Re: OT: Ping Alan

On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 06:36:02 -0800, HoofPrints
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>RSt wrote:
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>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:10:32 -0800, HoofPrints
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> >RSt wrote:
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>> >> On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:04:55 -0800, HoofPrints
>> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> >> >HoofPrints wrote:
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>> >> >> HoofPrints wrote:
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>> >> >> > I don't remember anymore.
>> >> >> > do you remember when I was in treatment?  Combo wasn't approved back then, 
>> >> >> > and I had
>> >> >> > heard that Infergen, ( Amgen) had a higher cure rate than Intron -A and it 
>> >> >> > wasn't in the
>> >> >> > formulary for Kaiser.  I was in the process of trying to get them to switch 
>> >> >> > me to
>> >> >> > infergen when my ALts spiked, and I got pulled off of treatment.
>> >> >> > I don't even remember what weeks I was to do blood draws anymore. I think I 
>> >> >> > was at week
>> >> >> > 15 when the ALT spiked.  It was always normal before treatment, now it is 
>> >> >> > out of range
>> >> >> > and has remained out of range.
>> >> >> > I also couldn't remain in treatment past 6 months, unless I showed a 
>> >> >> > response, via VL,
>> >> >> > and relapsed.  I didn't show a response and my ALT spiked so voila I was 
>> >> >> > taken off of
>> >> >> > treatment about one week before Thanksgiving in t he US.  They also didn't 
>> >> >> > do the
>> >> >> > genotyping that they do today, and I am a 1A.  Then I tried to get into the 
>> >> >> > Amgen 1 year
>> >> >> > study, drove to Los Angeles, came home asked my PCP to refer me to a gastro 
>> >> >> > here in town,
>> >> >> > and the gastro wouldn't do the follow ups for the study, so I didn't go 
>> >> >> > back into
>> >> >> > treatment.  The reason why I wanted to go into the Amgen things is because 
>> >> >> > of the 'non
>> >> >> > responder' label which was assigned to me because the Intron-A didn't work.
>> >> >> > Hoof
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> PS:  And may I say It has been one HELL of an experience!!!!
>> >> >> And that is and understatement.
>> >> >> Hoof
>> >> >
>> >> >It is a filbustery day!!
>> >> >And the one thing about this Hell of an experience that was *hilarious*, was 
>> >> >when I was accused
>> >> >of being a Shill for Schering.
>> >> >When in fact I am an independent with no known ties to any pharmaceutical 
>> >> >companies, I am a
>> >> >wild card, I butter NO ONES bread .  I forget the term for it, I thought it was 
>> >> >wrangler, but
>> >> >no, not that, then I thought it was rough rider, but no it is not that, so if 
>> >> >anyone knows what
>> >> >word I am thinking about, please post it!
>> >>
>> >> Howdy Lynne,
>> >>
>> >> Maverick maybe, as in James Gardner?
>> >>
>> >> Robin
>> >
>> >Sounds about right. I know you don't want to know this, but he was a neighbor of 
>> >mine in grade
>> >school.
>>
>> Oh, I don't know; JG was one cool picture show cowboy.  You may not
>> want to know this, but when I die, I'll have no complaint because not
>> only have I been close enough to see John Prine wearing his cowboy
>> boots, I've been close enough to see his eyes and hear his voice w/o a
>> mike.  Sublime.
>>
>> > he didn't live at the beach in a trailer he lived on Mullholland Drive directly 
>> > above
>> >Benedict Canyon.
>>
>> Well, having never been any further West than Arkansas so far, I don't
>> know much about S. Cal, but I'm guessing that's a bit like the
>> Hamptons, say Southampton maybe, out East on Long Island.  Pretty
>> nice there.
>>
>> >Thanks,
>> >Lynne
>>
>> Have a good one.
>>
>> Robin
>
>I wouldn't know,  I left that 'scene' years ago and have no desire to return.
>It was a rags to riches and riches to rags story.
>the game playing really got to me, the constant struggle to remain on top even after 
>you have proven
>yourself is pure stress. The phoniness coupled with back stabbing sends such a mixed 
>message to people
>they get confused.
>Hoof

