Thanks to All

[Guest guest]

Wanted to thank the whole group for your love and concern over Ashli! It is

a miracle to have all of you to share with everyday.

God Bless each of you and your children,

Sandi A. (Ashli's mom)

[Guest guest]

Is that where Bandera hails from? I was born

in Fort Hood, TX, but didn't live there too long. I

suspect I will spend the rest of my days in Wisconsin,

although you never know...Good luck on your continuing

testing and tx. -dz-

--- quarles@... wrote:

> Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone.

>

> Bob, I will look for that book by Dolan that you

> suggested. Thanks.

>

> Dennis, to answer your question...I am from Texas,

> Bandera to be

> exact. I'm in the hill country and it is really

> pretty here. I live

> on 10 acres out in the country.

>

> My doctors visit went well. He is going to do more

> tests and will

> know more later this week.

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi

I'm not too far from you. I live down here in Kingsville.

[ ] Thanks to all

> Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone.

>

> Bob, I will look for that book by Dolan that you suggested. Thanks.

>

> Dennis, to answer your question...I am from Texas, Bandera to be

> exact. I'm in the hill country and it is really pretty here. I live

> on 10 acres out in the country.

>

> My doctors visit went well. He is going to do more tests and will

> know more later this week.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My dad used to work on the King Ranch years ago. He passed away a

few years back. He had some great stories of when he and mom lived

there. They were married in Skidmore. Were you raised in that

area? I lived in Corpus and then in Mathis for a few years when I

was growing up. Love the area down there. My husband and I found a

great fishing spot on Baffin Bay near Riviera, not too far from

Kingsville.

> Hi

>

> I'm not too far from you. I live down here in Kingsville.

>

>

> [ ] Thanks to all

>

>

> > Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone.

> >

> > Bob, I will look for that book by Dolan that you suggested.

Thanks.

> >

> > Dennis, to answer your question...I am from Texas, Bandera to be

> > exact. I'm in the hill country and it is really pretty here. I

live

> > on 10 acres out in the country.

> >

> > My doctors visit went well. He is going to do more tests and will

> > know more later this week.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

how far is Banderea from Beaumont??? My hubby is from Beaumont and I was just wondering.Glad to see you are stil with us.........

Jan

[Guest guest]

Hi

I was born in Oklahoma City. We moved to corpus in 1962 when I was 9. My

wife and I moved to Kingsville 3 years ago. I would not want to live in any

city that is very large anymore. I think I know of your fishing place,

that's probably where I fish whenever I get a chance.

[ ] Thanks to all

> >

> >

> > > Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone.

> > >

> > > Bob, I will look for that book by Dolan that you suggested.

> Thanks.

> > >

> > > Dennis, to answer your question...I am from Texas, Bandera to be

> > > exact. I'm in the hill country and it is really pretty here. I

> live

> > > on 10 acres out in the country.

> > >

> > > My doctors visit went well. He is going to do more tests and will

> > > know more later this week.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Bandera is North West of San and Beaumont is by Houston. It

is about 5 hours away.

> how far is Banderea from Beaumont??? My hubby is from

Beaumont and I

> was just wondering.Glad to see you are stil with us.........

>

> Jan

[Guest guest]

,

It's a small world isn't it. I lived in Corpus off and on when I was

little...in grade school and jr. high. I went to Cullen Jr. High and

my brother went to King High School. Then we moved to Mathis and he

graduated there. Then we moved to Nixon where I graduated. We moved

a lot when I was growing up...can you tell. One year I went to 5

different schools. But it didn't hurt me, moving around. After

graduation and some time at college, I moved to California where I

got married. We've been back in Texas since 1978. I'm with you...I

prefer not to live in the city anymore.

May I ask how you are doing with your Hep C? How about your wife?

My husband has to get checked. I just hope he is okay.

> > > Hi

> > >

> > > I'm not too far from you. I live down here in Kingsville.

> > >

> > >

> > > [ ] Thanks to all

> > >

> > >

> > > > Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone.

