Re: Hello...whatzup ??

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From: "trudykinsey@..." <trudykinsey@...>Hcv < >Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 10:38:10 PMSubject: [ ] Hello...whatzup ??

Hi Guys! I'm gonna ramble a bit tonight, but what the heck, rambling minds always understand each other .LoL.

When I do start tx( just waiting for insurance to figure out yet another new way to break my bank ) I will be doing first shot at drs office aprox noon time. Then it's a 1.45 hr trip home. Not looking forward to that long trip AFTER shot. You won't even feel it until after you get home!!

Also just wanted to mention that my viral load in 2008 was 14 million, then last Oct viral load was 8 million, now my viral load is I million....don't know whatzup with that? But even my doc agrees that viral loads can fluctuate a lot. They do that to everyone

I increased the Elavil and I at least wake up pain free. But if I do much of anything I hit the wall, pain-wise,by 6 or so in evening. But maybe we can get this dialed in. Hubby sure likes that I am on the Elavil LoL. I still reach my flash point occasionaly, but I can control it, can see it for what it is and calm myself down.

Another question... Has anyone on tx before or now experienced the hair loss? Teri I know yours thinned and drove you crazy! But how about all of you others? Course I don't think I really care. In a wierd way, it seems that it would at least offer a visalble " proof " of how I feel in tx. Trudy, I have extremely fine hair and not very much of it either. In fact, when the HepC nurses were reading the list of possible side affects, when it came to weight-loss. I said not likely, it's cement. However, when they got to hair loss, I knew that one would hit me and it did. Sometime in tx, I went to the hairdresser and told her to cut it short. It was awful seeing it coming out in my brush. But, I did not go bald and no one else really noticed. It came back after tx. When I was going on my 2nd tx, I went first to the hairdresser and her cut if

real short. That round did not affect my hair one iota; but, I did have the much needed 30 lb weight loss.Hubby is in denial now that we are getting close to start of tx. He says we wont need seperate rooms cause I won't be THAT sick. And he believes I will still do the shopping and such. Maybe he is right. But I think we shoud be more prepared. He actually has planned an End of Summer BBQ and party at our new place at what will probably be my second or third shot. He said I take the shot on Friday so by noon Saturday I will be able to cook and grill( Im the grill master in our family) for twenty or so friends and his co workers. Reality Check! I prolly will not want to even be seen ! That's the time that you may want to put off your shot until the party is over. Do it on the Saturday instead.

We are trying to get the new place ready and some of our stuff moved over there. I have been stressing cause we don't have any furniture or appliances. We sold everything when I moved into Hubbys RV. Wasn't going to pay storage for couple or three years. Well, Hubs had today off ( a weekday off!!) and he surprised me by taking me to lunch and then furniture shopping. So now we will have a completely furnished bedroom,living room, including area rug and lamps & all. And most exciting of all ... a new 22cubic ft fridge! Now I can buy " normal" sized condiments. Have always had to buy everything in itty bitty sizes that cost more and had to buy same things every week. RV fridge is sooo small. Now I have room for multiple flavors of ice cream at one time ! Oh My !!

Ok, last thing, has anybody else had to go get an evaluation physical ordered by Social Security?? Notified me of my appt in a week with a non-partial dr. See if I'm on all these meds then I don't appear to have much pain. If I'm loaded to the gills with meds hell I don't feel anything including pain. Thinking I should take my med records and a bag of all my meds to appt. I mean, what kind of job could I do on heavy narcotics and even then I'm in pain if I move about much. Driving is getting to be the worst. And standing for more than, oh, like 5 mins. I'm worried how this evaluation will go...any input guys??

Ok, that about covers everything for the past week. Sorry for the " novel " but I've missed chatting with y'all.

Trudy Even more Ok in Ok.

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This was in my mail for my Thought for today:

Create Vision

Never believe anyone who says we cannot change. Vision is

one of the secrets of personal transformation. We are all artists, our mind is

the arena of creation and vision is what we are constantly creating. What is

your vision of yourself today - patient, relaxed, positive or tense, tight and

negative? What do you prefer? So be creative - what does patience look like,

feel like, what are you doing that is different when you are patient and you

are expressing your power to ...wait? Always start with vision not action. See

it and you will be it. Be it and you will do it. This is how we create our own

life.

