Thanks everyone for good wishes & helpful thoughts,

Seriously now…
Concerning the monitoring subject while many of us are happy & confident with minimal monitoring I sincerely hope that those who struggle with more health problems then just HCV, that they do make sure of adequate medical support in place before starting tx.
Most of us are of age where HCV could be just one of many health problems we’re suffering from, although probably it will turn out that 90% of them were caused by the presence of HCV in the body & those “other health problems” will go away once treated successfully, but some might not.

The same advise goes to people who have added Riba to their party cocktail, as advised by Gaj & need more frequent blood tests as to monitor the possibility of developing haemolytic anaemia & then maybe needing additional meds to address that side affect.
Also people who maybe feel anxious & less confident in general, again might need more support from their Doc just for their own peace of mind.
And lastly those of us who are very sick, maybe on other medications already , experiencing severe symptoms, maybe severe fatigue that is affecting our mental & cognitive abilities, etc would do better with having secured a comprehensive medical support before starting taking generic meds.
It’s all just common sense.

As Doc James & many others on this forum said, the risks of not treating HCV or delaying the tx are far greater then treating now, so whatever we choose, we’re talking some risks.

May we all be successful to get rid of HCV & get well soon!

It’s been 10 days today since I started tx & there is not really that much to report, the tx seems easy, very easy as compared to what I went through 10 years ago on Interferon & Riba, even remembering it makes me feel unwell.

I’m able to carry on working full time, I did not have to stop, something I had to do on the old tx.
I noticed I have a lot of more physical energy & stamina & carry on doing things well into late evening where for the last 2 years my day finished at 4-5 PM & after that it was “relax time on my sofa”, as too exhausted to even talk with friends over the phone.
My phone was mostly off the hook in the evenings.

My mood seems to be much more positive, I appear to be more patient where before I’d easily get irritable or upset, calmer with sort of strange sense of feeling “content” rather then the habitual restlessness.
A sense that “everything is OK”, something I have not experienced for a very long time.
As others reported I have to be careful not too do too much when I feel well.

There is still a bit of brain fog that comes & goes, but before the tx the brain fog was constant, it never went, even after many cups of coffee.
That’s another thing, I completely stopped drinking coffee & black tea 10 days ago, I just don’t need it anymore, where for months I drunk 2-3 coffees per day as without it I was not able to work or function at all. Coffee & all sorts of “healthy stimulants” like Ginsengs, etc. was part of my daily diet before.

The first few days on the tx I felt a bit druggy & foggy, to be expected, now it all feels a bit lighter with long periods of feeling well…& occasional tiredness, but it’s a different type of tired, like being tired after working all day & doing other things.
It’s still early days, but so far I’m very happy with the way the tx unfolds, in general I do feel better then before treatment, I sleep better, where before I had chronic insomnia.
My first bloods are scheduled in 1.5 week time, but I already do somehow “know” this is really working, this stubborn virus is being hammered.

I wish everyone on tx an easy ride,
jolie xxxxx