Wow, typical of me to arrive late at the party
Great Playlist, loved the 70’s music, lots of good times, how I ended the decade got me here but still Fantastic Memories
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Thank you Dafne Campos for your story. Wishing your family a Wonderful Xmas and may your Dad’s Tx continue to bring good news and a healthier outcome!

May 2106 be A Fabulous New Year

Well said Miko3. I have had the same thoughts when looking at the research data but couldn’t have expressed myself as well as you have here. Thank you.

Congratulations to you both Nadia and Vicki – both fellow G3’s – 12 weeks – UND !

Merry Xmas to you both what a Great Way to finish the year and start a New Year

Congrats IRMA and Neilo Great news for you both!

Also, M, looking at your latest blood results there – that looks Great! What an improvement and UND too!

YAY

Merry Xmas to all and may we have a Fabulous 2016!
My meds should arrive early January to start Tx – looking forward to this!

I agree Enkel, given that the Vagus Nerve (AKA Wandering-from Latin- Nerve) is a major cranial nerve and the longest in the body because when it exits the brainstem it branches off to our throat, thorax and abdomen covering our organs and reporting info back to the brain. If it picks up signs of ‘infection’ it reports to the brain and it sends out an immune response. When you have a chronic infection like HCV that affects more than the liver, then the body is in a chronic state of immune response. The Vagus Nerve is a major part of our nervous system so you can imagine how dysfunctional many systems in our bodies become. It has both sensory and motor functions and controls our breathing, speaking, swallowing, heart rate, sweating, digestive processes and more.
Yes, one thing for sure I’m learning is that having chronic HCV, no matter what level of liver disease that might be present, so many symptoms and conditions e.g. peripheral neuropathy, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and cognitive impairment -‘Brain Fog’ – are real and related directly to the virus. Yet, so many GP’s and some Specialists too, dismiss them and don’t consider a connection, despite the fact there is actually a lot of research saying so.
I understand it’s hard work for GP’s to keep up with all the different issues patients present everyday and I’ve been ‘dismissed’ so much over the years with my concerns that ‘something’s not right’ you just end up living with it.

I hardly slept at all last night from the pain in my right arm – like someone dragging a hot blade down my forearm, pins and needles and burning in my hands, can’t get comfortable, doze a few hours have wild dreams and wake in pain again! Endless cycle…

Jimmy6429 – yeah I miss Yoga so much. I practised on/off for over 25 years, had to stop about 2 yrs ago because of the pain in my wrists; I don’t miss the looks from the embarassing clicking sound of my right hip popping in & out and the squishing sound from my right knee during many postures
But if I can look forward to less pain and more flexibility again that would be awesome!

Great news for you Spook77 Good Luck with the rest of Tx

I think, as many have discussed here, there has been a lot of focus on the ‘importing of generics’ as an option in the media this past 6 m+. This has made the Big Pharma very agitated, so now the Poli’s and Pharma’s get together and make a deal with a whole lot of media attention, back-slapping and drawing the attention back to them – The HepC Heroes who will save the day!! Giving the general population of HepC sufferers hope and faith that the Gov will pay for their care with no more ‘waiting’ and not to go spending money elsewhere to import generics on their own. They have fiddled with the figures and boosted their budget a bit to sound impressive but, as mentioned, this is money they’ve been spending on the interferon and public clinic tx. With GP’s being able to write the scripts that means less of a burden on the public hospital clinics and hopefully a shorter waitlist.
For now they’ve created a diversion and are keeping all eyes on them and their solution and distracting everyone from alternatives. They will use the next few months until March to make the most of it.

I don’t trust them, it’s typical of the lead up to election time, 2016.