Philzone.org Discussion Board: Archive 2004: Hep C Archive: 6 Month Post TX Blood Drawn Yesterday!

Hello out there!

After lots of hemming and hawing and "whats the point now?" thoughts, I went to the doc. and got my blood drawn to see if the dragon is still rearing its head within.
I went thru 48 weeks of TX(PEG-intron&Ribiviran), but I was drinking and using drugs for the last 2 months of TX, and contonued to do so for about 6 months after I finished.
I went into TX a few days sober, did my injections every 5 days instead of seven and shot the whole bottle because I've got the dreaded 1B geno., low viral load but had it along time.
I'm clean about 5/6 weeks now and hope there's still a chance of SVR, I was UNDETECTABLE @ 6 months.
I'll let yall' know what happens, I should know in about three weeks. Wish me luck!

RIP

Rip,
Glad to see ya here and hope to see ya more on the zoner !! But you know that its not the best
idea to be drinking and drugging, because it will
only help that old Dragon to keep surviving !!!
I was doing that on & off, for over 30 years, and
it gets hard after awhile !!! You are still at a
young age, that you still have a great chance, as
all of us do !!! I am 52 , soon to be 53 years old; and I realized that the older you get, the
harder it gets !!!!
Hang in there, and never give up !!!!!!

Take care and have a Grateful Day !!!!

Bruce

I hope yur tests remain good. I have been totally clean of Alcohol for four months waiting
to start. The time is coming.
I would only say that after learning so much about all of the connections to disease HCV and our vital organs (which are all) I would not touch another drink.
It is hard enough without the disease to keep our immune system up and running, but alchol is definitely a destroyer. I too am a 1b with a high viral load. I have gotten it within 5 years.
I luckily do not have cirhosis but my friends have died from liver disease. And 12 thousand die annually. Now I do not blame the alcohol totally...pharmaceutical companies are to blame also. They are legal drug dealers who do not have true clinical studies since most of us are the clinical studies...
My uncle beat HCV in the 50's and was able after years of abstinance return to enjoying a frinedly drink and wine. We think hangovers are bad..consider the scars of our livers which we do not feel.
I do hope that others do not despair if tx doesnot work the first time, I am even expecting it. There are new drugs (Vertex Pharm) which are coming to the rescue. I will be on Pegassys and
I am glad since I think Roche is trying to work out the Side affects on us.
Have a great New Year..think positive thoughts. Grab a bottle of water, and enjoy a toke...You will be with us longer. We need all of you to help us fight the Dragon!

Hmmmmm.,

Very, very interesting, yes indeedy!! Actually RIP, knowing you as I do, and knowing that we come from basically the same mold.....it seems as though many a times as you are writing.....it could very well be myself writing at the same time!!!

In other words....dude , I can relate to you very well, and am just very happy that you are indeed making progress as we speak, and will continue to do so I believe.
Keep up the good work.....and check in frequently. Oh yes, and one thing....... I am very proud of how far you have come. I certainly hope you get another month or so under your belt!!

I ran across this earlier today, in my e-mail from the N.Eng. Journ. Of Med.. Just thought it might be of some interest to someone;
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I'm with you, been there in all respects. I pray you've got an SVR, right now. Clean and sober was hard to get to, in my case, but so much worth it. And an SVR did not happen the first time in my case but it did eventually happen. From my AA and NA and Al-Anon perspective, one day at a time..... have a Grateful day at a time! Peace, Fran

Thanks for the support and understanding, no one can relate to me on the level fellow hepper deadheads (some also in recovery) can!
I love you all!

RIP