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<theresagottlieb@...> Sent: Tue, October 12, 2010 2:22:47 PMSubject: Re: [ ] What does "inactive" mean?

Olivia,First of all welcome to our group. You have found what I consider one of the best places for Hep C information and support. There are people on this site in all stages of dealing with Hep C. From newly diagnosed to diagnosed, treated and cleared. We have the full range of people here. You are in a safe place so please feel free to ask or say whatever is on your mind. It's probably something someone has dealt with or is dealing with and we help each other this way.My name is Teri, I was diagnosed with Hep C in 2004. When I was diagnosed I was already in pretty bad shape. I had the virus for 24 years at that point and it was never caught by any doctor... granted I hadn't seen a lot of

doctors in that time but the ones I did see never caught it. I went thru 48 weeks of Peg-Interfuron and Ribavirin treatment in 2005-2006 and was able to clear the virus totally. I currently have been clear for 5 years now and just recently my Liver Specialist deemed me a Hep C Survivor. The only way it can come back now is if I get re-infected. I was originally infected in 1980 when I had my son and needed 5 units of blood. Back then they didn't test for Hep C or much else actually. I'm lucky all I wound up with was Hep C.Now, enough about me. On to your questions and situation. First thing I would like to tell you is that most nurses are not informed enough about Hep C to explain much. Unless of course your nurse is working for a Gastro or a Liver Specialist. Those nurses are well informed. I have been told some crazy things by nurses and actually gotten very frightened by

them. I've learned if it doesn't come out of the doctor's mouth or a Gastro's nurse to pretty much discount it. Your ALT/AST tests are normal.. that's a good thing. What that means is the Hep C virus has not done enough damage to your liver to alter it's ability to function. I was diagnosed because my ALT/AST tests were way off. Now, it does not mean the virus is inactive. That's a real bad word to use as far as describing this virus.. it tends to lead people to believe that they are in a safe mode. It's never inactive.. slow, yes, inactive not so much. Your Hep C is reeking havoc in your liver as we speak, a slow havoc yes but a havoc nonetheless. Hep C is a very slow moving virus.. the good news about Hep C is that more people will die with it than from it, however there are still many people that die from it. Yes, you can pass this virus on to someone else. Hep C is bloodborne so it

is spread by blood. This doesn't necessarily mean that a lot of blood has to be involved. You can actually transfer the virus on a toothbrush or a razor. It just takes a little bit of blood to infect someone else. Also this virus can live for quite a while outside the body... days. So we have to be extra careful. When I was diagnosed I had the virus for 24 years. How do I know it was 24 years? I had a biopsy and that can tell you how much damage has been done to your liver and approximately how long that damage has been occurring. In my case, I had 24 years worth of damage done. I really didn't have many options. I actually had 2. Go thru treatment and take the chance that it would help (I had a 32 % chance of the treatment working.. and even less of a chance of me making it thru the 48 weeks) or not go thru treatment and be placed on the liver transplant list

and more than likely die waiting there. The choice for me was clear. And the decision was not made by me either, my husband and son made the decision, I went along for the ride... during treatment the roles reversed, I went thru the torture and they were along for the ride! It sounds like your lifestyle is keeping your Hep C in check right now. I have to say, you must be a very strong person. I couldn't do what you are doing. I know there is no way I could change my diet the way you and some of the other folks on here have done. I have to give you so much credit for that! And it's really helping you. What you are doing will help keep the Hep C from going into overdrive. It will help. Hopefully that's all you need is what you've been doing. Please don't feel lonely in your confusion. Hep C is a very confusing virus. You are in the right place to

learn a lot about this virus and how to help keep it at bay or what to do if it decides to start replicating at a speedy pace. I have a medical background and have been very aware of this virus and what it does since the early 90's when the medical field found out how close it was to us. There are many people here that are trying to figure all this out just like you are. Hopefully we can provide you with the answers you need.Let me know if there is anything I can help you with. If you want to ask questions about my personal walk with Hep C, I am very open about it and will answer any question you might have.Hugs,Teri MOVE ON. It's just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book. Just turn the page.From: OliviaA <oaudoma@...> Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 9:26:59 PMSubject: [ ] What does "inactive" mean?

Hi everyone,

I was diagnosed with Hep C almost 6 years ago. I chose not to go through treatment and to try alternative methods. I've turned vegetarian; mostly all raw foods. I recently went in for blood work and my ALT/AST results were normal. I called my doctor to find out what exactly did that mean. All I got from him (or rather his nurse) was that it meant the virus was "inactive." Now what does that mean? Am I still able to pass the virus on to someone else? Will the virus ever become "active" again?

