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LaurieBluesGuy


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Hi Skip,

nice post - I know it was hard on my wife to put up with me on tx, we also had 2 young children and I can't put into words how wonderful she was whilst I was on treatment.

TX affect the patient and all around them, you sound like you've got a great handle on things.

Well done,

B cool


Lau

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lynne


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Hi skip

looks like you have done some research, well done !

It will not be easy, life does change for a while.

You can get loads of support here.

Take care and well done for posting. smile

Lynne

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Hi Skip,

Good to have you with us and all the best to yourself and your partner. smile  You are very welcome here and hope we can all help you both thru this time.

Your partner is really lucky to have such a caring person beside him, and i hope we can be of help either to yourself and/or your partner.

Look forwards to hearing from you.

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Heather
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Skip


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I have been checking into forums for hep c patients and their supporters and came across this one.  I live with my boyfriend who found out in March that he has Geno 1 and stage 2 fibrosis.  He started tx on June 13th so tomorrow will be his 6th shot.  He's doing the Pegasys and Copegus for 48 weeks.  We went to the doc today for his first check up on his viral load and all that good stuff.  He is responding well.  All counts were in the "normal" range.  Immune system is a little low on the white blood count but all other organs are doing well.

He is really handling tx well compared to the horror stories I have heard.  He is really treating it like it's a mental thing and he gets through it.  Some days I see that it's harder on him than others and he rests when he needs to.  I try to just stay out of his way.

I read in the other post under this section these 10 things for supporters to keep in mind:

1. Only bring up the illness if absolutely necessary.
2. Be patient.
3. It's not him/her, it's the drugs.
4. Don't let an idle mind create crazy thoughts.
5. Don't push too hard, you'll push him/her away.
6. Listen and don't talk so much.
7. Be available, but don't nag.
8. It's all about him/her right now, your needs are secondary.
9. Tell him/her how much you care about him/her, but don't expect anything back.
10. "This too shall pass".

I really loved this.  Thank you for posting it.  I read there was some discussion on the 8th one, but I see that number to mean that my needs are secondary to him.  I still have to take care of me 1st and he has to take care of him 1st.  The funny thing is that all of these items are things he has been telling me and I am really trying to do them.  Some days I forget and slip a little.  But it's nice to see that others feel the way he does.  I think my biggest problem is that I take it personally and it's hard to remember that it's the meds, not him.

We have also heard that anti depressants can help during tx so he got an rx for Prozac today.  Hopefully that helps him with the anger he is experiencing. 

Thanks for letting me share. 

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