Viral Load info after treatment
I've been having a conversation with someone about viral load testing. I am four
months post tx..I will wait until month six. I was going tomorrow to have it
done. Then I got this magazine delivered (forgot I ordered it) and I read this
article I attached below along with the link.
My point is you should always CHECK for the facts yourself and not just
believe what anyone says without backing it up yourself. My friends intentions
were good. My doctor was right.
Patients who are undetectable for HCV-RNA at the end of treatment are labeled
end of treatment responders (EOT). If they are HCV-RNA neg six months following
their last interferon infection, they are labeled sustained viral responders
(SVR). Patients with a sustained viral response have about a 99 percent chance
of cure. Cure means that they are HCV-RNA negative one, two,five,ten,years after
completion of treatment. Patients cured of hepatitis C have a much better
survival rate than those whoa are not cured.
www.hepatitismag.com
Oct 2005 Issue
~ Bayla ~
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...
It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things
that give value to survival."
C.S.Lewis
The 20% getting complications was an estimate from some years back.
Currently those numbers are rising. Its higher than 20% with complications.
Sally
Most of the people (80%) who have Hep C and never get treatment, die of
something else after living a normal life expectancy. It's the 20% who get
complications from it, like cirrhosis and liver cancer who would truly benefit
from treatment. This being said, there are not many studies that look at
long-term effects, since there has only been a test for Hep C and an
understanding of it as an infectious agent since the late 80's or early 90's.
Thus it may be beneficial to treat the disease in non-symptomatic persons
because we have no way of knowing exactly which of these persons would go on to
develop complications. My point is that even if you don't clear the virus with
treatment, if you're otherwise healthy and not developing complications being
alarmist doesn't help your cause.
BARB <irisdancinghorse@...
post, wasnt too tuff:) the svr is
sustained viral response, and a better chance for survival is; that
w/a zero viral load longer term we would have a better chance for
survival from the irreprical damages hcv would put on those whom
dont attain an svr; simply said better survival chance, but then we
all could get hit by a mack truck tomarrow huh? one never knows but
I got the point of the article, it wasnt really that hard to figure
out. Just think of surviving hcv, if you were post transplant, too,
because we see many whom are 7 yrs out that are still clear of the
virus and others whom it came back w/a vengeance. I understand the
concept clearly; that we may survive and not die of hcv if our svrs
are down or zero. Not much to figuring that one out.
and yes I did write that poem on another board as I am asst. manager
on another board and the letter to healthy people whom most of you
have prob. read or seen, this was a letter to the people whom have
hcv and need the healty people to rally for us:) I in my own
personal opinion believe we would see more hcvers at captital hill
each yr.I unfortunately heard this last one DR. richard Darling
emailed me hes a three time post tp recipient/and said unfortunatly
low turnout:( because I think those stricken w/hcv are either sick,
poor, low socioeconomic status, and cant either afford to go unless
the bus was to pick them up free of charge? all over the US) hey now
thats an adovcate idea:) hummnnnnn got me thinking but the rooms are
a bit spendy, and food, but who's to say that we couldnt ask and it
Shall come:) its like believe in a miracle and be one:) hugs to all,
hope the heat is off a bit, Iam in a bit of a tiff right now w/a
sick friend, and its hard, when I know she would love to be in
washington dc each yr. but can barely get outta her house right now:
( so lets fight for the cause and look less into the hidden
meanings in between the lines:) hugs barb:)
Hell Mike, thats why i did 18 months just love pain ,they got a name for that
dont they masachist. dont know if spelling is correct but im sure you get it
and i was hoping since riba is genatoxic i was hoping to grow a 3rd and 4th arm
and mayba 1 other thing to ammuse the girls or should i say 3 other things ,
but so far all i notice is hair in strange places maybe the other stuff will
come later . Eric
Mike kinda like agent orange even when uncle is backed into a cornor whats the
procedure deny ,deny ,deny , Eric
Hi Barb.
I appreciate your openess and honesty regarding this 'growing' feeling of
prejudice.
Eric, your feelings too.
