Done with 72 weeks of tx

[Jeff88]

Yesterday I did the last shot. I didn't have the energy to post during the past 6 mos which were quite taxing. As you may remember, I had a liver transplant in 2002, current treatment was ifn plus riba. Had common sx, but  since January they worsened substantially because of stomach blotting and indigestion. This added to the feeling of being poisoned all the time, much worse fatigue, blurred vision. Nevertheless I was able to get by without rescue drugs.

Thanks to so many on this forum for sharing your stories, information, your fighting spirit. My special thanks to Mike Simon who went through this years before and genereously shared his experience in so many details.

I will post my 3 and 6 mos post treatment labs after tx.  Best of luck to all of you. Jeff

[Jeff88]

Whoops (brain fog:), "congratulations to you as well..."

[Jeff88]

Thank you all for kind words and support. I am looking forward to more energy, less brain fog and especially less scratching:)

merryBe: Thanks for the link.I wish the new trial will allow less anti-rejection drugs, although with HCV in the equation all is messed up. A friend of mine had a kidney transplant and he is off any anti-rejection meds, but liver TP + HCV is tough combination.

Mike: I hope you are doing fine and enjoing your SVR!

dranurag: I treated unsuccessfully 2 times before transplant and 3 times after.
I started responding after transplant, but was on insufficient dose of riba. Now I did 180 of ifn and 1000 riba, was undetected for the last 48 weeks.

Proactive: Congrats to as well on finishing the 72 wks. Wishing you more energy and UND at 3, 6, 12 mos and forever!

[Proactive]

Congrats on finishing your 72 week journey Jeff, and best of luck to you in the future. I'm now 2 1/2 months post my 72 week trip, and have to say, short of some hip and leg aching I'll have to address in the future, I'm feeling pretty damn well. I have finally lost that grey ghost look (lol). But I am a bit chunky, even though my activity level has increased ten fold!! I'm blaming it on a slowed metabolism due to peg withdrawl (ROFL!, think that will fly?)
;^)pro

[willing]

congratulations - that's quite a victory in itself! and all the best to you going forward.

[Magnum]

I take my hat off to you. I thought I suffered a lot through four failed treatments, but your fortitude and mental prowess must have surely gotten you through the trials and tribulations of the horrific mountain you had to climb to get to the other side. If you can overcome this in your life, you can overcome everything... Best of luck and a very long life to you...

Magnum

[Andiamo1]

Best of luck to you!

[dranurag]

Best wishes! One small question--why did you wait 6 years after transplant to treat. Did the virus not do any harm to the new liver?

[mikesimon]

I wish you all the luck in the world Jeff. Of course, I also want to congratulate you for finishing the treatment. I know it's a long and hard road. Again, all my best, Mike

[rita863]

sending my best wishes your way!

peace
rita

[HectorSF]

Jeff you are awesome!

72 weeks! Wow! You are one tough cookie!!!
Congratulations!!! Congratulations!!! Congratulations!!! Congratulations!!!

Get ready to start feeling better soon, as you clear the meds and without the "C" virus on your back!

SVR all the way!
Hector

[merryBe]

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/527290

[merryBe]

congrats on making it so far...what an ordeal huh???

I don't know where you are located, but there was a new study ongoing in Spain that is now stateside, several locations, monitoring a new weaning therapy for transplant patients. Evidently, the lesser doses of anti-rejection give the liver a better shot at avoiding HCV...anyway, you may want to watch those study results if nothing else.
wishing you a long lived liver!
mb