Well, I didn't drown, but my arms and legs felt like lead, and I was gasping for air, and I could only do one length at a time, not even a full lap, but I felt alive.
mallani said
Oct 9, 2012
Hi Rocky, how times fly- finished already! It seems you guys on GS7977 have had an easier ride which is great news. Keep us posted on your results, and thanks for being a pioneer. Cheers.
hrsetrdr said
Oct 9, 2012
Great news Rocky! Now, go do a proper celebration!
Judy S said
Oct 9, 2012
Great news, Rocky! Congrats! And you got to keep your hair. Please keep us posted on results!
JIme said
Oct 9, 2012
Enjoy that swim Rocky, you deserve it. Keep us posted. Congratulations!
gatekeep said
Oct 9, 2012
Wow ! Only 12 wks. I tried to get on the 7977 trial in Boston but I was too late, plus no garin tee of no placebo.
Great News for the future!
kiwi said
Oct 9, 2012
yeh dude. way to go......
after thursday i can do the same. ive finished my interferon, and on thursday will be my last riba pill.... yeh i did 48 weeks. bleh
woooo hoooo. no wonder ya feel like celebrating. its awesome...
Cinnamon Girl said
Oct 8, 2012
Wow Rocky, that`s fantastic! I feel like celebrating with you too, congratulations! Thanks so much for sharing your good news with us, and telling us how it`s been for you over the 12 week trial, you`re a pioneer and it sounds amazing.
Enjoy your swim, and keep us updated with news of your recovery. Best of luck with your results. Well done! ~ Jill xx
JoAnneh said
Oct 8, 2012
Congratulations! 12 weeks and its over! Me, I am week 22 of 48! Please let us know ur results. Great we have warriors trying the new drugs. Thank you and thanks for your service in Vietnam. JoAnne
Rockyfeller said
Oct 8, 2012
I just finished up my 12 week clinical trial Friday. My last shot was the week before, and my last 7977 and riba were Friday morning. I have no idea yet how my results are, and will probably not find out for a month or so, when all participants finish, but I have to say that this morning I fell the best I have in the last 3 months. I was fortunate to have very few side effects during treatment, only missed 2 days of work, in the first two weeks, but I felt really crappy and tired almost every day, and if my treatment had been any longer that 12 weeks I might have reconsidered If I really wanted to see it through.
I've had a great appetite, my hair stayed in, and last Saturday I was able to watch my Gators kick butt on LSU. I had been worried about climbing up to my seats, but that turned out to be no problem. All during my treatmen I've remained as active a possible, bowling a couple of nights a week and biking to work when the weather allowed (an electiric bike). I have no trouble sleeping, no body pain, and nothing to complain about for a while. One thing I did do during my treatmen was smoke marijuana regularly, and I mean daily, just as I have for the last 46 years. My treatment team was aware of this, and I think they found it to be quite interesting, as I had fewer problems than most of the other participants. I have also had this disease longer than most, as I contracted it as a medic in Viet Nam in 1969 or 70. I never had any symptoms other than fatigue, and that only started last year, and it is what prompted me to pursue a cure.
Comparing how I feel today against how I've felt the last 12 Mondays is like night and day. I'm headed to the club today to swim a few laps at noon, I think that will be a better gauge as to how I'm doing energy wise. I haven't been there in the last 3 months because it just seemed like too much work.
Just had to tell some people who care. I feel like celebrating.
Well, I didn't drown, but my arms and legs felt like lead, and I was gasping for air, and I could only do one length at a time, not even a full lap, but I felt alive.
Hi Rocky, how times fly- finished already! It seems you guys on GS7977 have had an easier ride which is great news. Keep us posted on your results, and thanks for being a pioneer. Cheers.
Great news Rocky! Now, go do a proper celebration!
Great news, Rocky! Congrats! And you got to keep your hair. Please keep us posted on results!
Enjoy that swim Rocky, you deserve it. Keep us posted. Congratulations!
yeh dude. way to go......
after thursday i can do the same. ive finished my interferon, and on thursday will be my last riba pill.... yeh i did 48 weeks. bleh
woooo hoooo. no wonder ya feel like celebrating. its awesome...
Wow Rocky, that`s fantastic! I feel like celebrating with you too, congratulations!
Thanks so much for sharing your good news with us, and telling us how it`s been for you over the 12 week trial, you`re a pioneer and it sounds amazing.
Enjoy your swim, and keep us updated with news of your recovery. Best of luck with your results. Well done! ~ Jill xx
Please let us know ur results. Great we have warriors trying the new drugs.
Thank you and thanks for your service in Vietnam.
JoAnne
I just finished up my 12 week clinical trial Friday. My last shot was the week before, and my last 7977 and riba were Friday morning. I have no idea yet how my results are, and will probably not find out for a month or so, when all participants finish, but I have to say that this morning I fell the best I have in the last 3 months. I was fortunate to have very few side effects during treatment, only missed 2 days of work, in the first two weeks, but I felt really crappy and tired almost every day, and if my treatment had been any longer that 12 weeks I might have reconsidered If I really wanted to see it through.
I've had a great appetite, my hair stayed in, and last Saturday I was able to watch my Gators kick butt on LSU. I had been worried about climbing up to my seats, but that turned out to be no problem. All during my treatmen I've remained as active a possible, bowling a couple of nights a week and biking to work when the weather allowed (an electiric bike). I have no trouble sleeping, no body pain, and nothing to complain about for a while. One thing I did do during my treatmen was smoke marijuana regularly, and I mean daily, just as I have for the last 46 years. My treatment team was aware of this, and I think they found it to be quite interesting, as I had fewer problems than most of the other participants. I have also had this disease longer than most, as I contracted it as a medic in Viet Nam in 1969 or 70. I never had any symptoms other than fatigue, and that only started last year, and it is what prompted me to pursue a cure.
Comparing how I feel today against how I've felt the last 12 Mondays is like night and day. I'm headed to the club today to swim a few laps at noon, I think that will be a better gauge as to how I'm doing energy wise. I haven't been there in the last 3 months because it just seemed like too much work.
Just had to tell some people who care. I feel like celebrating.