My writing is not focused on HEPC and I know it's wrong. to use this forum to
express myself...but this is just so important to me. I hope you will forgive
me.
Open communication is the key to understanding.
Prejudice, as we all know. is alive and well in America, and the rest of the
world. We are ALL prejudiced to a degree... and I think it is based on past
experience and general good 'ol common sense. American Heritage Dictionary~~
The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or
convictions~~..... lends credibility to my thoughts. The question is..What is
unreasonable?
I'm not sure if this is prejudice, please let me know what you think......
If I enter someones home (invited of course..haha), and a Teacup Chihuahua
comes runinng up to me I would not be noticeably "on guard" to fend this mongrol
off.
However, if a Pit Bull is in the room, salavating and just staring at me, and
showing traits of 'this is his territory', I would definetly not trust him. I
may (after quite some time...) be able to relax a little, but there will always
be a hint of "don't drop your guard Del, remember...HE IS A PIT BULL"!!
Does this make me prejudiced, or does it merely show some sort of intelligence
on my part, based on a prejudged opinion/feeling/experience I have formed about
these killer dogs (not all are killers, mind you, it's up to you to pick the
ones that aren't.). Has "prejudice" become a nasty word to describe hate and
ignorance, when it could be thought of as intelligently acting on ones past
experience? You know...it really is not fair for me to assume he is going to
attack..All Pit Bulls don't attack...why should I not like this one? It really
isn't fair, to assume they are ALL ALIKE!!!! Is it? All of them salivate and
are protective of their territory. Go ahead honey,,, go in the back yard and
play with Spike...I must show trust and fairness to all pit bulls because it is
not Spikes fault others like him have maimed and killed.
Having said that, who amoung us would allow their three year old little girl
to roll around with sweet SPIKE in the backyard?. He wouldn't hurt a flea!! (no
pun).
If anyone would let their child play with 85 lbs. of muscle and teeth, ( lets
be real..not prejudice, (I think?) or insensitive to something/someone, but you
don't see too many Pit Bulls herding sheep ,do ya'?).. I don't feel as if I have
to accept the situation and (1). worry all the time about the child (more than
normal) or the Pit Bull...(2). feel uncomfortable and nervous (3.) probably
make a fool of myself if the dog or the child were not in my sight.
Who is to determine if MY personal experience warrants my fear of this
situation? Am I acting out of ignorance, scared only because he looks scary? Or
that his bark is hard to understand? Or did I see news footage of Police having
to shoot some Pit Bulls because they would not stop attacking the neighbor
children? Or is there a scar on my leg from being mauled by a Pit Bull. Who is
going to know these things..other than I ? Will I be deemed PREJUDICE?
If I picked up a snake and were bit, this would be the result of my ignorance
and curiousity , the first time.
If I do it a second time, thinking I owe the serpent population a fair shake,
and that surely they all don't bite, and I'm bit again, this is an unfortunate
situation, and I should try to remember what happens when I try to pick up a
snake.
I don't hate the snake, I just wish we could get used to being around together
occasionally.
The third time.... I look at a snake, (different snake mind you)... I,
because of my preconceived notion or judgement of another snake, ie: prejudice,
stay away from the snake...AND I tell my friends to stay away from snakes
because of my past experience. Now it's like a a grass fire that is getting out
of control, and more and more people start to HATE Snakes! I realize I've been
referring to dogs and snakes....but the gap (concerning prejudice) from dogs to
people is not a great one.
I hope I am not offending anyone, as I swear with all I have that I don't
mean to. I am trying to stay on level ground, and speak logically and address
REAL issues.
Eric is right, the percentage of health care personnel in America that were
birthed and raised in places other than America is growing.
My doctor is from Nigeria. He is the director of the Liver Association of
Texas, St. Lukes Medical Center, Houston, Tx. His American English (many from
the U.K.don't aknowledge we speak English) is great! I feel comfortable he
did not rise to this position because a ' Nigerian Liver Director quota' had to
be met, or there was no one available from ANYTOWN. USA. It was because he
deserves it.
I was just in the hospital for nine days...I had probably 10 Nigerian Nurses,
one Asian, and one American male. This is just fact.
