(04-06-2018, 10:37 AM)grampahol Wrote: I'm going to quit looking up all the possible bad things that can happen with the disease..I'll just sit here thinking the worse .. I pretty much know what can happen , dwelling on it doesn't help. 
It's a silent type disease that typically doesn't show symptoms for years and years until suddenly it does so it's really easy to ignore .
I don't have the fear of death or any of that, but I really don't want my old lady nor my kids to have to deal with the problems that can come with it . I'm probably closer with my son than at any time he was growing up and don't want him to go through dealing with my problems so I pretty much don't discuss it with him or my daughter and since they live in Ohio there's really nothing they can do anyway . I don't see any point to making them worry needlessly.. 

(04-07-2018, 08:39 AM)grampahol Wrote: The older treatments were pretty brutal from everything I heard and I knew several people who went through them unsuccessfully. 
The new treatment sounds really promising with a lot fewer side effects ..

My woman's friend in Florida went through the new treatment and has been completely cleared of HepC, but she developed a rare form of cancer right afterwards . It's unclear if the cancer is related to the treatment and there have been some docs linking the treatment to the cancer, but like every new procedure and treatment there's always someone ready to try to link it to every other terrible possible thing.. 

Anyway, even if the worst possible thing happens and I kick the bucket I've had an ok life . I ain't gonna live forever anyway..  I hope someone puts on my tombstone, 'Here's a comprehensive list of all the crap he never got around to doing ..1. Didn't finish sweeping the garage floor.. 2. Didn't wear pink socks. 3...... ehhh..not that important . '

(04-08-2018, 12:11 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: Shouldn't item 2 be on your list of achievements instead?

Says to me that either you or those in your inner circle have always been good with the laundry to avoid the dreaded red shirt mix up...

(04-09-2018, 02:29 AM)packerbacker Wrote: What is Hep C if you don't mind me asking. I hope its treatable and you can beat this buddy. I will pray for ya.

(04-12-2018, 08:49 PM)grampahol Wrote: Wow .great news today from the VA. Apparently the blood drawn last week is showing that my liver is still in great shape which is kind of shocking to me, but they're going to draw more blood just to be sure.  I'll still qualify for treatment to finally get rid of the virus.  The swelling?  Not sure ,but I might just be plain getting fat. I've been thin my entire life so I'm not really used to weight gain at 58.. I hope that's all it is.. Hell, maybe I'm the first 58 year old man to be pregnant in which case I'm buying the team after I cash in. lol

(04-12-2018, 08:49 PM)grampahol Wrote: Wow .great news today from the VA. Apparently the blood drawn last week is showing that my liver is still in great shape which is kind of shocking to me, but they're going to draw more blood just to be sure.  I'll still qualify for treatment to finally get rid of the virus.  The swelling?  Not sure ,but I might just be plain getting fat. I've been thin my entire life so I'm not really used to weight gain at 58.. I hope that's all it is.. Hell, maybe I'm the first 58 year old man to be pregnant in which case I'm buying the team after I cash in. lol