Hi all, I have a question ? Has anyone ever gotten Hep C from a needle poke ? I accidentally poked myself with Marks needle today. I called the Drs,they said I will have to start blood tests in about...
Hi all, After reading about Connie yesterday,I just could not post as to why I was on here,but today is a new day and if I keep all this inside of me I will burst. Most of you know of how much I have...
Today is the first time that I have been here since I had my surgery in November,and I am at a total loss for words. My heart is very heavy with sadness on the loss of Connie ! She fought a hard...
Hey everyone, Just wanted to let you know that I have been crazy busy and have not been on much, but you are all still in my thoughts and prayers. I say a prayer each day,that you all have a better...
What wonderful news David ! I say your GF is the one who lost out ! You have proved that by keeping yourself in good health and a very good attitude. Wishing you many more wonderful healthy years !...
Congratulations to you both,I love reading such awesome news ! Robin...
Hi all,my name is Robin,I belong on another forum here,for my BF,but this one if for me. I have questions that I hope you can help me with,and if I am on the wrong forum,could you please direct me to...
Connie, I really don't know what to say here,everything is so foreign to me as Mark is not any where,s as sick as you are. Please just know that I keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope the Drs...
I ended up calling the ENT on call. VERY RUDE to say the least ! He told me that the reason that his ear hurts so bad is because I took the bandage off of it and I needed to put it back on with an...
Wow,now I am totally mixed up here ! It is even in his medical records not to take Tylenol ! I trust you all,and if you take it,I will also give it to him,and he sees the Dr this coming week so I...
Question ? Mark had a tumor removed from his ear yesterday,,the whole upper inner lobe. He didn't get any pain meds,which I think is weird,but who am I right? Anyways,after they removed the tumor,the...
8 months already ? Wow that sure flew by fast, and it sounds like he is doing amazing ! Robin...
You are the second person today to ask me about the Pump. I have no clue about that at all,I am actually going to look it up after I write this. I will also ask the Dr about it ! Robin...
Mae, Thank God you are okay ! I have fallen asleep while driving,no accidents ever,TG,but now I know to pull over.Cannot say I ever fell down from standing because of falling asleep,that is a new one...
Mark had an appt with the Kidney Dr today. News wasn't the best. The Dr said that his Pancreas has shut down,and he went from type 2 Diabetes to type 1. For anyone that doesn't know what that...
The Surgeon said I am supposed to be on it,yet no prescription has ever been given to me ? I see the Dr this week for more tests and again the middle of Sept. As of now it looks like I will be having...
WD, I have had several bouts of Diverticulitis ,and I am not a TP patient. I have been on the same meds as your Mom,my counts for my liver have gone up. Dr told me its a combo of the meds and the...
I am at a total loss of words ! Robin...
Wow,what an inspiration you are ! Glad to read of you doing so very well. Robin...
I am so sorry to read of the loss of your brother.My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Robin...
What wonderful news,Many Prayers for a wonderful new life for you both ! Robin...
Hi Mae, Haven't been on the computer much,family from out of town have been in and out the past few weeks,kinda got crazy here ! Dr said Marks counts on the Urine is up due to his Diabetes and High...
My plate may get filled,but always have room for dessert ! That is one of my favorite saying ! And when I take care of others,it gets my mind off my own problems ! Robin...
Connie,I wish I lived closer to you,I would come clean for free,and taking you on your shopping trips ! Thinking of you often, Robin...
Connie, Both his Bun and Creatinine were in the normal range,that is why I am so confused ! For his blood count his Albumin is low. Going to call the Dr office and see what they say !...
I was just checking Mark's medical record to get all of his appts. straightened out for the new month coming and noticed he had a new test result. It was from a urine test he had done at the Dr...
It's all very confusing. If you have diverticulosis ,they are pockets in the colon. When these pockets trap "poop" and get infected, that's when you get diverticulitis. I have always had to take a...
Happy Anniversary and may you have many many more ! Robin...
I saw our (Mark and mine also now) Gastro Dr today. I don't know whether to laugh or just sit down and cry. The Dr asked if anyone had gone over all my ctscan reports with me,I said no,just was told...
Tasha, I cannot give you any info from a transplant side,but some info I can give you regards trache vs vent. My husband Frank(deceased) was in ICU for 7 weeks,he had what is called ARDS,. Within a...
Morning SyXx, Talked to sis yesterday,she is still not feeling up to par yet ! She wont eat anything because she is so afraid of getting another attack! I told her she cant live on plain bagels and...
Deb, Glad you are back,but so sorry you haven't been feeling good ! Please make sure Dr knows what your platelet count is before the biopsy is done,the mouth tends to bleed out good. Hope you get...
Mae,that Black cloud just loves to follow me,I think I am the one sharing it with everyone else ! Sis called me to let me know that shes been sprung from the hospital,still doesn't feel to good,but...
Good Morning All, My sister had Laposcopic done yesterday. They ended up using general because it took so long,she was under for 3 1/12 hrs. They did find more stones and her bile duct was closed...
Thank you so much for your quick responses ! My sister sounds like you did SyXx. I sure hope they find out tomorrow whats wrong before she gets any worse !...
Hello,its me once again,I have a question and no better place to go for answers then this forum! On May 1st my sister had emergency gallbladder surgery,they tried to do laproscopic but ended up...
I was planning on calling today to be put on the call off list but I forgot ! Mark has lost alot of his hearing,most of it is gone in his left ear,Dr says its from the Cirrhosis (does it really cause...
Hi Mae, Thanks for asking ! Mark just kinda goes with the flow,I am as usual a wreck,but there is nothing I can do until he sees the Dr and thats not until Sept 6th,so I am just hanging in there !...
Mark had a Dr appt today,just the usual checkup kinda thing. He has a big and when I say big,I mean a mole that takes up his whole inner ear up! A yr ago he had a bioscopy on it and it came back...
Emma,I am so sorry that Dougie keeps "slipping",as you know I am going through the same thing,my fear is the big relapse. Mark is not a social person and I believe that when he drinks he does so that...
wonderful news,praying for great success !...
Awesome news !...
Congratulations !...
Thank you all,you are some of the nicest people I have ever talked to in a support group! For fathers day,I had bought Mark a new flat screen TV,well,,TG I still had the receipt cause I took it back...
Hi all, Again its been awhile since I have been here. Finally had my long awaited colonscopy done. After all that scare about me having a blockage,all I had was 2 polyps. But and there is always a...
Hi Connie,thanks for your answers ! I just looked up Marks last test from a yr ago and his VL was 460,178,so that is quite a jump. We Have talked to Marks Hep Dr a few times about Mark getting...
Mark had a blood test for HCV and his count is at 766,605,I have no clue what this means. Is this good or bad ? His Platelets are now down in the 60,s which I know is not good. His Albumin,White...
Hello to my fellow caregivers! I have not been on here for quite sometime now,my world here has been crazier then ever. Mark seems to be holding his "own" right now,still very tired all the...
CreativeSoul, I am so sorry to read of the passing of your husband. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Robin...
Mae, I really have no words,I haven't been on much and it breaks my heart to see your brother and you going through this after all you have been through and gone through. Many hugs and prayers, Robin...