Help! I need answers. :-/

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Teri,

I am trying so hard, but the itching is literally driving me crazy. I have never experienced anything like this in my life. You said your itching started around week 9? What did they do about it? Did it go away or did you have to deal with it for the rest of tx? If the itching doesn't stop soon, I am seriously going to lose my mind.

Thanks again friend for your input.

Huggsss

Cheryl

In a message dated 10/21/2010 8:01:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

Cheryl,

First thing I want you to do is to take a deep breath... In and out. Now do it again.

Breathe...

I know that rash is no fun at all. I hated it. I scratched and I bled and I also had mosquito bites to go along with it! I have scars from those mosquito bites! Try the medication she gave you, she's on the right track. Not taking the Riba's for a bit won't hurt and will give that rash a chance to clear up a bit. I don't think she's going to take you off treatment, I think she's giving your body a chance to recover a bit from that rash. Riba rash sucks. Those medications should help you a whole lot. You should see a difference within 24 hours.. maybe sooner.

Now.. another deep breath.

Hugs,Teri

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 6:45 PM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

My rash is still all over my body, I went to my doctor today and she said to stop the ribavirin until Monday morning when I am supposed to call her. She prescribed me Hydrocortizone creme 2.5% and hydroxyzine 25mg, 4 times a day in place of benedryl. I have been doing aveeno baths and the itching is driving me crazy. Did anyone on tx have this issue and what happened? Did it go away? Will she take me off the tx? I take the full strength of interferon and 3 ribavirin 2x a day. If you could share your experience with the riba rash I would be so grateful.

Thanks so much

Cheryl

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Cheryl,

By week 9, I was pretty much a basket case.  Physically and mentally.  I got thru treatment and the rashes with the help of my friend Vicodin.  I am not going to condone what I did.. but my doctor went along with it.  I was popping Vicodin around the clock.  My doctor's deal was if it got me thru the day, he was fine with it.  It got to where I had to take more and more to get the relief, but I was pretty constant with them.  I took Benedryl around the clock for the itching as well.  The combination of the two kept me out of trouble.  I had fungus based rashes as well that drove me absolutely nuts!  It took months for them to find the right thing to make that go away!  That was horrible and painful.  And in a not so wonderful spot.  Not going to get graphic on here but it made wearing a bra impossible.  It was like I had burns.  I used to cry and cry.  The riba rash would come and go but that fungal rash... lasted the whole damn time.

Hugs,

Teri

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 7:10 PM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

 

Teri,

I am trying so hard, but the itching is literally driving me crazy.  I have never experienced anything like this in my life.  You said your itching started around week 9?  What did they do about it?  Did it go away or did you have to deal with it for the rest of tx?  If the itching doesn't stop soon, I am seriously going to lose my mind.

 

Thanks again friend for your input.

 

Huggsss

Cheryl

 

In a message dated 10/21/2010 8:01:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

 

Cheryl,

First thing I want you to do is to take a deep breath...  In and out.  Now do it again.  

Breathe...  

I know that rash is no fun at all.  I hated it.  I scratched and I bled and I also had mosquito bites to go along with it!  I have scars from those mosquito bites!  Try the medication she gave you, she's on the right track.  Not taking the Riba's for a bit won't hurt and will give that rash a chance to clear up a bit.  I don't think she's going to take you off treatment, I think she's giving your body a chance to recover a bit from that rash.  Riba rash sucks.  Those medications should help you a whole lot.  You should see a difference within 24 hours.. maybe sooner.  

Now..  another deep breath.  

Hugs,Teri

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 6:45 PM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

 

My rash is still all over my body, I went to my doctor today and she said to stop the ribavirin until Monday morning when I am supposed to call her.  She prescribed me Hydrocortizone creme 2.5% and hydroxyzine 25mg,  4 times a day in place of benedryl.  I have been doing aveeno baths and the itching is driving me crazy.  Did anyone on tx have this issue and what happened?  Did it go away?  Will she take me off the tx?  I take the full strength of interferon and 3 ribavirin 2x a day.  If you could share your experience with the riba rash I would be so grateful. 

 

Thanks so much

Cheryl

--

 Teri Gottlieb

Independent Kay Beauty ConsultantHow old you are is your business.  How old you look is mine.847-738-8688www.marykay.com/terigottlieb

Start your own Kay Business for $100.00http://www.marykay.com/terigottlieb/sellmarykay/default.aspx

MOVE ON.  It's just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book.  Just turn the page.

