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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / November 2006Ping Sara
How's your Nazi moderated Google group doing? Hahahahahahaha! Cody Sara can't come to the phone right now. She is (bravely) in the middle of week 33 of x. kj rofl, I love you kj :)) shot 33 tonight. no major issues, tho my hair looks kinda funny most of the time. need to find some energy to go get it "styled" (buzzed? lol) no, not really, just layered up a bit, my sides are real straggly, and I swear my cowlick moved to a new spot! doctor is thrilled with all my test results, virus is undetectable, liver tests are all really really good, normal normal normal. hemoglobin back up to 12. something so he's having me do the procrit every ten days now instead of weekly. I did start taking B12 and Folic Acid, that might be helping too? still not much energy, but I do what I really need to get done, and pay my son's ex to clean once a week and do hubby's work shirts (was taking them to the laundry, but she needs the money more and does a nice job) mostly I sit here and stare at the tv, read email and make mental promises to respond that I never seem to get around to doing, and play bridge online :) oh yeah, and upwords every night with an online friend. My doctor is amazed that I can play bridge online, let alone upwords (very similar to scrabble) == or that I can still read on a regular basis. He say most people at this stage of tx can't focus long enuff to read a book -- I didn't bother to tell him you don't have to focus much on trashy romance novels!! making chicken soup today (if I get off my a.s SOON!) but we sure do eat out or get carry out a LOT. got about 6 loads of laundry waiting for me (and NO I won't let anyone else do it) but I'll get done what has to be done.... prob. work pants and towels and that shd do it for a day or two :) as you know, I've been very lucky with minimal sides. no puking, a very few instances of the runs, mild fevers and general body aches occassionally. My main side effects are no energy/stamina, and scrambled eggs for a brain. A trip to the grocery store wipes me out, but at least I can go. I can drive, tho I gotta be aware that my mind tends to want to drift and keep a closer eye on what I'm doing. I often catch myself headed to a common destination when I mean to be heading the opposite way :) but I get where I'm going eventually. and if I'm feeling really crappy, I make a kid come with me or I just don't go. I don't think I ever could have worked thru this tho. I think a lot of the reason I've had it easier is that I've been able to indulge myself, take days off when I want to, sleep in (today I got up at 4pm!) and my family has been great about not whining too much, tho poor hubby does get a little upset when dinner costs him $50 cause the kid has 3 friends over :) But when I do push myself too hard, then I start feeling really yucky so I really try to just take it easy as much as I can. and I drink drink drink that water. I can't stress enuff how important that is, as most of you who've been thru tx know! I try to drink a minimum of a gallon a day. some days I don't quite make it, but I usually do. I never go anywhere without a 32 oz container of iced water, or stopping at a store for a 32 oz bottle of aquafina! added bonus according to the ladies at the lab is that it makes it easier to draw blood, and my blood does come gushing right out for them! :) I do want to say time is going by quickly. It's hard to believe I've done 32 shots, 33 tonite, and only 15 to go after that. For you newbies, hang tough. You can do this, and it really does go by a lot faster than you'd think. At our age, a year seems like a month did when we were kids! "Geeze, Christmas again already? Didn't we just do Christmas??!!" Last year this time I was asking my newbie questions, debating whether or not to get breast reduction surgery before starting tx,(I did), and eagerly looking forward to being in a study (that I got kicked out of because of an atrial fibrillation incident). I am glad now that I couldn't be in the study -- I love my doctor and his staff and I'm having great results (knock wood!) with them. ok, starving family, I'll get my soup started. You all take care, and thanks for lighting a fire under me KJoh!!!! Sara > Sara can't come to the phone right now. She is (bravely) in > the middle of > week 33 of x. > > kj Wow Sara you sound terrific for someone at week 33. Amazing. You're gonna beat this beast, by golly. Your frequent reminders to drink lots of water always remind me to do that. Even now I get dehydrated because I don't pay attention and I just don't get thirsty. When I think back through a day about how much water I drank it usually isn't very much. Yah Christmas again already! At least this year I will have the stamina to put up some decent decorations and fix a few fancy meals and enjoy them. Experimental oatmeal cookies next week :-) You will be coming off tx just about the time the daffodils bloom. Can you tell I am looking for spring already woohoo! Love ya kj yah, in the 30's here the last couple days, what a shock to go out in that, just not ready for snow yet! or the brrrrrr part of it. on the other hand, wasn't I just complaining about 90 degree days not so long ago? sheesh, never