Hi Terri,

·

Read your posts and just wanted you to know you

are in my prayers. I am so happy for you being able to start to live normally

and I must say I just love to go shopping for new house items. A full sized

fridge, cool. Nothing like being able to plan those meals and then store them

for later. Wait, and storing ice cream, Yes! We need that on very hot days. And

don’t forget the fudge bars. It would also benfit you to invest in a box of

regular fruit popsicles for those days when your tummy is just not right. I am

sure you will be fine with your tx, just take it day by day and remember that

each day is one step closer to the end of treatment. When you’re feeling blue

go over to that sewing machine and create. This will take your mind off any

discomfort. I still read each and every post from all of your group and my daily

prayers are for a cure and for all to find wellness including my daughter. Love

and prayer to all!

·

Tina

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Hcv

Subject: [ ] Hello...whatzup ??

Hi Guys! I'm gonna ramble a bit tonight, but

what the heck, rambling minds always understand each other .LoL.

When I do start tx( just waiting for insurance to figure out yet another new

way to break my bank ) I will be doing first shot at drs office aprox noon

time. Then it's a 1.45 hr trip home. Not looking forward to that long trip

AFTER shot.

Also just wanted to mention that my viral load in 2008 was 14 million, then

last Oct viral load was 8 million, now my viral load is I million....don't know

whatzup with that? But even my doc agrees that viral loads can fluctuate a lot.

I increased the Elavil and I at least wake up pain free. But if I do much of

anything I hit the wall, pain-wise,by 6 or so in evening. But maybe we can get

this dialed in. Hubby sure likes that I am on the Elavil LoL. I still reach my

flash point occasionaly, but I can control it, can see it for what it is and

calm myself down.

Another question... Has anyone on tx before or now experienced the hair loss?

Teri I know yours thinned and drove you crazy! But how about all of you others?

Course I don't think I really care. In a wierd way, it seems that it would at

least offer a visalble " proof " of how I feel in tx. Hubby is in

denial now that we are getting close to start of tx. He says we wont need

seperate rooms cause I won't be THAT sick. And he believes I will still do the

shopping and such. Maybe he is right. But I think we shoud be more prepared. He

actually has planned an End of Summer BBQ and party at our new place at what

will probably be my second or third shot. He said I take the shot on Friday so

by noon Saturday I will be able to cook and grill( Im the grill master in our

family) for twenty or so friends and his co workers. Reality Check! I prolly

will not want to even be seen !

We are trying to get the new place ready and some of our stuff moved over

there. I have been stressing cause we don't have any furniture or appliances.

We sold everything when I moved into Hubbys RV. Wasn't going to pay storage for

couple or three years. Well, Hubs had today off ( a weekday off!!) and he

surprised me by taking me to lunch and then furniture shopping. So now we will

have a completely furnished bedroom,living room, including area rug and lamps

& all. And most exciting of all ... a new 22cubic ft fridge! Now I can buy

" normal " sized condiments. Have always had to buy everything in itty

bitty sizes that cost more and had to buy same things every week. RV fridge is

sooo small. Now I have room for multiple flavors of ice cream at one time ! Oh

My !!

Ok, last thing, has anybody else had to go get an evaluation physical ordered

by Social Security?? Notified me of my appt in a week with a non-partial dr.

See if I'm on all these meds then I don't appear to have much pain. If I'm

loaded to the gills with meds hell I don't feel anything including pain.

Thinking I should take my med records and a bag of all my meds to appt. I mean,

what kind of job could I do on heavy narcotics and even then I'm in pain if I

move about much. Driving is getting to be the worst. And standing for more

than, oh, like 5 mins. I'm worried how this evaluation will go...any input

guys??

Ok, that about covers everything for the past week. Sorry for the " novel

" but I've missed chatting with y'all.

