Re: to Bill New member Here.

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Hey Bill,

I am Donna and my story began last august too. I donated blood in july and found out from the red cross i have hcv. geno type 2 with no liver damage. I had a cold and brochitis for over a year prior to this and kept telling anyone that would listen there is something wring with me. I was 53 then but felt like a million times older. so fatigued and miserable for no apparent reasons. So, i was happy as can be when i found out i had a virus and wasn't a wacko just pretending to be sick all the time. i have never been sick until last year. so being ill was new to me. Anyway, i began tx in january and after todays shot i am down to 5 weeks of tx. My virus was done to zero at my 4 week blood test so i am keeping my fingers crossed that this tx will do the trick.

this site has been the only one I have been involved with and i can't tell you how Don and others have kept me focused and motivated to complete this tx and move on in life. i did read the veterans booklet about hepc and found that to be a good reference for me prior to the tx too.

Anyway, welcome and feel free to ask me any questions you may have. i might not have the answers but will be glad to give you my support if you want.

Take care and hugs. Also, thanks for taking care of our country. we owe you big time for that.

Donna [ ] New member Here.

This is just a note to say hi, I don't know if a post or e-mail is the proper way to say hi so I claim ignorance if wrong. I just joined this group today. I was diagnosed this past August after attempting to donate blood to the red cross. The blood tests at my GI doc came back positive with V/L at over 8 million. My genotype is 1-a but the liver function tests were all in normal range. The biopsy result this past December was grade 1, stage 1(out of 4). I have been trying to take care of myself the last few years so maybe that helped. I have been dragging butt around though for the last few years and wondered why.I am 61 years old, Viet Nam vet/former US Marine and believe that I was exposed there (1969-1970)or in 1983 or 1984 during one of several destructive party episodes. I stopped all my crazy ways in 1985 due to the fear of aids (drugs only, I am hetero). Since the dx I have stopped drinking alcohol and have really cleaned up my diet. Almost no red meat, lots of fruit and veggies, more fiber than I ever thought I would eat and no white sugar added to anything by me. That one is real hard to avoid because sugar is everywhere. I have been to a few good web sites, I think hepatitis Central is good and check in at the BB/forum there from time to time. They seem to have knowledgeable people there, friendly and willing to answer questions too. The VA Clinical Health Program has a very good web site too. I would post the links but I am not familiar with the posting rules here and don't want to get banned the first day:0Anyway here's my Howdy.

[Guest guest]

Donna,

Congratulations on being undetected at 4 weeks. It is wonderful to hear such

good news from someone dealing with this dragon. This is something we can all

celebrate. I have read that being undetected early (4 weeks) is a huge step

toward lasting SVR. You will be in my prayers.

I wonder how many people find out about hcv from an attempt to donate blood. You

know the virus was spread prior to 1991 or so by blood donors when no testing

existed. I'll bet lots of people find out that way now.

Bill

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> Hey Bill,

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> I am Donna and my story began last august too. I donated blood in july and

found out from the red cross i have hcv. geno type 2 with no liver damage. I had

a cold and brochitis for over a year prior to this and kept telling anyone that

would listen there is something wring with me. I was 53 then but felt like a

million times older. so fatigued and miserable for no apparent reasons. So, i

was happy as can be when i found out i had a virus and wasn't a wacko just

pretending to be sick all the time. i have never been sick until last year. so

being ill was new to me. Anyway, i began tx in january and after todays shot i

am down to 5 weeks of tx. My virus was done to zero at my 4 week blood test so i

am keeping my fingers crossed that this tx will do the trick.

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> this site has been the only one I have been involved with and i can't tell you

how Don and others have kept me focused and motivated to complete this tx and

move on in life. i did read the veterans booklet about hepc and found that to be

a good reference for me prior to the tx too.

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> Anyway, welcome and feel free to ask me any questions you may have. i might

not have the answers but will be glad to give you my support if you want.

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> Take care and hugs. Also, thanks for taking care of our country. we owe you

big time for that.

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> Donna

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> This is just a note to say hi, I don't know if a post or e-mail is the proper

way to say hi so I claim ignorance if wrong. I just joined this group today. I

was diagnosed this past August after attempting to donate blood to the red

cross. The blood tests at my GI doc came back positive with V/L at over 8

million. My genotype is 1-a but the liver function tests were all in normal

range. The biopsy result this past December was grade 1, stage 1(out of 4). I

have been trying to take care of myself the last few years so maybe that helped.

I have been dragging butt around though for the last few years and wondered why.

> I am 61 years old, Viet Nam vet/former US Marine and believe that I was

exposed there (1969-1970)or in 1983 or 1984 during one of several destructive

party episodes. I stopped all my crazy ways in 1985 due to the fear of aids

(drugs only, I am hetero). Since the dx I have stopped drinking alcohol and have

really cleaned up my diet. Almost no red meat, lots of fruit and veggies, more

fiber than I ever thought I would eat and no white sugar added to anything by

me. That one is real hard to avoid because sugar is everywhere.

> I have been to a few good web sites, I think hepatitis Central is good and

check in at the BB/forum there from time to time. They seem to have

knowledgeable people there, friendly and willing to answer questions too. The VA

Clinical Health Program has a very good web site too. I would post the links but

I am not familiar with the posting rules here and don't want to get banned the

first day:0

> Anyway here's my Howdy.

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