You tell 'um. I just found out I may be going on a cruise again in March
with 30+ relatives. The only reason I bring it up is the last time I was
on tx was in 2004 and I took a cruise with 76 relatives, you know how
hard it is to be nice to that many people while on Riba? When Friday
night came around and having to take a shot while your who-knows-how-far
from land. It was still a great trip and no one was thrown overboard,
what an accomplishment. Well, I'm not on tx this time.

We used to be some what of a family here. We had what seemed like sweet,
or crazy, or even scary aunt and uncle types. We had the cousin that
everyone picked on or was a bully to everyone else. People like brothers
and sisters we tell things to that we wouldn't tell anyone else. You get
the idea. We've had happy times and some pretty sad times here in this
group. We've watched a lot of people move on after successful battles
with the dragon and some that we've lost when they weren't victorious. I
don't post as often as I used to, doesn't mean I don't check in daily to
see if there is that one person I haven't told my story to and want to
let them know that I am here cheering them on and wishing the all the
success that seems to allude me.

Do come on, let's here from everyone. If your still breathing you can
still fight this thing.

Dwight (still rambling after all these years)

Did you ever stop to consider that you may be the reason nobody feels at
home here?

I'd surely like to find something better than this. Anyone have any
suggestions for websites to communicate on?

I have nothing to report since my last upload, Your Spidership.  Virons
abounding.  Had this weird posting turn up 26 KB when most of them in here
are 1 or 2KB.  From a certain Iron (...) and when I tried to delete it as
usual, it stayed put.  The body of the message had no contents when I opened
it to put the author in my 'persona non gratia' file.  Maybe the pest will
just rust itself off my NNTP server? Oh BTW you sound in this message of
yours that you either have a real bad toothache or a humungous HANGOVER.
Spidey.  (lol)

Cactus Jammies

On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 20:04:34 -0800, "Waterspider" <nospam@all.com>, in
message ID
<xL-dnZb2isdEG_zUnZ2dnUVZ_gednZ2d@posted.deltacablecommunications>, in
the newsgroup alt.support.hepatitis-c wrote:

Excellent post WS.  I wonder if one of the ribaragers will take it
personally  :-)  .
OK.  My tx was a few years ago but I will get the ball rolling with
one from me.
When I started tx, I had my little bit of self-employed business and a
couple of little part time jobs on a payroll.  One of these was very
early in the morning sorting parcels for a courier company.
Anyway, I started my tx.  I was concerned as I had seen others on it
before me and had witnessed some horrific stuff - as well as some
fairly mild stuff I hasten to add.  I had a lot of anxiety about it
but was determined to do it - especially as I knew I had a good chance
of it working (geno 2).
Anyway, apart from the first week to 10 days when I felt grotty at
times, the first maybe 10 weeks were fairly OK - or so I thought.
However, after about 6 weeks, I decided that I just didn't want to do
this courier job for a while because it was making big inroads into my
fatigue (3.30am starts) and I needed my energy for my business (higher
hourly rate).
Anyway, I took time off and phoned in sick.  After a week or so, I
attempted to get the paperwork from them for a doctor to sign.  While
I was there, I was called into the manager's office (up a load of
stairs and I was struggling a bit for breath at that time as well as
feeling seriously disorientated).  I felt annoyed at having to climb
the stairs but had enough awareness to realise that the guy wasn't
aware of the nature of the illness.  I struggled into the office and
flopped down onto a chair at which he said (sarcastically) "Sit down,
won't you".  Now bear in mind that I was already very pissed off with
this company because they treated their staff like sh.t.  There then
followed an insinuation that I was swinging the lead (malingering,
pretending to be ill to avoid work - you get the picture).  This was
the moment when all those little ribavirin pills chose to give me the
courage to really say (no - shout) what I thought of the place.  I
found out later they heard me out in the yard too.  I told him the
(the manager) couldn't manage a bunk up in a brothel and that the
place was a sh.t hole.  I slammed the door so hard on the way out I'm
amazed the glass didn't break.
Do I get any prizes?  :-)
In retrospect, I do feel a bit sorry for him as he had no idea what
was going on with me.  I did write to him soon after to explain my
stuff.  That letter was also my notice but I wrote that I would be
unable to work in my notice period.

