responding to JC's posts

[Guest guest]

1.Winter Wonderland From: jjcathcart

2.PBC/AIH Crossover AND switch to the other.............. From: jjcathcart

3.Autoimmune Hepatitis From: jjcathcart

I've always wanted to try snow-shoeing and cross-country. Now it's all I

can do to bring in firewood! Yes, we have fireplace fires in Austin, TX. I

keep busy by doing nothing! Reading, computer, TV, that's about it. Will

be alone for Christmas; it will be like any other non-day. As was

Thanksgiving. No presents, no family, no feast, but I'm getting used to

spending all holidays that way. All my friends are online, but I am truly

grateful for each and every one.

That crossover/switch thing was fascinating. I am one of the few who were

dx with AIH first; the PBC dx wasn't added to the AIH until 4 years later.

I am AMA-negative but ANA and ASMA positive, negative for anti-LKM-1.

Cautionary tale: after PBC dx I had to change gastros. The new one sent

1995 and 1999 biopsy slides to Mayo but NO blood test results. Mayo's

second opinion was PBC only and my new gastro insisted on my stopping

Imuran. Bad move and wrong, blood test results shot way way up without it.

Point is that biopsy slides alone don't always tell the whole picture, but I

am not willing to risk going off of it again. I really question the

possibility of one AI liver disease " switching " to another, but I'm no

medical expert or practitioner and it is certainly an intriguing theory I'll

be investigating further.

AIH- lots of great info in that post and I will be saving and re-reading it.

Thanks, Joanne.

Happy holidays to everyone.

Kay in Texas, AIH/PBC/autoimmune thyroid, probably Hashimoto's

[Guest guest]

Hi All!

Like Kitty I plan a quiet holiday. No specially wrapped gifts, since each day is

a gift and no need to gild the lily LOL. Hoping all have great holiday

celebration, however big or small it may be. (hugs.. gentle ofcourse we bruise

easily)

 

Tina in snowy wet Idaho

From: Kitty <kuerston@...>

Subject: [ ] responding to JC's posts

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 10:54 PM

1.Winter Wonderland From: jjcathcart

2.PBC/AIH Crossover AND switch to the other....... ....... From: jjcathcart

3.Autoimmune Hepatitis From: jjcathcart

I've always wanted to try snow-shoeing and cross-country. Now it's all I

can do to bring in firewood! Yes, we have fireplace fires in Austin, TX. I

keep busy by doing nothing! Reading, computer, TV, that's about it. Will

be alone for Christmas; it will be like any other non-day. As was

Thanksgiving. No presents, no family, no feast, but I'm getting used to

spending all holidays that way. All my friends are online, but I am truly

grateful for each and every one.

That crossover/switch thing was fascinating. I am one of the few who were

dx with AIH first; the PBC dx wasn't added to the AIH until 4 years later.

I am AMA-negative but ANA and ASMA positive, negative for anti-LKM-1.

Cautionary tale: after PBC dx I had to change gastros. The new one sent

1995 and 1999 biopsy slides to Mayo but NO blood test results. Mayo's

second opinion was PBC only and my new gastro insisted on my stopping

Imuran. Bad move and wrong, blood test results shot way way up without it.

Point is that biopsy slides alone don't always tell the whole picture, but I

am not willing to risk going off of it again. I really question the

possibility of one AI liver disease " switching " to another, but I'm no

medical expert or practitioner and it is certainly an intriguing theory I'll

be investigating further.

AIH- lots of great info in that post and I will be saving and re-reading it..

Thanks, Joanne.

Happy holidays to everyone.

Kay in Texas, AIH/PBC/autoimmune thyroid, probably Hashimoto's