Posted in Any & All, Blogroll, Dude talk to the DR. already., Positive & Kindness Sharings., The Need to KNOW, kindness & goodness on October 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Maybe and maybe not. I have now been on Lyrica
for 13 days. The energy level started to increase on Sunday. Monday I had 4-5 good hours.
Tuesday I had 6 good hours and today, I was awake, showered and coloring my hair by 7 a.m. Haven’t done that in months. I still experience excruciating pain [...]
Posted in Any & All, Family Members & HCV, ReSEArch, The Need to KNOW on September 2, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsLetter/2007/advocate0907.html#5
Disability & Benefits: COBRA
Jacques Chambers, CLU
Extending Your Employer-Based Health Insurance
Passed in 1984, COBRA (Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) was originally a federal law that requires employers to allow employees and dependents losing health insurance to stay on the employer’s plan.
Because small employers and certain other employee groups do not come under this federal law, many [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., Family Members & HCV, The Need to KNOW on April 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Since January 8th, it seems I have not only been making excuses for my well-being or lack of, but I have come to the realization that if you don’t have physical health your life can really really become a hindrance. Did any of that make sense? Probably not, but it is my blog [...]
Posted in Any & All, The Need to KNOW on March 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Please know that any and all the above hold risk for the transmission of Hepatitis C.
I myself had 2 tattoos done in 1994. The equipment was clean, ink new and was thrown after I had my tats done.
Piercings, Ear-BellyButton-Lip-Tongue-Eyebrow….all these can leave miniscule bloodlets on equipment and if not properly cleaned, it can be a [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., The Need to KNOW on March 22, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/faq.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/hepatitis_c/article.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hepatitis-c/DS00097
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., Family Members & HCV, Help for the HEP, The Need to KNOW on March 21, 2007 | No Comments »
http://heart.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/90/5/565
Heart 2004;90:565-566
BMJ Publishing Group & British Cardiac Society
SCIENTIFIC LETTER
Evidence for association between hepatitis C virus seropositivity and coronary artery disease
C Vassalle, S Masini, F Bianchi and G C Zucchelli
Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa, Italy
Correspondence to:
Dr Cristina Vassalle
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica-Area di ricerca CNR, Via Moruzzi 1, I-56100, Pisa, Italy; cristina.vassalle@ifc.cnr.it
Keywords: hepatitis C virus; coronary [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., Family Members & HCV, Help for the HEP, The Need to KNOW on March 21, 2007 | No Comments »
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsLetter/2004/advocate1004.html
What are Fibrosis and Cirrhosis?
Liz Highleyman
Chronic infection with hepatitis C or hepatitis B virus (HCV or HBV) can lead to long-term liver damage including fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer). It is estimated that about 20 percent of people with chronic hepatitis C will develop cirrhosis, a process that usually takes 20-30 years.
The Fibrosis [...]
Posted in Any & All, Dude talk to the DR. already., The Need to KNOW on March 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Silly question you say? Not really. The stats are showing that over 60% of people that take home a prescription do not read the instructions. The Pharmacist will take the time to explain why the medication was prescribed etc….it is up to us, to listen and then recheck all that we “thought” we heard and [...]
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