After 84 days of care & treatment

Posted by LWR (A) on November 26, 2015 at 05:34:14

I am clear of the Hep C virus that I likely got from 2 transfusions I had after a motorcycle boo-boo. The medications are powerful and effective and even thought the virus had become undetectable after just 4 weeks, the treatment lasts for 12 weeks.
I lost 15 pounds in the process as these medications curb appetite and cause abdominal discomfort.
Millions of Americans have Hep C and do not know it. I suggest that when next you get a blood screen done you have them do the PRG test for this virus.
I took my final doses a few minutes ago and have something to be thankful for on this, of all days.
What Hep C does is replicate the virus trillions of times, this leads to scaring of the liver. Enough scaring and cirrhosis sets in, at this point liver function is impaired & you are dying. It can take 30 years (or longer) for the virus to manifest. I was not even close to the amount of scaring that impairs liver function. Now my liver will repair itself, it is a mighty stubborn organ and I will likely gain the 15 pounds back. Weight loss being a side effect of the drug combo I was on.
The medication is 1000 a pill for one of them and 700 a pill for the other, daily costs were 5200 dollars. Plus biweekly visits with the medical team and biweekly blood screens.
The United States Vets Admin decided that ALL vets with Hep C shall be treated. The doctor in DC who is in charge of this VA program was told to run it on an "allotment" method, whatever the fuck that means. He told them that he would not allot the drug, that all vets will get it and they relented and so the program proceeds.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.

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Topic - After 84 days of care & treatment - LWR 05:34:14 11/26/15 (38)

Woah! - 1973shovel 07:07:32 11/27/15 (1)

Thank you - LWR 07:30:46 11/27/15 (0)

Excellent news ... - reelsmith. 06:27:30 11/27/15 (1)

We did, thank you - LWR 07:07:01 11/27/15 (0)

Reading your post makes me thankful. - Craiger56 13:33:27 11/26/15 (1)

Very kind, thank you - LWR 13:36:57 11/26/15 (0)

Glad to hear it. - John_the_Scot 13:18:54 11/26/15 (1)

Thanks John - LWR 13:35:34 11/26/15 (0)

That's very good news, mate! - Timbo in Oz 12:21:10 11/26/15 (1)

Good & Bad - LWR 12:28:13 11/26/15 (0)

Thumbs up, man. Great news. Happy Thanksgiving! - JoshT 12:07:52 11/26/15 (1)

Thank you, Josh - LWR 12:11:11 11/26/15 (0)

Congrats... - musetap 11:43:26 11/26/15 (1)

Thank you - LWR 12:10:02 11/26/15 (0)

RE: After 84 days of care & treatment - pictureguy 11:40:19 11/26/15 (2)

Me too - LWR 12:15:33 11/26/15 (1)

RE: Me too - pictureguy 12:51:08 11/26/15 (0)

Is this mean.... - kootenay 11:29:41 11/26/15 (2)

Hey thanks - LWR 12:17:42 11/26/15 (1)

We are.... - kootenay 12:25:45 11/26/15 (0)

Wish you good health - G Squared 11:03:47 11/26/15 (1)

Thank you and - LWR 11:11:34 11/26/15 (0)

congrats; also good to know the VA is doing the right thing - Green Lantern 10:51:27 11/26/15 (1)

They are doing the best they can - LWR 11:15:45 11/26/15 (0)

Cool - Awe-d-o-file 10:45:50 11/26/15 (3)

Thanks and - LWR 11:17:35 11/26/15 (2)

RE: Thanks and - Awe-d-o-file 14:06:48 11/26/15 (1)

It is one day and one foot at a time - LWR 14:20:49 11/26/15 (0)

You've certainly got a little extra to be thankful for. Happy "happy" to you and your family^ - Road Warrior 09:28:52 11/26/15 (1)

Back at you - LWR 09:45:00 11/26/15 (0)

Outstanding, Larry. - free.ranger 08:23:02 11/26/15 (1)

Thanks - LWR 09:16:58 11/26/15 (0)

damn. - stan2 08:10:40 11/26/15 (1)

Thanks Stan - LWR 08:20:55 11/26/15 (0)

Interesting, just got tested for it; clear here. On commercials they say the new treatment is "easy." - jdaniel@jps.net 07:14:30 11/26/15 (1)

Good for you - LWR 07:23:43 11/26/15 (0)

RE: After 84 days of care & treatment - FenderLover 07:13:05 11/26/15 (1)

Same to you & your loved ones - LWR 07:18:10 11/26/15 (0)

After 84 days of care & treatment

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