!!!! Yes we> do pinch the tails and suck the heads just like the> T-shirts say!!! Love them crawdads!!!!!! >

[Guest guest]

Yeah, we came in from the northwest part of the state all the way through, through a blizzard from Colorado, over halfway through Texas. As you can imagine Texas is not well prepared for blizzards, it was a trip I'll not soon forget. -dz-

<ralexan@...> wrote:

I know, it takes all day just to reach the state line from where I live.

Re: [ ] Good morning> > Fluffy I'll take your share of em ok?? I love em> so does my kids!! > >

[Guest guest]

When I worked I couldn't go to sleep as soon as I got home either..Now it's almost 12:00 here noon..I'm sleepy like I need a nap though..Maybe it's just me being lazy but since my surgery i have one spot on the old belly that just is determined to stay sore..Not complaining wise but irritating wise..I wish it would stop..My back is acting up too like another kidney infection..I hope i don't get one cause I don't like them!!

[Guest guest]

Jan it's 9:30 here & 11;30 in caun land. I have only been up 30 minutes. I have been working 2:30 till 10:30 for 1 1/2 years now. But after working days all of my life. I cant go to sleep when I first get home. So I get on the computer & watch TV untill 12:30 or one then sleep till around 9.

Susy's Old Goat.

Jannewilms42@... wrote: Hummm must be too early for anyone to be on yet but this old crazy cajun...I got the hubby off to work and it won't be long before I wake up Kristy too for school..Then I CAN HAVE MY HOUSE BACK!! LOL HOw is everyone today?? It is in the 50"s here..That's odd for us this time of year..Hope all the funnel clouds I"ve been seeing on the news isn't around any of you..Well my Hep nurse called again yesterday saying she called in my muscle relaxers for me so needless to say I am not hurting as much in my neck and back today so that's good..Hey it was a nice surprise beings I didn't even ask for em!!Well yall wake up and tell me hi..

[Guest guest]

Yeterday afternoon we hit 106. A little to soon for me, right now we are around 94. We will be above 100 this afternoon.

Susy's Old Goat

imaganeer <imaganeer@...> wrote:

It's about 40 here, which is probably around normal for this time of day. We're expecting upper 50's and rain. -dz- Jannewilms42@... wrote: Hummm must be too early for anyone to be on yet but this old crazy cajun...I got the hubby off to work and it won't be long before I wake up Kristy too for school..Then I CAN HAVE MY HOUSE BACK!! LOL HOw is everyone today?? It is in the 50"s here..That's odd for us this time of year..Hope all the funnel clouds I"ve been seeing on the news isn't around any of you..Well my Hep nurse called again yesterday saying she called in my muscle relaxers for me so needless to say I am not hurting as much in my neck and back today so that's good..Hey it was a nice surprise beings I didn't even ask for em!!Well yall wake up and tell me hi..

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry I am late again. I had to get the flowers into the planter. Its supposed to rain this afternoon/eve. so I wanted them in the pots first they waited long enough. [ ] Good MOrning Hummm must be too early for anyone to be on yet but this old crazy cajun...I got the hubby off to work and it won't be long before I wake up Kristy too for school..Then I CAN HAVE MY HOUSE BACK!! LOL HOw is everyone today?? It is in the 50"s here..That's odd for us this time of year..Hope all the funnel clouds I"ve been seeing on the news isn't around any of you..Well my Hep nurse called again yesterday saying she called in my muscle relaxers for me so needless to say I am not hurting as much in my neck and back today so that's good..Hey it was a nice surprise beings I didn't even ask for em!!Well yall wake up and tell me hi..

[Guest guest]

--- jranuci49349 <anuci@...> wrote:

> I just got my paperwork from the health department that did my

> testing. One part says: PCR Type: RT-PCR what does this mean? It

> also

> said on the second test that the RIBA HCV SIA was indeterminate.

Hi Jill,

RT-PCR is just what the test is called that they do to detect

viral particles in blood serum. I think it stands for 'Reverse

Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction'. We usually just call it a

'PCR', and when you see that we are talking about a test to check for

viral load. RIBA is Recombinant Immunoblot Assay - again, I think!

