Friday Fight Song 06-25-04

[Eyedeas]

King of the Road
Roger Williams


Got HCV and I

[gonagetbetr]

oops been wondering about scottand put in his name sorry Mike
I meant you

[couchpotato]

Oh, that is the greatest news I have ever heard!!!!!!!! You and your family must be rejoicing like crazy! What a long painful road you all have gone down, and now, after all this time you are finished treatment and CLEAR!!! I am SO happy for you, and hope you can all begin to put it all behind you and move on with your incredible life. What a feeling you must be having!

Some time in the future, (please don't think about this now), but could you write in and remind me of your time line, as to when you were dx, and then had your transplant. Sure also wondering if your wife has any words of wisdom as to how she coped with it all. I'm sure anything she could tell me would help tremendously.

Again, congratulations Mike, YOU HAVE MADE IT! God bless you, and your family.   Couch

[kennedge]

oh man are you in for a wonderful feeling....coming off tx after so long...you will just feel like you are on cloud nine...the first two months after my 48 wk tx i felt like someone was giving me amphetmaine 24/7...just flying...mike you are a trooper..and i'm wishing you success from your long journey my friend..

ken

[mikesimon]

I don't mind thinking about this now.

January 7, 1995: diagnosed due to a huge esophageal bleed (lost 4 units of blood that time - had another big one a few months later.

June 17, 2000: tanspalnted

July 20, 2000: started 3 x per week interferon + ribavirin (reduced doses of both). Did that just to limit enzyme elevation. and stopped about 9 months later. Didn't clear.

December 2001: started reduced dose pegintron + 800 mg. ribavirin. Cleard in July 2002 and quit Novemeber 2002. Relapsed in two weeks.

January 20, 2003: started full dose Pegasys + 1000 mg. ribavirin. Cleared April 2003 and continued till now.

Maybe I can get Karen to write you about her side of this trip. I know it hasn't been easy for her in any sense of the word. She's beautiful and healthy and young and she got hooked up with me. Go figure.

Thanks for your kind words. Mike

[Amerabrit]

Mike, I am so very, very happy for you - I can barely see my keyboard through my tears of PURE JOY!*!  You must be feeling so gooood....:)

[couchpotato]

Wow, 9 years!!!! What an incredible amount of energy and courage you all had to muster up to get through that nightmare! Words just can't express my admiration towards you, for fighting so hard not only for yourself but for your family. I think Karen is very lucky to love a man with such determination, bravery and honor as you, I know I feel lucky just to be able to know you, this way. Peace be with you always. Couch