Thanks to the meds I have to watch my beloved
Dodgers in their first post season appearance in
years through my fingers...like watching a scary
movie.  I have always been an avid baseball

Today was an especially great day for me!!  I'm in heaven!!  I've been
posting in this group for about 4 years now and I have to honestly say,
I've not only met some good people, but I've made some VERY good friends
along the way.  For those of you who are new here, get to know your

Hi all. I wanted to take a moment to appraise you folks about an unexpected
benefit I'm experiencing from treatment. For the better part of the last two
years, I have suffered from edema,(swelling) of my lower legs, feet and
ankles. It got so bad I was unable to wear most of my ...

I went to the racetrack last week and a couple of days later Wham
there it was. I haven't had the flu for a few years and attributed it
to me getting a flu shot every year. This year it arrived before I
could get the shot. I did get my shot standing in line for 3 hours and

I've had my liver bisopy and it shows no damage, my blood work came back and
when I asked what genotype was told they didn't know asked what exactly did
that mean she said it could be that the viral count is under 1000 or it could
be a  HYBRID, can anybody explain that to me! When I ...

I have been having some bad depression problems. My doc gave me something
called Lexapro. He said it might take a week to start working but when I
woke this morning it seems that the usual sadness was gone. I took my 4th
pill this morning.

I want to apologize for all the whining I've been doing lately , I think it
may be all the different meds I'm on. I average only four hours of sleep per
night. Maybe that is why sometimes I feel as though I'm losing it. Just a
guess. As an example, last night I did not actually ...

I haven't left my apt. for a couple of days now. I'm feeling exhausted, but
my providers say that my blood tests are fairly within the normal range.
There is a good probability that I'm depressed even though they doubled my
dose of Bupropion(Welbutrin). Just a little while ago today ...

... and asked for separate Czechs!
OH!  I crack myself up!  (I gotta start charging for this soon.)
Waldron

Tomorrow and Sunday is the annual fishing derby on the trout stream I've
been hanging out on once or twice a week all summer.  I know all the
good holes and think I might have a leg up on some of the fishermen.
LOL.  I threw an extra fly rod in the car in case I hook the big kahoona

FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
September 30, 2004
Vioxx (rofecoxib)
Merck & Co., Inc. announced a voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx

AASLD Practice Guidelines:
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Hepatitis C
Doris B. Strader, Teresa Wright, David L. Thomas, and Leonard B. Seeff
Hepatology, Vol. 39, No. 4, 2004 (April)  

Well folks I did number 36 of 48 tonight!
That's 75%!
I'll be finding out on the 26th how I'm doing.
I'm going to try and sleep now before the injection

Heppie or anyone else that would kindly help me, I saw the name of the
shampoo you used Heppie when you were going through treatment and told my
mother about it. She is going through chemo right now for cancer. It turns
out that everyone (professionals) she mentioned it to said ...

This is my first posting to any group so please excuse any errors I
may make...I've had Hep C for many years & it has laid dormant like an
old dog on a hot day until two weeks ago...Elevated liver functions
led to a lab tests and a quick biopsy.  Type 1A and mild cirrosis are