happy are we hah, healthy oatmeal cookies, what a concept. Last week I was binging on Krispy Kremes, this week on Chips Ahoy. I didn't buy ANY goodies last trip to store.... stuck with apples, bananas, and grapes when I crave sweets next week! oh yeah, got some raisins too! my dr just laughs at me when I tell him I eat cookie crisp for breakfast and binge on Krispy Kremes at night. luckily, I really don't do those things very often, but when I get the urge, I do indulge it. I deserve to spoil myself right now, and so do all of you! hugs Sara > Wow Sara you sound terrific for someone at week 33. Amazing. > You're gonna [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Love ya > kj LOL the psychological benefits of Krispy Kreme Therapy. I'll do a search in pubmed :-) I say eat what you need to survive the ordeal. I wish I had eaten more junk food when I was on tx. I wouldn't have lost so much weight. Back then I still had my head stuck up the "women must be thin" paradigm. I have successfully regained all those lost pounds, burp. Take some vitamins, tho, OK? K > LOL the psychological benefits of Krispy Kreme Therapy. I'll > do a search [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Take some vitamins, tho, OK? > K oh have been! take centrum silvers every day and calcium, plus the b12 and folic acid. my pill organizer is a real laugh with all the vitamins, 6 ribas a day, plus the lopressor, blood pressure med, protonix, and xanax.... and the celexa! can barely close the lid on each little compartment! One of the hardest parts of treatment for me was having to cut of all my hair. I have always kept it really long. It started falling out and got so thin I had no choice. My poor grandpa wasn't very happy when he had to come over and unglog the drain in 30 below weather! >rofl, I love you kj :)) > [quoted text clipped - 84 lines] >> >> kj Sara you are the poster girl for tx! I am so glad to see you are dealing with this tx and listening to your body. I can't believe you are on week 33. As far as scrambled eggs for brains you are not even an over easy egg! You are the whole dozen my girl. Keep your eye on the prize and don't obsess over viscous comments made by someone who isn't on tx! You go girl! Mags doing a cheer for her good friend Sara > rofl, I love you kj :)) > [quoted text clipped - 84 lines] > > > > kj Wooo hooooo Mags!! elmo shake that bootie, hehe ////////// Sara you are the poster girl for tx! I am so glad to see you are dealing with this tx and listening to your body. I can't believe you are on week 33. As far as scrambled eggs for brains you are not even an over easy egg! You are the whole dozen my girl. Keep your eye on the prize and don't obsess over viscous comments made by someone who isn't on tx! You go girl! Mags doing a cheer for her good friend Sara Sara wrote: rofl, I love you kj :)) shot 33 tonight. no major issues, tho my hair looks kinda funny most of the time. need to find some energy to go get it "styled" (buzzed? lol) no, not really, just layered up a bit, my sides are real straggly, and I swear my cowlick moved to a new spot! doctor is thrilled with all my test results, virus is undetectable, liver tests are all really really good, normal normal normal. hemoglobin back up to 12. something so he's having me do the procrit every ten days now instead of weekly. I did start taking B12 and Folic Acid, that might be helping too? still not much energy, but I do what I really need to get done, and pay my son's ex to clean once a week and do hubby's work shirts (was taking them to the laundry, but she needs the money more and does a nice job) mostly I sit here and stare at the tv, read email and make mental promises to respond that I never seem to get around to doing, and play bridge online :) oh yeah, and upwords every night with an online friend. My doctor is amazed that I can play bridge online, let alone upwords (very similar to scrabble) == or that I can still read on a regular basis. He say most people at this stage of tx can't focus long enuff to read a book -- I didn't bother to tell him you don't have to focus much on trashy romance novels!! making chicken soup today (if I get off my a.s SOON!) but we sure do eat out or get carry out a LOT. got about 6 loads of laundry waiting for me (and NO I won't let anyone else do it) but I'll get done what has to be done.... prob. work pants and towels and that shd do it for a day or two :) as you know, I've been very lucky with minimal sides. no puking, a very few instances of the runs, mild fevers and general body aches occassionally. My main side effects are no energy/stamina, and scrambled eggs for a brain. A trip to the grocery store wipes me out, but at least I can go. I can drive, tho I gotta be aware that my mind tends to want to drift and keep a closer eye on what I'm doing. I often catch myself headed to a common destination when I mean to be heading the opposite way :) but I get where I'm going eventually. and if I'm feeling really crappy, I make a kid come with me or I just don't go. I don't think I ever could have worked thru this tho. I think a lot of the reason I've had it easier is that I've been able to indulge myself, take days off when I want to, sleep in (today I got up at 4pm!) and my family has been great about not whining too much, tho