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#1
12-04-2004, 03:50 PM
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Letter From the VA
Dear (Griz)
The Va is writing to all veterans who have the hepatitus C virus.Your lab test results confirm that you have hepatitus C.........Blah,Blah,blah. Holy SHIT! Couldn`t they spare a dime and at least give me a call? I suddenly feel alone and a little scared,and more mortal than ever.I`ll contact my doc first thing Monday to make a game plan,but in the mean time I need your magic.How about it,Doc Fred? Get tested.Vietnam vets are vunerable to this disease.
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A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. ~Thomas Jefferson Peace,Griz 
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#2
12-04-2004, 04:42 PM
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Dear Griz not to worry it only effects your liver, kidneys and other vital organs. God Bless our Government for spraying us with agent orange. It is truly the gift that keeps on giving aren't we Blessed. P.S. Griz give me a call if you need to talk I have a few friend from work that have been living with it for years.
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May you be in Heaven 3 days before the Devil knows your dead
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#3
12-04-2004, 05:38 PM
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The first thing to do
Get all the information you can find. www.cdc.gov and look up hepatitis C. It can answer a lot of questions. It is a chronic disease and that means you can live with it if you work with it. An excellent support group is: national/hepatitis-c.org Then there is a VA web site: hepatitis.va.gov It's just another damn thing to have to manage.
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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." John Adams
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12-07-2004, 05:22 AM
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Aw man! Griz.....hang tuff ol' Northwest brother! I was tested a while back and found negative....all should get tested. Listen to the Doc, (Fred), and do what ya gotta. Prayers out......anything else I can do?
Pack
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"TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE MUST BE NO CRITICISM OF THE PRESIDENT...IS MORALLY TREASONABLE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC." Theodore Roosvelt "DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC!" (unknown people for the past 8 years, my turn now)
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#8
12-07-2004, 04:44 PM
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As much blood as I was exposed to I have no idea how I missed getting Hep A. A cheap (free) and simple test is just to donate blood if you can. They do a Hep A test on all donated blood.
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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." John Adams
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#9
12-07-2004, 07:25 PM
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UPDATE
Doc says that all my liver enzymes and functions are fine so far.He has referred me to the hepatology clinic for follow-up,but he feels that I probably will not need to undergo any treatment(Interferon,which really sucks)at this time.Yahoo! Feel much better knowing that. He also said that virtually all of Vietnam runs rampant with hepatitis and the number of us that it`s showing up in is staggering-So get checked out! Thanks for the prayers and kindness..
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A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. ~Thomas Jefferson Peace,Griz
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#10
12-07-2004, 08:24 PM
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Liver enzymes are a very sensitive test. If they are OK you liver is functioning normal.
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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." John Adams
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