Archive for December, 2005

Beam Me Up Scotty

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

It was a perfect Christmas time morning, the snow had fallen which just added to the xmas vibe so the right thing to do seemed to be to start a snowball fight with the Daughter. Old age must have caught up with me as I tweaked my back, just a muscle strain I think which [...]

Merry Christmas From The Boy

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

Treatment Adherence a BRANT ™ and God

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Treatment is no different to life, when faced with a challenge the first question you should ask is “what can I do?”. On treatment for Hepatitis C the number 1 thing that is within your control to influence the outcome is adherence, thats a fancy way of saying you need to take your meds when [...]

Bang, Bang, Bang!

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Up at 5am - check
Organic breakfast [cereals and fruit] - check
Beat the living daylights out the slam man - check
30 min on the excercise bike - check
bath - check
working - check
will need a nap later - check

I Have Hepatitis L and a Double Hitter Week!

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

Thats right I said Hepatitis L.
It’s not what you are thinking, it isn’t a new genotype its just a phrase a friend of mine has coined and of course the L stands for LAZY. I must admit I laughed more than I have laughed for months. Its a good sign of me feeling better, 1st [...]

Lets Talk About Liver Cancer

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

Or more specifically hepatocellular carcinoma, commonly known as primary liver cancer or hepatoma. Or to put it another way cancer that originates in the liver.
Now liver cancer is rarely good news, those of a sensitive nature or those who think if you ignore something it will go away should use the back button convientently located [...]

Week 12 is almost upon us…..

Saturday, December 10th, 2005

Had a good week really, the improvement over the last few weeks has continued.
Physically nothing much has changed:
tired - check
sore eyes - check
dry mouth - check
insomnia - check
face flaking like a good un - check
icthcy scalp - check
aches and pains - check
pounding headaches - check
foggy mind - check
little appetite - check
etc etc - check
All much [...]

Hepatitis C Boot Camp

Friday, December 9th, 2005

Tired of all the sympathy?
People getting on your wick with their “understanding”?
Feel like you would benefit from a swift kick up the arse?
Then today is your lucky day. Hep C Boy Inc. is proud to announce the launch of an innovative and completely free of charge service, Ladies, Gentlemen and those of uncertain gender I [...]

Inteferon / Ribavirin Treatment - Week 11

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

All quiet on the Hep C front.
Been a good week and has followed the trend of late of improving since about week 8. A few minor niggles mainly a cold sore big enough that it may need its own national insurance number but apart from that its been plain sailing.
I even *gasp* went into work [...]