biopsy in the morning

[kennybob]

hello all...new here..dx'd with hep c about 7 weeks ago n joined the forum and have been readin up on the posts trying to get all the info i can..just wanted to say thanks to all and am so glad i found this site..has given me lots of info..wish me luck in the morning..will take it from there to see where i stand and where to go from here..have had severe fatigue for past couple of years...n was dx'd while trying to find out where all the pain in my ankles was coming from...orthapedic doc sent me to rheumatoligist and she sent me in for lab work and is how i found out i have hep c....so we will see where it stands..do not know much about the numbers and all i see here..lol..can be confusing..but i figure the only way to know for sure what stage i am at is to do the biopsy..again ..wish me luck n thanks again

[Isobella]

Awesome =)  The anticipation stinks....the reality turns out to be not so bad.

Now on to the hurry up and wait part.  

Even at 12 weeks post...the waiting is the worst.  

Thanks for the well wishes.  Can't wait to hear your results.

Isobella

[kennybob]

hey n thanks for the good wishes...the biopsy went well...much less traumatic than what i expected..now get to suffer through waiting for the results...lol..again new to all of this and just want to say thanks again for the words of encouragement...and definitely will keep you posted as to the results...thanks again...n i too wish u all the best

[Isobella]

Arg...the worrying was the worst.  

Hopefully your biopsy will be a totally anticlimatic event.  The information gained will help you decide the next direction, so it's totally worth it.

My experience was good.  I did take the meds offered for "relaxation" and it helped.  But I still felt I could have driven home.  You'll have a few hours afterwards to wait before they let you go home.  I bought a good book and enjoyed the river front view.

I wish you the best. Please keep us posted.

Isobella

[kennybob]

thanks so much pam...n yes the waitin n the dreadin has been rather rough this week...
and as you say...can be a rather confusing and frightening time being newly dx'd..have been droppin in and reading alot and VALUE so much the info i am gettin from you guys..hopefully soon will know exactly where i stand as far as stage level i am at and know where to go from there...trying to prepare myself mentally and physically for what lies ahead...the fatigue has been rather extreme for the past couple of years..i have been blaming it all on my 12 hour night shifts..n gettin older..lol..hopefully things will get better and again thanks for the welcome...

[justme53]

Hey, good luck to you tomorrow with your biopsy. Mine was a piece of cake despite all the worrying I did ahead of time. My results, bad as mine were, nonetheless pointed me in the direction I needed to go. The not knowing was harder on me than the actual results.

BTW, welcome aboard. .Being newly diagnosed is a confusing and frightening time but less so when you can hang out with others that have been there too.

Pam