Newbie

December 11, 2006

My midwife told me if you can lay on your back comfortably than it is not harmbing the baby. If you start to get dizzy or feel funny, then you need to get out of that position. I exercised all through my 1st pregnancy, not at all my 2nd pregnancy. And now I am recently pregnant again, and I plan to do it all w/ modifications when I need to.

DarcyOn 12/11/06, <caseynsidney@...> wrote:

Thank you all for your kind words and welcomes! I know I will learn a

lot. Although I do have another question. I have read that once you are

into your 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy, you sould not do

exercises on your back. At least your abs, and that you sould do

standing ab work. Does anyone know if you can use the stability ball

during pregnancy. I would be worried about balance, but I do know some

people use the steps, and I would be worried about the same thing....

Thanks Again!

December 12, 2006

,

With my 2nd pregnancy I

sat on my exercise ball exclusively and I loved it. I didn’t really

workout on it but I did sit on it. I don’t do any ab work while pregnant

though. I stick with yoga and aerobics. Sitting on it helped make sure

she was in proper position for birth – with my third pregnancy I didn’t

use it and had so many problems with delivery. I know some pregnant women

prefer to put their balls on those stands to make sure they don’t wiggle

when they are sitting on it, but I found that sitting on it got rid of the

lower back pain and even helped with my energy levels. I sat on mine

anywhere I would sit (well not at the dinner table)

Thank you all for your kind words and welcomes! I know

I will learn a

lot. Although I do have another question. I have read that once you are

into your 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy, you sould not do

exercises on your back. At least your abs, and that you sould do

standing ab work. Does anyone know if you can use the stability ball

during pregnancy. I would be worried about balance, but I do know some

people use the steps, and I would be worried about the same thing....

Thanks Again!

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March 4, 2007

Camie, First of all, you are not going to die a painful death from this disease. If you follow the advice of this group. Okay that being said. Most people die with this disease from other causes other than from this disease. Old age, heart problems,etc... From this moment on Alcohol is a big NO NO. Alcohol is like drinking poison to folks with Hep C. It makes the virus replicate faster and does damage to the liver. There are treatments that can put that bad boy or girl Hep C virus into submission. Some times for good! We are a good that is high upon education, support, and friendship. I suggest if you haven't already done it that you change your way of getting messages to daily digest as this group is very active and will soon flood your inbox with messages.

We have 3 medical professional on staff here as Owners, and one Owner has been through the ravages of being the spouse of a person with Hep C. So she can relate to both sides of the situation of dealing with Hep C. I am Janet-I was the original owner of this group, started this because I couldn't find a group on the web, that answered the questions I had. I am a nurse, and although I am a nurse was totally inexperience in dealing with Hep C. I found out that I had Hep C in 2000. I probably had it since the early 90's. Jackie-is a paramedic with Hep C- she has successful completed treatment and beat the dragon, for the past I think 5 years. After 5 years of undectectable blood work some doctors consider you cured. I am pretty much thinking Jackie is cured in my own opinion mind you. Liz-is a paramedic-who is also our researcher for the

group. She post topics of interest to the group and is very good at her job. We greatly appreciate her for all the hard work she does. Because if there is a question about most anything she finds good information for the group post haste. anne- is the mother hen of the group, she is compassionate, protective,loving beyond all limits, she has dealt with the disease by being the spouse of a person with Hep C. She can relate to how families deal with the disease, what they go through. These ladies are my sisters in heart and through the disease. Welcome to the family. Love Janet Camie <mspinkhat@...> wrote: Hello All,I'm new here, and new to this HepC. My cardiologist blurted it out to me a couple months ago, and I totally lost it! Hubbie was there and had to pick me up off the floor. I just went hysterical, cuz although I know nothing about this, I knew it was NOT good! I feel like he handed me a death dentence and a Scarlet Letter! PLEASE, I need some friends I can talk to, and I need some education. I heard I'm going to die a painful death from this, is that true, am I going to die??????ScaredTake the ordinary things of life, and make them your own. Do the impossible with a smile

March 4, 2007

Camie, First of all, you are not going to die a painful death from this disease. If you follow the advice of this group. Okay that being said. Most people die with this disease from other causes other than from this disease. Old age, heart problems,etc... From this moment on Alcohol is a big NO NO. Alcohol is like drinking poison to folks with Hep C. It makes the virus replicate faster and does damage to the liver. There are treatments that can put that bad boy or girl Hep C virus into submission. Some times for good! We are a good that is high upon education, support, and friendship. I suggest if you haven't already done it that you change your way of getting messages to daily digest as this group is very active and will soon flood your inbox with messages.

