And it all went well.  I'm getting to be an old hand at these things.  :-)
They used a sonogram to find a spot to biopsy, and I heard the doc say,
"There's a good big one."  Ack!  But I felt good enough afterward to wolf
down some Mickey D's while reclining in my hospital bed, and ...

Well... biopsy is tomorrow and I'll have the detailed blood work up.
I'll see the doctor, of course; however, he'll be in surgery and I
don't have a clue what my state will be.  Maybe we can chat briefly.
So, I understand that going on interferon isn't necessarily a done

Has anyone heard of athletes using Procrit to induce stamina (I guess I said
that right). I don't remember if I read that in this group or where I heard
it.
hc

And you ask, "What day was that, Elmo?"
It was Yesterday, of course.  I don't know why it was THE day, it just
was.  Little voices inside my head started telling me it was THE day
Yesterday around 9:25 AM, EST.  Why Yesterday?  And why me?  I missed

I'm a 53 year-old Vietnam Veteran.  In the war, I tried intravenous
drugs a few times.  I was just not in a place where I could really be
stoned, so I never had a habit or anything... but I do recall a
lengthy illness wherein I lost 50 lb or so and felt sick for what

Haven't heard from you for sometime Susie.  Give us an update on how your
doing.
Julie

Are there people who would like to have discussions about what it is to live
day to day after failed tx?

For at least 6 months I have to hack to try to clear my throat.  I have tried Robitussin and Seudafed.  Nothing helps.  When it first started I could use Vicks Vapor rub and it would help some but nothing helps now.
I am doing Pegasys and Copagus right now but it started before ...

Of course some people need to know.  Spouses and sig. others... any
family member.  I'm guessing that the HR manager at work might be a
good bet.
My mother-in-law is an RN and has worked blood banks and other

"Treatment with the standard dose of interferon alfa (3 million U
three times a week for 12 months) normalizes aminotransferase
concentrations and leads to the disappearance of HCV RNA from serum in
approximately 40 percent of patients with chronic hepatitis C. (5)

I use Outlook for my newsgroups and yesterday I received 5 emails with
a virus. I have an anti-virus software (Symetac) so none were opened.
This has never happened to me before in my 5 years as being a computer
user. Also when i tried to get to my newsgroups this morning, they

You are close to finishing a file, say 100 megs.  You ask for a trade to
finish it.  The guy flaggs a 800 meg file from you and you are off and
running.
Your file finishes and you are pleased. (The last bytes ARE more important

I am 50 y.o. and recently told by my Dr. I tested + for Hep. C (on two
occasions).  I had B about 25 years ago but the Dr. told me it did not show
in the blood analysis.  I am about to make an appt. with a specialist for
the disease.  What questions should I ask?  From reading the ...

My emotions are constantly getting the best of me these last two days.  I
just don't seem to have any middle ground to be in so its one ditch or the
other. If something is at all sad I'm weeping like a baby, bug me about
something and I become enraged and want to kill,  show me some ...

You got a pond on your property?  I'm in the mood fer some mud puppies.  
Elmo  
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