Who did I like and feel more comfortable around? The American.
This really looks bad coming from a person that likes to strive for equality
and fairness in hiring and wages....BUT...I liked the American white guy.
WHY?????? Because I'm an American white guy??
Prejudice? Maybe... I had an extremely hard time understanding the Nigerians,
(and trust me, I understand not understanding someone's dialect) especially when
they wake me up and in a somewhat stacatic, forceful diction say I am giving you
medicine..take this. TAke IT! The American and I spoke in terms that I'm used
to.. here...in America.
Again.. I mean absolutely no offense...I just feel this discord growing all
around the world (my customer's of 22 years were from all over the world,
Merchant Marine Trading VLCC's) and I need to discuss it, hopefully without
bias. I believe we all do.
I am almost done. I know this isn't TOTALLY related to HEPC and Liver
malfunctions, but if ya' got it... your probably gonna' have to deal with this.
Many people from the Middle East have very different ideas about health
issues, especially regarding eating and what we call, "going to the bathroom".
Between my travels ( I circumnavigated the World in 18 months with a backpack,
hitchiking mostly and meeting some wonderful people), and my carreer, I became
prejudice (it now seems) because I refused to shake hands or touch anyone from
those regions.
Most...maybe not all..don't use toilet paper...only water and a bare hand to
clean themselves. It starts in Turkey/Israel and goes to Asia.
Why would I treat ALL Mid Easterners with prejudice? That's not fair, is it?
Maybe the Captain did use toilet paper... (they also eat with no
untensils...bare hand, or a small piece of bread ) but should I... would you....
shake hands..sit down and share food with people that daily practice these
EXTREMELY unhealthy methods?
NOPE! I had to exercise the ability God gave me to do what's right for me. To
use my brain he graciously gave me to make the best decisions for me. To learn
from previous experience, to be able to make a judgement, BEFORE (pre) or after
the situation arises. Even though the ship I'm on today may practice sanitary
conditions, I don't know that. Because of the 100's of ships from the same
region previously in the PORT of Houston, I feel obligated to myself to say,
well....sorry Captain...I will not shake your hand or dine with you. Even if the
Captain practices sanitary health methods, I don't know if if the Chief
Engineer, the Deckhands.. oh...don't forget the Chief Steward!! (cook) etc....
or the rest of his countrymen, or "his kind" as I guess could be said, can be
trusted.
Prejudice-- HIS KIND....sounds nasty, doesn't it?
It can flare up anywhere, anytime. It is ugly, demeaning, hateful, and grows
fast. One day a grass fire...the next half of the Sierra's.
No matter how frivolous what I've written may seem, I am sincere in my concern
about this. I will do my best to best to keep to HEPC related issues in the
future, but I... like you, Barb, have a hard time leaving some issues alone.
Please comtinue to state your feelings and viewpoints honestly...If you don't,
I couldn't know who you are.
Deliman
BARB <irisdancinghorse@...
wELL iAM JUST GONNA JUMP IN AND GO OUT ON A LIMB HERE; LOL. NO
REALLY; Pam posted earlier if anyone read it that woman have a
better svr chance of non relapse or whatever, I was speed reading:(
but.....fact of the matter is whatever neck of the woods you live in
there are good and bad people, and we need to make this world a
better place to live and offer hope to all who have hcv is just my
humble opinion, and as for the slashing of the minorities,; well iam
not real big into that!!!!there is a name for that called prejudice;
and I dont think this is the illness nor the site for that/when we
prejudge people we tend to make ourselves look better? why? we arent
better we are all sick w/a devastating illness, read these boards
many people struggling not w/false hopes, just hopes of a new life.
