Good to know you are still fighting your fight!
I will truly hope and even pray that your surgery is not only 'successful' but more importantly? 'Uneventful'! Both are goals to strive for!

I do hope the new meds for the IR work better...and yes you don't need the extra stressors of well... let's not go into graphic details?

As for the whole Hepatitis thing? I've gone on that merry-go-round recently with a gastro [yep, new problems, tho no pain] and HE insisted on taking a BIG bunch of blood work less than 5 days after an infusion round... He could not figure out WHY? As in the #'s were strange? Then this dear guy actually did HOMEWORK! On both IVIG and all the meds I've been on. Actually got a 'NO Wonder' things are 'off'. All in all, I'd tried to warn him? [That #'s would be funky/skewed and all...] My next 'round' of blood tests came out totally NORMAL about the Hep. My only concern is he blames it on the infusions...which I know are safer than any prescription pills I take.... I'm betting he reported the test results tho...As these things should be done. In the meantime, I don't think I'm considered to be the 'average' or 'normal' patient or client or whatever!
I truly hope that you keep them on their toes for the better for you too!

As for your and Mikes' loss of a friend? That hurts! It always does. I don't know what else to say but that. It can get better with time...but often a long time.

As for the holiday? That YOU are safe and sound, as well as Mike, and that you like me and mine, are being sane and stodgy about it all. is a good thing!

So, do please, keep in touch and let us all know how things are going? While your other issues may not relate to some, to others of us...well, these things ARE connected! Don't be a stranger, please! 's - j