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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on August 22, 2011 at 3:56pm

Well said, Jo.

Jo E said:

Jay,

(1) I am not Joe. I am Jo. My last initial is E......

 

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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on August 22, 2011 at 4:04pm

Roger, as someone who has suffered from lifelong depression and was diagnosed (finally) in 2005 with Biplar Disorder (I believe that was my problem all along), I know about that Black Dog. I won't detail things any further because you know the story. There are always people out there with suggestions for an easy fix- take this remedy, live this way...  I take drugs to keep my disorder manageable, I don't feel 100% any of the time.  I empathize with you and wish you luck and an excellent physician.

Roger James Dutton said:

Hi Carolyn,

I too have recently been diagnosed with sleep apnoea and supplied with a 'Darth Vader' type mask. I try to stay in touch with the light side of life, but have struggled with depression because I have always performed at 60% of what family and employers have quite reasonably expected, without knowing why. The black dog of depression, as Winston Churchill, I think called it visits regularly and is a most unwelcome guest. The jargon calls it emotional lability, getting weepy or angry very disproportionally to what is wrong. You only see it is disproportionate after the depression has eaten your joy for life. Anger at having had a stroke, possibly partly because of undiagnosed apnea lifelong does not help, time does and excercise if you can take any, god knows I am unable to excercise when depressed. You are not alone, please work through the depression in your own way and ask for help if it gets too bad and you are able to bring yourself to do so.

Love and Light, Roger D 64 Shropshire

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Permalink Reply by Jay Polatnick on August 23, 2011 at 9:32am

Sorry.  I'm glad we got this out of the way and can proceed forward.

 

JP

Mary Z said:

Well said, Jo.

Jo E said:

Jay,

(1) I am not Joe. I am Jo. My last initial is E......

 

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Permalink Reply by sleepybob on November 29, 2011 at 7:53am

 

I am not under doctors care for the hep C. Treatment options have never been raised by my physicians when I was first diagnosed because I was so young the doctor told me " you'll probably live a normal life just avoid alcohol" that was 23 years ago.. Ive tried time and again to see a doctor but I usually cannot meet the financial requirements  it has been months since I've last visited the forums my liver has gotten significantly worse a biopsy is required asap and some other determining  blood-work before treatment can be implemented and even then I have no insurance or income to cover the high medical costs let alone a liver transplant.. my options are slim, I have recently applied for disability and I'm gonna fight till I get it ..I plan to use the money to fund my medical costs until I'm eligible for medicaid. From there I have no clue but I'm hoping with treatment and a stable medical condition, I will someday return to sustainable employment before I die ..but the truth is the poor have little resources for conditions so serious and now for me it may be a little too late. I can only hope my ignorance hasn't already sealed my fate and that someday this country will find a way to get medical treatment to the people who cannot afford what the medical community currently has to offer regardless of the cost.

RockRpsgt said:

Your apnea has an effect on your sleep, your sleep is directly realted to your ability to heal. If you don't sleep you don't heal properly. Ergo your apnea is affecting your body's ability to fight the HCV. Are you on the Hep treatments? I just went through this with my father. It was a tough fight that we won. He was on the meds for almost 2 years. With commitment and determination you could win as well.

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sleepybob said:

To someone who asked i dont believe the HCV virus directly effects my sleep apnea it does however effect my physical health and especially my mental health> I definately believe that sleep apnea has an overall effect on mental health in general and while I believe my depression is a seperate issue its none the less aggrevated by my difficulties sleeping along with other physical symptoms like aches and pains and liver inflamation.For me its hard to determine which condition is causing which symptom as they share many of the same characteristics

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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on November 29, 2011 at 8:55am

sleepybob, I can only wish you good luck, please keep us posted.  Glad you got the disability process started.

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