Thanks for the well wishes Tina and Hazel.

Standard procedure here is to prescribe acetaminophen plus a narcotic pain killer. For me they just prescribed a low dose opiate pain killer with no acetaminophen. I don’t like opiate pain killers at all (constipation, loss of appetite, poor sleep), but they do a good job for surgical pain. I don’t sleep much on them, so will catch up on TV, and forum news.

CBC and Metabolic panel labs from Teus. are back. Surprising improvement in a number of areas including Glucose. Still waiting for 4 week viral load assay. Fingers crossed.

MOHS went OK. Really well, actually. Took three passes, and left a dime sized oval hole which the surgeon patched up right there.

So glad I made that appointment with my Dermatologist and didn’t wait. The MOHS surgeon is just an incredible guy. We chatted while he worked. I’ll go back in three months for dermabrasion to blend out the scar.

The surgeon’s nurse (who was great!) did the sutures and asked me about being treated for Hep C. She and the surgeon had assumed I had the $94,000 treatment. I said no, my insurance company had denied the claim. You could have heard a pin drop. The nurse (name withheld) asked me how I had gotten treatment. I told her my story. I told her about generics, about the cost, and about the REDEMPTION Trials. We chatted while she put in the stitches.

Before I left, she had me write down Dr Freeman’s name, along with the website address, and the name of the trials.

So, here I am looking like Papa Smurf after a bar fight.

My sincere thanks to my outstanding surgeon, and to his wonderful nurses and staff.

Facebook isn’t for everyone. Opened an account to participate in a FB Hep C support group. Too much hostage taking and bullshit politics there for me. Deleted the account today and won’t look back.

Labs and MOHS surgery this week. Will update when results are available.