The HCV part just means that is what they are testing for, since it

could be testing for other things. It is just a test that is more

specific and accurate in testing to see if you have HCV than the

routine antibody tests. An 'indeterminate' result means it definitely

needs to be followed up with a more specific test, which would be the

PCR. Did they give a result on the PCR test? What does it say?

Here is a great paper to read about HCV. It's also a good paper to

print out and take to your doctor since many primary care doctors

don't know a whole lot about HCV, and this paper is really meant to

be info for medical professionals. It does talk about serologic tests

for HCV.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/chrnhepc/chrnhepc.htm

Good luck,

Claudine

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

--- jranuci49349 <anuci@...> wrote:

> I just got my paperwork from the health department that did my

> testing. One part says: PCR Type: RT-PCR what does this mean? It

> also

> said on the second test that the RIBA HCV SIA was indeterminate.

Hi Jill,

RT-PCR is just what the test is called that they do to detect

viral particles in blood serum. I think it stands for 'Reverse

Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction'. We usually just call it a

'PCR', and when you see that we are talking about a test to check for

viral load. RIBA is Recombinant Immunoblot Assay - again, I think!

The HCV part just means that is what they are testing for, since it

could be testing for other things. It is just a test that is more

specific and accurate in testing to see if you have HCV than the

routine antibody tests. An 'indeterminate' result means it definitely

needs to be followed up with a more specific test, which would be the

PCR. Did they give a result on the PCR test? What does it say?

Here is a great paper to read about HCV. It's also a good paper to

print out and take to your doctor since many primary care doctors

don't know a whole lot about HCV, and this paper is really meant to

be info for medical professionals. It does talk about serologic tests

for HCV.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/chrnhepc/chrnhepc.htm

Good luck,

Claudine

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

--- jranuci49349 <anuci@...> wrote:

> I just got my paperwork from the health department that did my

> testing. One part says: PCR Type: RT-PCR what does this mean? It

> also

> said on the second test that the RIBA HCV SIA was indeterminate.

Hi Jill,

RT-PCR is just what the test is called that they do to detect

viral particles in blood serum. I think it stands for 'Reverse

Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction'. We usually just call it a

'PCR', and when you see that we are talking about a test to check for

viral load. RIBA is Recombinant Immunoblot Assay - again, I think!

The HCV part just means that is what they are testing for, since it

could be testing for other things. It is just a test that is more

specific and accurate in testing to see if you have HCV than the

routine antibody tests. An 'indeterminate' result means it definitely

needs to be followed up with a more specific test, which would be the

PCR. Did they give a result on the PCR test? What does it say?

Here is a great paper to read about HCV. It's also a good paper to

print out and take to your doctor since many primary care doctors

don't know a whole lot about HCV, and this paper is really meant to

be info for medical professionals. It does talk about serologic tests

for HCV.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/chrnhepc/chrnhepc.htm

Good luck,

Claudine

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

--- jranuci49349 <anuci@...> wrote:

> I just got my paperwork from the health department that did my

> testing. One part says: PCR Type: RT-PCR what does this mean? It

> also

> said on the second test that the RIBA HCV SIA was indeterminate.

Hi Jill,

RT-PCR is just what the test is called that they do to detect

viral particles in blood serum. I think it stands for 'Reverse

Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction'. We usually just call it a

'PCR', and when you see that we are talking about a test to check for

viral load. RIBA is Recombinant Immunoblot Assay - again, I think!

The HCV part just means that is what they are testing for, since it

could be testing for other things. It is just a test that is more

specific and accurate in testing to see if you have HCV than the

routine antibody tests. An 'indeterminate' result means it definitely

needs to be followed up with a more specific test, which would be the

PCR. Did they give a result on the PCR test? What does it say?

Here is a great paper to read about HCV. It's also a good paper to

print out and take to your doctor since many primary care doctors

don't know a whole lot about HCV, and this paper is really meant to

be info for medical professionals. It does talk about serologic tests

for HCV.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/chrnhepc/chrnhepc.htm

Good luck,

Claudine

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Claudine,

Thank you for your assistance! You guys are so much help!!

The only thing the paperwork I have says is:

Anti-hcv repeatedly reactive

hcv rna not detected

riba hcv sia indeterminate

I know so little about all of this. All that was explained to me was that I am

probably at the low end of my wave right now.

