HI Guy

wish you'd keep posting, you have as much right to post here as
anyone, you know :)

anyway, here I am -- 5 month post tx, and finally starting to
feel like maybe I'm almost back to 'normal', although I'm really
out of shape and now that I have a little energy I need to start
working on that!

My dr told me that 6 months is about normal, but I did start
feeling 'better' right away and it's been a gradual thing over
the past five months where my energy and stamina levels have been
increasing, my MENTAL abilities have sharpened (folks I play
bridge online with will attest to that :)) ) and overall I just
feel more like "me".  The only meds I'm still on are 1/2 a xanax
at bedtime to help me sleep, but I think that's more related to
menopause than hepc, grin.  An issue you shouldn't have to deal
with!

Like all the other aspects of being on TX, I think everyone is
different when it comes to the 'after' part.... only advice I'd
offer is to not try to rush things, take your time and let your
body heal at it's own pace.  Some days you'll feel like Popeye,
and other days like Olive Oyl.  Go with the flow, and don't sweat
the small stuff!

Hoping to hear from you more often
Sara
(who is getting very close to that 6 month bloodwork!)

Guy
In my case about two years.  Others SAY two or three months.  But my relapse
was right in that period, so what ever poisons in my system started taking
over again, I really can't know, of course.  But since then, and not being
able to survive a longer bout with IFN/RBA, there are ways to keep yourself
healthy.  But I will not invoke the resident Argyroneta aquatica, and leave
the discussion of such matters at safer times for you.

hope you do well, set your filter accordingly and stay a spell

cj

It's been over 3 years since my last round of tx and I'm still waiting.
Of course I've never cleared the virus either, so that might have
something to do with it. For the most part I don't feel bad, but not
sure I remember what it's like to feel "normal". I did my first round
about ten years ago and have had HCV since 1981 (I think).

Dwight

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:28:08 -0700, Guy <phxazhepc@cox.net>, in
message ID <1187735288.706284.268970@q4g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, in
the newsgroup alt.support.hepatitis-c wrote:

I did start to feel a bit better after about 2 - 3 weeks.  I would say
it was 3 - 4 months before I was back to normal but life was easily
liveable within a few weeks.  It was a gradual recovery from the tx.
I did 24 weeks and cleared the virus.

Hi Guy,

I finished back in January and at 6 months was still clear.

The effects begun to wear off for me a few weeks after tx. Noticable skin
rash cleared up along with some other symptoms within those two weeks. It's
more than six months now and I feel good most of the time. But I am 47 and
don't exercise that much. If I were to compare last year at this time to
now, I'd have to say that I feel 250% better.

Good luck Guy

-Puckertoe

2290 days for me...still waiting. <G>

From :  Guy <phxazhepc@cox.net>
Message-ID : <1187735288.706284.268970@q4g2000prc.googlegroups.com>

*I* know exactly how you feel, some people in this NG present with
no noteworthy polite consideration for others at all

Take no notice of Waterspout, she's not getting any these days and
it's making *her* go all grouchy.  She's Canadian too yaknow

A good question to ask without notice

May *I* respond by asking *how long is a piece of string ?*

--

HPVTS OA
*I* care

I started feeling a little better maybe a few weeks post tx and that
gradually progressed to "normal" in maybe 6 months.

Don

Well Guy, I can offer this:  In my case the freaky paranoia-anxiety-road
rage- homicidal-suicidal syndrome that sometimes goes along with combo tx
began to relent within just a few days after stopping.  WHEW!  It took a
few weeks/months longer to regather my remaining marbles.  But I was among
those who had a very hard time with tx.  I am more or less at peace now,
physically disabled, but I read like a madwoman to keep my brain occupied.


Stick around, bud
kj