Welcome Longleggs

[robin]

Hi Longleggs and happy to see you. Hope to "meet" you sometime in chat, Wed and Sun nights from 7:30-11pm Eastern time. A big Arkansas welcome to you. I think you will find a lot of answers to your "starting" treatment questions. Keep your spirits high...robin 

[Squeaker1]

Hi Longlegs.....   Glad you came to our happy little abode.  You are more then welcome to pull up a chair, put your feet up and enoy.  Post and ask questions or just play along with us.  We have a lot of helpful people on here and try to not keep things too boring and serious.  Pleasure to meet you, from Sunny and Cold California

Hugs, Squeaker

[Longleggsfromwa]

Hello everyone, Thank you for such a warm welcome. I am really glad to finally find a support group. I know that I am in it for the long haul. I appreciate any tips I can get before and after I start treatment in Jan. Thank you for all of your responses Robin.I look foward to getting to know you and others.I am still trying to cope and deal with the new diagnosis of Hep C.

[Pancho and Lefty]

Welcome LL,

Why don't you tell us a little about yourself. You could also stop into the chat room on Sunday night to get acquainted.  You'll find great support here whatever your situation.

Max

[pete c]

  Welcome Long Legs

    I know how you feel  with just finding out ,like someone just took the wind out of the sails.
We have all been just were you are  and what ever I can do to help  just yell.
To me this is best  place to be for Hope,Love Understand, and encouragement. So feel free to drop in and ask questions.
Hope to see you on sunday night chat. 
                                                                       pete

[robin]

Y'all I met Longleggs over at the "hood" and since they don't have any kind of "chat" or the number of people who have treated or are treating, I felt we were a good resource. So, I extended the invite and here "she" (I think) is. Longleggs...if you click on a name, it will will take you to their profile and you will find some e-mail addresses. Not everyone had theirs visable but mine is.  Keep your spirits high...robin

[Mongo]

Welcome, Longleggs! ! !

My name is Kerry.  You can call me Kerry, Mongo, or, you can call me what my friends call me, which is, "Shuttup".

I hope you make yourself right at home here.  I vacuumed this morning, so the floors should still be clean, unless SOMEONE spilled their Brussel Sprouts all over the place AGAIN!!!



All my Best,


Kerry

[MissyMouse]

Warm winter Florida greetings to ya LongLegs.   I'm an occasional poster over at the hood under the name paralegalmf.

Mouse

[Longleggsfromwa]

Hello. I went to Heppers house chat and it doesn`t appear that there is anyone there. Is there a specific time that  I can check back? I am in west coast time zone and it is almost 3 pm here?

[MissyMouse]

Hey LL,

"scheduled" chats are on Weds and Sunday nights starting at 7:30 eastern. (Should tell ya that in t he "try our chat" box).  However, the chat room is accessible 24/7 if you ever want to make arrangements to meet someone there on nights other than scheduled chat nights.  I do try to put reminders up every Sunday and Weds that it's chat night. 

Mouse

[Longleggsfromwa]

Thanks for the info......... Let me tell you all alittle about myself . I am a 52 yr old female and  I am a registered nurse. I am married and live in Washington State.  I have 2 daughters and one granddaughter.I am newly diagnosed with Hep C  and am going to start the treatment in Jan 2009.I have a standard poodle and a toy poodle and 2 cockatoo birds which are all my babies.My 2 daughters are from a previous marriage. I lived in north Alabama for 15 yrs and returned to Washington State about 17 yrs ago.I am trying very hard not to be scared about the treatment I am about to start sa well as my health, but sometimes I just Loose it and cry alot.I am a very strong willed person and am trying my best to remain positive. I am so glad that I have found this and Hep neighborhood sites for support.Thank you all for being there for me.

[itsme1983]

Hey longlegs I'm the baby of the group I just recently started treatment... I hope the best 4 u and. Just want 2 assure u u found the best support group here blieve me anytime day or night there's always sumeone around 2 help.

[Pancho and Lefty]

Legs,

Sending positive energy your way.  Stick with the group here and you can walk through anything that may happen. There's really no reason to be afraid.

sincere best wishes,

Max

[MissyMouse]

Hey LL,

It was really fun getting to chat with you tonight!

Mouse

[Mongo]

Leggs,

It was nice meeting you last night.  Cueing on some of the posts here, I'd like to share a small piece of my experience regarding treatment.

I was nervous, apprehensive, and fearful.  BUT (Yes, there's always a but) when I did my 1st shot and first couple doses of Riba-Goodies, I felt a great sense of empowerment.  I remember talking to Missy Mouse about it...I think she told me that she had similar feelings at or after her 1st shot.

If I may:

With your fisrt shot, and with your first handful of pills, YOU are taking a significant step in dealing with YOUR health and eliminating HCV from YOUR world.  I hope you find it as empowering as I did.  You have made a choice; a choice to treat.  That in and of itself is powerful.  The rest of the stuff you can deal with as it happens...

You may have significant side effects; you may not.  You may need helper drugs to keep your blood counts in a favorable range; you may not.  You may decide to grow your hair out & join a rock-n-roll band; you may not.     

You're here.  You're with a group of people who have stood by me when I was so screwed up I couldn't hardly stand up for myself.  Strength lives here, Leggs.  And so does hope.


See ya` round, Leggs!!!



Mongo