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  • About Me

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    SockFuzz

    Female, 41, Married
    Suburbia, USA
    Member since May 23, 2008

    • About Me

      My husband and I have been married 20 years. It has been a rough road with some pretty steep peaks and valleys. He has a history of Depression and Anxiety issues. He has recently begun taking Lexapro. it has made a huge change in his attitude. We are also back in counseling...together this time. I really believe that individual counseling hindered progress. It's been rough, but slowly productive. His liver doc insisted on his restarting antidepressants in order to do treatment. We have two beautiful and interesting daughters. One dog and a mortgage! LOL Most recently we have been hit with the reality of illness. I come from a family history of Diabetes. My mom has neuropathy, gastroparesis and end stage renal failure and is on daily dialysis, my brother is almost ready to start. He is also blind from Diabetes and just lost a toe to gangrene. I am PRE-Diabetic working diligently to keep myself from crossing over. More impactive to our lives is that my husband was diagnosed 11/2008 with Hepatitis C. He most likely contracted this disease in his teens during his wild and carefree years. He was a casual drug user with typical teenage infallible thinking. So here today, 25 years later, we are suddenly affected by those choices. Most tragically, he has Cirrhosis from the HCV. What we know so far is that he has Genotype 1a, a 3.5 mil. VL and MELD 10. To say I am scared is a misnomer. I am petrified beyond belief. I am angry and frustrated. We still have two deserving children to raise. We have a life. But it could all be changed drastically by this diagnosis. Fear of the unkown is overwhelming. Fear of the known is also overwhelming. The best I can hope for is to cope with what is.

      My husband and I have been married 20 years. It has been a rough road with some pretty steep peaks and valleys. He has a history of Depression and Anxiety issues. He has recently begun taking Lexapro. it has made a huge change in his attitude. We are also back in counseling...together this time. I really believe that individual counseling hindered progress. It's been rough, but slowly productive. His liver doc insisted on his restarting antidepressants in order to do treatment. We have two beautiful

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  • Journal

    • D-Day

      Mood November 20, 2009 1:18am

      Well, today is the day!  Hubby officially starts treatment!  As I sit here staring at his box of Riba and wondering what is to come, I am …

    • !!!!

      Mood November 17, 2009 9:04am

      OK....when it rains it pours huh?  Although this isn't necessarily a bad thing.  I was offered a job this morning!  Why now?  …

    • Tick Tock

      Mood November 16, 2009 11:47pm

      I'm getting nervous.  Hubby's Rib and Peg are being delivered tomorrow.  D-Day on Friday.  He's anxious to start.  …
    • Paranoia?

      Mood November 11, 2009 12:22am

      OK, if you read my last journal entry, you know my brother is in the hospital.   He will most likely be there several weeks.

       

      My hubby …

    • The latest in the saga of my life...

      Mood November 10, 2009 2:20pm

      Well, my brother has been admitted now for a severe infection.  The culture is still out but they have him scheduled on Thursday to amputate his …

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      From sarahRN2 Yesterday

      My gift to your hubby:
      My sides (minimal)
      My response (Undie at 4 weeks)
      My wish (that everyone had the kind of support you are offering.)
      DO IT. DO IT. DO IT.

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      From DNJ Yesterday

      Hang in there!

    • Good Luck

      From rbm Yesterday

      Good luck to you all! HOpe shot goes well.

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      From Rick8 Yesterday

      I saw it in someones profile and checked it out. To be honest one of the many reasons I like it, is I am trying to improve my communication skills as to not come across so abrasive. Yes, I have been called that...lol. I also like learning from people who have different opinions/viewponts from my own. Great group Fuzzy!

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Cirrhosis

      Hubby has non-alcohol related Cirrhosis.

    • Close Diabetes Type 2

      My family history is filled with Diabetes. I am considered Pre-Diabetic. I am focusing on diet and exercise. I've lowered my A1C from 7 to 5.6% in one year!

    • Open Hepatitis C

      Hubby is Genotype 1a. Currently in process to start treatment by the end of November.

    • Open DailyStrength Members Community

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    • Open Vegetarians & Vegans

      Several years ago we adopted a better eating plan because of Diabetes. Recently, hubby was diagnosed with Cirrhosis. Now we are trying to go Veg.

      Treatments

      Raw Food Diet Too Soon to Tell
      Slowly incorporating more of this into our diet.
      Vitamin B12 Working / Worked
      I started taking B vitamins several years ago for health reasons. Hubby just started taking them a few months ago along with other suppliments to aid in liver function.
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