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Living with Hep C

ONE MAN’S HCV PERSONAL EXPERIENCE LIVING TO LIVE

I refuse to take any pharmaceutical drugs for my Hep C. I have done a lot of research about these drugs. I also have contacted people around the world that have taken therapy. The stories I have gotten scare the day lights out of me. You have to under go a full psychiatric evaluation to start treatment. This is to see if you have depression or suicidal tendencies. What does that tell you about the therapy being offered? When I changed my diet liver enzymes have, and I felt better. Why do I want to inject myself with something that is going to make me sicker than I am now? If you want to take the risk with therapy this will be your choice.

I am at a bike rally with a group of my friends having a great time, the sun is shining, Bikes are in the burnout pit, bands playing, and the place is just crazy with fun. My legs hurt so badly from standing I am looking for a place to sit. So now I am away from the group sitting quietly taking it all in I am still having a great time watching. Eventually the group comes my way and hangs out. I am back in the circle now, having terrific conversation and having a grand old time. They are all drinking heavy and I have water. For every shot they do I do a shot of water. It’s time to go home now I am the designated driver now. I drop them all off at home and no one gets in trouble. I have just as much fun as they do but no hang over and my stomach did not bother me. I do not miss those mornings believe me.

I am at a dance with my best girl and I have enough energy to dance so I ask her for a dance to a tune she likes, because I know that I can not dance to much or I won’t be able to go to work tomorrow. She refuses me be cause she is too tired from other activities earlier. She tells me how much she would love to dance but just don’t have the energy. I understand because she has Hep C also, but it has progressed much more than my condition. She took the treatment and did not respond. Now her blood platelets are all messed up among other health issues, and the other long-term effects are not known yet. We find a good place to sit and enjoy the music. I cramp up quick so I am rocking to the music in my seat and having a great time. I usually try to pick a bench to sit on so I can sit next to my girl and rock her a bit where as she is tired. I call this the chair dance. We have a great time and save the table for when the dancers come back.

I am at the drag way with a group. It’s in the blazing sun and so very hot I am standing there ready to pass out. So I look for cover preferably with a seat, but shade is good I can lean. I just can’t take the heat any more. The group catches up with me when they start to over heat. Until then I have it made in the shade. You should see the pictures I took from my seat. I really enjoyed myself.

I am not always looking to sit. I own a compation ski boat and I ride a slalom ski at 32 mph. You should see me go. Some of the healthy people won’t even give it a try. Man I just love it. I get adrenaline rush just looking at mirror smooth water. I just want to get out there and carve it up.

I try to ride in my boat a couple times a week, during the summer.

I also ride a mountain bike and I can pedal it for hours. I move it a long at a good pace. When I get off the endorphins are flying. What a natural high.

I snowboard, downhill ski, & cross-country ski also. I have been places that even good riders think I am crazy.

This is me at Alta in Salt Lake City Utah this pass was wide enough to make one quick turn each way, it was steep enough for Billy goats. The snow in that passage was so sweet. The sense of accomplishment and the adrenaline rush. I had to go back for more! I rode all day it was beautiful. Man did I sleep that night. I got up and went again each day for 5 days strait. I certainly felt great after that trip.

Now that I have cleansed my digestive tract, researched and use medicinal herbs, changed my lifestyle towards the Chinese philosophy of eating only what was on earth thousands of years ago, and taking glyconutritionals to supply the essential sugars that are not in todays methods of harvesting foods. I won't say it is cheap to live this way. All I know is I have more energy, my stomach feels better, my yearly blod tests showed a 10 fold drop in viral load and the liver enzymes are closer to normal level, I am enjoying life and feel great.

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