nothing in my opinion wrong w/that:)I wrote a poem this am, and will
post it sometime when things simmer down, but my blood gets a bit
boiled when i hear of harshness said about third world countries, I
was born in one, work w/ a disperity group, and in no way do I think
third world countries are stupid, and many fine doctors like my hep
dr. Coleman smith came from austalia:) hes world reknowned. hes a
big tp surgeon and hep dr. I would much rather place my trust in
someone whom is honest forthright than to place it in the hands of
someone whom doesnt do any good but whine!!!!!!!!!! we are here for
a purpose and none of us have doctorate degrees to my knowledge we
are just humans trying to be the best help we can to those whom are
sick. I have a friend right now ready to go out w/this illness, and
she is very sick, and wont do another tp.I wont say iam not angry
because iam afraid to loose her. lets count our blessings each day,
and try to cheer those on whom have had the opportunity to do tx.
and get a good readout svr:) live in the solution not the problem is
my motto:)and Iam one whom cant ever do interferon based tx. and
suffer all the same symptoms of those whom are on tx too. but I dont
whine, I would rather be proactive and spend my time going out
helping others than to stay so dang focused on ME ME ME: ok I said
my peace, its ok to have a pity party i did this am for a short
while, but ...........when we wallow in it we become a pain in the a
tripple s to many. thanks for hearing me out. Iam a strong headed
woman whom is a strait shooter and the best we can find is a honest
friend:) Best wishes bayla and I know your come up ok:) to those
whom dont, we have two choices ,tp's if need be, or tx if poss. but
for me, I just live w/the now, and how can I help another and make
this world a better place to live in:) hugs barb ps. alfie I hope
your ok, and Iam all for anyone whom tells their tx stories in
here, its the big x whining I cant tolerate, but thats just me, some
might not mind it? hugs to all of us sticken w/this incidious
disease, and remember ~That every good friend was once a stranger~
Loreena Mckinnett from quinlin road:)
btw; she lost her fiance' to a boating accident in canada, shes a
singer, and turned something realllllllllll neg. into a pos. by
endorsing more sonic or solor devices to be used in the big
boundaries of waters in canada for drowning victims, and is a now
appointed cleric to Canada:) I honour her:)irisdancinghorse
wish i was that smart Eric
Barb ,i wasnt talking good and bad just people of different orgins being able
to understand one another in a hospital setting ,pretty critical dont ya think
,all speek broken english with thick accents and i know from other medical
proffesionals who can speek english , they say its a joke and very dangerious .
Some may want this care but not me and as far as my sub starndard school chums
who are docs now you want em you got em ,i wouldnt let them take a wart off the
k9s butt . Dont know if you noticed but the medical system here is a disaster
,high script costs medacare people getting cut off in the middle of tx to name
just 2 ,it goes on and on, sad for supposidly the greast country in the world
,wouldnt you say , express your opinion we all got a few kinda like news paper
to be read and thrown away . Eric
Hay Mike, was up dude , i know the sky and moon, no how ya doing on tx did you
find those links i sent you . Eric
Mike, you notice you havent seen the real mouths out here ,the ones who didnt
get past tom dick and jane reading in 1st grade there an inspetation to me as
our good buddy mike puts it , but i guess he likes the drink too ,you know it
makes you miss a key now and then but he really should not be drinking his
little ferry told me its bad for his health. He should know better hes in
medical services , .Mike medical you posted a question you could have had an
answer from NIH in 10 mineuts but you want to play kid games i understand i dont
have hcv so it does not matter to me wish you the best with tx. Eric
Mike their are quite a few getting bad post tx sides too that seem to be for
good ,eyes ,joints, heart ,memory to name a few . I havent looked for any stats
on that but i guess im going to have to since i did 18 months and no safty data
was availble at the time on over 48 weeks and even though its been just under 3
years svr for me i understand the sids can creap up on you .Not that their is
anthying i can do about it now but be preped for the worst . What med are you
taking pegintron pegsays infergen it makes a difference. Eric
If you have better numbers, please post them.
Sally Hines <shines@...
estimate from some years back.
Currently those numbers are rising. Its higher than 20% with complications.
Sally
Del ,also it keeps the board hot and interesting ,heck if we all agreed it would
be a bore . their only e mails not like a bar room braw , but i will admit at
times they can cut deep . Eric
Del ,sure we can, but we can disagree too,right .Eric
In the words of Mr. Rodney King...."Can't we ALL JUST GET ALONG???hahaha!
couldn't help it..
