Bobby,
re: the Pic line
I;m not sure where you are in VT.
There is an outpatient chemo unit run by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr in St
Johnsbury, VT.
It's located in the old Ames plaza north of the city.  A nurse in our
oncology unit works there part-time. PIC line maintenance is not a very
tough procedure.  If you are interested, let me know and I'll see if they
can help.
Thom

The gal next door moved back in and started caring for her cat again.  I
don't know if she's got running water or not....I didn't see anyone rip
her floor up and repair the pipes.  
You should consider getting a new dog.  It was the best medicine for me
after Heidi passed.  I was at the Humane Society trying to sell them a
new sign and told the Director that if I got another dog, it'd be a
chocolate lab pup.  She took me out back and showed me a 6 month old pup
that they'd brought up from Mississippi (like an old time blues player)
shortly after Katrina.  The poor kid had pneumonia as well as kennel
cough and was in his last day at the place.  It cost me about $500 to
get Buddy well, but was worth every penny.  Having a playful pup forced
me out of the funk losing Heidi put me in.  You should try it.    
Oh yeah, the soda must go on.  ahahahahahahaha  I can't tell you how
many times I got lost driving my usual route in the soda truck while
doing the tx.  It was stange......I'd start daydreaming and the next
thing I'd know, I was lost again...  
Hope you find someone soon that can help Pam get past the Lyme.  I don't
know jack diddly about Lyme.
Take care, bro.
elmo
the party never ends
/////////
Hey Tom, thanks for asking about the lymes treatment, it seems just like
the
path we went down, everybody jumps ship and I'm waitin for scotty to
beam me up. 20 fucin months ago, after researching and getting tested
for every neurological disease, M.S., Gherigs, Mike Foxes and Ali's
diseases, one, thats it, one doc in vt, miles away was willing to treat
her. However he was scared to go full tilt/ with the infusion untill he
saw her repsponse to high doses of antibiotics using pills. She has not
responded, and the disease has progressed so that now when I tell her
she has a new symptom she doesn't believe me, though her foot can be in
tremors with her lookin at it.. The fuckin doc believes any thing thats
not "living" or slightly infected should be removed, in another words,
all her teeth. She won't do that, neither will the dentists. Then, no
hospital in VT will oversee the daily cleaning of the "PIC LINE", so its
either out of pocket or die slowly and painfully. They want $120.00 a
day for "in home care" for 18 months and the out patient won't treat
Lymes as they don't believe in it, only early symptoms get attended to.
I just want to sit on the floor and have my dog come over and sit next
to me, Ah but he died 6 months ago. My chiropractor is also keeping my
wits adjusted, and I'm coping. Theres enough narcs in the house to keep
me pleasantly numb for a good while, I haven't thought of touching them
in 3 years, and any ways today is not a good day to die.
I'd have you send me that cat, but Pam is allergic. One thing I do know,
is between my friends death and my wifes illness, the whole medical
community, I've gotten off my a.s, started walking, painfully, about 2
and a half miles a day, and when its cold I have been skating..Getting
in fighting shape.
As for the fog of yesteryear, you and Bri, Juanita, and Motorcyle/Jesus
Christ Dave, saved my life. I'll never ever forget the days that you all
were my only connection with society. WE ARE A TOUGH BUNCH..Willing to
go where no man had gone before, a rocket ride fueled by unknown
qaunities of interferon. An exploding blast into hell.....Then of
course, ya gotta get up through it and deliver the soda!!
"And its put her fast, never don't stop"
Bobby
----- Original Message -----
From: <elmoemerson@webtv.net>
Newsgroups: alt.support.hepatitis-c
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: proper re-introduction
proper re-introduction
Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Thu, Feb 8, 2007, 10:55am (CST+1)
From: bob054@comcast.net (bobby)
Hello all. Please allow me to re-introduce myself. I'm Bobby, but
sometimes on advice from attourney I'm called ragman. I met Elmo and a
