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Is anyone happy they were treated for Hep C?
Is anyone free of side effects after treatment for Hep C? I am having trouble finding anyone who is happy they were treated. Everyone seems to have side effects long after finishing taking interferon etc. Is there ANYONE who can tell me they are well and happy after, say, a month after finishing with the regime?
So happy I treated. SVR after just 16 weeks of treatment..so blessed. Just wish hubby had such good response. He is still recovering from sx but gets a little better everyday. I still have aches and pains I didn't have before but life goes on and what a gift that is. Good luck. Love the laughs. Happy Trails
This site is theraputic. This thread is priceless. GoofyDad unleashed is a marvelous thing!!!
Very funny!!! It was neither!! no boy no girl.. heheh
It was 9 months though....
Hope you are doing well!!
Funny man.
Charm
It was 9 months though....
Hope you are doing well!!
Funny man.
Charm
"I mean, well, the blue teddy's a little tight, and the lace thongs are no more comfortable than they ever were. But what do we expect, right?"
You gotta take this stuff on the road buddy. Way too funny and you can make some money!! lol
You gotta take this stuff on the road buddy. Way too funny and you can make some money!! lol
"It took me quite sometime to feel somewhat so called normal again about 9 months"
Wow charm i didn't know, congrats......... Boy or girl?
Wow charm i didn't know, congrats......... Boy or girl?
..I wasnt happy about the sx
I was married for 20 years and I wasn't too happy about the sx either. Try internet videos and let me know how it goes ... worked for me.
PS your "e" key isn't working. Don't worry about it, my keys get sticky too.....
I was married for 20 years and I wasn't too happy about the sx either. Try internet videos and let me know how it goes ... worked for me.
PS your "e" key isn't working. Don't worry about it, my keys get sticky too.....
I tried to ignore this since it's a bit old but here goes. . .
First tx I relapsed.
But I don't regret doing it simply because how could I have accepted my daughter's giving me part of her liver for a transplant without feeling I'd tried everything I could first?
Now, I'm doing tx a second time, post tp, und since week 4.
Regrets? No way.
Even when we don't succeed in ridding ourselves of the virus, tx often improves the condition of our liver.
If the choice is doing interferon tx or having advanced liver disease, a transplant or dying, who cares how well you feel one month after?
First tx I relapsed.
But I don't regret doing it simply because how could I have accepted my daughter's giving me part of her liver for a transplant without feeling I'd tried everything I could first?
Now, I'm doing tx a second time, post tp, und since week 4.
Regrets? No way.
Even when we don't succeed in ridding ourselves of the virus, tx often improves the condition of our liver.
If the choice is doing interferon tx or having advanced liver disease, a transplant or dying, who cares how well you feel one month after?
I was very happy I treated.....was somewhat less happy with the results...however life is like that sometimes.
Reminds me of an old saying:
"Not everything is meant to be ..But everything is worth a try"
Will
Reminds me of an old saying:
"Not everything is meant to be ..But everything is worth a try"
Will
It took me quite sometime to feel somewhat so called normal again about 9 months. Still have effects, joint pain, mobility issues but doable....
Im grateful in spite of it all.Charm
Im grateful in spite of it all.Charm
I was happy I treated , I am now cured.
No..I wasnt happy about the sx but knew it was the only way and I had to see it though. It was a hard 55 weeks for me and I was home bound the entire time. Dont think anyone is happy about side effects, but we all need a shot at SVR. You have to know going into this what your in for possibly.
Yes Im happy now its over and elated Im cured.
Tx was a 24 hour battle for me but so well worth it.
There is a price to pay for everything.
Sure beats liver failure.
Luckily for this forum I had so much support, I went through tx alone and found this forum unbelievable comforting in so many ways.
Charm
No..I wasnt happy about the sx but knew it was the only way and I had to see it though. It was a hard 55 weeks for me and I was home bound the entire time. Dont think anyone is happy about side effects, but we all need a shot at SVR. You have to know going into this what your in for possibly.
Yes Im happy now its over and elated Im cured.
Tx was a 24 hour battle for me but so well worth it.
There is a price to pay for everything.
Sure beats liver failure.
Luckily for this forum I had so much support, I went through tx alone and found this forum unbelievable comforting in so many ways.
Charm
Did you notice this post is one year old?
Its hard to know when you ask people questions on old posts whether they still come to the forum.
Why don't you try sending a note to that person instead?
trying to help~ OH
Its hard to know when you ask people questions on old posts whether they still come to the forum.