We have 3 medical professional on staff here as Owners, and one Owner has been through the ravages of being the spouse of a person with Hep C. So she can relate to both sides of the situation of dealing with Hep C. I am Janet-I was the original owner of this group, started this because I couldn't find a group on the web, that answered the questions I had. I am a nurse, and although I am a nurse was totally inexperience in dealing with Hep C. I found out that I had Hep C in 2000. I probably had it since the early 90's. Jackie-is a paramedic with Hep C- she has successful completed treatment and beat the dragon, for the past I think 5 years. After 5 years of undectectable blood work some doctors consider you cured. I am pretty much thinking Jackie is cured in my own opinion mind you. Liz-is a paramedic-who is also our researcher for the

group. She post topics of interest to the group and is very good at her job. We greatly appreciate her for all the hard work she does. Because if there is a question about most anything she finds good information for the group post haste. anne- is the mother hen of the group, she is compassionate, protective,loving beyond all limits, she has dealt with the disease by being the spouse of a person with Hep C. She can relate to how families deal with the disease, what they go through. These ladies are my sisters in heart and through the disease. Welcome to the family. Love Janet Camie <mspinkhat@...> wrote: Hello All,I'm new here, and new to this HepC. My cardiologist blurted it out to me a couple months ago, and I totally lost it! Hubbie was there and had to pick me up off the floor. I just went hysterical, cuz although I know nothing about this, I knew it was NOT good! I feel like he handed me a death dentence and a Scarlet Letter! PLEASE, I need some friends I can talk to, and I need some education. I heard I'm going to die a painful death from this, is that true, am I going to die??????ScaredTake the ordinary things of life, and make them your own. Do the impossible with a smile

March 4, 2007

Camie,

As Janet has said, I'm mother hen-moderator-owner here. I don't post often

but I do read every post and when I feel someone needs me, I'm here for

them.

Of course you must be scared silly. What an awful way to find out you have

Hep C. You were already at the cardiologist, people don't go there for

nothing, then to have the idjit blurt out your Hep C status. I hope he felt

rightfully embarrassed about that!

This disease is no fun, as others will attest to, but you've probably been

living with it and the symptoms for a very long time and have a very long

time to live yet. This diagnosis will probably answer some questions of how

you've been feeling.

Believe it or not, you're discovery of the disease is a blessing in

disguise. As happened with my partner, this monster can rumble along

silently and undetected until it can be too late. You now know that you have

Hep C and can fight this beast (and win) whilst still relatively healthy.

And you can beat down this " Dragon " as we call it. Think of yourself as

King Arthur off to slay the Dragon. It can be done and we have confidence

that you can do it!

We will be here with you every step of the way if you need us. You're not

alone in this anymore.

Luv

anne

March 4, 2007

Camie,

As Janet has said, I'm mother hen-moderator-owner here. I don't post often

but I do read every post and when I feel someone needs me, I'm here for

them.

Of course you must be scared silly. What an awful way to find out you have

Hep C. You were already at the cardiologist, people don't go there for

nothing, then to have the idjit blurt out your Hep C status. I hope he felt

rightfully embarrassed about that!

This disease is no fun, as others will attest to, but you've probably been

living with it and the symptoms for a very long time and have a very long

time to live yet. This diagnosis will probably answer some questions of how

you've been feeling.

Believe it or not, you're discovery of the disease is a blessing in

disguise. As happened with my partner, this monster can rumble along

silently and undetected until it can be too late. You now know that you have

Hep C and can fight this beast (and win) whilst still relatively healthy.

