Just catching up on your latest adventures Barry. Talk about running the gauntlet but you keep throwing yourself over those hurdles (apologies for mixed metaphors). Good to hear you are out of hospital. Take it easy olm8 (tks for my new word).

Hi Paul,

Is that 18 weeks for you already? Good to hear that your sleeping patterns are settling down. The insomnia seems to be easing a bit for me as well. I certainly caught up on some of my reading!!

Keep well and let us know when you hit the magic 24.

Coral

Hi Cameralady and Welcome,

You are nearly 2 weeks in now so your treatment is well underway and you’re just that bit closer to being HepC free. Yay!
I’m so pleased that you have good people in your corner. All kudos to your lead nurse.

During my treatment I found that my energy levels went up and down and some of this is probably due to the normal fluctuations
that everyone experiences. I think that having Hep C and then having the treatment makes us super tuned in to our physical and emotional selves.

I really noticed the difference when the virus cleared. I felt like a dark cloud had lifted and I just felt more energetic and lighter in mood but I still had low energy days. I followed all of the good advice here and tried to be kind to myself.

Looking forward to seeing your updates.

Coral

Hi Keith,

Sorry to hear about your relapse (I know how you feel) but good to hear you are continuing the fight. From Dr F’s response it sounds like you are well placed to finally kick this with some additional treatment. Good luck.

Hello Dan and thanks for sharing your good news. Congratulations!

Hi hepCat,

I’m really sorry to hear about your relapse. There are a few of us here that know exactly how you feel. Like you I was disappointed and also quite sad as I had so looked forward to experiencing a HepC free life after so many years of dragging the baggage around with me. I also did the guilt thing about “what did I do to stuff it up”. which is understandable but not useful.

I can see though that you’re working your way through it and despite the frustration of “why” you’re looking forward. I’ve now completed another treatment and am sitting in the waiting room again. My second round included one of the big guns Ribavirin and the virus fled very early in my treatment which was a good sign. I don’t doubt that this will be the same for you.

Good luck with your next steps.

Coral

Hi Hope. It’s great to hear your good news – another success story.

Paul – hugest congratulations to you. It has been a long fight for you my friend but you made it.