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topcat - 20 Dec 2008 16:34 GMT

I just woke up, am sitting at my computer, looking out the window.
Snow everywhere, it's cold out, -15 so I turned up the heater to 72.
I feel funny, like I have the flu, but I know it's just the hep-c and
meds, just like every other day. A few months ago I started putting a
hydrocodone pill on the night stand and a glass of water. Every
morning about an hour before I'm supposed to get up I take it and
after it kicks in I get up. I found it saves me a good hour of misery
every morning. It also allows me to be able to tolerate a cup of
coffee which I almost can't live without, although for months, I
couldn't touch it because it made me so sick. Anybody else do this or
am I the only junkie here? since I only take between 3 and 4 pills a
day I'm hopin withdrawl wont be too bad when the time comes. well,
off to my coffee and the paper. Have a good day guys.
tc

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Sara - 20 Dec 2008 17:46 GMT

>I just woke up, am sitting at my computer, looking out the window.
>Snow everywhere, it's cold out, -15 so I turned up the heater to 72.
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>off to my coffee and the paper. Have a good day guys.
>tc

I think you are a pretty smart cat, TC. For now, you do what you need
to do to get through TX. You'll deal with what you need to afterward,
afterward :) Sounds to me that you've figured out what you need to
do to give your body the best chance to get rid of that virus. Keep
on keepin on... and go cross one more day off your calendar!

hugs
Sara

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greyhackles - 20 Dec 2008 23:05 GMT

I never felt I needed more than the Friday shot night/Saturday morning
recovery pair of extra strength Tylenols, but I *was* going through an ounce
of weed every month.

Given the choice, I'd definitely rather wake up to a doobie than a pill. Plus,
vicodin/oxycodone/hydrocodone tend to bind me up inside - something the herb
never caused - and the herb helped me actually feel like eating once in
awhile, something the codeines tend to diminish. Considering I lost 40 pounds
on treatment, I might have totally vanished without blowing some smoke.

I reckon one man's vicodin is another man's herbal refreshment ;-)

Anyway...I tend to agree with Sara: do what you gotta do to get through to the
finish line, then work your way off the vicodin...

Cheers

/greyhackles

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topcat - 21 Dec 2008 01:04 GMT

> >I just woke up, am sitting at my computer, looking out the window.
> >Snow everywhere, it's cold out, -15 so I turned up the heater to 72.
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> /greyhackles

Thanks guys. Some days Grey, I think about switching to your routine,
but I"m afraid that would make me want to have a drink too, so I'll
stick to this for now. Hope you both have a good xmas.
TC

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dBo - 21 Dec 2008 13:36 GMT

Yeah do what you gotto do, you are almost thru it. There's the great
part. You can deal with the rest once you are done and begin moving
on. I followed Grey's regeime to a point and it did help for me. Maybe
it just helped me to not care as much how lousy I felt, haha!

Have a great Holiday, TC, and look to a healthy, happier 2009 :)

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topcat - 23 Dec 2008 06:01 GMT

> Yeah do what you gotto do, you are almost thru it. There's the great
> part. You can deal with the rest once you are done and begin moving
> on. I followed Grey's regeime to a point and it did help for me. Maybe
> it just helped me to not care as much how lousy I felt, haha!
>
> Have a great Holiday, TC, and look to a healthy, happier 2009 :)

"not caring" about a lot of stuff would be a nice relief. Today, I
had to go pick up my daughter from college for xmas, it's 200miles
from here. On the drive she told me she wanted to get married,, he
has no job, dropped out of college, and she is thinking of dropping
out. Anyway, I'm trying to digest all this, be supportive and yet
practical and talk some sense into her and not let the stress kill
me. the one thing this disease has taught me is how vulnerable I am
to stress and it was just really hard thinking about this and trying
to talk to her when I just wanted to curl up in a ball and go to sleep
and hopefull wake up realizing it was just a bad dream.
ta ta, I'm off to bed.
TC

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