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Tuesday November 24, 2009

Rambling Stories

  • my first

    Wednesday, March 5, 2008 | A Rambling story

    ya so this is my first time here.i have alot of emotions that seem to change both for the best and worst every time i learn more about my hep. i geuss i'm really pissed because thanks to baraclude my viral load is comming down and my cirosis is at a standstill and now just when i think there is a possible light at the end of the tunnel i find out that my chances for liver cancer grows exponen...

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  • starting over with journal

    Thursday, March 6, 2008 | A Rambling story

    i am trying to empty me thoughts out here so maybe i can rest my mind witch im learning i am loseing.i go to a doctor so sure i know what to say and get there and just fall apart.i have had so many of the same test done by diffrent doctors.and ounce again i have to go to a diffrent doctor because of inc. and start all over.with the test instead of the doctor getting liver doctors results from tes...

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  • Well I finally got closed

    Sunday, April 20, 2008 | A Rambling story

    Well life is good, I got closed after switching many companies, waiting on plumbers to fix the title company leaks, new carpet and new paint in the new house done, moving on Tuesday Things will work smoothly I hope.
    if not, oh well,
    I promise I will be back and have a nice chat with you all.
    Cynthia

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  • I am exhausted

    Friday, September 12, 2008 | A Rambling story

    Well I drove over to Dallas through the driving rain for my dr. appts and meetings with the carpet man, the chandelier man, the painter and the carpenter oh and the landscaper dudes.  I got almost everything done but when I got to the hospital they took thirty one vials of blood and instead of an hour it was three and a half hours and they wanted more time and more blood I had to leave, so I...

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  • 2 month slater...add insurance!

    Saturday, June 6, 2009 | A Rambling story

    Two months post transfuson and i'm totally out of gas! I'm getting the low income highmark(still expensive) nut it pays for everything, so it's pretty much OK. Blood stats are:
    RBC’s 7.2
    ---Hemoglobin 8.1
    ----Hematocrit 25.7
    --and ferritin 7.2
    Basically out of iron, AND oxygen... hard to breathe, headachy, and SO TIRED!It really gets to me that I have to get so down before I get noti...




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  • treatment update

    Thursday, July 23, 2009 | A Rambling story

    ...had 4 treatments of IV venofer and additional 2 units of blood. They had me stay in hospital to recieve the blood and then did a scan of my liver--no cirrhosis or masses, but my liver is HUGE! Next week(28th) I see the hepatologist to see what we shall see!
    frankly I'm worried about this plan "O" has in store for us! I SEE MY CONDITION AS ONE OF THOSE THAT WILL AHVE TO BE LIVED WI...

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  • the things i wonder

    Thursday, July 30, 2009 | A Rambling story

    what will happen if you are taking beraclude and have a drink of beer???
    what happens to your bod when you eat fried food ?
    what happens when you dont have protected sex?
    what happens ???

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