And you can beat down this " Dragon " as we call it. Think of yourself as

King Arthur off to slay the Dragon. It can be done and we have confidence

that you can do it!

We will be here with you every step of the way if you need us. You're not

alone in this anymore.

Luv

anne

March 4, 2007

You are not going to die from this , chances are you can beat it . You need to find out your genotype , viral load , biopsy etc . And most importantly YOUR NOT ALONE ! We are here for you , and 90% of us have hep c also to take a deep breath and start reading anything you can about hep c it will put you at ease to have some knowledge

Newbie

Hello All,I'm new here, and new to this HepC. My cardiologist blurted it out to me a couple months ago, and I totally lost it! Hubbie was there and had to pick me up off the floor. I just went hysterical, cuz although I know nothing about this, I knew it was NOT good! I feel like he handed me a death dentence and a Scarlet Letter! PLEASE, I need some friends I can talk to, and I need some education. I heard I'm going to die a painful death from this, is that true, am I going to die??????Scared

March 4, 2007

Hi, I was right where you are less than 6 months ago.. You sure came to the right List, there are caring, knowledgeable folks here that can help you along in making the right decisions for yourself.. I was so scared, too.. Educate yourself, it's your very best defense.. Hugs To You, Sheena Camie <mspinkhat@...> wrote: Hello All,I'm new here, and new to this

HepC. My cardiologist blurted it out to me a couple months ago, and I totally lost it! Hubbie was there and had to pick me up off the floor. I just went hysterical, cuz although I know nothing about this, I knew it was NOT good! I feel like he handed me a death dentence and a Scarlet Letter! PLEASE, I need some friends I can talk to, and I need some education. I heard I'm going to die a painful death from this, is that true, am I going to die??????Scared

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March 4, 2007

Hi Camie Welcome to our group honey,, Im so glad you found us! NO, you are NOT going to die from this and if you treat successfully, you will erradicate it too.. Your doc behaved like a jerk and he hurt and scared you and that makes me angry! Learn everything you can about this disease and you will see that it is NOT a death sentence ,, especially if you take good care of yourself, no alcohol, watch what you take in the way of Over the Counter meds that have tylenol in them... Yes, Tylenol IS safe for you but in limited amounts.. Have you had a biopsy yet? You need to have that to find out how much damage your do or do NOT have and what stage of damage you are.. Another blood test can tell you what genotype you are, most ppl in the US are geno1.. there is a lot to learn, but first and foremost sweetie, take a deep breath and relax,, you are going to be fine and we are here for YOU! jaxCamie <mspinkhat@...> wrote: Hello All,I'm new here, and new to this HepC. My cardiologist blurted it out to me a couple months ago, and I totally lost it! Hubbie was there and had to pick me up off the floor. I just went hysterical, cuz although I know nothing about this, I knew it was NOT good! I feel like he handed me a death dentence and a Scarlet Letter! PLEASE, I need some friends I can talk to, and I need some education. I heard I'm going to die a painful death from this,

is that true, am I going to die??????ScaredJackie

March 4, 2007

Hi Camie Welcome to our group honey,, Im so glad you found us! NO, you are NOT going to die from this and if you treat successfully, you will erradicate it too.. Your doc behaved like a jerk and he hurt and scared you and that makes me angry! Learn everything you can about this disease and you will see that it is NOT a death sentence ,, especially if you take good care of yourself, no alcohol, watch what you take in the way of Over the Counter meds that have tylenol in them... Yes, Tylenol IS safe for you but in limited amounts.. Have you had a biopsy yet? You need to have that to find out how much damage your do or do NOT have and what stage of damage you are.. Another blood test can tell you what genotype you are, most ppl in the US are geno1.. there is a lot to learn, but first and foremost sweetie, take a deep breath and relax,, you are going to be fine and we are here for YOU! jaxCamie <mspinkhat@...> wrote: Hello All,I'm new here, and new to this HepC. My cardiologist blurted it out to me a couple months ago, and I totally lost it! Hubbie was there and had to pick me up off the floor. I just went hysterical, cuz although I know nothing about this, I knew it was NOT good! I feel like he handed me a death dentence and a Scarlet Letter! PLEASE, I need some friends I can talk to, and I need some education. I heard I'm going to die a painful death from this,

is that true, am I going to die??????ScaredJackie

March 5, 2007

I'm new here, too (but not new to HCV I'm , in Louisiana, and reading your email brought back memories of exactly how I felt when I first learned that I had HCV....I was terrified when I read all the stuff on the internet (about end-stage disease, etc .). Anyway...I wanted to reach our and hopefully help calm your nerves.