Deliman
eric snyder <1122snyder@...
could be true but we are not talking about spelling are we Eric
Mike ,but im not a doc in life and death sits . And like i said i dont get on
this thing without a drink to dull the bordum at least on the bull boards ,part
of the fun for me . eric.
Oh Mike, next time you need a serious operation come on down to Maryland . Its
fun im a thrill seaker and love russian roulett . Eric
You were talking about effective communication, of which spelling is an
important part.
eric snyder <1122snyder@...
talking about spelling are we Eric
But then im not so sure mike when its time for me to play on this i do it with
a bottle of moet chandon 68 to dull my sences from the bordum . Eric
could be true but we are not talking about spelling are we Eric
Eric, I'll bet most of them can spell better than you can . . .
eric snyder <1122snyder@...
a serious procedure and when nurse to doc, or doc to doc ,patient to nurse, or
patient to doc, communican is poor, to put it mildely , its a bad situation
,when so many of the med names sound alike and the chance of a mistake is very
high anyway and i as an american speaking english and cant understand the doc
or nurse and know they cant understand each other it worries me ,hay if people
are comfortable with that so be it , they can have them, not that im pre
judgeing anyone when they cant speak english or broken english or speak broken
english through a thick accent its scariy. I would not care in most sits but
this is much different . Their were enough fatal hosp mistakes before this i was
just hoping they would kill me and not put me in a nursing home wating for
someone to change my dyper , you should have seen the obvious commication erros,
glad i had a little medical experance or they would have
killed me or put me in a nursing home . eric
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Del, i was recently in the hosp for a serious procedure and when nurse to doc,
or doc to doc ,patient to nurse, or patient to doc, communican is poor, to put
it mildely , its a bad situation ,when so many of the med names sound alike and
the chance of a mistake is very high anyway and i as an american speaking
english and cant understand the doc or nurse and know they cant understand each
other it worries me ,hay if people are comfortable with that so be it , they can
have them, not that im pre judgeing anyone when they cant speak english or
broken english or speak broken english through a thick accent its scariy. I
would not care in most sits but this is much different . Their were enough fatal
hosp mistakes before this i was just hoping they would kill me and not put me in
a nursing home wating for someone to change my dyper , you should have seen the
obvious commication erros, glad i had a little medical experance or they would
have killed me or put me in a nursing home . eric
Hi Barb.
I appreciate your openess and honesty regarding this 'growing' feeling of
prejudice.
Frioc, your feelings too.
My writing is not focused on HEPC and I know it's wrong. to use this forum to
express myself...but this is just so important to me. I hope you will forgive
me.
Open communication is the key to understanding.
Prejudice, as we all know. is alive and well in America, and the rest of the
world. We are ALL prejudiced to a degree... and I think it is based on past
experience and general good 'ol common sense. American Heritage Dictionary~~
The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or
convictions~~..... lends credibility to my thoughts. The question is..What is
unreasonable?
I'm not sure if this is prejudice, please let me know what you think......
If I enter someones home (invited of course..haha), and a Teacup Chihuahua
comes runinng up to me I would not be noticeably "on guard" to fend this mongrol
off.
However, if a Pit Bull is in the room, salavating and just staring at me, and
showing traits of 'this is his territory', I would definetly not trust him. I
may (after quite some time...) be able to relax a little, but there will always
be a hint of "don't drop your guard Del, remember...HE IS A PIT BULL"!!
Does this make me prejudiced, or does it merely show some sort of intelligence
on my part, based on a prejudged opinion/feeling/experience I have formed about
these killer dogs (not all are killers, mind you, it's up to you to pick the
ones that aren't.). Has "prejudice" become a nasty word to describe hate and
ignorance, when it could be thought of as intelligently acting on ones past
experience? You know...it really is not fair for me to assume he is going to
attack..All Pit Bulls don't attack...why should I not like this one? It really
isn't fair, to assume they are ALL ALIKE!!!! Is it? All of them salivate and
are protective of their territory. Go ahead honey,,, go in the back yard and
play with Spike...I must show trust and fairness to all pit bulls because it is
not Spikes fault others like him have maimed and killed.