> > > >

> > > > Bob, I will look for that book by Dolan that you suggested.

> > Thanks.

> > > >

> > > > Dennis, to answer your question...I am from Texas, Bandera

to be

> > > > exact. I'm in the hill country and it is really pretty

here. I

> > live

> > > > on 10 acres out in the country.

> > > >

> > > > My doctors visit went well. He is going to do more tests and

will

> > > > know more later this week.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

I got Hepatitis in the early 70's probably 1971 or 1972 while I was in the

Army.the probable cause was IV drug use. At that time I contracted hep A and

B with two relapses in a one year period. Spent about 9 months out of that

year in the hospital.

The Hep C didn't show up until 1995 during some lab work ordered by my

doctor. Went to him because I had been feeling tired all of the time and

having pretty severe headaches. In 96 I started my first round of treatment

with Interferon alone. They did not have the combo treatment at that time.

After 14 months of treatment the virus was undetectable. Since I had lost my

job that provided insurance I had to go to the VA clinic for follow up

testing which showed that I had relapsed. It took me two years and a letter

to my congressman to get them to treat me for it. I have now been on the

combo treatment for about 13 month and have about another 4 or 5 to go.

Seems that they made a mistake on the # of refills so I'm going to take

advantage of it. If this round doesn't work I will probably try the

Peg/Ribavirin combo.

[ ] Thanks to all

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > > Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone.

> > > > >

> > > > > Bob, I will look for that book by Dolan that you suggested.

> > > Thanks.

> > > > >

> > > > > Dennis, to answer your question...I am from Texas, Bandera

> to be

> > > > > exact. I'm in the hill country and it is really pretty

> here. I

> > > live

> > > > > on 10 acres out in the country.

> > > > >

> > > > > My doctors visit went well. He is going to do more tests and

> will

> > > > > know more later this week.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

[Guest guest]

Hi. Happily it is unusual to pass the disease to your

spouse or family members. Neither my ex-wife of 13

years or my current wife have been infected. For most

of that time I did not know I had it, so was taking no

precautions. My dr suggested that if I was in a

monogamous relationship and my spouse was not infected

we could continue our physical relationship with no

additional precautions. He added though, if I should

ever become single again it would be advisable to use

protection. -dz-

> May I ask how you are doing with your Hep C? How

> about your wife?

> My husband has to get checked. I just hope he is

> okay.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

You've got the right attitude, . I don't know if

I could go on that long. Hopefully I won't have to

find out.

I've been having problems calling in my prescriptions

and the dr has to call the pharmacy and they have to

order it, etc.

I got a little bit angry over it because my own dr's

office was going to be the cause of me interrupting my

tx. One time the pharmacist gave me the medication

anyway, because I was about to run out (I order 1 week

in advance)and the dr hadn't approved it yet.

After bitching this week I found they called in 6

months worth of refills. I am only scheduled for 10

more weeks. I don't intend to go any further if I

don't have to.. -dz-

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

> I got Hepatitis in the early 70's probably 1971 or

> 1972 while I was in the

> Army.the probable cause was IV drug use. At that

> time I contracted hep A and

> B with two relapses in a one year period. Spent

> about 9 months out of that

> year in the hospital.

> The Hep C didn't show up until 1995 during some lab

> work ordered by my

> doctor. Went to him because I had been feeling tired

> all of the time and

> having pretty severe headaches. In 96 I started my

> first round of treatment

> with Interferon alone. They did not have the combo

> treatment at that time.

> After 14 months of treatment the virus was

> undetectable. Since I had lost my

> job that provided insurance I had to go to the VA

> clinic for follow up

> testing which showed that I had relapsed. It took me

> two years and a letter

> to my congressman to get them to treat me for it. I

> have now been on the

> combo treatment for about 13 month and have about

> another 4 or 5 to go.

> Seems that they made a mistake on the # of refills

> so I'm going to take

> advantage of it. If this round doesn't work I will

> probably try the

> Peg/Ribavirin combo.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thank you to all my friends here for the compassion, love, and support you

have shown me. I could not have made it through these last few months

without you guys.

