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| Posted by: CelticRose 25-Aug-2006, 06:57 AM |
| Hello all! Well where do I start? My very best friend here in AZ has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C. She has no idea how she has acquired this. In the mean time she is freaking out big time and her doctor's appt is on her birthday, September 18. She found out she had this by giving blood! I would appreciate your prayers as well. I went to doc #1 this week and he told me I had all the symptoms of uterine cancer..Sheesh! he could have been more diplomatic!  I see the GYN on Monday and go from there. I really dread all this, but what are you gong to do? My grandmother died of uterine cancer and so I just have deal with whatever, eh? I would appreciate your prayers for both me and Becky. Thanks! |
| Posted by: Elspeth 25-Aug-2006, 07:16 AM |
| Prayers for the blessing of health, prayers for the blessing of peace. May God wrap His loving arms around you both and hold you fast. Rest in His presence. Feel His arms. Know you are loved. Know you are safe. Know you are dear to many. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 25-Aug-2006, 07:39 AM |
| Oh many thanks, Elspeth! We appreciate it so much! |
| Posted by: stevenpd 25-Aug-2006, 09:50 AM |
| Both of you are in my thoughts and prayers. Let's pray for the best possible outcome all around. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 25-Aug-2006, 10:17 AM |
| Rose, for you and your friend both I wish the best, starting out with the gift of calm trust in God, in your expert care givers, in your own strength, and in all the people who care about you. We'll be right here with hugs and a celtic song or two, any time you call. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 25-Aug-2006, 10:58 AM |
| Many thanks everyone. I told Becky I had the whole world wide web praying for her, she started crying. She is really upset..much more than I am about my own issue. I figure..well God is in control and He will do what he will do, eh? However, I will admit that I am a huge wimp too! when I go to see the GYN on Monday, I am sure I will be in babyhood to the max...especially if he tells me anything negative..EEP! Give me a pacifier! Hugs to y'all, Rosemary |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 25-Aug-2006, 03:52 PM |
Hang on tight Darlin'! We're all with you on this!   |
| Posted by: Aaediwen 25-Aug-2006, 06:18 PM |
| Blessings to ye and yours, my friend. |
| Posted by: Shadows 26-Aug-2006, 05:11 AM |
| Rose you know my prayers have already begun. |
| Posted by: gaberlunzie 26-Aug-2006, 05:56 AM |
| Rose, I have been in the same situation recently. So I know that words usually fail here but be sure that I know what you are going through at the moment; I'm feeling with you and my thoughts and prayers are with you. |
| Posted by: haynes9 26-Aug-2006, 07:48 AM |
| Hey Rose, you can count on us! Will be praying and are praying. You take care. |
| Posted by: aklassie 27-Aug-2006, 11:14 PM |
Rose, my prayers are with you and your friend. Let us all know how things go on Monday. Remember the women with the blood issue? All she had to do is touch His garments and she was healed. With His stripes we are healed. God bless you my dear friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
| Posted by: TheCarolinaScotsman 28-Aug-2006, 05:53 AM |
| Rose, tell your friend that Hep C is not always the devastating disease that it is supposed to be. Know a couple people who had it, but after treatment (for a couple years) they now have no sign of it. Newer drugs are doing great things. Cancer scares the heck out of me, but if caught early, they are doing amazing things. Will keep both of you in my prayers. |
| Posted by: sisterknight 28-Aug-2006, 10:46 AM | ||
e took the words out of my mouth!! the one that i would add is prayers for patience and to be strong of body and mind.... there is an old hymn that goes "god will take care of you, through all the day, in every way.." vik |
| Posted by: CelticRose 28-Aug-2006, 05:48 PM |
| Hello all. I want to thank each and every one of you for your kind thoughts, words and prayers. Gabby, I had no idea about yourself and you will be in my heart, thoughts and prayers as well. Well today was one big day for me! LOL I am such a wimp. I had this horrible panic attack. When I got up this morning to go see the GYN, I had vertigo so bad I could hardly stand up. I was like..what the heck is this? My hubby said, I bet your having a panic attack. So I looked up vertigo in my medical books and low and behold it said one of the symptoms of panic disorder is vertigo! I saw the nurse practitioner today. She is going to cut to the chase and seek out the very worse scenario first...a woman after my own heart! She is having me come in this Wednesday for a uterine biopsy to rule out the worse first and go from there. EEP! I hear this is painful! It is always scary when you have scary things happen to you, but then have to go to a whole new doctor/practice makes me all the more anxious. I fear they will minimize everything and send me home as a hysterical woman! Women get this a lot! But not this practice. They are going towards it all very aggressively first and go from there. However, she was very encouraging, reassuring and positive, so I felt better when I left....and the vertigo left me as soon as I left the appointment! See what a wimp I am?  My friend, Becky, on the other hand does not see her doctor till September 18th. Of course she has her good and bad days worrying about herself. CarolinaScotsman, I will tell Becky of your news of the Hep C. She has been reading the internet too much...but then so I am I! That can get you into big trouble! Many thanks and hugs to all. I will keep you posted. Rosemary |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 28-Aug-2006, 06:01 PM |
