Newb Gettin' Educated in SC

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Hi Cockygal

Thank your for posting about yourself.

Im sorry that you have had so many problems, and lost your home.

I went thru that one too back in 1980, but I was in the house when it exploded and burst into flames.

Your doing two really good things for yourself -

- NOT drinking alcohol [with HCV, alcohol is like gasoline on a fire].

- doing your own research [you will find more info faster, than if you wait for answers to appear].

Can I ask you some questions?

- What is your first name? [if that is ok]

- What genotype are you?

- Can you tell us more about your HCV lab and test results?

- If you are married or have children - has your family been tested for HCV?

Sorry to be nosey, but the more that you tell us, the more we all will know.....errrrr, uh, duh.

LOL :-)

What I ment to say was - knowledge is power - the more we know, the better we can fight.

And you may give someone else an idea, or an answer that they can use too, so I personally encourage sharing as much as a person feels comfortable with.

One last thing - GET REAL PISSED OFF.

It will help you fight like hell to recover part of what is rightfully yours - your health.

love

don in ks

From: cockygal97 <scwise@...>Subject: [ ] Newb Gettin' Educated in SC Date: Sunday, February 20, 2011, 8:01 AM

Hello all. I've been reading your posts and am amazed at the wealth of information you've all been in such a short period of time! I haven't known when to jump in, but, here goes anyway.In Dec. 2009, my home burned down. Family and pets all fine but 20+ years of memorabilia gone up in flames. (Not to mention that year's Xmas gifts.) A couple months later I began having the worst case of diarhea ever! Horrible stomach pains and swelling ensued. GP ordered blood work, ultrasound and sent me home with instructions to take a mild laxative. REALLY bad idea. Went back only to find I had hypothyroidism and HepC. Was given Synthroid, muscle relaxers, dilaudid and some anti-anxiety drug that gave me wicked weird hallucinations. Now I know what I didn't miss out on in my youth. Was referred to Gastro guy who ordered more blood work and another

ultrasound. HepC positive again, thyroid still low functioning and, ultrasound indicated cyrrhosis of the liver. Was diagnosed with alcoholic cyrrhosis with no mention of HepC contribution. I've always been a drinker. Mostly just wine. My heritage is Irish, ish and French. (A bit of German too.) I come by it honest. (I haven't had so much as a sip of wine, or any other alcohol, since all this began.)I have no idea where the HepC came from, no idea how long I've had it and Gastro guy never speaks of it. His parting line to me is always "you're dying, I'm dying, we're all dying". Real comforting! I've been on my own trying to find out what it all means. I've requested another referral to a Doc who has knowledge of HepC. I've been so swollen at times I can't move without horrible pain. Gastro gave me diurhetics but refuses to allow me anything for pain. (Guess I'm a potential drug addict

too.) Wound up in the hospital after Xmas where I finally got some relief! Did I mention I also have a hernia in my groin from the extra pressure? Gastro keeps telling me not to worry about it, just lay down and put my feet up. Now it's the size of a tennis ball and extremely painful after a long day. Needless to say, I have an appt. with a surgeon to get it fixed.Whew! And that's the short of it. Anyway, I'm trying to wrap my mind around all this. I've educated myself enough to know I need a real specialist who is willing and able to help me. Now that the fog is lifting I'm starting to get a little pissed!Thanks for listening! And thank you for this wonderful group of people! Even my family thinks I'm just lazy. Fatique? Me? Never! I'm off to start another day after a long night without sleep. Love to all! You have no idea

how much I mean that!------------------------------------