Jill

Re: good morning

--- jranuci49349 <anuci@...> wrote:

> I just got my paperwork from the health department that did my

> testing. One part says: PCR Type: RT-PCR what does this mean? It

> also

> said on the second test that the RIBA HCV SIA was indeterminate.

Hi Jill,

RT-PCR is just what the test is called that they do to detect

viral particles in blood serum. I think it stands for 'Reverse

Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction'. We usually just call it a

'PCR', and when you see that we are talking about a test to check for

viral load. RIBA is Recombinant Immunoblot Assay - again, I think!

The HCV part just means that is what they are testing for, since it

could be testing for other things. It is just a test that is more

specific and accurate in testing to see if you have HCV than the

routine antibody tests. An 'indeterminate' result means it definitely

needs to be followed up with a more specific test, which would be the

PCR. Did they give a result on the PCR test? What does it say?

Here is a great paper to read about HCV. It's also a good paper to

print out and take to your doctor since many primary care doctors

don't know a whole lot about HCV, and this paper is really meant to

be info for medical professionals. It does talk about serologic tests

for HCV.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/chrnhepc/chrnhepc.htm

Good luck,

Claudine

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Claudine,

Thank you for your assistance! You guys are so much help!!

The only thing the paperwork I have says is:

Anti-hcv repeatedly reactive

hcv rna not detected

riba hcv sia indeterminate

I know so little about all of this. All that was explained to me was that I am

probably at the low end of my wave right now.

Jill

Re: good morning

--- jranuci49349 <anuci@...> wrote:

> I just got my paperwork from the health department that did my

> testing. One part says: PCR Type: RT-PCR what does this mean? It

> also

> said on the second test that the RIBA HCV SIA was indeterminate.

Hi Jill,

RT-PCR is just what the test is called that they do to detect

viral particles in blood serum. I think it stands for 'Reverse

Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction'. We usually just call it a

'PCR', and when you see that we are talking about a test to check for

viral load. RIBA is Recombinant Immunoblot Assay - again, I think!

The HCV part just means that is what they are testing for, since it

could be testing for other things. It is just a test that is more

specific and accurate in testing to see if you have HCV than the

routine antibody tests. An 'indeterminate' result means it definitely

needs to be followed up with a more specific test, which would be the

PCR. Did they give a result on the PCR test? What does it say?

Here is a great paper to read about HCV. It's also a good paper to

print out and take to your doctor since many primary care doctors

don't know a whole lot about HCV, and this paper is really meant to

be info for medical professionals. It does talk about serologic tests

for HCV.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/chrnhepc/chrnhepc.htm

Good luck,

Claudine

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Claudine,

Thank you for your assistance! You guys are so much help!!

The only thing the paperwork I have says is:

Anti-hcv repeatedly reactive

hcv rna not detected

riba hcv sia indeterminate

I know so little about all of this. All that was explained to me was that I am

probably at the low end of my wave right now.

Jill

Re: good morning

--- jranuci49349 <anuci@...> wrote:

> I just got my paperwork from the health department that did my

> testing. One part says: PCR Type: RT-PCR what does this mean? It

> also

> said on the second test that the RIBA HCV SIA was indeterminate.

Hi Jill,

RT-PCR is just what the test is called that they do to detect

viral particles in blood serum. I think it stands for 'Reverse

Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction'. We usually just call it a

'PCR', and when you see that we are talking about a test to check for

viral load. RIBA is Recombinant Immunoblot Assay - again, I think!

The HCV part just means that is what they are testing for, since it

could be testing for other things. It is just a test that is more

specific and accurate in testing to see if you have HCV than the

routine antibody tests. An 'indeterminate' result means it definitely

needs to be followed up with a more specific test, which would be the

PCR. Did they give a result on the PCR test? What does it say?

Here is a great paper to read about HCV. It's also a good paper to

print out and take to your doctor since many primary care doctors

don't know a whole lot about HCV, and this paper is really meant to

be info for medical professionals. It does talk about serologic tests

for HCV.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/chrnhepc/chrnhepc.htm

Good luck,

Claudine

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Claudine,

Thank you for your assistance! You guys are so much help!!