Trudy Even more Ok in Ok.

http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877

"

" A well- behaved woman never made history " ...Mae West

http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

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Hi Trudy, Going through some of the same things with my husband and I finally came to the realization that it will be what it is. I will know my limits when I get there. He will see them when I get there. He won't be able to do anything about it when he sees it and will change his thinking a bit when he sees how sick we are. I think in a way it is their way of trying to keep it from happening. Denial. If I don't talk about it and if I can say it won't happen and keep doing everything normal then everything will be fine and dandy. I won't have to go through it and then he won't have to worry about me as much because that would just hurt him too bad and be too hard for him to get his head around. Rick is getting his head around it more and more now. Since his dad got diagnosed with cancer it really changed his whole idea of me being okay too. So just let him

have his safe ideas till you get there for his sanity and know it may not be that easy. Just be prepared yourself for what you are learning and knowing. We kind of are learning to be the strong one a bit. They will later learn to be our strong one for us. I know he loves you and he is scared shitless he will lose you if he admits it is all happening. Rick has told me that is part of why he kept denieing it. So hang in there and keep talking it out a lot with us and yourself and help him get through it too. Share everything you can with him to help him make it real so he can understand. The more he knows the more he will help. I had Rick come and meet me at my sonagram when I thought I may have a hysterectomy. I won't be having one yet anyway. But he was there. It helped him though. Makes it all more real for him. Better get ready and go to work. Hugs and loves Cinder

From: trudykinsey@... <trudykinsey@...>Subject: [ ] Hello...whatzup ??"Hcv" < >Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 12:38 AM

Hi Guys! I'm gonna ramble a bit tonight, but what the heck, rambling minds always understand each other .LoL.When I do start tx( just waiting for insurance to figure out yet another new way to break my bank ) I will be doing first shot at drs office aprox noon time. Then it's a 1.45 hr trip home. Not looking forward to that long trip AFTER shot.Also just wanted to mention that my viral load in 2008 was 14 million, then last Oct viral load was 8 million, now my viral load is I million....don't know whatzup with that? But even my doc agrees that viral loads can fluctuate a lot.I increased the Elavil and I at least wake up pain free. But if I do much of anything I hit the wall, pain-wise,by 6 or so in evening. But maybe we can get this dialed in. Hubby sure likes that I am on the Elavil LoL. I still reach my flash point occasionaly, but I can control it, can see it for what it is and calm myself down.Another question... Has anyone on tx

before or now experienced the hair loss? Teri I know yours thinned and drove you crazy! But how about all of you others? Course I don't think I really care. In a wierd way, it seems that it would at least offer a visalble " proof " of how I feel in tx. Hubby is in denial now that we are getting close to start of tx. He says we wont need seperate rooms cause I won't be THAT sick. And he believes I will still do the shopping and such. Maybe he is right. But I think we shoud be more prepared. He actually has planned an End of Summer BBQ and party at our new place at what will probably be my second or third shot. He said I take the shot on Friday so by noon Saturday I will be able to cook and grill( Im the grill master in our family) for twenty or so friends and his co workers. Reality Check! I prolly will not want to even be seen !We are trying to get the new place ready and some of our stuff moved over there. I have been stressing cause we don't have

any furniture or appliances. We sold everything when I moved into Hubbys RV. Wasn't going to pay storage for couple or three years. Well, Hubs had today off ( a weekday off!!) and he surprised me by taking me to lunch and then furniture shopping. So now we will have a completely furnished bedroom,living room, including area rug and lamps & all. And most exciting of all ... a new 22cubic ft fridge! Now I can buy " normal" sized condiments. Have always had to buy everything in itty bitty sizes that cost more and had to buy same things every week. RV fridge is sooo small. Now I have room for multiple flavors of ice cream at one time ! Oh My !!Ok, last thing, has anybody else had to go get an evaluation physical ordered by Social Security?? Notified me of my appt in a week with a non-partial dr. See if I'm on all these meds then I don't appear to have much pain. If I'm loaded to the gills with meds hell I don't feel anything including pain. Thinking

I should take my med records and a bag of all my meds to appt. I mean, what kind of job could I do on heavy narcotics and even then I'm in pain if I move about much. Driving is getting to be the worst. And standing for more than, oh, like 5 mins. I'm worried how this evaluation will go...any input guys??Ok, that about covers everything for the past week. Sorry for the " novel " but I've missed chatting with y'all. Trudy Even more Ok in Ok. http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 ""A well- behaved woman never made history"...Mae Westhttp://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