--  

Teri GottliebIndependent Kay Beauty ConsultantHow old you are is your business.  How old you look is mine.

847-738-8688www.marykay.com/terigottlieb

Start your own Kay Business for $100.00http://www.marykay.com/terigottlieb/sellmarykay/default.aspx

MOVE ON.  It's just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book.  Just turn the page.

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Teri,

I am not drinking enough water, I am really struggling with that. I have that metal taste in my mouth now and everything I eat or drink tastes awful. I can feel it in my skin how dehydrated I am. Its so hard to get a lot of anything down right now. I am sure that's why my sides are kicking my butt. At this point I am drinking anything that will give me fluids.

Huggsss

Cheryl

In a message dated 11/8/2010 8:03:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

Cheryl you are not alone. This is tough and I know it. Just pop on here every once in awhile and check in... even if it's just a one liner. or even if you don't write anything just respond and put an x in the message field. let us know you are still with us! At least we know you are reading the posts.

Water water water and ask the doc to up your anti-d's.

Hugs,Teri

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 6:50 AM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

Hi all,

I have been MIA for many reasons, mostly due to the rash that I have been struggling with. It was seriously taking over my life. My gastro took me off the Ribavirin for about 2 weeks and gave me a cream that helped greatly. I have been having tough sides lately, my weekends are spent in bed crying and struggling to understand why I feel so bad. Then I get mad at myself for crying when there are people who are so much more worse off than me. I just did my week 12 shot Friday and will see my doctor next week to see how my blood work looks. The procrit has really helped me to have energy during the week so I can continue to work. Its expensive but having the energy back for the week days has been a blessing. Today my daughter gets to see the new gastro and we will see what she has to say. I just hope she can wait til the new tx is out, I can't imagine her going through this for 48 weeks. Half of that would be doable I think for her, but we will see what she says today.

I try to read as much of the posts as I can so I can keep up with everyone, but with my hectic schedule its been tough to correspond like the rest of you do.

Thanks for checking on us that are MIA, it means a lot since I feel so alone in this fight.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Cheryl

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Well at least you know what you're not doing...  The water witch is now officially out.  Okay, important fact.  ny was dehydrated.  His kidneys started to fail.  Scared yet?  ny  had to stop treatment completely...  he was kicking the dragons ass and he had to stop.  Scared now?  He will be the first one to tell you he wasn't drinking enough.  Now he has to deal with a myriad of problems that he shouldn't have had to deal with.  He's in pain, he's weak and he's pissed off..  Scared now?  You have to keep drinking.  Water, juice, herbal tea, gatorade, you have to force this stuff.  I know it's not easy I hated that too.  But I kept gatorade by the bed.  2 of the big bottles.  Not the individual ones, the big ones.  I owned stock in gatorade I think!  Your sides will DEFINITELY calm down if you are getting enough fluids and calories in you.  Try Ensure, I'd say Slim Fast but that crap has a diuretic in it.  So no to that one.  Milk shakes...  soup anything liquid and anything high calorie.  If you live on water and twinkies that's fine.  Just find something that works.  Anything to get calories in you and anything to get fluids in you.  

The metal taste.. I hated that.  Here is what works.  Dark Chocolate and Dill Pickles.  NOT TOGETHER.  Either/Or.  I kept a bag of dark chocolate chips next to my bed for that stupid metal taste.  My Dad used to complain about that taste when he was going thru Chemotherapy.  I used to get him 5 pound boxes of See's Chocolate.  He'd put them in the freezer and get about 4 or 5 pieces out at a time.  He got a 5 pound box about every week from me.  He said it was the only thing that worked for him.  Sometimes he would suck the frozen ones.  It worked for him and when it happened to me I remembered that.  Chocolate fixes everything.

Try please?  Okay?

Hugs,Teri

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:20 AM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

 

Teri,

I am not drinking enough water, I am really struggling with that.  I have that metal taste in my mouth now and everything I eat or drink tastes awful.  I can feel it in my skin how dehydrated I am.  Its so hard to get a lot of anything down right now.  I am sure that's why my sides are kicking my butt.  At this point I am drinking anything that will give me fluids.

 

Huggsss

Cheryl

 

In a message dated 11/8/2010 8:03:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

 

Cheryl you are not alone.  This is tough and I know it.  Just pop on here every once in awhile and check in... even if it's just a one liner.  or even if you don't write anything just respond and put an x in the message field.  let us know you are still with us!  At least we know you are reading the posts.  