Why don't you try sending a note to that person instead?
trying to help~ OH
Hello my husband has geno 3 and did 24 weeks of tx and at week 4 und-23 then at23 his vl shot back up so he had a breakthrough and his doctor referred him to a doctor at the university of Virginia we just got back .The doctor said he thought if my husband treated again he would probely have the same out come I don't understand that with so many people have done more than one tx like yourself.i read you took supplements also could you give me you thoughts on this please Thank you Joan
The "silent majority" are happy.
As others have said, talk about unhappy, have you talked to someone with decompensated cirrhosis or liver cancer?
"Happiness" is all relative.
Hectorsf
As others have said, talk about unhappy, have you talked to someone with decompensated cirrhosis or liver cancer?
"Happiness" is all relative.
Hectorsf
Im still treating. Have not really had any issues with sx..to complain much about , 2 problems came but left rather quickly...I hope your TX goes as well as mine...I just got my 12 wks back and Im virus undetected.... I feel very lucky as I got into a clinical trial. just before my health insurance got cancelled or terminated... I dont think I will have any problems when done. as Ive had none so far...Im Happy...Im Happy that liver disease wont be the one to take me out :-)
7.5 years after stopping tx I feel 8 years older than when I started tx.
Which is a lot better than cirrhosis or HCC.
Which is a lot better than cirrhosis or HCC.
Yes I am glad I treated and attained SVR. I will take the new aches and pains over ESLD any day! I would definitely do it again if I had to.
Denise
Denise
For your survey: Treated 3 times and cured on the second go round. Did the 3rd treatment just cause I was bored.
"Bwah enjoyed this thread immensely. "
That's just 'cause you get all twitchity thinking about the blue teddy. You gals have one track minds.
That's just 'cause you get all twitchity thinking about the blue teddy. You gals have one track minds.
Bwah enjoyed this thread immensely.
Been SVR for 4 years and although I am 6 years older (treated for 72) and have more wrinkles, pains and aches but I'm just not 25 anymore and they are to be expected.
Darn glad I treated and just as glad (if not more) that I found everybody in here who carried me through the times when they were tough. Treatment can totally suk but it's not the end of the world and life does go on. But we are all responsible for finding our own happiness in the end. Interferon can't do that.
Been SVR for 4 years and although I am 6 years older (treated for 72) and have more wrinkles, pains and aches but I'm just not 25 anymore and they are to be expected.
Darn glad I treated and just as glad (if not more) that I found everybody in here who carried me through the times when they were tough. Treatment can totally suk but it's not the end of the world and life does go on. But we are all responsible for finding our own happiness in the end. Interferon can't do that.
Goofy maybe you can answer this for me since it might correlate to SVR on the last attempt at TX: Why is it that every time I lose something I find it in the last darn place I look?
"Treated a couple of times, cured once."
Was your cure on the first or the second time? I've been doing an informal survey and it seems when people SVR it's almost always on the last time they treat. It's almost as if the Hep bugs can tell this is gonna be the last train leaving the station and they better get on it if they want a ride out of town. Weird, huh?
Was your cure on the first or the second time? I've been doing an informal survey and it seems when people SVR it's almost always on the last time they treat. It's almost as if the Hep bugs can tell this is gonna be the last train leaving the station and they better get on it if they want a ride out of town. Weird, huh?
Goofy...how do you find those gems day after day...LMAO!!!
Jane, I finished TX 18 mos ago and I have never regretted doing treatment...never. I feel great now. I do have hypothyroidism for which I have to take one pill a day but that is no big deal to me and I'm not even really sure that the treatment caused it; I believe HCV caused it as my numbers were beginning to change before I started TX. I have some joint aches that I didn't have before but I am learning that if I reduce my carb intake it minimizes that issue greatly and it's not really even an issue.
I'm 56 years old and I can keep up just fine with my very athletic 30-something sons and their significant others.
Jane, I finished TX 18 mos ago and I have never regretted doing treatment...never. I feel great now. I do have hypothyroidism for which I have to take one pill a day but that is no big deal to me and I'm not even really sure that the treatment caused it; I believe HCV caused it as my numbers were beginning to change before I started TX. I have some joint aches that I didn't have before but I am learning that if I reduce my carb intake it minimizes that issue greatly and it's not really even an issue.
I'm 56 years old and I can keep up just fine with my very athletic 30-something sons and their significant others.
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