Great news Mark wish you all the best. I hope I get the same results when I getb there.

Ken

Scout wrote:

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Excellent!! Carry on with life. More good stuff awaits!!

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 It's been a tough year, but I believe you may be right...  good stuff ahead!!!

Butcheeyboy....  looks like you have a couple of collies there. Am I right? Beautiful dogs! Charly dog is a collie/golden mix with a little shepherd. 
Man, you are almost done with the meds! Good for you! Soon the healing will begin. It's taken a good 6 months for me to start feeling alive again, but it is happening! 

Wishing you all a speedy recovery to "the good stuff".

Mark

Great news!

My dogs are always there for me when  am the 'pity-pot' and

they seem to make things all better.

I am week 45 of my 48 and UND since week 8. I also can't wait

to start the 'feeling good' proccess when I am done with all meds.

Excellent!! Carry on with life. More good stuff awaits!!

Hi Bill! Ahhhhh.... you got a couple of sweeties there! I hope you are able to get your energy and get out soon.
All the best to you my friend. How old are your girls? They look a bit smaller than Charly. He really got a lot bigger than I ever expected. He's up to 74 pounds at 1 year of age.

Wellness and Healing,

Mark

Way to go, My girls have kept me going with their ball same as Charle's and they know that someday I will be out walking again.  nice scenary, my wife is an artist and really likes the winter shots. 
Well done and keep up the nice posts.

bill and family

Hello fellow warriors! I'm feeling better each week as the days are getting longer here in Sweden (finally)! It's still cold, and the ground is still covered with fluff, and snow is still falling occasionally, but the extra hours of sunlight are wonderfully healing.

Charly and I are out every day exploring the forest and playing with the yellow ball.

Peace,

Mark

Great!  Glad to see it worked and you have a nice buddy to get you through it all :)

Thank you all for your support through this challenging journey. 

JoAnneh wrote:

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Mark, EXCELLENT EXCELLENT NEWS!!!
you give us hope!! Why 26 instead of 24 weeks?
Would u believe I am still on treatment, full dose!
39 of 48 weeks!
I am so happy for you and your dog is
Good looking!
Thank you for all the support and guidance
You gave me when I first started and was so scared!
I hope to join you!
Celebrate and enjoy!

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Hi JoAnne, the reason it was a 26 week tx for me was because when my white blood count got really really low the dr spaced my interferon injections ten days apart. I think that happened 2 or 3 times. He still wanted me to take the 24 injections which extended the riba and overall tx time to 26 weeks.  And congratulations to you... you are almost done!!!

Stay warm out there and Godspeed Slayers of the Dragon!

Very good job Mark so happy for you. Even Charlie looks happy for you. beautiful dog. I'm glad to hear about that reduction in meds  working so well. I also believe just trying to keep the protocol of full dose should be revisited by the professionals that treat us. Maybe not everyone can get away with that but makes me wonder how many of are over treated with Peg & Riba. Someone said if these  doctors had to give it to their family or take it themselves they wouldn't. Happy you did it as the way you did and made it through Congratulations .

BillS 

Good news Mark, very encouragingfor us on lower peg and riba. God luck and stay in touch.

This is very encouraging news!!! So happy for you!!!!!!

Yes, another success story!!      Congratulations to you, Mark, really happy for you!  Thanks for stopping by and sharing your good news, your story will be an inspiration to anyone who finds themselves in the same situation.

Enjoy your `Hep C free` life, and carry on having fun with your friend Charly...what a fine looking boy he is!

Take good care, you`ll always be welcome here anytime you feel like dropping in!  ~ Jill

Fantastic news Mark, well done mate.

Best Wishes

Greg

 Yeah Mark.. awesome..  very happy for you...thanks for sharing info on med. dose reductions and your UND results, it gives hope to those of us whom  had this occur  in our treatments as well.. Animals and children are wonderful healing gifts.. Enjoy the next chapter of you life .. a healed liver.. remember to enjoy the little things and hopefully your energy and outlook will continually be on the uphill swing.

all the best  and love MJ

PS Charly is a handsome canine

Excellent news Mark. Now it's time to heal.

That's great news Mark, I hope to get the same in about a month.    Best wishes for feeling better.        Charly's a good lookin' dog, he looks like he wants to go for a long walk.  

Terrific news, Mark. One more class member graduated. Congrats to you and to Charly. Maybe some snowshoeing to celebrate?

Alan

12 days away from my 6 months as well. Congrats man.

Hi Gang! Sorry I haven't been around... just not feeling very sociable these days. But....

I just got the call from my nurse... so for those of you wondering about reduced doses of meds, here are the results. For most of tx I was on half recommended riba and half or less of interferon, 24 week tx duration....  drum roll please.....    UND 6 months post tx!!!  No matter how ****ty I feel at the moment, ya gotta be happy about that! Am I right?  I don't know how long it takes to grow a healthy liver but I'm working on it. 

Hope you all are feeling fine and getting back to a healthier you. 

Wish you well.

Peace, Mark

PS. my buddy Charly, getting me out of the house and keeping me moving on these cold snowy days.