WELCOME TO MY HEPATITIS-C HOMEPAGE

Welcome to my Hepatitis-C Homepage

Some of you might notice some changes to my homepage. This is due to the fact of the changes in my home life. I hope all of you understand that it has been difficult at times for me. I have had to make some decisions that were not only important, but necessary. I look forward to the life that is now ahead of me, and I will continue the work on this page and continue my treatments as always. I will also stay an advocate for Hepatitis-C. Thank you all for your friendships and your support. It means alot to me personally
Christine
September 6th, 1999

Thank-You for stopping by. I hope you find this visit informative as well as humorous and caring.

I have added a link to a Hepatitis Forum and also a link called Hepatititis A-Z on this page, which I hope you take the time to check both of them out.

There are alot of us out there with this virus and by writing about it and talking about it we can win this fight against this disease.

If you have any questions or just want to express an opinion, please E-Mail me. KoolCat [email protected]

Enjoy your visit and please take the time to sign my guestbook.

Hi.

My name is Christine. I am 44 years old.

I was diagnosed with Hepatitis-C in November of '98. I was feeling tired for no reason and decided to visit my Doctor.

When I first learned of the diagnosis I was very angry and confused. I wasn't even sure who I could talk to about it. I mean afterall,who could I talk to? This was a disease that had a stigma all over it. It was a drug users disease. I was sure I would be discriminated against.

I read a homepage this lady had wrote and found it so true. She said the first thing the Doctor asked her was "Do you use drugs"? It made her mad she said, because it should not matter how you got the disease but only where do I go to from here?

I too was asked, but not by my Doctor. I have a wonderful Doctor. I was asked by a Nurse in the recovery room after my Biopsy. In my opinion this is in very poor taste.

As I stated there are many ways to get this. This virus is not just for drug users. It can happen to anyone at anytime.

I am now in my 7th month of treatment with 5 more to go. I take ( 5 ) 200mg. capsules daily and ( 3 ) 3million IU injections 3 times a week. I am on the combination therapy program.

I am making this homepage with the hope of educating people who don't understand Hep-C. Maybe you know someone or maybe you are just curious.

I hope that by reading my story you will be able to understand more and learn with me as I travel into the world of Hepatitis-C. ( Also called HCV)

I will update this page often with as much information as I can. I will also let you know how I am doing along the way with the final prognosis in 5 months.

Hepatitis does not discriminate.

Just because you never used drugs or you never were a nurse does not mean you can't get this disease. It could be something simple like sharing a razor or a toothbrush.

You can't get Hep-C from hugging a person or even from having dinner with them. It doesn't hurt to take some precautions, only don't let that stop you from caring about someone.

This virus has no symptoms to warn you. It is called the "Silent Killer". It waits in your body and destroys the liver without you even knowing it. In a way, it tricks the liver. The liver handles many different functions for the body. So it does not realize it is being attacked by this virus.

Right now there are many drugs out there that are doing a great job to get control of this disease.