| Darlin' ye knaw thar be but twa kinds o' problems! Thar be th' ones ye can dae sumt'in' aboot, an' thar be th' ones ye canna dae anythin' aboot! Af ye can dae sumthin' , dae it an dinna worry! Af ye canna dae do sumthin' aboot it, then tis in the hands o' th' Creator an' worryin' willna dae ye any guid! Tis a simple thin' tae say, but can be MUCKLE hard tae learn! Once ye learn it though, tis muckle easier tae handle th' anxiety! Thar be nae reason tae worry, just dae wha' ye CAN! But knaw tha' me thoughts are wi' ye! |
| Posted by: CelticRose 28-Aug-2006, 07:01 PM |
| many thanks, Dogshirt! Appreciate it all very much. I see you live in one of the most beautiful states...one I hope to visit one day. I have dreams of being in Washington! How weird is that? ! LOL |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 28-Aug-2006, 07:33 PM |
| Cam ye ain lass, an' Ah'll tak aroon' tae a' th' sights we have! Cam an' welcome! |
| Posted by: gaberlunzie 29-Aug-2006, 07:57 AM |
| Just stay brave, Rose and keep your faith. Once they have started to work on you you will feel better; the thoughts before are worse than the "action" and treatment following! Thank you for your concern; I'm lucky that finally the tests results were not too bad. I have to see the docs frequently but right now everything seems ok again. You go girl!!!  |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 29-Aug-2006, 09:22 AM | ||
No, no, honey -- that would be all wrong to do that, and nobody who knew what they were doing would do that to you. It's very scary, and the procedures are intimidating at first. But it sounds like you've got a good team, and they know that the strongest part of the treatment is making a warm, solid partnership with you. You just keep taking it one day at a time. And maybe you should take that trip up to Washington to visit Dogshirt and all his canine friends -- that sounds like fabulous therapy to me!  |
| Posted by: MDF3530 29-Aug-2006, 02:28 PM |
| Everyone in the CelticRadio famliy (and their families and friends) are always in my prayers. I am a firm believer in the power of prayer. |
| Posted by: gaberlunzie 29-Aug-2006, 02:34 PM |
| Prayers are mighty; I second that, Mike. Thank you for keeping all of us in your prayers. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 31-Aug-2006, 06:05 PM |
| Gabby, if you need someone to talk to, I am here for you. You know where to find me. but you are so right. Once the docs start working on you, you do feel better. I had my biopsy yesterday. Well may I say I had never experienced so much pain my life? I know that sounds really dramatic, but the nurse practitioner could tell I was feeling everything she was doing and I wasn't supposed to cause the drugs didn't help. Man! I just wanted to kick her in the face and tell her to stop! Anyway, I will know in a week to 10 days what is going on or what is to happen. My friend who has Hep C, I try to comfort her,but she still is freaking out till she sees a doctor...can you blame her? I told her CarolinaScotsman what you said. Hopefully, she will get positive results when she sees her doc. Many thanks all for your prayers and concern..take care and hugs |
| Posted by: Rindy 31-Aug-2006, 07:28 PM |
| Rosemary & Becky my thoughts and prayers are with you both at this time. Hugs to both of you and your families... Slainte |
| Posted by: Celtic cat 31-Aug-2006, 09:41 PM |
| Wow that is scary. Hope to hear that all is well with you and your friend soon. Goodluck , Take it easy, and may the pains subside as soon as possible. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 01-Sep-2006, 01:00 AM |
Many thanks Rindy and Celtic Cat...appreciate it muchly!  |
| Posted by: TheCarolinaScotsman 01-Sep-2006, 05:31 AM | ||
Waiting is the worst part, even worse than the pain. Hang in there. |
| Posted by: Elspeth 01-Sep-2006, 07:50 AM |
| Rose, may you be enveloped in peace and the love of the Father, of family and friends. Remember, God is in control. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 01-Sep-2006, 04:03 PM |
| yes, I need to remind myself God is in control! Thanks! |
| Posted by: haynes9 02-Sep-2006, 12:00 AM |
| Still praying! May the Lord give you a great day today! |
| Posted by: Elspeth 02-Sep-2006, 03:58 AM | ||
So do I  Am thinking of you often during thes days of waiting. |
| Posted by: gaberlunzie 02-Sep-2006, 07:05 AM | ||
Thank you for your kind offer, Rose, it's very much appreciated! I'm sorry you had to suffer such pain. And waiting is a different but no less awful pain. Be sure you are in my thoughts and if you ever need to talk...you also know where to find me. Many blessings are heading your way! Gabby |
| Posted by: CelticRose 04-Sep-2006, 07:35 PM |