Water water water and ask the doc to up your anti-d's.

Hugs,Teri

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 6:50 AM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

 

Hi all,

I have been MIA for many reasons, mostly due to the rash that I have been struggling with.  It was seriously taking over my life.  My gastro took me off the Ribavirin for about 2 weeks and gave me a cream that helped greatly.  I have been having tough sides lately, my weekends are spent in bed crying and struggling to understand why I feel so bad.  Then I get mad at myself for crying when there are people who are so much more worse off than me.  I just did my week 12 shot Friday and will see my doctor next week to see how my blood work looks.  The procrit has really helped me to have energy during the week so I can continue to work.  Its expensive but having the energy back for the week days has been a blessing.  Today my daughter gets to see the new gastro and we will see what she has to say.  I just hope she can wait til the new tx is out, I can't imagine her going through this for 48 weeks.  Half of that would be doable I think for her, but we will see what she says today.

 

I try to read as much of the posts as I can so I can keep up with everyone, but with my hectic schedule its been tough to correspond like the rest of you do.

 

Thanks for checking on us that are MIA, it means a lot since I feel so alone in this fight.

 

Hope everyone has a great week!

 

Cheryl

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Teri,

Yes I am scared out of my mind, but I promise I will do everything I possibly can to drink more. I know what I have to do and I will do it!!

Thank you, god bless you for kicking us in the ass when we need it!!

Huggss

Cheryl

In a message dated 11/8/2010 9:58:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

Well at least you know what you're not doing... The water witch is now officially out. Okay, important fact. ny was dehydrated. His kidneys started to fail. Scared yet? ny had to stop treatment completely... he was kicking the dragons ass and he had to stop. Scared now? He will be the first one to tell you he wasn't drinking enough. Now he has to deal with a myriad of problems that he shouldn't have had to deal with. He's in pain, he's weak and he's pissed off.. Scared now? You have to keep drinking. Water, juice, herbal tea, gatorade, you have to force this stuff. I know it's not easy I hated that too. But I kept gatorade by the bed. 2 of the big bottles. Not the individual ones, the big ones. I owned stock in gatorade I think! Your sides will DEFINITELY calm down if you are getting enough fluids and calories in you. Try Ensure, I'd say Slim Fast but that crap has a diuretic in it. So no to that one. Milk shakes... soup anything liquid and anything high calorie. If you live on water and twinkies that's fine. Just find something that works. Anything to get calories in you and anything to get fluids in you.

The metal taste.. I hated that. Here is what works. Dark Chocolate and Dill Pickles. NOT TOGETHER. Either/Or. I kept a bag of dark chocolate chips next to my bed for that stupid metal taste. My Dad used to complain about that taste when he was going thru Chemotherapy. I used to get him 5 pound boxes of See's Chocolate. He'd put them in the freezer and get about 4 or 5 pieces out at a time. He got a 5 pound box about every week from me. He said it was the only thing that worked for him. Sometimes he would suck the frozen ones. It worked for him and when it happened to me I remembered that. Chocolate fixes everything.

Try please? Okay?

Hugs,

Teri

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:20 AM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

Teri,

I am not drinking enough water, I am really struggling with that. I have that metal taste in my mouth now and everything I eat or drink tastes awful. I can feel it in my skin how dehydrated I am. Its so hard to get a lot of anything down right now. I am sure that's why my sides are kicking my butt. At this point I am drinking anything that will give me fluids.

Huggsss

Cheryl

In a message dated 11/8/2010 8:03:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

Cheryl you are not alone. This is tough and I know it. Just pop on here every once in awhile and check in... even if it's just a one liner. or even if you don't write anything just respond and put an x in the message field. let us know you are still with us! At least we know you are reading the posts.

Water water water and ask the doc to up your anti-d's.

Hugs,Teri

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 6:50 AM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

Hi all,

I have been MIA for many reasons, mostly due to the rash that I have been struggling with. It was seriously taking over my life. My gastro took me off the Ribavirin for about 2 weeks and gave me a cream that helped greatly. I have been having tough sides lately, my weekends are spent in bed crying and struggling to understand why I feel so bad. Then I get mad at myself for crying when there are people who are so much more worse off than me. I just did my week 12 shot Friday and will see my doctor next week to see how my blood work looks. The procrit has really helped me to have energy during the week so I can continue to work. Its expensive but having the energy back for the week days has been a blessing. Today my daughter gets to see the new gastro and we will see what she has to say. I just hope she can wait til the new tx is out, I can't imagine her going through this for 48 weeks. Half of that would be doable I think for her, but we will see what she says today.

