SVR..?????

[Rockerforlife]

Simple Question....for those who have achieved SVR....how did it feel to find out you were cured and what was the first thing you did?...im curious because if i di get SVR...i dint know what i would do first...i now one thing tho...i will be thanking my creator...from there....i tihink i will have the biggest cry ive ever had in my freaking life.....i will lift 20 feet off the ground....and buy my study nurse the largest bouquet of flowers shes ever had

[Rockerforlife]

Re-grow a Damaged Liver?
When a liver is damaged beyond repair, the only hope today is orthotopic liver transplantation. However, considerable research effort is being devoted to the study of stem cells. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells, such as those in the early embryo that can be directed to form many different tissues of the body. In the past few of years, investigators have shown that liver stem cells reside in the bone marrow. Theoretically, these bone marrow stem cells can be isolated and grown into hepatocytes and bile duct cells in the laboratory. Some animal studies have also shown that expression of the enzyme telomerase in liver cells enhance their ability to regenerate. Although considerable challenges remain to be overcome, this early stage research provides promise that liver transplantation may someday be a thing of the past.

[redrodeo]

State of disbelief.. After I battled this thing for so long. Experienced disappointment two times before. Success has been hard to accept. For a long time I never knew anyone who succeeded. Everyone relapsed. Now there are lots of people who succeed. If I felt good it might be different. But if you talk to alot of people, sometimes success comes at a price. I am still having quite a bit of depression, fatique, and joint pain. But its nice to know that everytime a meet a new girl that I don't have to think about telling them.
Best of luck to everyone.
Red

[Rockerforlife]

I really appreciate nurses, period.....that are the angels of the earth.

[DB 0]

For me the 3 month UND was the big relief.Like dodging the bullet.Then I thought about the people who treated longer and relapsed,I just lucked out.I dont think I could of taken relapse with the grace and class most people do.I did give boxes of chocolates last valentines day to two nurses and the girls at the pharmacy [VA].They were surprised, guess not too many people appreciate it when people care.

[geterdone]

I am not sure if it is 6 months or a year to proclaim SVR but I’m sitting on the fence waiting for the results to come back of the 6 month PCR and if comes back the way I’m thinking and feeling it will I’m not waiting a year to celebrate because being off treatment is celebration enough. But right now it is great!

geterdone

[jmjm530]

Yup. I think I had that celebratory beer alone. Tx left a big wake in my life.

[FlGuy]

It was ok.  You might be better off getting those flowers for someone who loves you, after tx you're bound to have some making up to do.

[epiphiny]

I am completely unable to imagine what it will be like but I wonder about it all the time.  Will I have to worry about my blood as I do now, will I have to be hyper-vigilant with the things like my comb or scissors as I am now.  How will it feel to not having it hanging over my head all the time, or will I just be constantly worrying that it might come back? It's all very overwhelming at times...

[mremeet]

For me it was like spending 24 years in prison for a crime I didn't commit. And then one day a single phone call comes in - with news that I am FREE AT LAST.

[jmjm530]

For me, it was a meld of anti-climactism and relief, as I pretty much assumed/hoped/prayed I was SVR after I was UND six weeks post tx -- and to a lesser degree when I was UND at week 6 of tx. That said, I did pound my fists on the table in gleeful celebration (and let out a shout) as my first TMA arrived via fax and even harder when my second TMA (I wanted to be da*n sure I was SVR!) arrived a bit later. And, yes, I did celebrate with a beer that evening.

-- Jim

[Trinity4]

Best described by me:   take the degree of disappointment and feeling of hoplessness when one finds out they did not reach SVR or relapsed -  flip it to the opposite emotion which would be completely ecstatic and multiply it infinitely.  I'm not there yet -  but wouldn't it be wonderful.