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LadiesIf I may just insert my opinion here??It sounds to me like you are both married to those strong, silent types.. It is very difficult for them to express feelings?? Grunts and groans is a full sentence from them??Well, they are definitely not going to understand what you are about to go through. How can they? At this point, even you don't know. So, they are probably just agreeing with you at the moment. That's safe for them.THEN you start treatment!! Right from the very first shot, they are going to feel about as useless as they've ever felt before. Remember, men just want to fix everything and make it OK. Then, as you go through the course and the riba rages or the fatigue etc., they will not understand and feel

useless.So, there is a big suggestion for both of you! Please, ensure that he is there with you at the appointment that kicks this all off. It's vastly vastly important. It'll probably be the last time they will have to see you sticking a needle of poison into your tummy; but, the sight of that will not leave their minds for a long time. Also, if there is even the slightest opportunity for them to accompany you to any appointment you are going to have with the Gastro's office, then do bring him along and he's to come into the room with you. That way, they are on hand to hear how and exactly what those Drs are saying. It'll justify to them, why you were such a b.i.t.c.h. a few days before etc.These are the things that I did not do with my husband. I have no idea if, in our case, it would have changed anything; but, the more that they understand from

the medical point of view, the better. Also, he was offered help from several different directions; but, chose to ignore it. Actually, I know that my health issues had very little to do with the demise of the marriage. He's in a vicious dry drunk again and that means it's like being around a chronic alcoholic who can't find his booze. The ego and self-centredness has completely taken over. He's like a 14 or 15 yr old that is not getting his own way and then throughs a temper tantrum. He desperately want things to be all about him, so that left no room for me. Plus, it has certainly not helped one iota that these few members of his family continue to blow smoke up his ass, just because they had small issues about me to begin with.That's why I don't believe that anything could have been changed about how my health was dealt with all along. When he wakes up from this binge, he's gonna be one

sorry little boy; but, his pride will definitely keep him from telling anybody. So, I just choose not to be around for any more of that kinda crap. After all, it got really bad just as I was completing tx and only got worse, and worse as we waited for my liver surgery. No one with an ounce of compassion would do what he did, except another alcoholic/addict.Gloria

Hi Trudy, Going through some of the same things with my husband and I finally came to the realization that it will be what it is. I will know my limits when I get there. He will see them when I get there. He won't be able to do anything about it when he sees it and will change his thinking a bit when he sees how sick we are. I think in a way it is their way of trying to keep it from happening. Denial. If I don't talk about it and if I can say it won't happen and keep doing everything normal then everything will be fine and dandy. I won't have to go through it and then he won't have to worry about me as much

because that would just hurt him too bad and be too hard for him to get his head around. Rick is getting his head around it more and more now. Since his dad got diagnosed with cancer it really changed his whole idea of me being okay too. So just let him

have his safe ideas till you get there for his sanity and know it may not be that easy. Just be prepared yourself for what you are learning and knowing. We kind of are learning to be the strong one a bit. They will later learn to be our strong one for us. I know he loves you and he is scared shitless he will lose you if he admits it is all happening. Rick has told me that is part of why he kept denieing it. So hang in there and keep talking it out a lot with us and yourself and help him get through it too. Share everything you can with him to help him make it real so he can understand. The more he knows the more he will help. I had Rick come and meet me at my sonagram when I thought I may have a hysterectomy. I won't be having one yet anyway. But he was there. It helped him though. Makes it all more real for him. Better get ready and go to work. Hugs and loves Cinder

Hi Guys! I'm gonna ramble a bit tonight, but what the heck, rambling minds always understand each other .LoL.When I do start tx( just waiting for insurance to figure out yet another new way to break my bank ) I will be doing first shot at drs office aprox noon time. Then it's a 1.45 hr trip home. Not looking forward to that long trip AFTER shot.Also just wanted to mention that my viral load in 2008 was 14 million, then last Oct viral load was 8 million, now my viral load is I million....don't know whatzup with that? But even my doc agrees that viral loads can fluctuate a lot.I increased the Elavil and I at least wake up pain free. But if I do much of anything I hit the wall, pain-wise,by 6 or so in evening. But maybe we can get this dialed in. Hubby sure likes that I am on the Elavil LoL. I still reach my flash point occasionaly, but I can control it, can see it for what it is and calm myself down.Another question... Has anyone on tx

before or now experienced the hair loss? Teri I know yours thinned and drove you crazy! But how about all of you others? Course I don't think I really care. In a wierd way, it seems that it would at least offer a visalble " proof " of how I feel in tx. Hubby is in denial now that we are getting close to start of tx. He says we wont need seperate rooms cause I won't be THAT sick. And he believes I will still do the shopping and such. Maybe he is right. But I think we shoud be more prepared. He actually has planned an End of Summer BBQ and party at our new place at what will probably be my second or third shot. He said I take the shot on Friday so by noon Saturday I will be able to cook and grill( Im the grill master in our family) for twenty or so friends and his co workers. Reality Check! I prolly will not want to even be seen !We are trying to get the new place ready and some of our stuff moved over there. I have been stressing cause we don't have

