"Heppy Countdown; Letters To The Hep C Virus"

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"Heppy Countdown; Letters To The Hep C Virus"

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From Ireland comes a fresh and innovative blog; which is composed of eloquently written letters to a transmissible virus that lives among its host.

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The introduction between "guest and host" took place during a blood transfusion, with the virus taking up residence hoping to exist without interruption. Like a polite guest Hepatitis C retains a quite non-threatening visit exhibiting few complaints. When the visitor does complain its often so subtle it goes unnoticed and is not recognized by the host as a threat. However, after thirty years the virus may be given its eviction notice; as the host embarks in the process of seeking the needed weapons to murder her guest once and for all. We can only hope the murder is plotted out cautiously and without haste; so the host will be successfull with the final eviction.

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The author writes;

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The next day after my fiasco visit with the consultant I rang the nurses to tell them I had made my decision and wished for SOC tx, nurse told me she would tell the consultant of my decision and informed me I would have to wait for about 3 weeks for the script for the tx drugs to come in, I was delighted yet at the same time very anxious because I knew the consultant could put a stop to it, well I was right, I had thought that if I didn't hear anything from them after a full week it would mean I was out of the woods, wrong! painfully long two weeks later of me hoping and expecting prescription in the mail, I got a phone call today, nurse informed me that consultant says he doesn't want me to go through 'suboptimal treatment' and advises me to wait for PIs to come out, I that despite that I still wish for SOC tx, she said in that case there's nothing more she could do and I have to talk to him personally and that he would ring me today or tomorrow, well he didn't ring me today, possibly won't ring me tomorrow either, I give him till friday, if I don't hear anything by then I'm gonna ring up one last time and ask for my medical file to be sent to myself or my GP because I've had enough of that circus, I've wasted 7 months for worrying and waiting every single day - all for nothing. I want to move on with my life, forget about hepatitis and live as if it never happened for another 10 years or so and maybe by then you will manage to do some noticeable damage that medical world will recognize as worthy any effort or attention and maybe by then there will be non INF treatments available, or maybe we are bound to be together forever?

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"Infected with HCV for probably about 30 years through blood transfusion, diagnosed in June '10, currently waiting for treatment, this blog consists of my letters written to HCV virus - no, it never writes back, but i can hear its whispers among the hum of flowing blood - it listens, it knows and it's not scared..."

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Heppy Countdown; Letters To The Hep C Virus

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