Re: New Guy old problem/MIKE/MARK

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Hey guys.

My teeth have not been the 'healthiest' in town,I had maybe 8

fillings, and my Fathers teeth were not very healthy.

At least I could still eat, drink ( I still 'dribble'

sometimes),Smile, Kiss Confidently,(without thought), eat an apple,

sneeze and my appearance was OK for me.... They are expensive too.

I still have adjustments to make (mentally).As much as I miss

having a cookie with pecans, or Almond Bar..Steak, etc.. I would

give them all up (and have) to have my God given teeth back! ARE

some opportunities to have fun with them..but it's not very often.

Kids I see at the hospital get a REAL kick out me moving them

around! haha.

Get healthy, your gums Marc. They probably are, but a " deep

cleaning " may be a wise thing to do before you start.

Then, Peg Interferon/ Ribivirin tx in my body caused a lot of

things, and regrettably, my teeth falling out of my head was one of

them. I also formed infection in my lower jaw, which prompted me to

have the remaining 14 pulled.

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> Hi Marc,

> I was diagnosed in 1995 also. but I probably had Hep C for 20

> years before that, It takes about that long for symptoms to show

> up and often as was in my case I was already to sick to treat or

> biopsy.

> Make sure you get your teeth looked at to make sure you have no

> cavities or infection.

> The only complication I had post transplant was that I got very

> sick, refused to go to the DR, because I'm a man and that's how

> we act.

> My wife came downstairs to find me having a seizure and not

> breathing. I ended up on a ventilator for a week, and was

> diagnosed with septicemia, a very common cause of death after a

> transplant. I am pretty sure it started with some dental problems

> that I left unrepaired.

> Septicemia is a condition where there is a large amount of

> bacteria in your blood, mine was Strep A in the blood.

> I have treated twice post transplant and responded both times but

> relapsed. I will now wait for something new.

> Good luck to you, keep us informed and great to here from you.

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> Hello Everyone and Happy New Years. I have never posted here

> but would like to get involved as best I can. My Name is Marc and

> I am 55, have had hep-c since 1995. I did the interferon

> treatment and it kinda worked till 2001 when my doctor said my

> test weren't so good. So he put me on the Pegasis program for 12

> months.My numbers stayed good for all of 3 months afterward. Then

> they shot way up. And no way was I going to do that Pegasis

> again. That's stuff almost killed me. Haven't been right since.

> So from 2002 till last Oct. I just lived with it. Then at work I

> got a hernia but they couldn't help me till they relieved the

> swelling in my abdomen caused buy my Cirrhosis. I had Acites

> pretty bad. They got it down enough to operate but the fluid came

> back even worse which cause a 2nd Hernia on the opposite side. So

> they did Paracentesis on me and out came 3.3 Liters. Had the 2nd

> hernia op and was told their goal was to put me on the TP list if

> I passed a battery of test. I have one more to go. My teeth need

> check'n out. I could go on and on with the stuff they have me do.

> But don't want to bore you all and I am sure you've heard it all

> before.

> Well that's most of my history and would be glad to answer

> anything I can that might help you and what's in store for you.

> Thanks for listening..................Marc

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