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Re: How's it going Thip?

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"Seymore4Head" <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 30 Aug 2015 14:40:35 -0400, "Thip" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>>"Seymore4Head" <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> wrote in message
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>>> I was at Emory today taking an MRI.  I was wondering how you and Jimmy
>>> Carter were doing.  :)
>>
>>I think I'm doing better than poor Jimmy.  I have 2 months left,
>>undetectable at 4 weeks and have remained that way.  I had to do battle 
>>with
>>my doctor over taking Laculose and Xifaxan (which I refused), but my 
>>ammonia
>>is now well within normal limits.  I'm trying not to worry about relapsing
>>(Harvoni is almost too good to be true), but other than that, life is 
>>good.
>>How are things on your end?
>
> I just found out I have colon cancer.  Hopefully they can cut it out
> and at the moment, they don't expect me to have to do any chemo.  I
> also just found out I have osteoporosis from long term use of
> Prednisone.
>
> That Laculose is some pretty nasty stuff.  I did take it, but I took
> much less dosage than I was prescribed.  I had to google Xifaxan.   So
> you are experiencing encephalopathy?  Are they asking you not to
> drive?  The never took my license away but they did recommend that I
> not drive.
>
> I guess I shouldn't have included a smiley face when talking about
> Jimmy Carter.  He is the most recent celebrity I know of going to
> Emory.
>
I've always said Carter is a very, very good man, just a very bad President. 
I sure don't wish him any ill.

I honestly don't know if I have encephalopathy or not.  My ammonia was high. 
They just called and told me to take these two drugs.  So I did, and I got 
extremely sick.  I called, they told me to stay off them a week and try 
again.  So I did, and got extremely sick.  I went in for my regular 
appointment but saw the PA, and he discontinued the Xifaxan.  I asked him if 
I had HE and he told me to ask Dr. West (how?!).  They drew some blood, 
called a few days later, and told me to start the Xifaxan again.  I did, and 
got very sick and very, very lethargic.  One day I set my stove top on fire, 
and I just sat there and thought, "Damn, I have to get up and put that out." 
That was the day I quit the drugs (this was all over a 3-month period).  I 
called and told them under no circumstances was I taking them.  Three weeks 
later, my ammonia was dead normal and I feel fine.  No one's told me not to 
drive.  I'm seeing Dr. West the 9th and I've got my battle armor on.  I am 
not a happy Mama.

I'm so sorry about the cancer.  Sometimes it seems like bad health is a 
terrible gift that keeps on giving.  I don't know much about osteoporosis 
since that's one thing I've somehow managed to avoid.  How will they treat 
you for the conditions?  I assume your prognosis is good since you don't 
seem to be very upset, or maybe you're much calmer than I am.  :-)  I hope 
you'll stay in touch and let me know how it goes.  We old farts have to 
stick together, you know.  By the way, I caught up with Cody and he's doing 
well.  He did the Viekira and cleared the virus, and his liver damage 
reversed considerably.  I used to get so mad at him!  I never disliked 
him--he was kind of like the bratty little brother that exasperates the heck 
out of you, but you love him anyway.  Elmo and Waterspider are also doing 
very well.  Cactus Jammies is taking Harvoni and I haven't heard much from 
him lately.  Sourdough got mad at me and unfriended me, but I haven't yet 
really figured out why he was so mad.  High ammonia, maybe?  :-)

 

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How's it going Thip? Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2015-08-29 20:07 -0400
  Re: How's it going Thip? "Thip" <me@privacy.net> - 2015-08-30 14:40 -0400
    Re: How's it going Thip? Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2015-08-30 15:47 -0400
      Re: How's it going Thip? "Thip" <me@privacy.net> - 2015-08-30 18:48 -0400
        Re: How's it going Thip? Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2015-08-30 20:59 -0400
          Re: How's it going Thip? "Thip" <me@privacy.net> - 2015-08-31 09:04 -0400
            Re: How's it going Thip? "SF" <SF@example.nl> - 2015-09-01 18:17 +0200
              Re: How's it going Thip? "Thip" <me@privacy.net> - 2015-09-01 12:55 -0400
                Re: How's it going Thip? "SF" <SF@example.nl> - 2015-09-02 13:33 +0200
        Re: How's it going Thip? greyhackles <greyhackles@NOSPAMyahoo.com> - 2015-09-02 00:11 -0400
          Re: How's it going Thip? "Thip" <me@privacy.net> - 2015-09-02 19:01 -0400
      Re: How's it going Thip? "SF" <SF@example.nl> - 2015-09-01 18:20 +0200
        Re: How's it going Thip? Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2015-09-01 15:07 -0400

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