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6 months post pcr update
I finally got the results of my 6 months post pcr. I ended tx in March and didn't get to the lab till Oct, but it's all good. Labcorp test to <10 was und. Thanks for all the friends that have helped me in the last year, some are friends for life. I feel badly for having great news when so many wonderful people are still fighting. If this liver was transplantable, I'd gladly hand over 1/2 to someone in cirrohsis. My understanding is that we can't donate organs, right? Any one want to chance it?:)
I have been offering prayers of thanks, and prayers for all those still fighting the fight...
HUgs,
Bug
I have been offering prayers of thanks, and prayers for all those still fighting the fight...
HUgs,
Bug
Good Morning,
Sorry I don't post much but have been so busy with the new job. I am doing really well, feel good still anemic but well. The dr says it could take months for the anemia to go away. We shall see.
I tested at 4 month post and still UND, so I hope thats a good sign.
Hubby is on week 40/48 and doing real well too, except he is very moody. But we are getting there.
I can't wait for this to be over. Been a long year +.
How do you feel, back to normal? I guess it just take a little time to feel great, or will we ever? ;-)
So happy for your news and hope all is well with you!
Sorry I don't post much but have been so busy with the new job. I am doing really well, feel good still anemic but well. The dr says it could take months for the anemia to go away. We shall see.
I tested at 4 month post and still UND, so I hope thats a good sign.
Hubby is on week 40/48 and doing real well too, except he is very moody. But we are getting there.
I can't wait for this to be over. Been a long year +.
How do you feel, back to normal? I guess it just take a little time to feel great, or will we ever? ;-)
So happy for your news and hope all is well with you!
Not too long from now, Nov is jsut around the corner....you will be posting great news in Nov. I'm sure....
Cindy, I always wonder how you are doing? I posted once asking about you anddidn't et on for a long time to see if you had responded. Hope you are doing well adn husband is coping..
Tallahassee You are so kind. I am not worthy of your support, but I value it thanks:)
Ny: You are fighter! We had two different methods, same outcome, I don't know if I could have done what you did.... (looks like I ride the weinie wagon)
Child: thanks, my Dad is getting out of the hospital tomorrow and I'll be there Friday..thinking of you on Thursday all day...
chellski: thanks, my dad deserves my full attention..
Hugs to all my friends,
Bug
Tallahassee You are so kind. I am not worthy of your support, but I value it thanks:)
Ny: You are fighter! We had two different methods, same outcome, I don't know if I could have done what you did.... (looks like I ride the weinie wagon)
Child: thanks, my Dad is getting out of the hospital tomorrow and I'll be there Friday..thinking of you on Thursday all day...
chellski: thanks, my dad deserves my full attention..
Hugs to all my friends,
Bug
i am so very happy for you, that is great news, always good news. at the same time, i wish your dad all the best, now you can concentrate on him!
chelley
chelley
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CONGRATS this is so great we are rockin' and rollin' on the SVR wagon train right now!
That is GREAT NEWS!
That is GREAT NEWS!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hug, Hugs, Hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hug, Hugs, Hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG thats is fantistic news. I am so happy for you. You can move on with your life and not have to worry about this anymore. Congrats to you!!!!!!
Thank you for taking the time to replay at your own 'SVR party' :}
I get 4 week labs tomorrow , but am in Albumin versus Pegasy trial ('drew' the pegasy) so not really supposed to know about evr/rvr (correct?) until 12 weeks. But we have figured out a way to let me know! And I need to know! For those reasons of 12 versus 24 weeks.
Thank you and get back to your party:}
P.S. Just read about your father. Sorry your happy news is mixed with sad news.
Do pray and will for you/him and also send warm thoughts the St. Louis way.
LL
I get 4 week labs tomorrow , but am in Albumin versus Pegasy trial ('drew' the pegasy) so not really supposed to know about evr/rvr (correct?) until 12 weeks. But we have figured out a way to let me know! And I need to know! For those reasons of 12 versus 24 weeks.
Thank you and get back to your party:}
P.S. Just read about your father. Sorry your happy news is mixed with sad news.
Do pray and will for you/him and also send warm thoughts the St. Louis way.
LL
Sorry, I wasn't meaning to ignore you, didn't see your comment till after I posted. You are welcome to bug in anytime!
Love and hugs,
LB
Love and hugs,
LB
Devil dog:) I remember when your name scared me, not because of it's meaning , but because I couldn't spell it! Thanks, for your spirit of kindness...it's not a matter of deserving it, in that case you would be svr too. I want life to be fair and I'll never get use to the fact that it's not.
