Hello i found out i had hep c wen i was 21 i new how i got it and i had gotton it wen i was 20 i am 29 now and have not had any treatment i dont have insurance and i dont know how to get any!Does any one have any suggestions to how i can get insurance to help me get the treatment to pay for it??
I live in the Rochester area but have been to the mountains often. Just saw your area code and it rang a bell (used to live in Syracuse area)
morning All.....K i live way&above syracuse in Adirondaks...potsdam ny..my gastro is at upstate medical tho-Are we neighbors perchance? did talk w countryboy..told him i just shot a nice fat doe out my frontdoor,then he explained sum 'gamelaws to me!!! naww,we hada good chat& shared sum laughs&fears....Hope Things r goin bettr for ALL
Hey, stick around and chime in once in a while. If nothing else, there is some entertainment value here. Lots of knowledgeable people who understand what hvc brings to you and what it takes from you.
Thank all of you for your comments and support!
Hay beamishboy do you live in upstate NY in the Syracuse area (315)
The meeting is next Wednesday at St. Francis. We meet in the conference room right next to the information desk in the hospital on the first floor. Come straight in the main entrance. The info desk is on the left and the room is next to it.
Weird that they don't have info. You can call the Liver Foundation in our area to find out about the speaker. I'll look and see if I can't find a contact number.
Welcome, we are glad you came here. This is a great place for support and commiserating about our disease and treatments. No one understands like someone who has/is treating/did treat this disease. Friends and family who haven't been thru it don't get it (and hopefully they never will!) but because you look okay doesn't always mean you feel okay. Good luck!
Welcome, like cando said here, try not to get worked up. after you get all your stats come back and post them. Well what I mean is post anyway and there are some really knowlegable folks here. We get a little crazy here but it's all in fun. Here yoi'll get knowlege and that in it's self is power, power to overcome.
Dyce
How could you read posts here and never post yourself.. Im in my 15th week of treatment and just got my 12 weeks results back yesterday ..
1.1 million vl down to 14,744vl// not a zero but down enough to keep me on tx . My nurse told me about this site yesterday and this is my secound post. lol hang in and hang on .
Welcome. This place is way more than I ever expected from an online support group. Support, great info and suggestions of options, the experience of people that have been on both sides of the door, drama, honesty, inspiration and one thing that abounds here sometimes, humour. I've noticed I never feel alone when I'm laughing. The perserverance, encouragement and stories here help us to step up to the daily rigors and worries but I think it's the genuine laughter that I find here that really helps us when it's time to heal. If your worried about anything, before you let it rent too much space in your head, know that somebody else here has more than likely already been through it, and they're sittin someplace typin a post to let you know it can be gotten through. Maybe not easily, but the other side of our worry and fears is generally pretty attainable. The roads a little easier when you know there's others that have traveled it, maybe waitin down the road for us with a smile.
Stay close, stay well,
Don
says....just wish I could take a pill/shot/bath and fix it!!
There is pill= cyanide
Shot= that 9mm you got
bath= hold your head under water for ten minutes.
If i can be of any more help, just ask me. :)
I cut and pasted our list from today, sent it to him and told him "I'm making new friends on the internet... looks like we have a lot in common!!" He may have got dads brains, but he has EXACTLY my sense of humor.....
He actually got in trouble in school in the OBGYN class, because some girl was eavesdropping on the (BTW) top three in the program and he commented "time for the vagina monologues". she went straight to the colonel, yada yada, turns out if she could have gotten the three kicked out, she would have then been #2 in the class, which has a great deal to do with where you get stationed....no sense of humor at all!!
Sounds like your son got his brains from dads side of the family.
Hello again!! I spoke with my son the PA. SEnt him my blood stats, and asked him "if there isnt a reason, why do I feel like death warmed over, barely?" He had an interesting comment. He said you are injecting high doses of cytokines, which is essentially what your body produces to fight massive infections. So just assume you have an active flu infection for a year, and think about how you would feel fighting that for a year. welcome to interferon therapy. I guess I feel better knowing the why, just wish I could take a pill/shot/bath and fix it!! Just thought yall might chew on that one too... interesting perspective from a snot nosed kid ( snooks age!!)
Welcome, Try not to worry to much until you know your geno type and your bx. Results. Our minds play tricks on us and we think every little pain is the big one. Before you decide to tx or not to tx. make sure you understand as much as possible. Just don't jump right into anything. Good luck to you and come back often. Your geno type and bx. should weigh in what you should do.
I completly understand. I just found out I have Hepatitus C. I was so shocked. I have no idea where I got it either. I do know in 1998 I was negative and I first tested positive in April 2005. Doctor did not mention it to me until I had another positive just 3 weeks ago. Anyway both time the numbers were boarderline. From what I am reading here that really makes no difference. I do have an appointment in 2 1/2 weeks with the specialist. I am planning to get a biopsy and everything else done so I can see where I stand. I did not think I had any symptoms but since I have found out it seems like I am feeling every gas bubble etc. Not sure if I need to be worried or not. I have only told a handful of people. I don't think alot of people would know how to react and I need more infomation before I say anything. This forum has been a help. I just hope like everyone that I can get treatment and it works.
Ha can , it's the survival instinct in me. I know I'll send her a coonhat. Wait a minute coon eat fish, yikes what have I done , I'm gonna have to get some pitchfork armour!
Dyceman
Ok dyce quit sucken up. We both know that fishdoc is one crazy lady.
P.S. fishdoc, you know theres things out there to help with that fishy smell don't ya.
Yeah, but I offered yall a free fish hat... who could ask for more? Ya know when you always smell like dead fish, you have to buy friends..;)
Hey:
I spoke with St. Francis Hospital today and they are not showing anything on their schedule for the meeting we talked about. Do you know if it is a hospital event or a Roch Lab meeting? I've hit a brick wall on this with the Hospital. Thanks, Dale
Welcome aboard, feel free to post there are alot a good folks here. Fishdoc is a good lady , so don't woory, it's cando and I under her pitchfork radar.
Dyce
Have you looked for a hep c support group in your area? It sounds like that would be a good option for you. It really does help to meet people that are going through similar experiences.
Hello and welcome, hope to see more of ya. As for that fishdoc shes just plain nuts. Shes has enough bull for all of us. Im sure you being a country boy you've done your share of fishing. But when was the last time you caught them and took them to a fish doctor? BTW, she has a pitch fork and has been known to use it. Good luck to you and just humor her