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  • About Me

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    terry7662

    Male, 51, Divorced
    buckeye, AZ, USA
    Member since March 4

    • About Me

      Im a pre liver transplant patient After being an addict for 23 years I finally got clean , only to find out i had end stage liver failure (Hep C ) I am now on the waiting list for a transplant. I have dream of becoming an addiction counseler, I realy want to give back what I recieved. I am in school and do work at a half way house. I have three years clean Feb 27. One day at a time.

      Im a pre liver transplant patient After being an addict for 23 years I finally got clean , only to find out i had end stage liver failure (Hep C ) I am now on the waiting list for a transplant. I have dream of becoming an addiction counseler, I realy want to give back what I recieved. I am in school and do work at a half way house. I have three years clean Feb 27. One day at a time.

    • Interests

      Motorcycles, Motorcycles, Motorcycles, Motorcycles,

      Motorcycles, Motorcycles, Motorcycles, Motorcycles,

  • Recent Activity

    Recently:

    • 3 hugs received, 2 journal comments, 2 group discussion posts, 1 hug given

    Thursday

    • terry7662 commented on their journal entry I win 4:48am

      Have to think positive. I'm to old to blow anything up…  

    Wednesday

  • Journal

    • I win

      Mood November 4, 2009 5:51pm

      I got my OK letter from social security Monday. Now where is my check?
    • More Docs

      Mood October 6, 2009 3:40am

      Well went to see my transplant doc last thursday. More of the sam old sh*t. Get your blood sugar under better control. Watch your salt intake. 200mg …
    • Lie for my own good ????????

      Mood August 6, 2009 3:01am

      I meet a real lovely lady last week and we seem to hit off good. I didn't want to lie to her, So I told her about my past drug use and my HCV. I …
    • Journal Entry for June 27, 2009

      Mood June 27, 2009 1:33pm

    • poem for the day

      Mood June 9, 2009 4:39am

      CRY

      AFTER

      BAD

      ALWAYS

      GOOD-BY

      LOST

      DARK

      END

      To be read as thoughts not words

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    • Chocolate

      From SockFuzz Yesterday

      yummmmmmmmm

    • Hug

      From macjude Thursday

      Hope that money comes through very quickly for you, lol j

    • UR Welcome

      From valmont32677 Tuesday

      You are so very welcome, always here 4 u if you need to talk, I'm just a msg away or the little instant messenger thingie on the bottom!!!! Happy Tuesday, hope you have a greeeeeeat day!!!! =]] --kas

    • Prayer

      From valmont32677 November 2

      Congrats on 3 yrs of sobriety...it is a hard road!! One day @ a time, AMEN!! Happy Monday!!!! =]] --kas

    • Hug

      From SockFuzz October 29

      not sure about number one...but thanks...I hope it gets off and running a bit more intense....we need more topics! Go add one!

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  • Goals

  • Support Groups

    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      I have been suffering with depression all of my life. Treated it by self-medication for 25 years. Finaly got on the right meds and came down with end-stage liver failure and had to stop all meds.

      Treatments

      Effexor Working / Worked
      Electroconvulsive therapy Working / Worked
      worked good but very temperary. Had short term menory problems.
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      very helpfull still recieving it
      Trazodone Working / Worked
      helped me sleep. weird dreams
      Writing Working / Worked
      Risperdal Working / Worked
    • Close Hepatitis C

      I found out I had HCV 3 years ago and now have liver failure . I am on the transplant list (with 20000 other people) and for to get it before my liver gives up.

      Treatments

      Trazodone Working / Worked
      had to stop taking due to liver problems
    • Open Heroin Addiction & Recovery

      I was a heroin addict for 18 years and have been clean for 3 years.I found out two days after getting out of rehab that I am in end stage liver failure and need a transplant.

      Treatments

      Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Working / Worked
      A real Life saver still go after 3 years
      Residential Treatment Center Working / Worked
      I was in a 60 day program twice and I guess I was ready the secound time> Ive been clean since getting out with only one relaps
      Methadone Somewhat Helpful
      felt like trading one addiction for another. Helped short term to relieve withdraw from herion. I only use methadone for 5 days the last time. Very low dose 25mg then tapered off over the 5 days.helped to take the edge off.
    • Open Loneliness

      I have end stage liver failure and hepc I cant work and have to live out in the desert with my brothers family

    • Open Chronic Pain

      I have pain from end stage liver.can't tske any thing

      Treatments

      Marijuana Working / Worked
      Works good but will stop liver transplant if i come up on drug test
      Meditation Working / Worked
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