again thank you as you know im new to forum so still learning along with many things.Got seven weeks to go on treatment and looking good no virus,Had eye infection sleep trouble and slight rash but massive improvement on the way i feel belly go down joint pain gone.Apart from right foot small toes but still not as bad as before.Now have normal LFT result.Where as before all way off the scale.Worried about cirrhosis due to fibroscan 15.1 kpa cap 353 but all scans only show fatty liver.before my liver area felt tight almost like crunching but now just a little discomfort.

Lucky for the chance to get better been a fool in past now time to be sensible with my life for my girls and girlfriend ness....

Heh Tiger

Welcome to the forum and congrats for getting on treatment.  Your chances of success are great on a 24 week regime and you'll find the forum supportive.

Pablo

Greetings and Welcome!

I would like to comment on the 20 years clean. That is a HUGE accomplishment. You did that so you CAN do ANYTHING you put your heart and mind to do.

I have 30 years post dope fiend / Ex-Con and I can tell you Life is Beautiful! Of course with 20 years clean you already know that. And Family is a true Blessing!

The Dragon is simply a leftover from times past and that Dragon has now met his match.

Welcome to The Family!

JimmyK

Wow thank you all is really does help hearing from people like yourself as others dont understand x

will keep you all updated off to work now.Glad i found you all x

Hello Tiger and welcome!!

Great news about your Abbvie tx (treatment) and congrats on being undetected at 4 wks, you`re well on your way to beating this already!

Most of us here understand only too well how stressful and upsetting it is when you get the diagnosis of HCV, especially when we think we`ve moved on from the past and finally got our lives together, and I know full well how relieved you must feel knowing that your family are free from infection.

All the best of luck, please do keep us updated on your progress!  We`re happy to have you here with us... 

Welcome from me too Tiger.

So glad to see you are well on your way. und at 4 weeks!, this must be a great relief for you, but we all know the stress involved, for many of us the stress also goes waaaay back, in these life shaking/shaping moments! You are amoung friends here, who only want to help in any way we can. Deep breath, relax, smile - you are doing the best possible things. Good for you!  C.

Welcome Dave,

glad you are on treatment, you'll do great and you'll beat the dragon.

Drink lottsa water of course.

I know the relief of not passing this dragon onto family! I carried and nursed my kids not knowing I had it, and when they tested negative I cried with relief.

Alison

Welcome Dave.

One lucky thing already is that you found this forum. There are lots of well informed and experienced people here to help you along and face any problems you may have. They sure pulled me through some mud and I'm doing better than ever in many ways.

I, too, am glad your family is okay.  You know what? You will be, too. It is  one heck of a shock and the mind rolls out a lot of scenarios.  The only real one is the next step. Take them one at a time.  Find new heights of patience. You will find yourself on the other side. This stuff works these days. 

Cheddy

Hi Dave,

so glad they discovered your hep c status before it did more damage. And if you had to find out, now is a great time. The old drugs had a lot of side effects and a low success rate so now is a great time to get better. Most of these new DAAs seem to be virtually side effect free. Most importantly no one in your family has it - it is pretty hard to contract other than blood to blood contact, but still an amazing relief to know they are okay.

Let us know how you are travelling.

Syd

Oh, it can be a very upsetting time indeed. We were all a bit stunned by the news and how we came to have it doesn't matter now. It's time to get rid of it and close that chapter of your life. It'll happen in due time. Look how long it took to get where you are. By the Spring you'll be done and on the road to recovery. Look to the future, Dave. It looks pretty bright from here!

Thank you kind sir its been a very upsetting time but getting there.

Hi Dave,

Welcome to the group but we call ourselves a family. I'm glad you're here.

You should do very well on this protocol, especially the 24 week course. That will be long enough to do a thorough Dragon stomping!

If you need any help, please ask. Others will be along to welcome you here. Good things are happening all the time, time to get on board and reap the benefits of a hep free liver. Good luck!

Thank you for your wise words,all the best to you,i have learnt the hard way to be happy with what ive.been clean from hard drugs for over twenty years now.given up drinking since finding out plus eat better.Really lucky they never got it.

Hi Tiger, glade you have things running down the right track- Aren't you glad your family missed that bullet??    The Abbvie 3D is one of the best treatments out there, be kind to your self and your family. You will sail through this in no time.  RC

i was a drug user but turned things around guess i was lucky.Have a family now with a great women and three daughters.so the hepc caught me up from the past,thank god i didnt pass it on to them all tested.got type 1a on abbvie 3d treatment 24weeks undetected at one month.So looking good but fibro scan lsm 15.1 kpa cap 353 but only showing large fatty liver on US CTscan and MRI.Happy to be alive and getting treatment xxx