I try to read as much of the posts as I can so I can keep up with everyone, but with my hectic schedule its been tough to correspond like the rest of you do.

Thanks for checking on us that are MIA, it means a lot since I feel so alone in this fight.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

And right now it sounds like a few of you need it!  

You best have water in your hand right now!

Hugs,Teri

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 12:48 PM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

 

Teri,

Yes I am scared out of my mind, but I promise I will do everything I possibly can to drink more.  I know what I have to do and I will do it!!

 

Thank you, god bless you for kicking us in the ass when we need it!!

Huggss

Cheryl

 

In a message dated 11/8/2010 9:58:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

 

Well at least you know what you're not doing...  The water witch is now officially out.  Okay, important fact.  ny was dehydrated.  His kidneys started to fail.  Scared yet?  ny  had to stop treatment completely...  he was kicking the dragons ass and he had to stop.  Scared now?  He will be the first one to tell you he wasn't drinking enough.  Now he has to deal with a myriad of problems that he shouldn't have had to deal with.  He's in pain, he's weak and he's pissed off..  Scared now?  You have to keep drinking.  Water, juice, herbal tea, gatorade, you have to force this stuff.  I know it's not easy I hated that too.  But I kept gatorade by the bed.  2 of the big bottles.  Not the individual ones, the big ones.  I owned stock in gatorade I think!  Your sides will DEFINITELY calm down if you are getting enough fluids and calories in you.  Try Ensure, I'd say Slim Fast but that crap has a diuretic in it.  So no to that one.  Milk shakes...  soup anything liquid and anything high calorie.  If you live on water and twinkies that's fine.  Just find something that works.  Anything to get calories in you and anything to get fluids in you.  

The metal taste.. I hated that.  Here is what works.  Dark Chocolate and Dill Pickles.  NOT TOGETHER.  Either/Or.  I kept a bag of dark chocolate chips next to my bed for that stupid metal taste.  My Dad used to complain about that taste when he was going thru Chemotherapy.  I used to get him 5 pound boxes of See's Chocolate.  He'd put them in the freezer and get about 4 or 5 pieces out at a time.  He got a 5 pound box about every week from me.  He said it was the only thing that worked for him.  Sometimes he would suck the frozen ones.  It worked for him and when it happened to me I remembered that.  Chocolate fixes everything.

Try please?  Okay?

Hugs,

Teri

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:20 AM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

 

Teri,

I am not drinking enough water, I am really struggling with that.  I have that metal taste in my mouth now and everything I eat or drink tastes awful.  I can feel it in my skin how dehydrated I am.  Its so hard to get a lot of anything down right now.  I am sure that's why my sides are kicking my butt.  At this point I am drinking anything that will give me fluids.

 

Huggsss

Cheryl

 

In a message dated 11/8/2010 8:03:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, theresagottlieb@... writes:

 

Cheryl you are not alone.  This is tough and I know it.  Just pop on here every once in awhile and check in... even if it's just a one liner.  or even if you don't write anything just respond and put an x in the message field.  let us know you are still with us!  At least we know you are reading the posts.  

Water water water and ask the doc to up your anti-d's.

Hugs,Teri

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 6:50 AM, <Honey1962@...> wrote:

 

Hi all,

I have been MIA for many reasons, mostly due to the rash that I have been struggling with.  It was seriously taking over my life.  My gastro took me off the Ribavirin for about 2 weeks and gave me a cream that helped greatly.  I have been having tough sides lately, my weekends are spent in bed crying and struggling to understand why I feel so bad.  Then I get mad at myself for crying when there are people who are so much more worse off than me.  I just did my week 12 shot Friday and will see my doctor next week to see how my blood work looks.  The procrit has really helped me to have energy during the week so I can continue to work.  Its expensive but having the energy back for the week days has been a blessing.  Today my daughter gets to see the new gastro and we will see what she has to say.  I just hope she can wait til the new tx is out, I can't imagine her going through this for 48 weeks.  Half of that would be doable I think for her, but we will see what she says today.

 

I try to read as much of the posts as I can so I can keep up with everyone, but with my hectic schedule its been tough to correspond like the rest of you do.

 

Thanks for checking on us that are MIA, it means a lot since I feel so alone in this fight.

 

Hope everyone has a great week!