Best wishes,
Bug
Mkeela: You sweetie! I'm so glad to hear from you. Of course school is especially hard while you're raising kids, and we'll never know how much the tx affected our brain cells. Good for you though! You are not a quitter, but we knew that from the get go with you!
Thanks for the post, I'm so glad we are both blessed.....prayers for everyone who has to deal with this disease...
Bug
Best wishes,
Bug
Mkeela: You sweetie! I'm so glad to hear from you. Of course school is especially hard while you're raising kids, and we'll never know how much the tx affected our brain cells. Good for you though! You are not a quitter, but we knew that from the get go with you!
Thanks for the post, I'm so glad we are both blessed.....prayers for everyone who has to deal with this disease...
Bug
I'm so happy for you!! If anybody deserves it, you do!!! Please don't feel badly. We all know the gamble when we do this and you're one of the blessed ones. Our time will come!! Enjoy your great news and don't forget your tee shirt!! Take care and good luck be with you!
I'm so happy for you dear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!! You're gonna make it...I wondered the same things about organ donations...looks like we gotta make a call to somewhere. Again, congratulations.
I don't check in here much anymore, been so busy with kids and going to school myself, I can't remember anything from one room to the next. I get on the internet for one thing and by the time I sign on I forget what I was going to do. School is SEVERELY hard since TX and just don't know if I'll make it through. I'm not doing too well this semester, but it's never failure unless its failure...(meaning I'll have to fail, I'm not a quitter).
SO GLAD YOU CAUGHT THE BLESSINGS!!!!!! ((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))) Mkeela.
I don't check in here much anymore, been so busy with kids and going to school myself, I can't remember anything from one room to the next. I get on the internet for one thing and by the time I sign on I forget what I was going to do. School is SEVERELY hard since TX and just don't know if I'll make it through. I'm not doing too well this semester, but it's never failure unless its failure...(meaning I'll have to fail, I'm not a quitter).
SO GLAD YOU CAUGHT THE BLESSINGS!!!!!! ((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))) Mkeela.
I would never tell anyone else to stop early, I'm glad you are going the full tx. I know it's rough, but my gosh you've fought this long....
Jodi Thanks for asking about my dad. He was hospitalized in Sept. They said it was pneumonia, then said actually there was a spot on his lungs and he didn't really have pneumonia. They discharged him a week and 1/2 later and he has not gotten better. He started on O2 and kept feeling worse. I rented a piece of equipment that checks the oxygen level in the blood and heart rate. Thursday night he was feeling bad and his heart rate was 188. So the paramedics were called and they couldn't get his h/r down so they transfered him to the nearest hospital. He got a shot to help the h/r and a chest x-ray and they said he still has pneumonia. I was beginning to get my hopes up that it was just pneumonia and he would get better....... Then a ct scan showed he still has the spot on his lungs....sigh....It's easy to be strong, I just don't want him to suffer, you know? He's 81 so even though I hate this, I can handle it.
You and Amanda, as always, are in my prayers....
Love,
Bug
Jodi Thanks for asking about my dad. He was hospitalized in Sept. They said it was pneumonia, then said actually there was a spot on his lungs and he didn't really have pneumonia. They discharged him a week and 1/2 later and he has not gotten better. He started on O2 and kept feeling worse. I rented a piece of equipment that checks the oxygen level in the blood and heart rate. Thursday night he was feeling bad and his heart rate was 188. So the paramedics were called and they couldn't get his h/r down so they transfered him to the nearest hospital. He got a shot to help the h/r and a chest x-ray and they said he still has pneumonia. I was beginning to get my hopes up that it was just pneumonia and he would get better....... Then a ct scan showed he still has the spot on his lungs....sigh....It's easy to be strong, I just don't want him to suffer, you know? He's 81 so even though I hate this, I can handle it.
You and Amanda, as always, are in my prayers....
Love,
Bug
Just checking in to see how your dad is doing.... He has been in my thoughts since seeing your post. please stay strong....I know that is easier said than done.. Love, Jodi
Driving to Florida is more difficult than sailing to Florida! Especially when taking ifn/riba!
I am feeling relieved now that I have seen my PCR results; thank you for asking. I wish I could stop early, but my doc wants me to go the full 48 weeks even though I had an early response.
Eric
I am feeling relieved now that I have seen my PCR results; thank you for asking. I wish I could stop early, but my doc wants me to go the full 48 weeks even though I had an early response.
Eric
I hope no one minds my corny way of thanking everyone for their good wishes. I feel like a hostess at my own party.
Thanks for stopping by, hope you all enjoyed yourself, I've really enjoyed the singing and dancing!
Htwife: I wrote on your post a few hrs ago. You are so sweet to pray for my Dad. He needs prayers as he is not getting better.