poor hubby does get a little upset when dinner costs him $50 cause the kid has 3 friends over :) But when I do push myself too hard, then I start feeling really yucky so I really try to just take it easy as much as I can. and I drink drink drink that water. I can't stress enuff how important that is, as most of you who've been thru tx know! I try to drink a minimum of a gallon a day. some days I don't quite make it, but I usually do. I never go anywhere without a 32 oz container of iced water, or stopping at a store for a 32 oz bottle of aquafina! added bonus according to the ladies at the lab is that it makes it easier to draw blood, and my blood does come gushing right out for them! :) I do want to say time is going by quickly. It's hard to believe I've done 32 shots, 33 tonite, and only 15 to go after that. For you newbies, hang tough. You can do this, and it really does go by a lot faster than you'd think. At our age, a year seems like a month did when we were kids! "Geeze, Christmas again already? Didn't we just do Christmas??!!" Last year this time I was asking my newbie questions, debating whether or not to get breast reduction surgery before starting tx,(I did), and eagerly looking forward to being in a study (that I got kicked out of because of an atrial fibrillation incident). I am glad now that I couldn't be in the study -- I love my doctor and his staff and I'm having great results (knock wood!) with them. ok, starving family, I'll get my soup started. You all take care, and thanks for lighting a fire under me KJoh!!!! Sara "kjoh" <kjohyayhoo@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message news:7af3e8cd8fe58b41a633ca6f57f6c8d6@localhost.talkaboutsupport.com... Sara can't come to the phone right now. She is (bravely) in the middle of week 33 of x. kj http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum Hey Maggie Lou - there you are! It's good to see your voice. Are you working full time now? Yow! How's the stress level? Kathy All in all, you're doing rather well, Sara. But I'm confused.....wasn't it Mags that had breast reduction surgery? You had yours trimmed too? WOW!! ahahahahahahahaha elmo //////////// rofl, I love you kj :)) shot 33 tonight. no major issues, tho my hair looks kinda funny most of the time. need to find some energy to go get it "styled" (buzzed? lol) no, not really, just layered up a bit, my sides are real straggly, and I swear my cowlick moved to a new spot! doctor is thrilled with all my test results, virus is undetectable, liver tests are all really really good, normal normal normal. hemoglobin back up to 12. something so he's having me do the procrit every ten days now instead of weekly. I did start taking B12 and Folic Acid, that might be helping too? still not much energy, but I do what I really need to get done, and pay my son's ex to clean once a week and do hubby's work shirts (was taking them to the laundry, but she needs the money more and does a nice job) mostly I sit here and stare at the tv, read email and make mental promises to respond that I never seem to get around to doing, and play bridge online :) oh yeah, and upwords every night with an online friend. My doctor is amazed that I can play bridge online, let alone upwords (very similar to scrabble) == or that I can still read on a regular basis. He say most people at this stage of tx can't focus long enuff to read a book -- I didn't bother to tell him you don't have to focus much on trashy romance novels!! making chicken soup today (if I get off my a.s SOON!) but we sure do eat out or get carry out a LOT. got about 6 loads of laundry waiting for me (and NO I won't let anyone else do it) but I'll get done what has to be done.... prob. work pants and towels and that shd do it for a day or two :) as you know, I've been very lucky with minimal sides. no puking, a very few instances of the runs, mild fevers and general body aches occassionally. My main side effects are no energy/stamina, and scrambled eggs for a brain. A trip to the grocery store wipes me out, but at least I can go. I can drive, tho I gotta be aware that my mind tends to want to drift and keep a closer eye on what I'm doing. I often catch myself headed to a common destination when I mean to be heading the opposite way :) but I get where I'm going eventually. and if I'm feeling really crappy, I make a kid come with me or I just don't go. I don't think I ever could have worked thru this tho. I think a lot of the reason I've had it easier is that I've been able to indulge myself, take days off when I want to, sleep in (today I got up at 4pm!) and my family has been great about not whining too much, tho poor hubby does get a little upset when dinner costs him $50 cause the kid has 3 friends over :) But when I do push myself too hard, then I start feeling really yucky so I really try to just take it easy as much as I can. and I drink drink drink that water. I can't stress enuff how important that is, as most of you who've been thru tx know! I try to drink a minimum of a gallon a day. some days I don't quite make it, but I usually do. I never go anywhere without a 32 oz container of iced water, or stopping at a store for a 32 oz bottle of aquafina! added bonus according to the ladies at the lab is that it makes it easier to draw blood, and my blood does come gushing