Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
You want the good news first or the bad news????
Good news is that as 2B, Ronald and I are both undetectable! We still have 8 shots to go.
the bad news? Ronald's platelets are dropping so fast and hard he must see his blood dr...remember he also has an accelerated heart rate and polycythemia...results in having to have a plebotomy about once or twice a month. Not a good thing with low platelets considering the Cajun injector sized needle they use. So, not wanting to lower his riba, it appears he will be on Neupogen (Sp?) for the remainder of the tx.
me? I gotta go to an endocrinologist. I had my thyroid out a bazillion years ago with Grave's Disease....lost my hair then too! My thyroid level is out of whack so will deal with that issue next. I was wondering why I was losing all this hair and not Ronald!
So...while grateful and humble to be undetectable, we still have a long , long way to go....finish 8 weeks of tx and wait six months. No matter what the outcome, I am grateful for the lessons and friends this disease has brought into my life. Thanks Yall!
Good news is that as 2B, Ronald and I are both undetectable! We still have 8 shots to go.
the bad news? Ronald's platelets are dropping so fast and hard he must see his blood dr...remember he also has an accelerated heart rate and polycythemia...results in having to have a plebotomy about once or twice a month. Not a good thing with low platelets considering the Cajun injector sized needle they use. So, not wanting to lower his riba, it appears he will be on Neupogen (Sp?) for the remainder of the tx.
me? I gotta go to an endocrinologist. I had my thyroid out a bazillion years ago with Grave's Disease....lost my hair then too! My thyroid level is out of whack so will deal with that issue next. I was wondering why I was losing all this hair and not Ronald!
So...while grateful and humble to be undetectable, we still have a long , long way to go....finish 8 weeks of tx and wait six months. No matter what the outcome, I am grateful for the lessons and friends this disease has brought into my life. Thanks Yall!
Bruce
Happy dance, happy dance!
You put the lime in the coconut and call me in the mornin'.
Love you!
This was an old post..... Ronald and I finished tx just over a year ago. In the end, we both CLEARED the virus and are as fat sassy as ever.
Hair is back, all is well, and we remain grateful to the tx.
~~bear
I remember well the one who boosts old posts... LOL, Not necessarily a bad thing. Tx was rough but was much harder on hubby....we found out later that among all the other sides he also had a whopping case of sleep apnea. The poor dear was getting zero rest, doing tx, and still going to work....
Since then, he has also quit smoking!!!!!!! WHOOOOO HOOOO!!!
I think of you all so often. Clearing the dragon is the best reason to spread the word.....there is so much hope....and so much more work to do.....
Yes, went crabbing recently but it wasn't working out for us so we caught a few fish instead. Still nothing better than fresh fried fish or a good fish stew.....and hot bread. Am in the mood for a shrimp stuffing that I put in a vegetable pear. Sounds YUCK, but very tasty.
I don't come here very often anymore. I just wonder if you are happy now....you got what you wanted didn't you?