Tribe.net. Local Connections $item.owner.firstName http://hepatitisc.tribe.net/thread/70dcd951-4131-42a4-81f2-4d95c9fe52ef#541c8bea-36fc-41ca-bed5-1da225ed3535 2007-09-30T22:03:20Z 2007-09-30T22:03:20Z

Get copies of everything, forever more, keep them in a folder and never be afraid to ask questions. I hope all turned out well for you as this is an older post. I'm new here and just catching up on Y'all... DD

$item.owner.firstName 2007-09-30T22:03:20Z Tracey http://hepatitisc.tribe.net/thread/70dcd951-4131-42a4-81f2-4d95c9fe52ef#90d0741c-013a-431a-99ea-eb3f8dd50fe6 2007-08-12T09:41:17Z 2007-08-12T09:41:17Z

'Love is all you need' Brock... Glad to hear your happy.....yeah..I could do with running round the block a few hundred times. I lost a lot of weight on treatment, but it seems to have piled back on with a vengeance. Take care Tracey

Tracey 2007-08-12T09:41:17Z Cosmic Love http://hepatitisc.tribe.net/thread/70dcd951-4131-42a4-81f2-4d95c9fe52ef#47a4e75b-9897-4eb3-b09d-bb503b5bd57b 2007-08-09T23:57:56Z 2007-08-09T23:57:56Z

I have finally been freed from opressive religion and it feels FABULOUS! My religion is LOVE and I'm going to start enjoying the freedom that comes from that. Other than that, I'm too fat and need desperatly to lose weight.

Cosmic Love 2007-08-09T23:57:56Z Tracey http://hepatitisc.tribe.net/thread/70dcd951-4131-42a4-81f2-4d95c9fe52ef#90f35b5a-b88c-40fc-8261-afd2cf347513 2007-08-09T19:24:43Z 2007-08-09T19:24:43Z

'Snap' (We say over here) Hi Brock, how are you doing?

Tracey 2007-08-09T19:24:43Z SiMoNe http://hepatitisc.tribe.net/thread/70dcd951-4131-42a4-81f2-4d95c9fe52ef#582902a7-7a5d-4a54-b574-4f89163631f3 2007-08-09T18:10:58Z 2007-08-09T18:10:58Z

Also, if you don't feel comfortable with your doctor for any reason, you should change physicians, absolutely. My husband's first doctor was a complete jackass, and made my husband and I worry needlessly. We eventually found a MUCH better doctor, one who specializes in HepC treatments, and keeps up to date with new treatments. (we found him here, btw: http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/drs/toc.html in case anyone needs it!)

SiMoNe 2007-08-09T18:10:58Z Cosmic Love http://hepatitisc.tribe.net/thread/70dcd951-4131-42a4-81f2-4d95c9fe52ef#6e67d553-b577-4e54-b879-c21515128ff4 2007-08-09T14:26:26Z 2007-08-09T14:26:26Z

Oh.. I just noticed Tracy already said everything I did. Doh!

Cosmic Love 2007-08-09T14:26:26Z Cosmic Love http://hepatitisc.tribe.net/thread/70dcd951-4131-42a4-81f2-4d95c9fe52ef#db4acb21-c35c-495a-998b-7c49db4b27d1 2007-08-09T14:25:07Z 2007-08-09T14:25:07Z

They will probably schedule you for a liver biopsi if you havent already had one. It's a real quick procedure but you have to lay on your right side for four hours afterwards. Make a list of questions ahead of time so you can remember them when you get there.

Cosmic Love 2007-08-09T14:25:07Z Tracey http://hepatitisc.tribe.net/thread/70dcd951-4131-42a4-81f2-4d95c9fe52ef#8a780b6f-7725-4743-bd63-9df601585753 2007-08-07T20:31:43Z 2007-08-07T20:31:43Z

Hi Adriana I remember my first appointment, it may be different for you, but we just mainly talked. I didn't see the actual consultant, but a nurse specialist and she started off by asking me what I knew about hepatitis C..Which when you think about it saves a lot of time. She explained all the bits that I didn't understand and talked about treatment. She said the first step would be a biopsy (which is done in day surgery, in and out the same day) and then depending on the result of that, they would decide if treatment was suitable. You might find it useful to write down any questions you want to ask. I always find I forget everything I wanted to ask and could kick myself after. The first appointment will be just to talk, no tests will be done, unless they want to take some more blood maybe.. Good luck with it and let us know how it goes.. Tracey

Tracey 2007-08-07T20:31:43Z Adriana http://hepatitisc.tribe.net/thread/70dcd951-4131-42a4-81f2-4d95c9fe52ef#71261a04-e906-4338-972b-bf20200d182f 2007-08-06T23:29:48Z 2007-08-06T23:29:48Z

Okay so I just got news that I've been given an appt. on Sept. 10th. With a specialist so we can get things going. Can anyone tell me what I can expect during this first meeting? I know it's still about a month away but I can't help but to be anxious.

Adriana 2007-08-06T23:29:48Z