any furniture or appliances. We sold everything when I moved into Hubbys RV. Wasn't going to pay storage for couple or three years. Well, Hubs had today off ( a weekday off!!) and he surprised me by taking me to lunch and then furniture shopping. So now we will have a completely furnished bedroom,living room, including area rug and lamps & all. And most exciting of all ... a new 22cubic ft fridge! Now I can buy " normal" sized condiments. Have always had to buy everything in itty bitty sizes that cost more and had to buy same things every week. RV fridge is sooo small. Now I have room for multiple flavors of ice cream at one time ! Oh My !!Ok, last thing, has anybody else had to go get an evaluation physical ordered by Social Security?? Notified me of my appt in a week with a non-partial dr. See if I'm on all these meds then I don't appear to have much pain. If I'm loaded to the gills with meds hell I don't feel anything including pain. Thinking

I should take my med records and a bag of all my meds to appt. I mean, what kind of job could I do on heavy narcotics and even then I'm in pain if I move about much. Driving is getting to be the worst. And standing for more than, oh, like 5 mins. I'm worried how this evaluation will go...any input guys??Ok, that about covers everything for the past week. Sorry for the " novel " but I've missed chatting with y'all. Trudy Even more Ok in Ok. http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 ""A well- behaved woman never made history"...Mae Westhttp://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

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Hi Trudy,

Yeah, VL can fluctuate a lot but my doc also told me that the test should be run

at the same lab using the same test to get the most accurate and consistent

results. I had my first VL before Tx run with a different doc at a different

lab. But he said to me that we do know that my initial count was very high. I

went from 6 million to 136 in four weeks. First test Quest Diagnostic labs,

second test Mayo clinic. And great that you're down to 1 mil.

Wow!!! A whole new house! What fun for you. You will feel like the queen, you

just need your husband to fan you and feed you grapes.

I did not lose any hair and I have only lost maybe 4 or 5 pounds. I'm 2b, like

you, and also 54.

I do not get sick right after the shot. I can taste it right away. I take it at

7pm. I have a vague sense of unwellness, including some random muscle and joint

pain and a low grade fever. I feel like that for two days and try to just listen

to my body and do what it says.

You cannot hostess a party for 25 people. Period. Even if you have the best

possible sides, like me, it is still tiring. If I have people over and feel like

I should be serving them... or go over to my daughters homes with all the grands

needing something and making commotion, even though I love it to pieces, it is

exhausting. If everyone knows that I'm down and they want to baby me and do all

the work and make me feel good about it, I can handle that but I'm still tired

from the activity.

I can shop and do housework little by little. I get sick of lying around. You

might want the comfort of your sweetheart lying beside you at night.

You're just closing in on the start day and getting nervous. You know quite a

few people now have reported that their sides are very mild over all. I've

especially noticed that with type 2 and 3.

Let us know how it all goes for you.

Love, Debora in Michigan

>

> Hi Guys! I'm gonna ramble a bit tonight, but what the heck, rambling minds

always understand each other .LoL.

> When I do start tx( just waiting for insurance to figure out yet another new

way to break my bank ) I will be doing first shot at drs office aprox noon time.

Then it's a 1.45 hr trip home. Not looking forward to that long trip AFTER shot.

> Also just wanted to mention that my viral load in 2008 was 14 million, then

last Oct viral load was 8 million, now my viral load is I million....don't know

whatzup with that? But even my doc agrees that viral loads can fluctuate a lot.

> I increased the Elavil and I at least wake up pain free. But if I do much

of anything I hit the wall, pain-wise,by 6 or so in evening. But maybe we can

get this dialed in. Hubby sure likes that I am on the Elavil LoL. I still

reach my flash point occasionaly, but I can control it, can see it for what it

is and calm myself down.