central bunch of characters about 7 years ago in a webtv group. I use to
create short 25 second music clips so that Elmo could bide some time
with guitar riffs. It enabled him to paddle out of the swamp, hook up
with David Allen Coe, and send FEMA into the swamps to rescue the lost
and bewildered. I shorted out after the 3rd attempt on my life by the
doc's and drug companys and came out of the riboferon attacks with
Bi-polar disorder, disapearing thyroid syndrome, super sleepdisorder,
restless leg syndrome (Ribo doesn't mix well with seratonim uptakes)
high blood pressure, and some kinda eye disorder. But I can still play
some mean guitar.
I'm steady now on an assortment of drugs for all of the above, Milk
thistle dandalion root and acupuncure for pain and gastro boost. Cept
for severe fatique, I'm quite well with liver functions almost norm, but
Viral count still flucuates near 23 mil.. I'm posting again as I got
good internet finally, I live in the mountains, and 3 deaths, one my
best friend from hep c, and a very sick wife, Neurological lymes, has
strapped me to the house. I'm playing small gigs, got out and went Ice
skating last week, first time in 40 years, I cleared the pond in 2 days.
I'm feeling very strongly like I want it to be 1970 again but I can't
escape time. Oh yeah, I used to be a garbage truck driver just outside
NYC, went back to school and was a substance abuse counselor. Worked in
the prison here in VT for 11 years before the hep got me. So "I am he as
you are me as we are we and we are all together"....kook kook
ka choo
Bobby
//////////
The early days are like a blur to me now, Bobby. Maybe that's a good
thing. LOL. I owe you alot getting me turned on to the geetar riffs and
things. Probably saved my sanity along the way. Thanks, man!
How is your wife's tx going? I know it's got to be tough on her.
elmo
http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile
http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum
proper re-introduction
Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Thu, Feb 8, 2007, 10:55am (CST+1)
From: bob054@comcast.net (bobby)
Hello all. Please allow me to re-introduce myself. I'm Bobby, but
sometimes on advice from attourney I'm called ragman. I met Elmo and a
central bunch of characters about 7 years ago in a webtv group. I use to
create short 25 second music clips so that Elmo could bide some time
with guitar riffs. It enabled him to paddle out of the swamp, hook up
with David Allen Coe, and send FEMA into the swamps to rescue the lost
and bewildered. I shorted out after the 3rd attempt on my life by the
doc's and drug companys and came out of the riboferon attacks with
Bi-polar disorder, disapearing thyroid syndrome, super sleepdisorder,
restless leg syndrome (Ribo doesn't mix well with seratonim uptakes)
high blood pressure, and some kinda eye disorder. But I can still play
some mean guitar.
I'm steady now on an assortment of drugs for all of the above, Milk
thistle dandalion root and acupuncure for pain and gastro boost. Cept
for severe fatique, I'm quite well with liver functions almost norm, but
Viral count still flucuates near 23 mil.. I'm posting again as I got
good internet finally, I live in the mountains, and 3 deaths, one my
best friend from hep c, and a very sick wife, Neurological lymes, has
strapped me to the house. I'm playing small gigs, got out and went Ice
skating last week, first time in 40 years, I cleared the pond in 2 days.
I'm feeling very strongly like I want it to be 1970 again but I can't
escape time. Oh yeah, I used to be a garbage truck driver just outside
NYC, went back to school and was a substance abuse counselor. Worked in
the prison here in VT for 11 years before the hep got me. So "I am he as
you are me as we are we and we are all together"....kook kook
ka choo
Bobby
//////////
The early days are like a blur to me now, Bobby. Maybe that's a good
thing. LOL. I owe you alot getting me turned on to the geetar riffs and
things. Probably saved my sanity along the way. Thanks, man!
How is your wife's tx going? I know it's got to be tough on her.
elmo
http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile
http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum

http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile

http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum