The beginning is near, YES!!!!!

[Wassup]

I finally get to see the Dr.s @ Cedars (Liver transplant/Hep. studies dept.)  I see my GI's NP on 2-27 and on 2-28 I go to Cedars @ 8:00 A.M. I can hardly wait.  I get my BT results on 2-27, and find out if I'm a candidate for the Protease study.  I said I wasn't happy about having to wait til their study starts in late summer, but he said come in and we'll see what we can do.  I'm not getting my hopes up TOO much.  I've been disappointed every month for the last year now, so I don't elude myself thinking that 'next visit, I'll start tx' anymore.  So, if everyone crosses their fingers for me at 8; AM on the 28th, I just might get a start date.  Thanks for listening. You folks are sooo great. Anxiously, Ant B  P.S. Hugs, fellow Heppers

[Deb_c430]

have you thought about irvine? I dunno if they have a study or not.  Mikkie is going there, i think....

fingers and toes will be crossed for you!  

Hugs Ant B, your the sweetest!

[Forseegood]

hi, please let me know how this goes...you know, Lomalinda is a really, really good hospital too over there, are you from that area? But yeah, Cedar's is running a whole lot of trials out of there...maybe the others aren't as much, I don't know for sure...yeah, hero worship on this scale is pretty silly...I just remember Brad Pitt on the premises and I couldn't get in there because of paparazzi...man, if I had a junky car I'd of slammed into one of their trucks! just kiddin! Happens every so often...not to mention who you see waiting in the liver ward lobby...glad I have some integrity and not one to make money on that stuff:))) But believe me people, I just wonder how many rock stars, movie stars, famous artists of all kinds have this? A LOT....

[Yellowfin]

I'm wishing the best for you . Sounds like a busty week coming up for you.  You will be in my thoughts all week.

YF

[Mikkimoe]

I'll bring my pepper spray for my appointment there in March...lol

Looking forward to meeting your doc.

[Deb_c430]

wassup i think is in laguna,   I heard not long ago Loma linda closed their liver transplant  dept.   As did UCLA which I had always heard was the best,  better even than cedars. I am not sure about all  that, that  is all just grapevine  stuff.  

Mikkie just don't get star struck, i heard sx for that was not fun!

[Forseegood]

for me, I just like the head of Cedar's liver dept...a lot more then I liked the head of UCLA's LD..but that was just my preference regarding what happened to me...others might think differently of course...hope youre well...haven't heard anything that UCLA closed it's dept, but then I don't know for sure either...