results

Well I got my letter today, I'm clear of the virus at present. I am pleased obviously but feel worried about sustaining it. I think my positive feelings about reaching this milestone are dampened by feeling so worried about my eyesight problem. Also I have some difficult personal problems & stresses at present. I think I also feel a sense of disbelief that I might be one of the people who clears it. I have a blood test in November (not sure what for) & then the final virus test in February. So I just have to be patient. Anyway, what I can say is that my experience of the treatment has been absolutely fine. All aspects of it have been manageable & I've continued to lead a normal life. Based on my experience I'd encourage anyone to give it a go. There seems to be plenty of support for if it feels tough & also you're not on an unstoppable rollercoaster if it is unbearable. And you're checked at several stages so you won't be going through it if it doesn't show signs of working. Good luck to anyone out there about to start treatment. I'll post on the blog every so often & respond to any questions people may have posted to me.

Finished

I finished the treatment on Monday (4/8/08) & had my blood test on Tuesday. I will get the results in a couple of weeks to tell me if I am clear of the virus at present - I have chosen to receive them in the post. Apparently any side effects will take about a month to stop. I feel a bit flat really. I suppose it's the wait for the results but also because of feeling that there is now nothing else I can do myself. While I was on treatment at least there was something I was actively doing about getting rid of the virus. If I am clear of the virus I go back in 6 months to see if I am still clear. If I am, I'm considered cured, though there is a 1% chance it could return. I think I'd be paranoid enough to go to the GP for another test some time after that. Anyway, at the moment I just have to wait for the results in 2 weeks. I will post the outcome here.