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THE FINISH LINE with Victrelis
This is gonna be long…
It’s 7pm and I feel like I should be doing something. What oh what could it be?? My cell phone alarm is ringing, but……I have no more tx pills to take!! Wuuuu Huuuuuu!! The Victrelis bottles are empty, the Monday – Friday pill case of Ribavirin is empty, and the fridge doesn’t have any syringes of Interferon waiting for the Friday Night Darts Club injections. I am done! I have survived. I am nauseous and exhausted today, relieved and happy, grateful and humbled. The last 2 months have been extremely draining for me and I have missed many a post on UND and otherwise.
How do I even begin to thank everyone in this forum? For once, I am ‘almost’ at a loss for words. Almost. Where else could I make 43+ friends, have over 650 posts (to date) and receive 100 notes…in 10 months…from total strangers?? In the Hep C Community on Med Help, I have encountered the most supportive, honest, and knowledgeable problem solvers. I have felt GUILTY for enjoying my time here but it gave me such a safety net and sense of purpose at the same time. While family grows weary of the week by week details (of which I am certain I gave too much), this is full of members willing to listen and lend encouragement. THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS, right where you are.
This process has taken me through many stages: DENIAL – How can I have this?? I have no idea how I got Hep C; ACCEPTANCE – Okay, my tests keep showing my Viral Load is chronic; FEAR – My life just got shorter; DECISION – being African American, it made no sense to me to treat, as odds were so low, but the new P.I.’s offered much more hope, so I finally agreed; TREATMENT – September 1st, 2011 – March 16th, 2012.
I don’t have any labs to report at this time (UND at week 21) but expect to in one month.
For all my cyber-friends, official and otherwise…….YOU ROCK!! I will always appreciate you more than you can ever know. Wishing the very best for EVERYONE, and giving a special shout out to those who started this journey in September/October with me, just as scared to walk through that door:
Aj7538! Arlenedupee! Brianmo! Cieritaqt! Coeric! Dee1956! Dreamcat! Hondapatches! Jillybean! Indy531! Libzo2! Livingontheedge! Mykids247! Needinghelp213 (wishing you well) PJHep! Pooh55811! Screaming48! Starshine1ca! Vannh9!
Special thanks MUST also go to Frijole, for maintaining spreadsheets, from which I got most of the start dates.
Thank you to ALL the experts here for sharing your journies and advice, and also to the volunteer moderators (Claire and Emily). And most, most of all, I give thanks to God, for whom I could never have done this without. Time will tell if I am off and running to SVR-land (as ElPasolady would say)!
Blessings Always,
Bee :)
It’s 7pm and I feel like I should be doing something. What oh what could it be?? My cell phone alarm is ringing, but……I have no more tx pills to take!! Wuuuu Huuuuuu!! The Victrelis bottles are empty, the Monday – Friday pill case of Ribavirin is empty, and the fridge doesn’t have any syringes of Interferon waiting for the Friday Night Darts Club injections. I am done! I have survived. I am nauseous and exhausted today, relieved and happy, grateful and humbled. The last 2 months have been extremely draining for me and I have missed many a post on UND and otherwise.
How do I even begin to thank everyone in this forum? For once, I am ‘almost’ at a loss for words. Almost. Where else could I make 43+ friends, have over 650 posts (to date) and receive 100 notes…in 10 months…from total strangers?? In the Hep C Community on Med Help, I have encountered the most supportive, honest, and knowledgeable problem solvers. I have felt GUILTY for enjoying my time here but it gave me such a safety net and sense of purpose at the same time. While family grows weary of the week by week details (of which I am certain I gave too much), this is full of members willing to listen and lend encouragement. THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS, right where you are.
This process has taken me through many stages: DENIAL – How can I have this?? I have no idea how I got Hep C; ACCEPTANCE – Okay, my tests keep showing my Viral Load is chronic; FEAR – My life just got shorter; DECISION – being African American, it made no sense to me to treat, as odds were so low, but the new P.I.’s offered much more hope, so I finally agreed; TREATMENT – September 1st, 2011 – March 16th, 2012.
I don’t have any labs to report at this time (UND at week 21) but expect to in one month.
For all my cyber-friends, official and otherwise…….YOU ROCK!! I will always appreciate you more than you can ever know. Wishing the very best for EVERYONE, and giving a special shout out to those who started this journey in September/October with me, just as scared to walk through that door:
Aj7538! Arlenedupee! Brianmo! Cieritaqt! Coeric! Dee1956! Dreamcat! Hondapatches! Jillybean! Indy531! Libzo2! Livingontheedge! Mykids247! Needinghelp213 (wishing you well) PJHep! Pooh55811! Screaming48! Starshine1ca! Vannh9!
Special thanks MUST also go to Frijole, for maintaining spreadsheets, from which I got most of the start dates.
Thank you to ALL the experts here for sharing your journies and advice, and also to the volunteer moderators (Claire and Emily). And most, most of all, I give thanks to God, for whom I could never have done this without. Time will tell if I am off and running to SVR-land (as ElPasolady would say)!
Blessings Always,
Bee :)
My friend we have shared this trip from day one. Many ups, downs, fears, decions, sys, and everything else along the way. I thank you for all your support. Only someone else going thru this can truly understand. We are free and done and with gods blessing on our way to svr.funny, it almost feels.like something is.missing. Went to lunch yesterday, and kept looking at the clock. Finally realized, I can eat whenever I want. No more pills, or alarms. The sense of freedom is joyous. God bless u and enjoy every moment of your new found freedom. Aj
Congratulations on staying the course! You've completed a very personal journey into the relative unknown with friends & forum as guide posts along the way. Now on to SVR! Cheers, GB
Congrats on finishing, you've had a tough and at times a scary road but you hung in there, wishing you the best.
Cando
Cando
Wow, this has been a long & rough couple of months for you and you came out like a champ. It must be weird not feeling compelled into action every time you hear your alarm or other indicators ~ but you are free of that now. I admire your stamina and gratitude and hope I feel the grace to be the same way no matter the outcome of my treatment; since, it truly is exactly like you say how there are so many folks who take the time to listen and read what you in particular have to say and taper a response just for you. I realize I don't know you and haven't interacted with you however I wish you the best and hope you check in from time to to time to let us know how your recovery progresses. Take care and be well♪
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