Having said that, who amoung us would allow their three year old little girl
to roll around with sweet SPIKE in the backyard?. He wouldn't hurt a flea!! (no
pun).
If anyone would let their child play with 85 lbs. of muscle and teeth, ( lets
be real..not prejudice, (I think?) or insensitive to something/someone, but you
don't see too many Pit Bulls herding sheep ,do ya'?).. I don't feel as if I have
to accept the situation and (1). worry all the time about the child (more than
normal) or the Pit Bull...(2). feel uncomfortable and nervous (3.) probably
make a fool of myself if the dog or the child were not in my sight.
Who is to determine if MY personal experience warrants my fear of this
situation? Am I acting out of ignorance, scared only because he looks scary? Or
that his bark is hard to understand? Or did I see news footage of Police having
to shoot some Pit Bulls because they would not stop attacking the neighbor
children? Or is there a scar on my leg from being mauled by a Pit Bull. Who is
going to know these things..other than I ? Will I be deemed PREJUDICE?
If I picked up a snake and were bit, this would be the result of my ignorance
and curiousity , the first time.
If I do it a second time, thinking I owe the serpent population a fair shake,
and that surely they all don't bite, and I'm bit again, this is an unfortunate
situation, and I should try to remember what happens when I try to pick up a
snake.
I don't hate the snake, I just wish we could get used to being around together
occasionally.
The third time.... I look at a snake, (different snake mind you)... I,
because of my preconceived notion or judgement of another snake, ie: prejudice,
stay away from the snake...AND I tell my friends to stay away from snakes
because of my past experience. Now it's like a a grass fire that is getting out
of control, and more and more people start to HATE Snakes!
I realize I've been referring to dogs and snakes....but the gap (concerning
prejudice) from dogs to people is not a great one.
I hope I am not offending anyone, as I swear with all I have that I don't
mean to. I am trying to stay on level ground, and speak logically and address
REAL issues.
Eric is right, the percentage of health care personnel in America that were
birthed and raised in places other than America is growing.
My doctor is from Nigeria. He is the director of the Liver Association of
Texas, St. Lukes Medical Center, Houston, Tx. His American English (many from
the U.K.don't aknowledge we speak English) is great! I feel comfortable he
did not rise to this position because a ' Nigerian Liver Director quota' had to
be met, or there was no one available from ANYTOWN. USA. It was because he
deserves it.
I was just in the hospital for nine days...I had probably 10 Nigerian Nurses,
one Asian, and one American male. This is just fact.
Who did I like and feel more comfortable around? The American.
This really looks bad coming from a person that likes to strive for equality
and fairness in hiring and wages....BUT...I liked the American white guy.
WHY?????? Because I'm an American white guy??
Prejudice? Maybe... I had an extremely hard time understanding the Nigerians,
(and trust me, I understand not understanding someone's dialect) especially when
they wake me up and in a somewhat stacatic, forceful diction say I am giving you
medicine..take this. The American and I spoke in terms that I'm used to..
here...in America.
Again.. I mean absolutely no offense...I just feel this discord growing all
around the world (my customer's of 22 years were from all over the world,
Merchant Marine Trading VLCC's) and I need to discuss it, hopefully without
bias. I believe we all do.
I am almost done. I know this isn't TOTALLY related to HEPC and Liver
malfunctions, but if ya' got it... your probably gonna' have to deal with this.
Many people from the Middle East have very different ideas about health
issues, especially regarding eating and what we call, "going to the bathroom".
Between my travels ( I circumnavigated the World in 18 months with a backpack,
hitchiking mostly and meeting some wonderful people), and my carreer, I became
prejudice (it seems) because I refused to shake hands or touch anyone from those
regions. Most...maybe not all..don't use toilet paper...only water and a bare
hand to clean themselves. It starts in Turkey/Israel and goes to Asia.
Why would I treat ALL Mid Easterners with prejudice? That's not fair, is it?
Maybe the Captain did use toilet paper... (they also eat with no
untensils...bare hand, or a small piece of bread ) but should I... would you....
shake hands..sit down and share food with people that daily practice these
EXTREMELY unhealthy methods?