| Hello and thanks so much for your thoughts, concerns and prayers. I am doing fine and will hear in about 10 days as to my results. Who I am most concerned about is my friend who has the Hep C. It appears that all her family and friends have no freaking clue what this is or what this means...so she has absolutely no support! This is a very serious, life-threatening disease with no cure! Nobody has been a support to her in the least! I am so freaking mad! I finally had to write one of her *supposed* best friends and tell her the truth! It really makes me angry that some people are not concerned or could care less about another..they are just in a world all of their own. these people I like to refer to as narcissistic! Sounds very cruel, I know, but at this state in my mind towards my friend, Becky, this is how I feel towards others in our circle of family and friends. I am just livid! I know when people are going through issues of their own it is very difficult to reach out to another. However, when *supposed* friends who are not and just don't give a flip period about their *friend* in need and don't contact my friend, I can get pretty hateful! Sorry! Appreciate you allowing me to vent. Thanks all! |
| Posted by: Elspeth 04-Sep-2006, 08:39 PM |
| Vent away, anytime. And you are so right. That poor dear. Tell her she has a group of strangers thinking of her and praying for her. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 04-Sep-2006, 08:54 PM |
| People do get pretty preoccupied sometimes; it is frustrating and can make a person feel abandoned. I wonder if they understand how serious it is, or if your friend has been able to really make it clear to them what's involved or how much she needs them right now? I think sometimes it's not that people truly are selfish pigs, they're just dim and not picking up signals. But yes -- why don't you put your friend on here one of these days, and let us tell her directly that we are thinking of her (and you) all the time, and holding you both and your recovery in mind? an image of warm golden cheer for you both. Get it on screen and just stare at it for a few minutes. http://7art-screensavers.com/flowers/2004-08-19-flowers-photos/fabulous-yellow-flower.jpg |
| Posted by: Elspeth 04-Sep-2006, 09:31 PM |
| And sometimes people are too frightened to admit their loved one could be seriously sick. Denial is powerful. Not that that is any comfort for you friend. I agree with stoirmeil, get Becky in here for a spell. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 05-Sep-2006, 01:36 AM |
| Hello y'all! I will ask Becky to join here, but I bet 100% she never will. She is just too shy and doesn't like to air her dirty laundry in public...so I am doing it for her! But will ask her all the same! You never know, eh? Many thanks and hugs to y'all! |
| Posted by: CelticRose 09-Sep-2006, 01:19 AM |
| Hello all! I am reporting in as I got my results today from my biopsy and it was benign! yay! However, because I am still having some abnormalities I have been switched from under the care of the nurse practitioner to the GYN MD and he will try to rule out whatever else is going on. But at least they ruled out cancer first and foremost! My next appt is not until Sept 18th...the very same day that my friend, Becky, has her very first appointment concerning her Hep c! I am more worried about her than me. But I appreciate you continued prayers and will keep you updated. Many thanks to all! love ya! Rosemary |
| Posted by: Dreamer1 09-Sep-2006, 11:48 AM |
   HOORAY!!!!! Oh Rosemary!! I'm sooooo happy for you!! Thank goodness! Okay, now for prayers for a quick resolve of the remaining issues - piece of cake!  Dreamer1 P.S. Prayers continue for Becky - I wish she can have good news too! |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 09-Sep-2006, 10:30 PM |
| GREAT!!!!!! Glad to hear that cancer has been ruled out! You are still in my thoughts, I know you will come through fine! |
| Posted by: gaberlunzie 10-Sep-2006, 06:08 AM |
| I'm so very, very glad to hear it's NO cancer! Wow, this is what I really call GOOD NEWS, Rose! Keep my fingers crossed for the rest of tests and results; but I know you will manage it all. You're still in my thoughts, and so is your friend Becky. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 10-Sep-2006, 09:51 PM |
| Hello all! Becky is just completely in awe that many of you (strangers) are praying for her. I doubt she will join...working on her though. She is still extremely freaked out by this Hep C given to her when she gave blood. Her appt is September 18, same day as mine. so needless-to-say she and I will be comparing notes. I will keep you posted. Thanks so much for praying for her y'all. She is one of my best friends in the world and think the world of her. If anything happened to her, I would be devastated! She learned today that those who have hep c are more likely to develop pancreatic cancer...so now she is all the more freaked out! I told her to stay off the internet aka (disinformational highway) by the medical field. I had to stay off it or I would have gone nuts! Of course I keep worrying about myself because when they did the biopsy, they only got a very small, minute piece of tissue and it was benign. What if the other tissue in there wasn't?! See? worry wart me! I will feel better when I see the GYN doctor on the 18th and see what he has in store. If he tells me I have to go on HRT and does nothing else, you will hear me holler from whereever you all are! hee hee Many thanks all for your continued prayers and support. Any suggestions you have is more than appreciated. |
