Thursday, August 27, 2009

Liver enzymes back to normal!

I saw the doctor yesterday. All is well. My liver enzymes have returned to normal as well as my CBC. I'm no longer anemic! He will check my PCR in October and then again in January. If the viral load is still undetectable then, I'm cured!

I've learned so much about myself during this last year. I will try to savor each day. I realized I need antidepressants (at least for now) and I'm OK with it. I haven't felt this great in years. I'm a much more patient mom to my kids. The fatigue is almost all gone. I must start exercising regularly to lose the weight I put on. Life is great!

I had to work today and I had energy. I'm hoping all this will just be as blur when I'm old and gray(er).


Friday, August 7, 2009

Stll feeling great!

Well, it's been 3 weeks post treatment and I'm feeling great. I had a softball game last night and I could run like I used to. I will say that I was dog-tired after the game, though. I can't wait to start running and lose this belly that I got from the antidepressant.

I have a job interview today. It's not exactly the job I was wanting but the hours will be great. It's full time but no nights or weekends. And the guy mentioned that if my kids are sick, I would be able to stay home with them, no problem. I've often wondered what I will do once both kids are in school all day. We'll see. If it doesn't work out, I still have the one day a week gig at the hospital doing nuclear medicine. And, that might be enough. Honestly, after all this treatment, I was looking forward to not working with blood anymore. I trust that God has perfect timing and whatever happens is what's meant to be.

The main thing is that I'm feeling almost normal. It's so great. I'm able to concentrate better now, too. I'm so lucky I found out about Hep C and that I was able to undergo treatment. I'm still hoping to get the sustained viral response.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Congrats to Hep C Nomads!

This forum now has 1000 members! It's a great on-line resource for support and information regarding Hepatitis C. I know it helped me before and during treatment. I now get support through the post-treatment part.

It started out as a forum out of England but now has members from Australia to Mexico to the United States and Canada and other parts of Europe. If you are in need of support for Hepatitis C or are on the side lines helping a loved-one, then I would check it out.