After I settled down and talked w/my dr here in New Orleans (who does a lot of research and clinical trials) and talked w/a few other people who were living w/HCV, I was just fine I learned I will probably die of something totally unrelated since this is such a very, very slow progressing disease (around 40 or more years). I still have NO symptoms at age 53, and although my biopsies have shown moderate inflamation, my liver enzymes have consistently remained normal.

The main things I did to support my body in co-existing w/HCV are 1) give up all alcohol (drinking alcohol, imo, is like throwing lighter fluid on a fire, 2) began eating healthier - organic fruits and vegetables, cut out processed foods, fried food and red meats, cut out simple carbs and eat more complex carbs, 3) exercise - EVERY DAY, and 4) take a good multivit, milk thistle, (this is depending on what you decide it best after your own research)...5) have a positive attitude about it and my life and the world I currently investigating and toying w/the idea of eating raw foods for optimal nutrition. I've been making some DElicious raw juices the past few days

I actually feel better than I ever did BEFORE I knew I had HCV. I can say, with all honesty, that learning I have hcv was almost a gift to me I don't imagine I would have been motivated to make such positive changes in all areas of my life otherwise!

Hope this helps,

in Louisiana

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I'm new here, and new to this HepC. My cardiologist blurted it out to me a couple months ago, and I totally lost it! Hubbie was there and had to pick me up off the floor. I just went hysterical, cuz although I know nothing about this, I knew it was NOT good! I feel like he handed me a death dentence and a Scarlet Letter! PLEASE, I need some friends I can talk to, and I need some education. I heard I'm going to die a painful death from this, is that true, am I going to die??????

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April 11, 2007

Hi Anne,

Welcome to the group! This group is my lifeline!!!!

((dd is daughter.))

I can only speak for myself, but I'm going crazy. I think I'm ready for the

hospital. It would be a vacation right about now!!!!!

Just hang in there. I know it's exhausting, but you'll make it!

Hugs

Judy

coffeelover4219 <coffeelover1010@...> wrote:

Hi everyone! I am so glad to have found this site. Please excuse me

if I don't use the proper terms (what is " dd " ?). My son is 10 was

diagnosed with OCD last August. He also had ADD. We have not yet

found the right meds for him, but we keep trying. He is also

starting therapy, and OT. His chief and most problematic symptoms

are encopresis (since age 3) and constant picking at his socks and

clothes. We have been going through a pair of socks a day. We have

tried every " fidget " object we could think of, but he obviously

prefers socks!

I am glad there are other parents out there dealing with all this.

School and homework are a real challenge as well. Some days I feel

like screaming. How do you all cope and maintain sanity? And, have

time and energy for others in the family?

I noticed there is a conference coming up in July. Are there any

details?

Thanks. Anne

April 11, 2007

Hi Anne and welcome! I am pretty new here too. I also have a 10 year old son

with OCD. We are at the beginning of all this...we haven't started meds or

therapy yet. We go next week for his first psychiatrist appt, then the following

week we start with a psychologist too. By the way, dd is daughter, ds is son,

dh is husband.

I can tell you that most every day I feel like screaming. I cry at least once

a day. So, you are not alone. Finding this group was great for me, at least I

know I am not the only out there feeling this. I constantly feel that my dd is

not getting the attention she needs (she is 7). I feel bad that she witnesses

all this yelling and crying and frustration. She gets the brunt of his anger

too. My son's issues are with germs...constant hand washing and checking things

to make sure they are germ free. We haven't had any issues with school yet.

His teacher is aware of what is going on (she has a psych degree, so is familiar

with this), and says she notices he is losing control in class a bit, but not

noticing OCD.

Hang in there! You are not alone!

Gretchen