right out for them! :) I do want to say time is going by quickly. It's hard to believe I've done 32 shots, 33 tonite, and only 15 to go after that. For you newbies, hang tough. You can do this, and it really does go by a lot faster than you'd think. At our age, a year seems like a month did when we were kids! "Geeze, Christmas again already? Didn't we just do Christmas??!!" Last year this time I was asking my newbie questions, debating whether or not to get breast reduction surgery before starting tx,(I did), and eagerly looking forward to being in a study (that I got kicked out of because of an atrial fibrillation incident). I am glad now that I couldn't be in the study -- I love my doctor and his staff and I'm having great results (knock wood!) with them. ok, starving family, I'll get my soup started. You all take care, and thanks for lighting a fire under me KJoh!!!! Sara "kjoh" <kjohyayhoo@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message news:7af3e8cd8fe58b41a633ca6f57f6c8d6@localhost.talkaboutsupport.com... Sara can't come to the phone right now. She is (bravely) in the middle of week 33 of x. kj http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum yep. lost 2 lbs from my left one and 4 lbs from my right one and now I'm a regular D cup. Have NO idea what size I really was before, for some reason I really had a hard time finding a bra that fit! sorry folks, a 'little' OT! S > All in all, you're doing rather well, Sara. But I'm > confused.....wasn't [quoted text clipped - 125 lines] > > http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum Welllllll....I've been giving some thought to starting a business called "Boobs A Lot", custom made bras of all sizes and shapes for boobs that need custom fitting. Of course, I'll have to do all the measuring. :-) elmo /////////// Re: Ping Sara Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Tue, Nov 21, 2006, 11:55am (CST+1) From: puffler@wowway.com (Sara) yep. lost 2 lbs from my left one and 4 lbs from my right one and now I'm a regular D cup. Have NO idea what size I really was before, for some reason I really had a hard time finding a bra that fit! sorry folks, a 'little' OT! S <elmoemerson@webtv.net> wrote in message news:10857-4562FF49-1240@storefull-3251.bay.webtv.net... All in all, you're doing rather well, Sara. But I'm confused.....wasn't it Mags that had breast reduction surgery? You had yours trimmed too? WOW!! ahahahahahahahaha elmo //////////// rofl, I love you kj :)) shot 33 tonight. no major issues, tho my hair looks kinda funny most of the time. need to find some energy to go get it "styled" (buzzed? lol) no, not really, just layered up a bit, my sides are real straggly, and I swear my cowlick moved to a new spot! doctor is thrilled with all my test results, virus is undetectable, liver tests are all really really good, normal normal normal. hemoglobin back up to 12. something so he's having me do the procrit every ten days now instead of weekly. I did start taking B12 and Folic Acid, that might be helping too? still not much energy, but I do what I really need to get done, and pay my son's ex to clean once a week and do hubby's work shirts (was taking them to the laundry, but she needs the money more and does a nice job) mostly I sit here and stare at the tv, read email and make mental promises to respond that I never seem to get around to doing, and play bridge online :) oh yeah, and upwords every night with an online friend. My doctor is amazed that I can play bridge online, let alone upwords (very similar to scrabble) == or that I can still read on a regular basis. He say most people at this stage of tx can't focus long enuff to read a book -- I didn't bother to tell him you don't have to focus much on trashy romance novels!! making chicken soup today (if I get off my a.s SOON!) but we sure do eat out or get carry out a LOT. got about 6 loads of laundry waiting for me (and NO I won't let anyone else do it) but I'll get done what has to be done.... prob. work pants and towels and that shd do it for a day or two :) as you know, I've been very lucky with minimal sides. no puking, a very few instances of the runs, mild fevers and general body aches occassionally. My main side effects are no energy/stamina, and scrambled eggs for a brain. A trip to the grocery store wipes me out, but at least I can go. I can drive, tho I gotta be aware that my mind tends to want to drift and keep a closer eye on what I'm doing. I often catch myself headed to a common destination when I mean to be heading the opposite way :) but I get where I'm going eventually. and if I'm feeling really crappy, I make a kid come with me or I just don't go. I don't think I ever could have worked thru this tho. I think a lot of the reason I've had it easier is that I've been able to indulge myself, take days off when I want to, sleep in (today I got up at 4pm!) and my family has been great about not whining too much, tho poor hubby does get a little upset when dinner costs him $50 cause the kid has 3 friends over :) But when I do push myself too hard, then I start feeling really yucky so I really try to just take it easy as much as I can. and I drink drink drink that water. I can't stress enuff how important that is, as most of you who've been thru tx know! I try to drink a minimum of a