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223152 tn?1346978371

Toast the virtual Corona

The post I have been hoping to post for years------------------------ **** SVR **** ____________________

It has been a long time coming.  I felt confident at 3 months post, but this is the one I have been waiting for. Now it was all worth it.  The long hard 48  weeks was worth every bit of it.  All those pills.  All those shots.  All that anemia -- gone.  the rest of my labs looked good too.

HGB -- 13.2  after almost a year of 9+
ANC - 1.9 - still on the low side, but I can live with it
Platelets - 276
AST - 18
ALT - 13
TSH - 1.82, after a high of 5.2 after treatment.

During treatment I got the Hep A and Hep B vaccinnations and the Hep B Core Ab was Positive Abnormal and the Hep A Ab was also Positive Abnormal.  I need to check these out.  I don't know if it means the vacinnations didn't work or what.

Meanwhile life goes on.  I am still posting to the chart and get to add another SVR (keep them coming).  Victrelis did the job for me.  My Corona's will always be virtual since I still have early cirrhosis. I must stay vigilent as others here who clear but still have cirrhosis to deal with.  My heppo said I would delay, slow down the progression, but the progression will still continue. I get my ultrasound next week.  The disease is still there and I know that. At least for me my cirrhosis is compensated and I hope it will stay that way.  My heart hurts when I read Karen (Crossroad)'s thread and others who have treated with cirrhosis.

My best to all

frjole - bean - kathy
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Darn ,! you beat me again;)
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This is truly wonderful!!
I toast my Mocha to you!

Many hugs
Elaine
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96938 tn?1189799858
Great stuff.  Just took a little longer.....One thing that I've found is true that there's a percentage of time and mental capacity that gets dedicated to HCV.  Over time you'll be abble to replace that with much more enjoyabe and productive thoughts.
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190885 tn?1333025891
wow!    i almost cried in my coffee!...this is so cool kathy!....good for you!.....billy
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148588 tn?1465778809
Congrats bean. Nicely done :-)
Many years of health and happiness to look forward to.
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We've been on a long trip bean, seen alot of things on our journey. Congrats and thanks for the ride, it has been worth it........

Zach
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