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Congratulations William. What a ride you are on. Hopefully you will be that little bit more energised daily and they have some alternatives that the anti rejection drugs you are on. 

Robert, I am still hoping that they clear your spots and that your meld score behaves itself. What is it without the spots factored in? 

Big hugs to you both,

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Hi William, sounds like things are moving along ok?  Can you elaborate on the anti-rejection med S/X.  Of all my fears that is the biggest one!   How many pills do you take a day, and how many times a day do you take them?  I'm sure all of this will be gone over with me at my transplant appointment, but it's always good to hear if from someone that has been there and done that. How did you feel the first week after the transplant?  And the second week?

I hope you don't mind all the questions, I'm getting uptight just thinking about the prosess.  RC



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hi . just an update on how things are.22 days post transplant.am getting side effects from anti rejection meds.but compared to the side effects of interferon/riba.they are mild.i see there is a new med i havan;t heard of EPCLUSA.the last new med i read about was POLARIS.am out of touch with things. new meds are popping up so quick.all the best of health to you all                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  william



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 william.61 yo.lives in uk.geno 1b.started sol/dac/riba sept 2014 12wks.am now svr and now had liver transplant on 19/07/ 16



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Hi William,

Hearlfelt congratulations to you!!  I`ve spoken with you already but just want to say again how thrilled I am for you that your transplant is over and done with and that you didn`t have to wait long, this is such excellent news and we`re all so pleased for you!

Take it very easy while you`re recovering, the hard part is over now and you have a new life ahead of you with a new healthy liver... all the difficult times you`ve been through up to this point will soon finally be over! 

We`ll be looking forward to hearing more from you when you`re feeling up to writing more...  smile  Jill

 



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William,  hope you are having a good day today.  So happy for you.  I hope you are keeping a journal of your process and progress so you can look back how it all went.   Many Blessing sent your way.  Chris



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That's great news William.

 I've a good friend who got a liver transplant about 7 years ago and she is having a fantastic, active,  heathy life. 

I hope your recovery goes smoothly.

bless

Alison



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thankyou all so very much for your support.it was a very short wait for transplant.i feel blessed.am still hurting but this will pass.will post in a couple of days hopefully will have more energy.best of health to you all                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       william



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 william.61 yo.lives in uk.geno 1b.started sol/dac/riba sept 2014 12wks.am now svr and now had liver transplant on 19/07/ 16



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Wow Basser.  What is that like?  How do you feel?  Wishing you the continued speed in recovery. Awesome.



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UND at 2,4,8 and 12 wks during treatment but ribavirin crazy.

ALT/AST normal EOT

SVR12 8/13/2016!!!!!!!!!  I WON!!

EOT 6 Months 11/12/2016  CURED

 



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Oh Basser,

I can't tell you how glad I was to see your post today!! Yay - double yay!!

How wonderful! Was so worried for you, and fretted while we did not hear from you.

So happy to hear from you and to find out you have your brand new lease on life!!

Sorry for all you have had to go thru, but I am just SO stoked you have had this wonderful opportunity.

No better news! Wish you good/speedy healing and a steady recovery now. biggrin C.

 



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Congratulations on getting your liver transplant William!

That is great news to be sure. Please keep us posted as to how your are getting along and I am sure you will be fine.

My Step Daughter had a double lung transplant 11 years ago and a kidney transplant just over one year ago. The medications to keep you well are amazing. I hope this gives you some inspiration and confidence that you are starting a new life.

Just great news.

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SOT 2/9/16 / ALT 187 AST 114 VL 2.3M.    POSTS

EOT 5/2/16  ALT 35/ AST/25  platlets 126 C/B VL UND

EOT +12 7/26/16  ALT 25 /AST 22/ ALP 83  platlets 129 C/B VL UND

EOT + 24 10/18/16 ALT 27/ AST 20/ ALP 71 platlets 153 C UND

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Congratulations William! Wow, that was the fastest transplant I've ever heard of. It was meant to be! Good luck on your recovery. Please keep us updated on your progress.



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i will keep you posted on how things are going.at the moment my energy levels are low but better than a week am sure each week will i will gt stronger.i wish you all the very best of health to you all                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       william                                                                                                                      



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A little clarificatiion.....Congrats to William (BASSER) who got the new liver.                         RC ( RobertsAMX)  just starting process which RC and I will be following you William very closely.  Please keep us posted on your progress..   Cannot believe how fast everthing went for you .  Best wishes and a smooth speedy recovery.   Chris



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Hi Robert, (Sorry, I mean William ... thanks Ragdoll)

Congrats on the transplant, how wonderful that you are home recovering and able to write us and tell us how you're doing. Godspeed with your recovery, wishing you the very best.

 

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4wk: HCV-RNA <15 Detected, ALT 15, AST 17, Hb 13.6 EOT: 4/12/16, ALT 18 , Hb 12.9176a2f85d05d9c965eafe199f2ba9ba5.jpg SVR Achieved 7/8/16

 



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I have just started the process of getting on the transplant list, I'm building a meld score now. I have HCC,and that will give me 28 points after I wait 6 months.  I have 3 HCC"s that we are aware of, there could be more small ones,it's hard to find them because my liver is so cirrhotic. I'm amazed your home after just two weeks, they told me I would need to stay close to the transplant hospital for 6 to 8 weeks. I live 220 miles from the hospital. Do you live really close to the transplant hospital that did your transplant?  How long did the operation take?   Are there a lot of rejection med"s you must take??  I'm hoping to buy a little time by microwave ablation get my HCC"s. I'm hoping to get 5 or more years out of my liver before I transplant!! It all teeters on how many and how often I make HCC"s. The whole transplant idea scares the heck out of me.  Let's stay in touch, I want to follow you and see how it's going.My Doctors tell me I'm compensating well, my LFT"s all look good, no ascites. I want to keep my liver as long as I can.   RC



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That is wonderful that you got a new liver Robert. Please take care of yourself during your recupe period and keep us posted. 



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hi robert.am hurting a bit mate.but still amazed how im back home so soon.will take a time to heal but it will be worth it.are you on transplant list yet?



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Hi William, Congratulations on getting your liver transplant.  How are you feeling just two weeks post transplant?  And your home already??  Are you on lots of meds?  I hope you post often on how your doing.  I will be facing a transplant down the road as well.   RC



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hi all .havant been on line for awhile.i got rid or the virus 18months ago.my liver was to badly damaged and i went on transplant list 2 months ago.amazingly i got the phone call two and a half wks ago that they had a liver for me.im now bk home recovering from op.at last after 9yrs of tx i am finally free to hopefully live life to the full.i thank everyone over the last couple of yrs who have encouraged me.best of health to you all                                                                                                                 william



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