 

Cheryl

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Teri,I am sure you heard my sigh of relief here too in Bean Town, lol. Yes the road to discovery and recovery has just started. I already feel better. Yes, I think of my son all the time and he is my main reason for wanting to get help. Yea, the doc looked right at me and send you are in no way near ESLD. I said, thanks, but I know I did damage etc, etc. He was really cool about the whole thing. He probably finds it common actually.But my main thanks is to the "Warriors" on this site. You for one. I can't thank you enough for putting up with all my crap. I was a cooky one I know. I went through a bad anger stage i was thinking about my writings when I first started, wow, where they bad.

Tea is ready, going to sit for a bit before I have to go get one of the kids. My son is in his room. I am going to talk to him later about what I am doing. I want to motivate the poor kid. I know he's scared, but I will do anything for my children. So, aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh, and keep your advocacy going on the site. You are saving peoples lives believe it or not. I will get back with the results keep your fingers crossed.And take care of yourself too Teri, I need ya, lolThaaaaaaaaaannnnnkssharonFrom: Theresa Gottlieb

<theresagottlieb@...> Sent: Fri, December 3, 2010 3:20:21 PMSubject: Re: [ ] Sharon's Visit DONE!

Sharon,I hope you can hear the big sigh of relief I just let out over here in Chicago. I am SO glad you went and let the doctor draw blood. Good job. You have now started on the path of discovery and everything will fall into place from here on out. Better still, you have set a good example for your son. I am proud of you.

I knew that until you heard the doctor say that you weren't in any kind of end stage liver disease that you wouldn't believe it. Now you don't have to worry about that. And yes, the medication you are on could be causing the nausea. Now you see how important it is for your doctor to know EVERYTHING. His whole way of prescribing medication for you will now be different. He will take into account that you may have some type of impairment with your liver functions and that any medication he prescribes will be liver friendly. This is important. Yes, Tylenol is a bad drug for people with liver disease. We avoid it as much as possible.

You've taken a big step. I am proud of you. Good job. Now you just play the waiting game on the test results. They should actually be back before the end of next week. They don't take very long at all. It's just up to you now how soon you want the results.

Hugs,TeriOn Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Sharon Mcdonald <sharonmcdonald95@...> wrote:

To all the warriors who helped me get to this point I can't thank you enough.I went to the doctors visit. I brought my husband. I couldn't get it out, so my husband told him our son was diagnosed with hep c at birth and sharon was diagnosed with hep c. She never found out what kind, type etc. He said okay.

Then I started to talk to him after i stopped crying. He never questioned why I didn't say anything he was really nice. I told him that I was nauseated so bad that it was affecting my everyday life. I also told him that I was having a pain in that area and he told me it could be a number of things.

I told him I hope my liver isn't that bad. I did say ESLD and he

told me that I definitely do not have that and that he would be able to tell. I said I know all the damage I have done, he said well did you take tylenol and I said I if pills have tylenol in them then yes. Before I graduated to Oxycontins, they dont. Perks have tylenol in them and I did those for about a year, great huh, what you don't know will hurt you.

See I am starting to see why this should not be hid under the covers. Had the doctors have known I probably wouldn't have been prescribed perks. It is very important that your doctors knows.

Well anyway, he took out the sheet that I said he would and he checked off, HIV, he said he is going to do qualitative then quantitative testing. Meaning first find out if I have hep c, then find out what type and then find out my viral load.

He then went back into my chart and looked at the blood

work that was taken last time I was in the office and he said that it was all within normal limits. I went down with my hubs to get the blood work, I almost left because I had to pick up my daughter early at school and my husband said no just call the school and tell them you are at the doctors and running 15 mins. late and have jackie sit in the lobby and read her book. I did and they were fine with it. The lab tech told me that she had 20 things checked off on the paper (because it was taking a long time for her to input the information) and she said she wanted to get everything rite so I don't have to come back. He did a full work up, ughh.

I told him not to call me and he said he wouldn't. He said that he wants to see me back in two weeks I only see him once a month. So he will go over the lab work with me and we will take it from their. He didn't seem to

think that I was really that sick, or maybe i am hoping. He also told me that the medication he gives me could be making me nauseated because that is a side effect.So it's done, I hope I made you proud! thanks and two weeks we will get all the labs ouch! She took at least 10-12 vials of blood, she even said wow. tx sharon

Just having my cup of tea and relaxing with my hubs who thinks I'm nuts. You were all so patient with me and to everyone that helped, you could have saved my life, and that is the truth. I owe you guys!!