> Another question... Has anyone on tx before or now experienced the hair

loss? Teri I know yours thinned and drove you crazy! But how about all of you

others? Course I don't think I really care. In a wierd way, it seems that it

would at least offer a visalble " proof " of how I feel in tx. Hubby is in

denial now that we are getting close to start of tx. He says we wont need

seperate rooms cause I won't be THAT sick. And he believes I will still do the

shopping and such. Maybe he is right. But I think we shoud be more prepared. He

actually has planned an End of Summer BBQ and party at our new place at what

will probably be my second or third shot. He said I take the shot on Friday so

by noon Saturday I will be able to cook and grill( Im the grill master in our

family) for twenty or so friends and his co workers. Reality Check! I prolly

will not want to even be seen !

> We are trying to get the new place ready and some of our stuff moved over

there. I have been stressing cause we don't have any furniture or appliances. We

sold everything when I moved into Hubbys RV. Wasn't going to pay storage for

couple or three years. Well, Hubs had today off ( a weekday off!!) and he

surprised me by taking me to lunch and then furniture shopping. So now we will

have a completely furnished bedroom,living room, including area rug and lamps &

all. And most exciting of all ... a new 22cubic ft fridge! Now I can buy "

normal " sized condiments. Have always had to buy everything in itty bitty sizes

that cost more and had to buy same things every week. RV fridge is sooo small.

Now I have room for multiple flavors of ice cream at one time ! Oh My !!

> Ok, last thing, has anybody else had to go get an evaluation physical

ordered by Social Security?? Notified me of my appt in a week with a non-partial

dr. See if I'm on all these meds then I don't appear to have much pain. If I'm

loaded to the gills with meds hell I don't feel anything including pain.

Thinking I should take my med records and a bag of all my meds to appt. I mean,

what kind of job could I do on heavy narcotics and even then I'm in pain if I

move about much. Driving is getting to be the worst. And standing for more than,

oh, like 5 mins. I'm worried how this evaluation will go...any input guys??

> Ok, that about covers everything for the past week. Sorry for the " novel "

but I've missed chatting with y'all.

> Trudy Even more Ok in Ok.

> http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 "

>

> " A well- behaved woman never made history " ...Mae West

>

> http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx

>

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Trudy Hello. Sorry I haven't been on in awhile. Ditto on what Deborah said. She is right. Also viral loads can also go up and down without the meds too. So with the meds and the foods and supps too it is a mix of everything that makes them go up and down. I started at a real high 500 mil. when I first had my vl taken. Then later same place did mine and I did not have treatment yet. Just eating different and supps it is like way down in the thousands. like 500 thousands. I double checked it with my doc. I thought it was wrong but it wasn't. So life in general can make it jump.

I think you are doing great. Just take it easy and don't expect too much of yourself during tx. Just take it as it comes and do what you feel like doing. When your body says bed do bed. When you feel like getting up and going for a walk okay walk or cook or what you feel like doing.I know you will be just fine. Love Cinder

From: truthseeker103 <truthseeker103@...>Subject: [ ] Re: Hello...whatzup ?? Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 7:23 PM

Hi Trudy, Yeah, VL can fluctuate a lot but my doc also told me that the test should be run at the same lab using the same test to get the most accurate and consistent results. I had my first VL before Tx run with a different doc at a different lab. But he said to me that we do know that my initial count was very high. I went from 6 million to 136 in four weeks. First test Quest Diagnostic labs, second test Mayo clinic. And great that you're down to 1 mil. Wow!!! A whole new house! What fun for you. You will feel like the queen, you just need your husband to fan you and feed you grapes. I did not lose any hair and I have only lost maybe 4 or 5 pounds. I'm 2b, like you, and also 54. I do not get sick right after the shot. I can taste it right away. I take it at 7pm. I have a vague sense of unwellness, including some random muscle and joint pain and a low grade fever. I feel like that for two days and try to just listen

to my body and do what it says.You cannot hostess a party for 25 people. Period. Even if you have the best possible sides, like me, it is still tiring. If I have people over and feel like I should be serving them... or go over to my daughters homes with all the grands needing something and making commotion, even though I love it to pieces, it is exhausting. If everyone knows that I'm down and they want to baby me and do all the work and make me feel good about it, I can handle that but I'm still tired from the activity. I can shop and do housework little by little. I get sick of lying around. You might want the comfort of your sweetheart lying beside you at night. You're just closing in on the start day and getting nervous. You know quite a few people now have reported that their sides are very mild over all. I've especially noticed that with type 2 and 3. Let us know how it all goes for you. Love, Debora in

Michigan