Fellow Heppers you are not alone !

In 2006 I WENT SHOPPING FOR A NEW DOCTOR . I went to met him for the first time in 2002 but changed my mind about him because I heard about this " Taliban Doctor " how I called him . But now I realize that this new ( young understanding Doctor ) who now has my full trust , just tried not to get my hopes up , when I asked him to get on Interferon . He told me " You don't want to be a Ginny pig "
I trust him with my life now and I am so glad that he is so cool . When I found a Article about 2 new drugs for Hepatitis C I did some research and after not being on any Treatment for several Years , I decided to talk to my Doctor about it . In the mean time I tried to keep my Hep C in check with Herbs . Milk thistle 3000 mg a day seemed to really help me a lot .. Not a cure but better then nothing . I will scan those 2 articles in my PC later and let you read the Article for yourself . My Doctor was excited that I did read and bring these Articles . He said to me " Well, are you ready to give it a shot ?" and I said " Yes , it seems promising for my Geno type . As you might know that there are different Genotypes and some are easier to treat then others . My Genotype is 1a and I was being called a " None Responder " Until this new Drug Teleprevir came out there was not much hope for us None Responders . My Doctor told me that there is a 60 % - 40 % chance that this will work . Yes, I was ready ! I had a bad scare a couple of month ago when I got real sick and had to go to the Emergency room.
So, now I have taken the 3rd Shot ( once a week Pegasus ) and 3 times a day 2 telaprevir ( every 8 hours ) Also Ribiviren Tablets 2 a day ! I was very anxious at first because I was worried about the horrible Side effects that I had , years ago ... But this is different ! Hardly any Side effects and actually not debilitating ... So I took the Bull by the Horn and said to myself what do I have to lose : ) My Chances are being pretty good and I have decided to stay on this medicine until my Doctor says otherwise .. My Grand kids are my Rock and my friend Theresa and Eldora are trying to keep me straight. I have a tendency to coop up to myself and let no one in . But I know I needed support and so now I have lots of it . And it helps me with dealing with the ups and downs of this treatment . I decided to start this Blog to encourage other Hepatitis C people out there to take a look at this new Drug . I will do what I can to help anyone with info and I hope my Blog will help someone else !

Facing my Liver Butcher

Before I fired this " Taliban " Doctor I made another Appointment with him , because I felt like I needed him to know how I felt about what he did to me ! So six Weeks later I went to see him . As usual he would be late , apologized for being late and then take his Glasses off to read my Chart . The paper was right in front of his eyes and this pause with no Words was between us and you could have felt the electricity in the air . He finally after 7 Minutes of studying the chart he finally looked at me and asked me what I was there for . I said " Doctor you hurt me and I will never ever be able to forgive you for that " I was surprised to realize that my voice was firm and without any hesitation . " I remember everything that happened in this operating room , and I also remember the Nurse telling you that I was not under . But you didn't stop , I remember the sweat on your forehead and the insecurity of a Butcher that cuts his first piece of meat ." I got up from my chair and we just looked at one another , he never said anything ! I walked to the door and said , looking over my shoulder : " I actually do not believe that you are a medical Doctor " When I closed the door behind me I felt the Blood rush through my head but I felt free . Free from all the Night mares that I had after this Butcher job and I knew that I did the right thing for coming back and facing him . When I walked out of his Office and got into the Elevator I took a deep Breath ... I did it ... I told him what I been feeling for Weeks . And now I could move on . I was proud of myself because I don't like confrontations but I don't run away from them either .