NOPE! I had to exercise the ability God gave me to do what's right for me. To
use my brain to make the best decisions for me. To learn from previous
experience, to be able to make a judgement, BEFORE (pre) or after the situation
arises. Even though the ship I'm on today may practice sanitary conditions, I
don't know that. Because of the 100's of ships from the same region previously
in the PORT of Houston, I feel obligated to myself to say, well....sorry
Captain...I will not shake your hand or dine with you. Even if the Captain
practices sanitary health methods, I don't know if if the Chief Engineer, the
Deckhands.. oh...don't forget the Chief Steward!! (cook) etc.... or the rest of
his countrymen, or "his kind" as I guess could be said, can be trusted.
Prejudice-- HIS KIND....sounds nasty, doesn't it?
It can flare up anywhere, anytime. It is ugly, demeaning, hateful, and grows
fast.
No matter how stupid what I've written may seem, I am sincere in my concern
about this. I will do my best to best to keep to HEPC related issues in the
future, but I... like you, Barb, have a hard time leaving some issues alone.
Deliman
BARB <irisdancinghorse@...
wELL iAM JUST GONNA JUMP IN AND GO OUT ON A LIMB HERE; LOL. NO
REALLY; Pam posted earlier if anyone read it that woman have a
better svr chance of non relapse or whatever, I was speed reading:(
but.....fact of the matter is whatever neck of the woods you live in
there are good and bad people, and we need to make this world a
better place to live and offer hope to all who have hcv is just my
humble opinion, and as for the slashing of the minorities,; well iam
not real big into that!!!!there is a name for that called prejudice;
and I dont think this is the illness nor the site for that/when we
prejudge people we tend to make ourselves look better? why? we arent
better we are all sick w/a devastating illness, read these boards
many people struggling not w/false hopes, just hopes of a new life.
nothing in my opinion wrong w/that:)I wrote a poem this am, and will
post it sometime when things simmer down, but my blood gets a bit
boiled when i hear of harshness said about third world countries, I
was born in one, work w/ a disperity group, and in no way do I think
third world countries are stupid, and many fine doctors like my hep
dr. Coleman smith came from austalia:) hes world reknowned. hes a
big tp surgeon and hep dr. I would much rather place my trust in
someone whom is honest forthright than to place it in the hands of
someone whom doesnt do any good but whine!!!!!!!!!! we are here for
a purpose and none of us have doctorate degrees to my knowledge we
are just humans trying to be the best help we can to those whom are
sick. I have a friend right now ready to go out w/this illness, and
she is very sick, and wont do another tp.I wont say iam not angry
because iam afraid to loose her. lets count our blessings each day,
and try to cheer those on whom have had the opportunity to do tx.
and get a good readout svr:) live in the solution not the problem is
my motto:)and Iam one whom cant ever do interferon based tx. and
suffer all the same symptoms of those whom are on tx too. but I dont
whine, I would rather be proactive and spend my time going out
helping others than to stay so dang focused on ME ME ME: ok I said
my peace, its ok to have a pity party i did this am for a short
while, but ...........when we wallow in it we become a pain in the a
tripple s to many. thanks for hearing me out. Iam a strong headed
woman whom is a strait shooter and the best we can find is a honest
friend:) Best wishes bayla and I know your come up ok:) to those
whom dont, we have two choices ,tp's if need be, or tx if poss. but
for me, I just live w/the now, and how can I help another and make
this world a better place to live in:) hugs barb ps. alfie I hope
your ok, and Iam all for anyone whom tells their tx stories in
here, its the big x whining I cant tolerate, but thats just me, some
might not mind it? hugs to all of us sticken w/this incidious
disease, and remember ~That every good friend was once a stranger~
Loreena Mckinnett from quinlin road:)
btw; she lost her fiance' to a boating accident in canada, shes a
singer, and turned something realllllllllll neg. into a pos. by
endorsing more sonic or solor devices to be used in the big
boundaries of waters in canada for drowning victims, and is a now
appointed cleric to Canada:) I honour her:)irisdancinghorse