Good one Waterspider. I think your comments are valid.

I guess, because I'm shy by nature, I feel if I post too much about how
crappy this whole thing has been and continues to be (now six months
post treatment), it just means I am a spineless whiner. Anyway, I will
try to post more often as I know there are others who may soon be
starting treatment or are in the middle or through it like myself, who
might benefit from my experiences.

The other reason I don't post that much, is that I don't feel I have
learned that much about Hep C. And because of my lack of knowledge I
don't have much to offer. Those of you who post more frequently than I,
continue to amaze me on how much knowledge you have accumulated.
Needless to say, I have learned a lot from this newsgroup and the
support I have found here is what has kept me lurking and occasionally
posting.

So, just to change the topic, did anyone here experience the rather
enhanced reaction to sun exposure that I did? Hard to remember what it
felt like to be in warm weather with the winter we are having, but I did
go to Mexico last spring while on treatment. Probably not the wisest
choice of things to do during treatment, but it seemed like a good idea
at the time. Not sure of how others have made out in the sun, but based
on my experience, please be careful with sun exposure. Basically, in
that hot Mexican sun, I went from being a pale Canadian to a boiled
lobster in what seemed like 5 minutes - that was with SPF 60 sunscreen
too and I was in partial shade. As much as I have always enjoyed Mexico,
trying to deal with a severe sunburn and Heb C treatment at the same
time was hell. I mentioned the sun sensitivity to the nurse at the
clinic after I got back and she said yes, the ribaviran can increase
your sensitivity to the sun. Would have been nice to know before hand,
but I guess I learned the hard way.

Anyway, based on the winter we are having on the snowy wetcoast, talking
about warm sunshine has lifted my spirits somewhat.

Brian

3rd time round, 6 months worth, went clear in 2004. Never really got
mad, just forgetful (the riba pills were +/- every month), brain dead
(decisions were very hard to make), and itchy.patches everywhere (found
a girl who was bloody good with the zinc stuff, but a fair bit randier
than I could deal with right then)

Your name fits you to a T. Your sting is your own enemy, someday, you
wil be sorry.  I have never met anyone like you. You show no virtue,
good conduct or Morality. You have been the most hateful, foul-mouth,
mean and ugliest person here on this and the old sister group. Yet you
have always counted on me never to rip you a new one because I am a
Christian, I have turned my cheek one to many times not answer this
post. Your problems go far deeper than you would admit yourself and
there are many people who have been stung with your venum. I may be
the only one who will post "My truth", but if they stood up like
Chardonay9 and were honest, you would see those whom are afraid of
your venum and maybe even those who don't mention you meaness here
feel better.  I know I won't bother awaiting you degrading reply, I
will live what's left with prayers for you and your kind for a
transformation or shame, whatever floats your boat.
Signing out you hypocrite.
KoJo you made me proud! Ta Ta

No, When are your going to get real, or can't you.  I never said a
word to you about the words in your reply. That crap got old long ago
and you don't know didly about me, just because I'm a christian you
hate God, so then you hate me. What's with that, I never even above
told you that you were going to hell.  I just said you'd be sorry
someday, or have you never said sorry to someone for something they
said. What I was talking about was your personality Myrtle.
One minute your jumping down someones throat, next your kissing up
especialy after one of your rants.  You remind me much of Alan Palmer,
he was once a nice guy. I pity him, and you .
Your so quick to hide from the truth, too bad.  With your knowledge of
HCV you could help everyone, but you don't in fact I've seen people
stung by you.  Just take a few minutes to think about it, or better
yet, go back through some of your postings not your helpful ones but
your nasty ones.
And do me a favor, stop posting things about me, you know nothing
about where I've been, where I went and where I know to go.
Keep playing your games like someone who is in arrested development
and is crying to be led to adulthood.
eileen