gallon a day. some days I don't quite make it, but I usually do. I never go anywhere without a 32 oz container of iced water, or stopping at a store for a 32 oz bottle of aquafina! added bonus according to the ladies at the lab is that it makes it easier to draw blood, and my blood does come gushing right out for them! :) I do want to say time is going by quickly. It's hard to believe I've done 32 shots, 33 tonite, and only 15 to go after that. For you newbies, hang tough. You can do this, and it really does go by a lot faster than you'd think. At our age, a year seems like a month did when we were kids! "Geeze, Christmas again already? Didn't we just do Christmas??!!" Last year this time I was asking my newbie questions, debating whether or not to get breast reduction surgery before starting tx,(I did), and eagerly looking forward to being in a study (that I got kicked out of because of an atrial fibrillation incident). I am glad now that I couldn't be in the study -- I love my doctor and his staff and I'm having great results (knock wood!) with them. ok, starving family, I'll get my soup started. You all take care, and thanks for lighting a fire under me KJoh!!!! Sara Sara can't come to the phone right now. She is (bravely) in the middle of week 33 of x. kj http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum > Sara can't come to the phone right now. She is (bravely) in the middle of > week 33 of x. > > kj LOL! She responded to you in a few hours, over and over again. I guess she's just embarrassed that no one wants to post in her little Nazi moderated group. Cody It's a strrange solace you seek in public company, Cody. hmmm wow. cactus jammies (I know, just "FO" ... ) >> Sara can't come to the phone right now. She is (bravely) in the middle >> of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Cody > It's a strrange solace you seek in public company, Cody. hmmm wow. > > cactus jammies (I know, just "FO" ... ) Um, she created the Nazi group as a reaction to my posts. It's nice to see she's one of the few Nazis here and that her group was and is a total flop. Cody >>> Sara can't come to the phone right now. She is (bravely) in the middle >>> of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Cody Again going against my better judgement and responding to another pathetic try by Cody to make me feel bad, and make himself look superior... but just for clarification for those folks who are new, this Nazi group that flopped that Cody is referring to is the Google Group "Hepatitis C Friends" that I started a couple months ago (moderated, hence "nazi") so that those of us who don't appreciate Cody's little personal digs and insults and sad attempts to try to hurt us would have somewhere else to go where that type of abuse won't be allowed. I'm not in the least bit embarrassed that the group is not very active. I started it because I thought there was a need for folks to have a place to go to be able to discuss their issues without having to worry about the reaction they'd get. It's there for those who want to use it... and if no one feels the need for it, so be it. I'm fine either way. I have an awesome support network, and I very much appreciate the folks on this group who offer support and share their experiences. I learn a lot here, and I hope I can give some back to folks who might benefit from my experiences. I'm available at either group, or via personal email to anyone who wants to chat with me. The Google group is still alive but not very active, as most folks who participate here have made many friends here, and they have learned to just shrug off Cody's insanity. But for anyone who'd like to be able to discuss their health issues without being insulted or laughed at or having to put up with all kinds of garbage that is nowhere near the topic we come here to discuss, check us out at http://groups.google.com/group/hepatitis-c-friends or for more info about it email me at hepatitis-c-friends@googlegroups.com It is moderated, but I'm pretty lenient. I'd even post a submission by Cody if it pertained to hepc and was not insulting or in poor taste. I find it a very pleasant experience to go to a moderated group KNOWING that I won't be exposed to trolls and/or insulting and ugly comments by folks who have nothing better to do than try to make everyone as miserable as they are. To each their own -- I understand why most folks dislike the idea of a moderated group. but I have been involved in a couple of them now and I find they work out very well. And for what it's worth, I never said I was not going to participate in this group "too". I don't understand why folks can't be involved in more than one hep c support group, or why it would upset anyone that I would take it upon myself to offer an alternative to those who want one :( Sara >> It's a strrange solace you seek in public company, Cody. hmmm >> wow. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>> >>> Cody fyi all the delphi groups are moderated. some are not so tx driven as others, tho. cactus jammies > Again going against my better judgement and responding to another pathetic > try by Cody to make me feel bad, and make himself look superior... [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] >>>> >>>> Cody |
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