Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
Over the past few months we have had excessive amounts of rain. It was enough to saturate the leach field on our septic tank. So we had to get it pumped out. The guy pumping it out could not find the access hole so I got a shovel and helped him. We discovered that the 4'x8' concrete lid had been broken and into six pieces that were hanging precariously and about to cave in. It was gonna cost $300 to have that removed and another $385 or a new lid. So I called on my brother in law and he brought his backhoe over and we safely and successfully got the old lid removed and hauled off.
Now everyone knows what goes into a septic tank and can imagine how nasty it is. After dealing with that I was stressed out and had to have a cold beer. So I got a six pack and had three of them. Haven't had anything to drink in four months. I was never an alcoholic but I quit when I learned I had HCV. Today was a rare occurrence and I feel I will be ok but I do feel it was well deserved after the "shit" I just did......pun intended!!!
Now everyone knows what goes into a septic tank and can imagine how nasty it is. After dealing with that I was stressed out and had to have a cold beer. So I got a six pack and had three of them. Haven't had anything to drink in four months. I was never an alcoholic but I quit when I learned I had HCV. Today was a rare occurrence and I feel I will be ok but I do feel it was well deserved after the "shit" I just did......pun intended!!!
So............I go to high priced doc the other day about my cancer dx........turns out its Vulva cancer..............and doc tells me that my smoking caused it.............Vulva cancer......caused by smoking..which also caused my COPD........and for all I know..........it prolly caused my hair to turn gray and my eyes to be green!!!!!!!!!!
Now........I'll go smoke another cig and try to find those other 3 beers:):):)
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. How trite, I know.
debbear, how are you feeling?
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."
-Samuel Beckett
p.s. having battled both cigarets and cocaine, I think cigarettes were tougher to kick but never derailed my life quite the way cocaine did. Hoping I never do battle with either again.
I tried everything to quit, i found the patch to me the most effective. It eliminated that crazy jonseing for nicotine where I felt I wanted to bite someone's head off...
I remember one time when I was trying to quit, I saw this teenage kid down the street lighting up. I thought to myself "I could smash him in the face and take his cigarettes." Crazy thoughts.
No matter how bad my cocaine addiction got, I never thought of violence to get my next fix. But nicotine is a POWERFUL drug.