Why this Club ......... (ongoing)

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oooooo ..... diagnosed, scheduled to see a

specialist, and drunk with fear from the internet, I was numb

with this new term in my life!<br><br>The

Specialist<br><br>Dr. Goldsrud and staff are very cool, I felt

immeadiatly comfortable and welcome (not a natural thing for

me). Goldsrud explained HCV, the probability of

miss-diagnosis in the 70's and what came next (at least from his

perspective). I felt that some thing was not being made clear

but didn't know enough to ask intelligent questions.

I was scheduled for a biopsy, more blood tests, and

an ultra-sound. <br><br>Depending on the results, I

could be a candidate for a treatment program called

interferon sold in three different forms by three different

drug companies ... or I would go on the list for a

liver transplant if the results were of that nature! A

very broad spectrum of treatment indeed.<br><br>All

things pointed to interferon, I've not started keeping

the " numbers " so I am uncertian of what they are, but

I was to start self injection the week following

the biopsy. <br><br>To be continued ........