Thanks Coral, Watching and waiting for your results. Feeling very positive on your behalf
The post tx waiting did seem to drag a bit for me, kept busy for most of it, suggest book some pleasurable activities for tge last 2 weeks

Here for you in spirit, please feel free to email if you feel inclined, much LG

Congratulations Bob in Ireland ! – That’s wonderful news, so pleased to read and improved fibroscan too
Here’s to your improved health my friend..

Dear Coral, Thank-you so much for your lovely message I am just waiting for you now, so we can share some virtual hugs and do a happy dance. It’s been a long road for us both, than-you too for your support, kindness and understanding, it means alot. So looking forward to reading your good news too

Greedfighter – Another one to celebrate – and so delighted to join you in SVR24 – Catching up here after some time away, so pleased to read all the positivity, stay well my friend and thank-you for your support and good wishes.

Thank-you too to CC2B – Yay I joined you in the 24 club Tatty (waiting to hear more good news from you) and Fara Great news from you, waiting for your 24 – All your posts and good wishes mean so much. You lovely lot

RSF :

There’s a bit more good news here folks: I’ve joined the SVR 24 club too. Sweet relief.

Sweet relief indeed my friend Looking forward to meeting up sometime, maybe in improved weather ?!

I absolutely mean it when I say that was a kindness I shall never forget, ever.

Right back atya !

Thanks Nadia

Trying to work out how you’re doing from your profile, great to see you’re UND
Are you coming up to your 12 week post tx tests?
Thinking of you and sending & best wishes for the best result.
LG

As we all know there’s a strong association between hepc and anxiety/depression. Now why is that and what does it mean for us? What impact, if any, does treatment have on this? If it does, how do we distinguish the positive feelings we have at a hopeful result from a remission in our hepc and the consequent reduction in anxiety or depression?

This is such a good post RSF.

I have no doubt at all that HepC brings heightened anxiety and /or depression. I also feel that it’s rather overlooked by many in the medical profession, especially in the UK as they only deal with ‘one part at a time’ and not the whole picture. (Remembering the consultant who told me the portal vein had nothing to do with the liver and to contact my GP and my GP who said my joint pain had noting to do with the virus etc etc )

I used to become extremely anxious before treatment, sometimes about the strangest things like booking a ticket, making arrangements or especially filling in an important form. It is hardly surprising that those who were still being offered the Interferon /Riba tx and those GT1s who had to add the dreaded Boc/Telap (Uggg) as the only option, with such low cure rates not so long ago, were anxious and depressed ! The NHS level of care was pretty bad too and even when the new medicines arrived the response of many NHS consultants was more times than not, less than supportive (polite version).

Having said that, I believe the virus itself also causes anxiety and depression. Now SVR24, I still have bouts of anxiety, over any stresses in life, maybe having had them for so long, it takes a while mind and spirit to also repair? but they are much less often and not so bad any more.

I must thank Dr Debasis from Monkmed, who has a rather more holistic view and who used to call me and manage to calm me down and inspire confidence, hope, and didn’t ‘poo poo’ my ideas, this was definitely good medicine in itself.

When people say “It’s all in your mind” dismissively it kind of bugs me somewhat, as surely, the mind rules all?

and find myself thinking that what they describe could all be attributed to anxiety, which turns up as physical symptoms very often

I have no doubts about this. Anxiety causes physical tension which will spread to other parts, it makes perfect sense to me. I believe it can cause actual physical problems that become real co-morbidities..

For much of my adult life I have intermittently suffered from a/d and for nearly all of it I have had hepc. I can’t help wondering what the relationship has been between the two, and what life may have been like if the virus hadn’t infected me.

I believe it has very possibly played a large part in your a/d RSF – I also think our minds and bodies have very likely ‘got used’ to this reaction to stress and it will take some time to improve, but I do think it will improve. I guess the longer you have had the virus, the longer the memory will take to repair? but with the acknowledgement of this possibility, that time could well be shortened .

LG

The Ruski drug was BMS originator Asunaprevir which is a GT1 specific NS3/4a DAA like Simeprevir,

I also had that ‘baseball bat’ as a 3rd med for 4 weeks thanks to Dr F – and am happy to report I am now SVR24.

Reading your amazing posts Woobia – You are an inspiration.

Hi Paul, I see you are SVR 4? Great news (catching up here ) – Very pleased for you and wishing you the very best for your next results.

Hi Nads & Coral, I’m also trying to catch up with all your news and have been thinking of you all. (Have had alot on my plate and no time, haven’t forgotten everyone).

Ouch Nads – Sorry to hear you have had to deal with some other painful stuff on top of treatment – I do hope this resolves itself soon? Sending get well wishes. Post 4 bloods looking good I’m also looking to hearing good news about your SVR12 and sending my very best wishes for your improving health in every direction

Dear Coral, I am also awaiting good news from you my friend and send big

Splitdog – Hello mate, I do hope you are not waiting too long now and hope you’re not feeling to unwell and doing ok as can be expected? When I think back to how ill I felt just over a year ago and how much better I feel now I can truly offer you hope. I was a slow responder to the meds, one of a small % but am now clear and can only say that you are in the very best place you could possibly be here with Dr Freeman and Monkmed to to get fixed – like I did. (but I expect you know that!) – The very best wishes for your next treatment.

Hey RSF – I am totally delighted for you
You must be so relieved and happy.

Sorry for recent absence, had some heavy going responsibilities, will be in touch soon.

In the meantime I wish you a very happy and healthy 2017

LG