W

[Guest guest]

I know it’s hard to put up with all

the red tape, you have a good attitude, I hope you get it all straightened out.

Hang in there. –dz-

[ ]

Thanks to all

Hi all, Thank you for the welcome. My prayer

is also that I will

clear with this round of treatment, and that ALL

of us who have not

reached " WELLDOM " as yet will clear with

that is going on presently

in each life.

I am still waiting, red tape, they want so many

pieces of paper

before they have a full porfolio on one before

letting go of meds.

I know I sound ungrateful, AM NOT, truly, just

impatient.

Last round of treatment, I had to divorce my

husband. In all, it

took over a year to be assigned an eligible status

for the Shering

Plough treatment for 24 weeks. My dr (then)

did not think with my

age that I should go any longer. THe same dr

will not help me go

further with treatment, hence, he is my ex-doctor.

I do not intend

to give up as long as I have options, so

there! lol

Gotta fix dinner,

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Neil, , Nell, , Dana, Jan (and anyone I may have forgotten),

Thanks to all for all of the advice/commentary you have contributed

over the past few days. Asher seems to be on the rebound. We have

actually seen some nice things during the scare. We now have some

croupy cough left and, of course, yeast die-off, but I think he has

cleared a sinus infection. He was in pretty good spirits today. FWIW,

I dropped his supps to just colostrum, C, Bs, Candex, zinc, tons of

probiotics, mag, and minerals. I dosed all of these pretty frequently

and we laid pretty low. I thought about the Virastop but chickened

out. I am not in the mood for a full on viral fight and, given his

HHV6 and other viral issues, well, you know.....

Again, thanks to all for all your help. I surely would have had a

heart attack a long time ago without the advice and support of ya'll.

Anne

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to say a big thank you for all your responses and support...I went

back and got a chest xray...No pneumonia...but lots of inflammation and was put

on steroid dose pack..I feel so blessed to be in this group with so much support

and knowledge that abounds in here!! I pray for you all everyday..Thank you!

God Bless,

Vickey

tamilulu2 <tamilulu@...> wrote:

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I have been sick with respiratory symptoms since the first week

of

> > Dec.

Hi. I take Remicade, and I assume that Enbrel/Humira/Remicade are all

in roughly the same ballpark, right? I know that taking Remicade,

that respitory infections are a " common side effect " I had a mother

of one last month, too. I was so miserable, and it did linger for

weeks. The coughing all night...ugh. My chest hurts just remembering

it. They gave me antibiotics and the loppyloo cough syrup. You can

cough-or see mirages...what a choice! I would definitely insist on

the xray, though. Our immune systems are wacky, to say the least, and

the doctor needs to address the problem, even just to alleviate your

fears. It is good to rule out things, if you are worried. It is not

as if we are unfounded in being afraid of what our bodies might throw

at us next. I truly hope you feel better soon!

Tammie

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[Guest guest]

Blessings to you, . You've been through a lot this holiday

season. I'm so thankful that Rob is OK. What a terrifying experience!

Happy New Year.

(15, systemic)

>

> Thanks to all for all the well wishes for .

> He is doing just fine, in fact, a little TOO fine, if you know what

I mean...he is driving us nuts. I think he is just not used to being

with Mom and Dad this much after being away and on his own.

> We got him a replacement vehicle on Friday (another blessing) after

finding out that the insurance company was going to be more generous

than we had thought. So he is back to having his freedom, and

hopefully, will be more cautious in freezing temperatures when there

is black ice.

> We go to Cincinnati on Wednesday to see Dr Passo for his 6 month

follow up.

> He goes to the chest surgeon on Thursday for a recheck. He goes

back to college on Friday; classes are resuming on Monday January 7.

Friday he will settle back in and get his books purchased, etc.

> I wish everyone many blessings in the new year!

> and Rob 18 JAS

>

>

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