| Posted by: sisterknight 11-Sep-2006, 07:04 AM |
| rose- good things come in small packages...that's what my mum used to tell me all the time...all it takes is a small piece of you to get BIG results.....that is absolutely amazing i'm so happy for you!!!!! we'll continue to keep Both of you in my prayers.... |
| Posted by: CelticRose 12-Sep-2006, 11:04 PM |
| well many thanks, sisterknight! I like your mum's encouraging words and I appreciate your kind words as well. Becky sends her love and thanks but says she will probably not be joining here. Oh well. I tried! LOL will keep y'all posted on our visits to the doc on Sept 18th. Many many thanks and hugs all! |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 13-Sep-2006, 08:41 AM |
| Sorry I'm chiming in a little late -- very, very good news, Rose! I'm happy for you. Now you just get down and clear up whatever is the matter, with good cheer. As for Becky -- well, I know you'll keep her posted of the good wishes. It must have been a real shock, coming out of nowhere like that. But she musn't go making herself crazy worrying about increased probabilities of other things. Usually those statistics mean "all other things being equal or unchanged." But something very good usually comes out of these crises, if the person learns from them -- their overall health improves because they just become more aware of the whole system, and make better choices about taking care of themselves overall. And that offsets that negative probability quite a lot. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 13-Sep-2006, 06:51 PM |
| Here is a nice collection of our amazing New England fall foliage, for cheering up images. I know it's beautiful in your desert, but this is the image at the bottom of a New Englander's heart this time of year. Wish I could take you for a walk in our woods, apple picking and a hot mulled cider. http://www.mikelevin.com/NewEngland.htm And punkins :http://www.nelsonideas.com/cancer-fighting-foods/pumpkins-many.jpg |
| Posted by: BluegrassLady 21-Sep-2006, 04:59 AM |
| Rose....I've just finished reading this post and was hoping when I got to the end that there would be a post from you filled with good news. Please let us know how you and Becky are doing. You are both in my prayers. BGL |
| Posted by: CelticRose 24-Sep-2006, 01:22 AM |
| Hello and I apologize for not having written sooner. this has been a very crazy week for me and no time to be on the pc. Trying now desperately to catch up on emails and posts! Well I saw the MD, turns out the guy lives down the street from me and has seen me out walking my dogs! How pleasant is that? ! He was a really sweet doc and since I have not had any negative symptoms in the last week and a half, we are going to play it all by ear and take it from there. If all is well, I don't see him till December. He thinks pretty sure I am going through a hormonal imbalance right now. Honestly, I tend to agree with him. Becky had her first doc appointment this week. Her doc seems to know a lot about Hep C. He told her that you can get it as simple as from a mosquito bite. Gee! That is scary! he ran a lot of blood tests on her and she will hear back from him in a week and a half. he was very encouraging to her and told her she looked very good and healthy and not to worry. Easier said than done, eh? Becky told me to thank you all for your prayers and concern. She is not one to join message boards, but is very grateful for y'all. I thank you all as well for the both of us! |
| Posted by: BluegrassLady 24-Sep-2006, 06:03 AM |
| CR..so glad to hear that you and Becky have had positive reports from your doctors. Take care! BGL |
| Posted by: stevenpd 24-Sep-2006, 08:29 PM |
| Thanks for the good news. My thoughts and prayers are with both of you until a postive resolution. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 24-Sep-2006, 08:49 PM |
| It is a pleasant relief to hear you are both off the high-worry-alert list. I hope you can sit back now and enjoy all your simple pleasures -- even the first cup of tea in the morning is going to taste better now, I'm sure. A steady road forward for you both! |
| Posted by: aklassie 23-Oct-2006, 10:02 PM |
| Rose, I'm so glad for both of you. Praise the Lord for the good news. Love ya!!!! |
| Posted by: CelticRose 29-Oct-2006, 02:29 AM |
| Hello all! Well I am still having some symptoms but will see my neighbor doctor soon! LOL My friend, Becky, got all her blood tests back and it was not good. Worse yet, her doctor was a total jerk! How the heck anybody who works in the medical field......a doctor no less.........can be such a behind is beyond me. She and I both have worked in the medical field for many years and we know better and expect more, I suppose. Anyway, will keep you posted. She knows where she is in this Hep C disease and has totally changed her life style and eating habits to hopefully keep from having to succumb to that horrible interferon that makes folks so very sick. We are hoping and praying she will not have to go through that. |