I suppose the ones who stay must either enjoy that game or else maybe
it's just a price some are willing to pay to keep their status when
there are always newcomers trying to climb over them to get to the
same top spot.  Most of Long Island is now like an extension of Queens
with people packed in like sardines.  Being an outsider with no
inclination to share an overpriced rental with 40 other people, I'm
only familiar with some parts of the Hamptons that can be seen from
the road. I don't know anything else about the place.  That was just
meant as a possible curb appeal comparison because of all the rich and
famous estates out that way.  I wouldn't want to move back down to
metro NY either.

Robin 

>> >>
>> >> >I am having one hell of an experience with some utility companies, so my find 
>> >> >the  loop holes
>> >> >mindset is geared in another direction at the moment..
>> >> >Hoof
>> >>
>> >> >> > Joe Bfstplk wrote:
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>> >> >> > > Lynne,
>> >> >> > > I think you were posting before 99.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 08:15:57 -0800, HoofPrints
>> >> >> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> >> >> > > >HoofPrints wrote:
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>> >> >> > > >> How should I know.
>> >> >> > > >> As far as mellowing, we have made our amends.  I am not sure if I 
>> >> >> > > >> would trust Alan
>> >> >> > > >> with  my life or any other type of personal information again, but 
>> >> >> > > >> yes, we  have
>> >> >> > > >> mellowed.
>> >> >> > > >> You do notice we are NOT posting any political agendas in NG, 
>> >> >> > > >> therefore it is easy
>> >> >> > > >> to
>> >> >> > > >> maintain ones distance.
>> >> >> > > >> Hoof
>> >> >> > > >
>> >> >> > > >{capitalized correction}
>> >> >> > > >BTW Joe, we used to get along when I first began posting here in 99,.
>> >> >> > > >Hoof
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>> >> >> > > >> Joe Bfstplk wrote:
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>> >> >> > > >> > Wow...have you two mellowed over time... good to see.
>> >> >> > > >> > Whatever happend to Spinach....haven't seen anything of him in a
>> >> >> > > >> > couple of years, or is he posting under another name.
>> >> >> > > >> >
>> >> >> > > >> > On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 03:20:00 +0100 (CET), Anonymous
>> >> >> > > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> >> >> > > >> > >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >> >> > > >> > >HoofPrints <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> >> > > >> > >>
>> >> >> > > >> > >> Just found this at yahoo.
>> >> >> > > >> > >> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&e=3&u=/nm/space_flare_dc
>> >> >> > > >> > >>
>> >> >> > > >> > >> Hoof
>> >> >> > > >> > >
>> >> >> > > >> > >Hi Lynne, thanks. I knew it left the sun last week and upset some 
>> >> >> > > >> > >cell phones
>> >> >> > > >> > >this Monday, but the first report I read said it was due to hit 
>> >> >> > > >> > >Friday, and now
>> >> >> > > >> > >I see it actually came in three parts, and they always knock the 
>> >> >> > > >> > >earth's
>> >> >> > > >> > >magnetic field about and distort it. Do you see why I was wondering 
>> >> >> > > >> > >about these
>> >> >> > > >> > >things and wanted you to ask the Professor's opinion?
>> >> >> > > >> > >
>> >> >> > > >> > >Maybe I should start reading Yahoo News regularly. That's the 
>> >> >> > > >> > >second useful
>> >> >> > > >> > >story I've read from there in two weeks.
>> >> >> > > >> > >
>> >> >> > > >> > >Sorry I haven't answered you lately but I've been re-organising 
>> >> >> > > >> > >things to get
>> >> >> > > >> > >me more mobile and I couldn't resist playing with feral cave 
>> >> >> > > >> > >dwellers when I
>> >> >> > > >> > >had the spare time. I got a brand new bright red toy today with 
>> >> >> > > >> > >only 11 miles
>> >> >> > > >> > >on the clock. ;-)
>> >> >> > > >> > >
>> >> >> > > >> > >Alan
>> >> >
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