The only thing the paperwork I have says is:

Anti-hcv repeatedly reactive

hcv rna not detected

riba hcv sia indeterminate

I know so little about all of this. All that was explained to me was that I am

probably at the low end of my wave right now.

Jill

Re: good morning

--- jranuci49349 <anuci@...> wrote:

> I just got my paperwork from the health department that did my

> testing. One part says: PCR Type: RT-PCR what does this mean? It

> also

> said on the second test that the RIBA HCV SIA was indeterminate.

Hi Jill,

RT-PCR is just what the test is called that they do to detect

viral particles in blood serum. I think it stands for 'Reverse

Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction'. We usually just call it a

'PCR', and when you see that we are talking about a test to check for

viral load. RIBA is Recombinant Immunoblot Assay - again, I think!

The HCV part just means that is what they are testing for, since it

could be testing for other things. It is just a test that is more

specific and accurate in testing to see if you have HCV than the

routine antibody tests. An 'indeterminate' result means it definitely

needs to be followed up with a more specific test, which would be the

PCR. Did they give a result on the PCR test? What does it say?

Here is a great paper to read about HCV. It's also a good paper to

print out and take to your doctor since many primary care doctors

don't know a whole lot about HCV, and this paper is really meant to

be info for medical professionals. It does talk about serologic tests

for HCV.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/chrnhepc/chrnhepc.htm

Good luck,

Claudine

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Jill,

That means that it's possible you do not have HCV. You may have

been exposed to it but your body fought it off by itself. Or, you

have a viral load (the amount of viral particles found in a certain

amount of serum) that was below the lower sensitivity level of

whatever test was used. Or it was low on the day your blood was

drawn. This could be very good news! It should say somewhere what the

" normal " is for that test. It would look something like <100 IU/ml or

<2000 IU/ml or <1000 copies/ml something like that. The numbers can

be very different from one test to another. However, some tests are

not very good, and there can be virus there, but the sensitivity

level of the test is too high to detect it. Some tests don't 'see'

anything under 200,000 copies/ml! So the sensitivity level of the

test used is really important. Even if it is a good test, and no

virus was detected, you need to have it rechecked periodically since

you could have it and it just be at a low point now. It does

fluctuate up and down. BUT - you might not have HCV afterall! Good

luck!

Claudine

--- Anuci <anuci@...> wrote:

> Claudine,

> Thank you for your assistance! You guys are so much help!!

> The only thing the paperwork I have says is:

> Anti-hcv repeatedly reactive

> hcv rna not detected

> riba hcv sia indeterminate

>

> I know so little about all of this. All that was explained to me

> was that I am probably at the low end of my wave right now.

>

> Jill

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Jill,

That means that it's possible you do not have HCV. You may have

been exposed to it but your body fought it off by itself. Or, you

have a viral load (the amount of viral particles found in a certain

amount of serum) that was below the lower sensitivity level of

whatever test was used. Or it was low on the day your blood was

drawn. This could be very good news! It should say somewhere what the

" normal " is for that test. It would look something like <100 IU/ml or

<2000 IU/ml or <1000 copies/ml something like that. The numbers can

be very different from one test to another. However, some tests are

not very good, and there can be virus there, but the sensitivity

level of the test is too high to detect it. Some tests don't 'see'

anything under 200,000 copies/ml! So the sensitivity level of the

test used is really important. Even if it is a good test, and no

virus was detected, you need to have it rechecked periodically since

you could have it and it just be at a low point now. It does

fluctuate up and down. BUT - you might not have HCV afterall! Good

luck!

Claudine

--- Anuci <anuci@...> wrote:

> Claudine,

> Thank you for your assistance! You guys are so much help!!

> The only thing the paperwork I have says is:

> Anti-hcv repeatedly reactive

> hcv rna not detected

> riba hcv sia indeterminate

>

> I know so little about all of this. All that was explained to me

> was that I am probably at the low end of my wave right now.

>

> Jill

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Claudine,

Thank you for the information.

The test results I was given didn't have any numbers on them. I wonder if I'd

ask the health dept if they have access to those numbers if they would give them

to me.

I see the Dr. on Monday 7/15. I am sure they will do more bloodwork and they

should have numbers for me. Atleast I hope they will.

