Hello out there,

I thought it would be good to do an update here on my health. I got a new doc instead of the PA I was seeing, which has turned out to be a good thing. She figured out what was wrong with my liver in like two minutes…well, maybe not quite that fast, but it was pretty fast. It was the steroid shot I got in my knee around May of last year. The norvir boosted it over 300 percent and it damaged my liver. That makes so much sense. Considering last month at this time I still wasn't sure why my liver function tests were WAYYYYY outta wack. They have improved since I stopped working, which was a very hard thing to do. I loved my job. There is no chance of me going back there as they have competly reorgainzed and my position no longer exists. I have been applying for part time work to get back out there. In two weeks I see the doc to see about starting HIV meds again (finally) after 6 months off of them. I had to move from the house I was living in where I rented a room as it wouldn't pass housing inspection, so I am now in an apartment of my own and housing is paying for my rent. I have been doing beaded jewelry and selling it on my website at http://beading-friendzy.net and that has kept me afloat financially, I have been able to pay my light bill and my phone bill and have internet. My needs other than that are very few. I did sale my car to pay off an old electric bill so I could turn on the electricity. There is no gas at my apartment, it is all electric, so this was necessary. However, my old job has been giving me bus passes since December so I can get around. I stayed with a friend for three weeks til I could get into my apartment, but he was great and made it easy to stay there. All in all, my life is going better than it has for awhile.

My brother passed away on Feb. 18th, from multiple myeloma and the JC virus. And I had been off all antidepressants for 3 months and the depression has been pretty bad. My doc put me on zoloft and just added wellbutrin, so I have high hopes that the depression will soon be under control.

I pray all is well with all of you that are reading this. It feels good to just type out this stuff. I haven't been talking to many people lately and it is a great outlet, so thanks!!!

Brenda