Andiamo how are you feeling? Driving to Fla sounds a little rough...course I'm talking to a person who braves water and wind on a regular basis..
Shastri did you enjoy your holiday? Did you do anything fun? Was it this time last year you went to a wedding with your little girl? Thanks for the fine dancing, and the hugs:)
Lady L I was und very early, I tested at 3, 4, 12, and 15 weeks and was always negative for the virus. I had a very kind PCP who ordered blood work everytime I spoke to him. I heard from Jim about the studies of those who had an early viral response/rapid viral response. (evr/rvr can't remember which one is better) I knew for certain I had cleared so quickly that I started thinking of quitting at 16 weeks. I was working full time, like a lot of people, and I had difficulty thinking and talking while I was on the meds. I was worried about long term effects of the meds on my system. I took a chance and impulsively quit at 16 weeks when I found out I was still und the week before.
I always felt like tx is a personal decision and although longer tx has helped a lot of people, I had the numbers on my side for clearing early. I would never urge someone to quit tx early, but at the same time I was treating, pigeonca and 2 others stopped early also, mostly due to severe sides from the drugs.
I was doing the peg-intron and the studies were for those who stopped at 12, so I felt that I had gone 4 weeks extra:)
Hope you have a sensitive PCR scheduled if you are thinking of stopping early. Myown is also a genotype 2 and txed 24 weeks, yet still had the virus show up again at 3 months post. It's such a guessing game but the best evidence is early testing and und results.
Take care, hope this answers your questions
Hugs to all,
Bug
Thanks for stopping by, hope you all enjoyed yourself, I've really enjoyed the singing and dancing!
Htwife: I wrote on your post a few hrs ago. You are so sweet to pray for my Dad. He needs prayers as he is not getting better.
Andiamo how are you feeling? Driving to Fla sounds a little rough...course I'm talking to a person who braves water and wind on a regular basis..
Shastri did you enjoy your holiday? Did you do anything fun? Was it this time last year you went to a wedding with your little girl? Thanks for the fine dancing, and the hugs:)
Lady L I was und very early, I tested at 3, 4, 12, and 15 weeks and was always negative for the virus. I had a very kind PCP who ordered blood work everytime I spoke to him. I heard from Jim about the studies of those who had an early viral response/rapid viral response. (evr/rvr can't remember which one is better) I knew for certain I had cleared so quickly that I started thinking of quitting at 16 weeks. I was working full time, like a lot of people, and I had difficulty thinking and talking while I was on the meds. I was worried about long term effects of the meds on my system. I took a chance and impulsively quit at 16 weeks when I found out I was still und the week before.
I always felt like tx is a personal decision and although longer tx has helped a lot of people, I had the numbers on my side for clearing early. I would never urge someone to quit tx early, but at the same time I was treating, pigeonca and 2 others stopped early also, mostly due to severe sides from the drugs.
I was doing the peg-intron and the studies were for those who stopped at 12, so I felt that I had gone 4 weeks extra:)
Hope you have a sensitive PCR scheduled if you are thinking of stopping early. Myown is also a genotype 2 and txed 24 weeks, yet still had the virus show up again at 3 months post. It's such a guessing game but the best evidence is early testing and und results.
Take care, hope this answers your questions
Hugs to all,
Bug
OMIGOD another one. Three! This is great to hear again! Good for you!
I am only here @5 mths. so still learning about many here. What tx did you do? Why did you stop at 16 weeks? Being also 2b, and after reading the very small percentage difference in doing 12-14 weeks tx versus 24 weeks, I am considering all this a lot, 4 weeks into tx now.
No hurry to answer, you bask in your SVR day and many congratulations post awhile :}
LL
I am only here @5 mths. so still learning about many here. What tx did you do? Why did you stop at 16 weeks? Being also 2b, and after reading the very small percentage difference in doing 12-14 weeks tx versus 24 weeks, I am considering all this a lot, 4 weeks into tx now.
No hurry to answer, you bask in your SVR day and many congratulations post awhile :}
LL
Have just come back from my annual holidays last night and saw your post at the Singapore airport...bug...thats great news and here goes......bale,bale,bale,bale,bale...BALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My intiution turned out to be correct and wishing you the best in a healthy,long life,my friend
Lots of Hugs to the Bug
My intiution turned out to be correct and wishing you the best in a healthy,long life,my friend
Lots of Hugs to the Bug
I just arrived in Florida, having driven here from Stamford, CT and finally have high speed internet again.
Congratulations, you must be thrilled. This is really great news. You have helped so many people here; you really deserve this.
Eric
Congratulations, you must be thrilled. This is really great news. You have helped so many people here; you really deserve this.
Eric
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