Yes you have come along way John. You have worked hard for this, it wasn't a fluke and I tip my hat to you and all the others who are committed to this fight.

Enjoy your hep c free life!

Thanks for all the kind wishes, especially to my treatment buddies! We are the first wave of Sovaldi veterans and have been fortunate in how well it worked. As Malcolm recently posted, we're not at 100% SVR just yet, but with new drugs in the pipeline and tweaking the combinations and duration, we'll get there. I look forward to the day, hopefully in not too many years, when we relegate Hepatitis C to the dust bin of diseases.

In addition to my EOT anniversary, I also had my annual physical the following week. Everything normal with a clean bill of health, even with cirrhosis. I've come a long way from being told that I was heading down the road of ESLD and my life expectancy was a matters of a few years.

Now that I have slayed the dragon, I feel like the Chicago Cubs at the start of baseball season; all good things are now possible.

May a Hep C free life be in everyone's future!

john

Hey John

Congrats on your one year EOT results, its all in your rear view mirror now. Don't even look back you have made it buddy, Yaaahhhoo!

matt 

Can't believe I only just saw this post now.   Great news, John....my awesome treatment buddy .

I will be getting checked again when I go for annual physical in June.  I did have VL drawn end of January and negative for the virus then.  Odd though, my AFP was slightly elevated.  Was never out of range before.  Will request that it be repeated at physical, as well.

John,

Awesome news! It's always in the back of my mind that just a few months ago we had an active virus. This kind of reassurance never gets old! Congrats Buddy!!

-Rob

That's fantastic news Gator Man! You were one of my "treatment buddies" and I'm so happy to hear this from you!! 

Enjoy every moment of the rest of your life!

Great news John, hoping to join you in few months.  Enjoy :)

Congrats...what great news. Enjoy life!

Way to go !! 

Congratulations John!!! What a lift this must be, even though you were pretty sure... It must be great to see that final shoe drop on the dragon. On to an HCV-FREE life.  Woohoo!!!  

- Tess

Way to go congratulations, sure feels good to slay the dragon and move on with life

Wow, exciting. THanks for sharing.  Give me hope.  Enjoy your hep free life!!!!

Totally thrilled for you also John! Yes we have shared a special day. Oh happy day...

Hey John,

Yea buddy!!! Time to dance on the Dragon's grave, woohoo! I can feel the joy you and your wife are sharing from here. What happy news indeed! Congratulations buddy....

BIG WOOT!!  

Congratulations John!

Sounds like you've got that dragon off your back for good!

Hi John,

Congrats mate- never in doubt.

Now start work on the garden! Cheers from Hilton Head.

Brilliant news, John!!

Many congrats, that`s so wonderful to hear, with a result like that you can definitely say goodbye to Hep C for good!  

That kind of news never gets old. Congratz John.

That's such good news John!  Congratulations!

My doctor called and left a message: UND on VL and all lab values in normal range. He didn't give exact numbers, but did state that ALT/AST were in the twenties and had a normal/good PTT. I've been pretty confident after reaching SVR 12 that I had slayed the dragon permanently; however, it's still nice to hear confirmation and a good milestone on the path to the rest of my life.

After my wife, I thought I would share the news with my forum friends next.

john