12 Week Test Results

I went to London last Monday, did my blood tests and saw the Professor. Everything is looking good. He did not have my PCR results but promised to phone me. We went to Fuerteventura the next day and I have to say I spent the first couple of days waiting for the phone to ring.

I was tucking into my bowl of muesli when the Prof called. My PCR results showed 'negative' - I am clear of the virus. I cried into my cereal! I am type 1 and I am well aware that the chances of clearing are only 45%. I know I still have a long way to go - another 8 months of tx and even then there is no guarantee but I am on the right road. I am so so happy.

I don't think I have done anything special. I have a normal appetite and eat a normal healthy diet with no alcohol. I don't take any supplements and I only drink a normal amount of water - perhaps 8 glasses on a good day but most times not even that. My main reaction to the tx is tiredness - no real other side effects. I just feel lethargic most of the time. I felt breathless for the first month but I'm back to normal now. When I feel tired, I rest. I just follow my body.

My nails have disappeared but fortunately, I still have a full head of hair. More amazingly, is that my eyelashes have grown(???)

On the home front, I meet regularly with other heppers and we are about to set up our own little support group. Tx here is very slow with lots of folk being diagnosed with Hep C but still waiting for tx to begin and then they are shipped off to Liverpool to get support from there. So perhaps we can offer a supportive hand here at home.