Jina,
Welcome to the group! I am Tina, 37 married with 1 daughter almost 13 and
another girl that's due here in 5 weeks.
I was diagnosed in 88 with non a non b which we all know is HCV now. I was
inactive for 8 years then I started climbing in numbers and scaring on the
liver. By 2000 I had stage 2 fibrosis and 2 cerossis. I now have stage 4
cerossis BUT my liver is functioning awesome, even while preggy my ALT's are
in normal range. I haven't had a viral load done on me in about a year, it's
getting time to do that. I am on disability, I get too sick when I try to
work. WIth the new little one coming soon I will have my hands full for
sure.
I tried combo in 2000 but failed at 5 weeks because I got phnemonia really
bad and had to stop. :(
Are you in Florida still? I am in Central Florida. Will be nice getting to
know you! Again, Welcome to our group





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From: Jina
Date: 08/19/05 18:43:18
To: lonestarheppers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Lone Star Heppers] Hi All!

I am Chronic Active Hep C, 1a, last check 1 1/2 yrs ago my viral
load was 1.8 million, up from 180,000 from the time I stopped tx,
When I started tx I was 380,000 too low to go on tx but doc thought
other wise and wanted to get it before it got me oooooo wellllll. The
only symtoms I have @ this time , If I spend too much time out in the
sun I usually sleep all the next day,and my lower back hurts all the
time unless I take a few advils, sometimes I have chronic fatigue
sometimes not. I do take an anti-d but I take it more for my
menopausal mood swings than anything else and it also cuts down on my
hot flashes, lol, doesn't really do anything for the incrediable
amounts of sweat i produce but then again it is summer in Texas and
we all know how that can be.

I got Hep C from making unwise decisions when I was younger.A friend
had Non A Non B Hep (before they put a name to Hep C ) and as they
say the rest is history. But with all the new data out there I could
of gotten it from drinking and taking large amounts of Tylenol and
Tylenol PM, or I could of gotten it from when I was giving birth to
my youngest daughter @ Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida it
was kind of nasty in the delivery room. But at any rate it could of
been any where anytime any way if you want to know more feel free to
ask, Don't have nothing to hide. Jina









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