The Day After Tomorrow
The day after tomorrow, I’m going to my first doctor’s appointment to discuss my condition. I didn’t make this doctor’s appointment. I didn’t even request it. The first I knew about it was when I got a letter saying that I had an appointment to attend. The public health system in New Zealand certainly works in mysterious ways! I have been for four blood tests over the past few months. That’s because I received letters in the mail saying I needed to go to my nearest hospital and give blood samples to be tested. Who are these faceless, nameless people that are organising my life? Do they also have hidden cameras installed in my house? It’s all very weird.
Anyway, this doctor that I’m due to see is located in my nearest city - 4 hours drive away. Since it happens to be our second wedding anniversary that day, hubby and I are going to make a little holiday of it, stay in a nice hotel tomorrow night, go to my doctor's appointment the next morning, and get in a spot of sightseeing before coming home.
There, see, there’s a silver lining to every black cloud.
Anyway, this doctor that I’m due to see is located in my nearest city - 4 hours drive away. Since it happens to be our second wedding anniversary that day, hubby and I are going to make a little holiday of it, stay in a nice hotel tomorrow night, go to my doctor's appointment the next morning, and get in a spot of sightseeing before coming home.
There, see, there’s a silver lining to every black cloud.
posted by Filosofette at 2:18 pm
6 Comments:
Hi Filosolette,
I got onto your blog through Ron.I know exactly how you are feeling.I felt the same back in October 2004 when i was diagnosed with Hep C, genotype 3a, with a viral load of 2,000,000 about average from what i can make out.I have no idea where i have picked up this virus, but it seems to have been with me for many years as i was diagnosed with Hep non A non B in 1985 ( which now they know is Hep c)I have had slightly elevated enzyme levels since then, but was just told to monitor them every 3-6 months.I had a scan on 2002 which showed a fatty liver ( extremely unusual because i drink very little alchol, keep a healthy diet, and keep myself very active as a full time tennis coach). I then went on to have a liver biopsy which luckily showd no sign of liver damage and my liver enzymes were still only slightly elevated.Last October came the real shock, after a blood check my liver enzymes had shot up,and after further tests i was given the Hep C daignosis.
I am 49 years old, married with 3 children, and live in Germany.I have decided to take treatment which will be for 6 months,with Peginteferon+Ribivirin.I have an appointment tomorrow morning with my Doctor, and I hope I can begin treatment within the next week.I also have read all the horror stories about treatment, but there are people out there which have had, or are having treatment, with very mild or in some cases no side effects.
Anyway my best wishes and I`ll keep in touch( you not alone out there!)
Eddie
Hi Filosolette,
I got onto your blog through Ron.I know exactly how you are feeling.I felt the same back in October 2004 when i was diagnosed with Hep C, genotype 3a, with a viral load of 2,000,000 about average from what i can make out.I have no idea where i have picked up this virus, but it seems to have been with me for many years as i was diagnosed with Hep non A non B in 1985 ( which now they know is Hep c)I have had slightly elevated enzyme levels since then, but was just told to monitor them every 3-6 months.I had a scan on 2002 which showed a fatty liver ( extremely unusual because i drink very little alchol, keep a healthy diet, and keep myself very active as a full time tennis coach). I then went on to have a liver biopsy which luckily showd no sign of liver damage and my liver enzymes were still only slightly elevated.Last October came the real shock, after a blood check my liver enzymes had shot up,and after further tests i was given the Hep C daignosis.
I am 49 years old, married with 3 children, and live in Germany.I have decided to take treatment which will be for 6 months,with Peginteferon+Ribivirin.I have an appointment tomorrow morning with my Doctor, and I hope I can begin treatment within the next week.I also have read all the horror stories about treatment, but there are people out there which have had, or are having treatment, with very mild or in some cases no side effects.
Anyway my best wishes and I`ll keep in touch( you not alone out there!)
Eddie
Hi Filosolette,
Also picked up your blog via Ron. You are so totally not alone. I'm a 47 year old woman diagnosed a few months ago with hep c genotype 3a, viral load about 1.5 million. Have decided because of the genotype and so far minimal damage (also fatty change - evidently highly associated with genotype 3), I am going to do the treatment and start 6 months of Schering's interferon redipen with ribivarin in a few weeks. My husband and kids (boys 24 and 14) are all hep c negative and are incredibly supportive. Am fortunate to have really supportive extended family as well, and friends who are very there for me during this time. hoping that I can keep working and get through this with as few side effects as possible! am scared, but determined. Hang in, hang on.... millions of us have this.... I know how you feel! Sue, Toronto, Canada
Hello! This is Debbie Jo. I wanted to say hello and let you know I will come back and visit with you tomorrow. I am a chronic hep C victim as well. Thank God we don't have to be alone through this long ordeal. I will get back to you soon. Hang in there. There is support out here and I will try to help you as much as I can. Take care.
Hi, my name is Paul and I am hepc positive. I connected with you through Ron Metcalfes blog. I also live in England.
Firstly, consider yourself well and truly hugged!!!
You are such a brave lady!!!
I found your blog from last year so moving - mainly because I have been there, as indeed all of us who suffer from hepc have.
Firstly, the weeping you experience is entirely normal and consistent with our condition. I am 50 years old, and since discovering I am hepc last August (through routine blood tests prior to an operation) I have had some days where I have wept most of the day. After my initial shock and slight aversion to this "unmanly behaviour" I actually dicovered the vast and mysterious healing power of tears.
They wash the soul.
Like you I was absolutely against treatment. I was not going to inject myself with something that was going to make me feel so potentially ill. My wife agreed, so that was that.
Then I had a liver biopsy which showed inflammation, some necrosis(dead cells) and the beginings of fibrosis.
So the disease was really attacking and unless checked would destroy me. So, big change of mind, and I actually start interferon/ribravin treatment on 1st Febuary!!
I was diagnose of hep B for more than 2 years, all the medical doctors said to me there is no cure but it can only be control. Ever since then i have been running heather scepter looking for a solution to my problem, i ran into this online testimony of Mrs Stacey who have been cured of Hep B by this medical center she mention, i immediately contacted them, to God be thy glory i also got my cure am so happy today, please my advice is, if you have been living with Hep B contact them now don't waste time and get cured here is also their email healthmedlab@gmail.com
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