Re: Is it Hepatitis C or Iron Toxicity 4-2-03

[Guest guest]

Thank you Gracia, this was very interesting...

I have had soooo much trouble getting any kind of information about

Hep C from my current doctors! I have been referred to a major

University hospital here in Colorado for treatment...

I have been told that no one in my town treats this, so I have

to go to the " big city " .

I think its a crock. When I contacted the hospital for an appoinment,

I was told that I would have to give them a $1,000. deposit first,

I would have to fill out a packet for them etc...

The packet arrived, it's HUGE! you wouldn't believe the stuff

I have to fill out...and there is a form in it for me to sign that makes

me part of a national registry....They are making this sound as bad

as HIV. You would think, if it was there would be some kind of screening

for it somewhere! It would be part of a routine physical or something.

But it isnt! it isnt even part of a routine STD panel...

I have a real problem with the way this is being handled so far!

I am scheduled for a biopsy on June 1. scary stuff.

Thanks again for the information...

Chriss.

[Guest guest]

really interesting info!!! I had no idea too much iron could cause this much

problem. I hope Chriss & Keisha will check out this link if they haven't

already. hugs, sheila

Gracia <circe@...> wrote:

http://www.mercola.com/2003/apr/2/iron.htm

[Guest guest]

Good luck, Chriss

my sister is being treated for Hep C, she lives in " Cawlifornia " , I don't

have much contact with her b/c she is so troubled. I keep thinking Hep C is

related to the adrenal problems we all have.

Gracia

> Thank you Gracia, this was very interesting...

> I have had soooo much trouble getting any kind of information about

> Hep C from my current doctors! I have been referred to a major

> University hospital here in Colorado for treatment...

> I have been told that no one in my town treats this, so I have

> to go to the " big city " .

> I think its a crock. When I contacted the hospital for an appoinment,

> I was told that I would have to give them a $1,000. deposit first,

> I would have to fill out a packet for them etc...

> The packet arrived, it's HUGE! you wouldn't believe the stuff

> I have to fill out...and there is a form in it for me to sign that makes

> me part of a national registry....They are making this sound as bad

> as HIV. You would think, if it was there would be some kind of screening

> for it somewhere! It would be part of a routine physical or something.

> But it isnt! it isnt even part of a routine STD panel...

> I have a real problem with the way this is being handled so far!

>

> I am scheduled for a biopsy on June 1. scary stuff.

> Thanks again for the information...

> Chriss.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Chriss, the university hospital that you're talking about...is it a hospital

where they primarily treat indigent folks and people without medical insurance?

It doesn't sound like it to me.

Here we have University of Louisville Hospital. If you have no insurance, you go

to the financial office and get your account set up...everything is

discounted!!! And if it's still too much for you, you can make payments. If you

make just a payment of $1 a month, that's okay...just keep paying that.

UofL hospital does NOT required downpayments on medical services. Obviously, if

you don't have medical insurance and/or have a low income, you simply can't pay

this kind of downpayment.

Is there another hospital in your area which is similar to UofL Hospital?

Are you able to keep your anxiety level down during this interim of waiting to

have your biopsy done?

Hugs, Sheila

Aprilcupcake@... wrote:

Thank you Gracia, this was very interesting...

I have had soooo much trouble getting any kind of information about

Hep C from my current doctors! I have been referred to a major

University hospital here in Colorado for treatment...

I have been told that no one in my town treats this, so I have

to go to the " big city " .

I think its a crock. When I contacted the hospital for an appoinment,

I was told that I would have to give them a $1,000. deposit first,

I would have to fill out a packet for them etc...

The packet arrived, it's HUGE! you wouldn't believe the stuff

I have to fill out...and there is a form in it for me to sign that makes

me part of a national registry....They are making this sound as bad

as HIV. You would think, if it was there would be some kind of screening

for it somewhere! It would be part of a routine physical or something.

But it isnt! it isnt even part of a routine STD panel...

I have a real problem with the way this is being handled so far!

I am scheduled for a biopsy on June 1. scary stuff.

Thanks again for the information...

Chriss.