The HD told me that I very well may be at the low end right now anyway. I can

only hope for the best, but I won't get too excited about the possibility if I

am still pos.

I picked up a multi vitamin w/o iron and some milk thistle today. Guess it won't

hurt anything to start taking it.

Thank you again Claudine. You are a world of help!

Jill

Re: good morning

Jill,

That means that it's possible you do not have HCV. You may have

been exposed to it but your body fought it off by itself. Or, you

have a viral load (the amount of viral particles found in a certain

amount of serum) that was below the lower sensitivity level of

whatever test was used. Or it was low on the day your blood was

drawn. This could be very good news! It should say somewhere what the

" normal " is for that test. It would look something like <100 IU/ml or

<2000 IU/ml or <1000 copies/ml something like that. The numbers can

be very different from one test to another. However, some tests are

not very good, and there can be virus there, but the sensitivity

level of the test is too high to detect it. Some tests don't 'see'

anything under 200,000 copies/ml! So the sensitivity level of the

test used is really important. Even if it is a good test, and no

virus was detected, you need to have it rechecked periodically since

you could have it and it just be at a low point now. It does

fluctuate up and down. BUT - you might not have HCV afterall! Good

luck!

Claudine

--- Anuci <anuci@...> wrote:

> Claudine,

> Thank you for your assistance! You guys are so much help!!

> The only thing the paperwork I have says is:

> Anti-hcv repeatedly reactive

> hcv rna not detected

> riba hcv sia indeterminate

>

> I know so little about all of this. All that was explained to me

> was that I am probably at the low end of my wave right now.

>

> Jill

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Jill,

When you go to the doctor ask him/her to do a viral load test

with a very low detection (sensitivity) level. Insurance usually

covers these tests. I'll post some info on some. And you're welcome!

Claudine

--- Anuci <anuci@...> wrote:

> Claudine,

> Thank you for the information.

> The test results I was given didn't have any numbers on them. I

> wonder if I'd ask the health dept if they have access to those

> numbers if they would give them to me.

> I see the Dr. on Monday 7/15. I am sure they will do more bloodwork

> and they should have numbers for me. Atleast I hope they will.

> The HD told me that I very well may be at the low end right now

> anyway. I can only hope for the best, but I won't get too excited

> about the possibility if I am still pos.

> I picked up a multi vitamin w/o iron and some milk thistle today.

> Guess it won't hurt anything to start taking it.

> Thank you again Claudine. You are a world of help!

> Jill

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi Terry. I hope your feeling OK today. I had one of

those sleepless nights and I'm tired and achy today,

but hey, I'm doing a lot better than many other people

in the world. Have a great day.

Sharon

--- Terry Long <pawpawto3@...> wrote:

>

> Good morning everyone, I know it is afternoon on

> the east coast, but here it is just 9:30. It is

> already in the upper 90's & will be over 100 by

> lunch time Things are going well here, as long as

> you can stay inside. I hope things are going well

> with you you all.

>

> Terry

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

We're around 85 now with a predicted high of 89. The humidity is aroun 70% which isn't too bad for us. -dz-

Terry Long wrote:

Good morning everyone, I know it is afternoon on the east coast, but here it is just 9:30. It is already in the upper 90's & will be over 100 by lunch time Things are going well here, as long as you can stay inside. I hope things are going well with you you all.

Terry

[Guest guest]

Sharon seance starting treatment in January. I have gone back & forth between being able to get a good nights sleep & being restless, not getting much sleep. For the last 2 weeks I have only had 2 nights that I got a good nights sleep. Right now I feel like a zomby. Thanks for asking.

Terry

Sharon Zeis <szeis_1@...> wrote: Hi Terry. I hope your feeling OK today. I had one ofthose sleepless nights and I'm tired and achy today,but hey, I'm doing a lot better than many other peoplein the world. Have a great day. Sharon--- Terry Long <pawpawto3@...> wrote:> > Good morning everyone, I know it is afternoon on> the east coast, but here it is just 9:30. It is> already in the upper 90's & will be over 100 by> lunch time Things are going well here, as long as> you can stay inside. I hope things are going well> with you you all.> > Terry> > > > > > --------------------------------->