Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hello Tamster, My name is DEl I hepc 2b with ESLD an can't do tx yet. Tried twice and I got staph infections each time at 5 weeks. That is a very nice post you made and wanted to let you know I enjoyed reading it. I am not the go to person on many of the things discussed on line in group.. there is alotta knowledge here.... However it is not with me. molecular structures and are we sure the blood flows left to right or right to to left, is better left to the learned. I tend to try to maintain sanity, and when I do, I try to help others as best as I can...sometimes through poems, stories and postings a mile and half long.!! hahahha Which is why I'm leaving now!! Talk Later!! Del --- tammster62 wrote: > I have to admit that I don't have time to read many of the posts > on > here since I joined the group, but this weekend I have read a few > and > thought that I would introduce myself. > My name it Tammie and I have had hepC for probably 17 years. When > I > first found out I might have it, nobody knew anything about it > and I > ignored it. > Years pass and when I got pregnant 8 years ago, I told the doc > then > that I might possibly have it and his reaction was shocking. I > had > never had a doctor act like it was a big deal at all. They > instantly > made tests and decided that, oh,yes you do have it. Weeeellllll, > I > didn't have insurance, so talk of treatments vanished. > About 4 years later, I got insurance and the next time I went to > my > GP, he told me that my liver levels were high. I was sent to a > gastro > and he gave me the option of going on treatments. Needless to say > > there were all of the tests and biopsys before I started the > treatments. And also of course I was type 1 which meant a years > worth > of treatments. > The treatments were pretty rough at times. I also was giving > myself 5 > shots a week of neupogen and epogen (sp?) to keep my blood levels > up. > I had one daughter who was a senior in high school and another > one > who was a kindergartener. It was a busy year, but I did manage to > > make it through and my kids and husband survived it also. > June was 2 years that I have tested negative. Which leads to a > question if anyone has made it this far into the post. Do you > keep > getting tested every year? > I will say that, for me, the treatments were the best thing in > the > world. I now have energy that I haven't had in years. I thought > that > I was just fat and lazy, but I actually think that a lot of it > had to > do with the hepC. My quality of life has been boosted 100 times > over. > Everyone has to decide for themselves, but I am a pro treatment > person...and the sooner the better. > <><Tammie><> > ps. I will try to write more often. > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Tammie Thanks For Speaking up. It is hard to step forward the first time. HUGSd Lurker speaking out I have to admit that I don't have time to read many of the posts on here since I joined the group, but this weekend I have read a few and thought that I would introduce myself. My name it Tammie and I have had hepC for probably 17 years. When I first found out I might have it, nobody knew anything about it and I ignored it. Years pass and when I got pregnant 8 years ago, I told the doc then that I might possibly have it and his reaction was shocking. I had never had a doctor act like it was a big deal at all. They instantly made tests and decided that, oh,yes you do have it. Weeeellllll, I didn't have insurance, so talk of treatments vanished. About 4 years later, I got insurance and the next time I went to my GP, he told me that my liver levels were high. I was sent to a gastro and he gave me the option of going on treatments. Needless to say there were all of the tests and biopsys before I started the treatments. And also of course I was type 1 which meant a years worth of treatments. The treatments were pretty rough at times. I also was giving myself 5 shots a week of neupogen and epogen (sp?) to keep my blood levels up. I had one daughter who was a senior in high school and another one who was a kindergartener. It was a busy year, but I did manage to make it through and my kids and husband survived it also. June was 2 years that I have tested negative. Which leads to a question if anyone has made it this far into the post. Do you keep getting tested every year? I will say that, for me, the treatments were the best thing in the world. I now have energy that I haven't had in years. I thought that I was just fat and lazy, but I actually think that a lot of it had to do with the hepC. My quality of life has been boosted 100 times over. Everyone has to decide for themselves, but I am a pro treatment person...and the sooner the better. <><Tammie><> ps. I will try to write more often. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Tammie, glad to hear from you! If you’ve been clear over 2 years, you probably have nothing to worry about. We do keep getting tested every year – that’s what my doc says anyway. Lurker speaking out I have to admit that I don't have time to read many of the posts on here since I joined the group, but this weekend I have read a few and thought that I would introduce myself. My name it Tammie and I have had hepC for probably 17 years. When I first found out I might have it, nobody knew anything about it and I ignored it. Years pass and when I got pregnant 8 years ago, I told the doc then that I might possibly have it and his reaction was shocking. I had never had a doctor act like it was a big deal at all. They instantly made tests and decided that, oh,yes you do have it. Weeeellllll, I didn't have insurance, so talk of treatments vanished. About 4 years later, I got insurance and the next time I went to my GP, he told me that my liver levels were high. I was sent to a gastro and he gave me the option of going on treatments. Needless to say there were all of the tests and biopsys before I started the treatments. And also of course I was type 1 which meant a years worth of treatments. The treatments were pretty rough at times. I also was giving myself 5 shots a week of neupogen and epogen (sp?) to keep my blood levels up. I had one daughter who was a senior in high school and another one who was a kindergartener. It was a busy year, but I did manage to make it through and my kids and husband survived it also. June was 2 years that I have tested negative. Which leads to a question if anyone has made it this far into the post. Do you keep getting tested every year? I will say that, for me, the treatments were the best thing in the world. I now have energy that I haven't had in years. I thought that I was just fat and lazy, but I actually think that a lot of it had to do with the hepC. My quality of life has been boosted 100 times over. Everyone has to decide for themselves, but I am a pro treatment person...and the sooner the better. <><Tammie><> ps. I will try to write more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 And Del helps us be sure our sense of humor stays intact! Re: Lurker speaking out Hello Tamster, My name is DEl I hepc 2b with ESLD an can't do tx yet. Tried twice and I got staph infections each time at 5 weeks. That is a very nice post you made and wanted to let you know I enjoyed reading it. I am not the go to person on many of the things discussed on line in group.. there is alotta knowledge here.... However it is not with me. molecular structures and are we sure the blood flows left to right or right to to left, is better left to the learned. I tend to try to maintain sanity, and when I do, I try to help others as best as I can...sometimes through poems, stories and postings a mile and half long.!! hahahha Which is why I'm leaving now!! Talk Later!! Del Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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