One Year Later: I Like the Progress. I Hate the Process.

A year ago today was the first day of my triple therapy treatment for Hepatitis C. Wow! A year ago today, I tried to imagine myself here and couldn't do it. It was too painful and too overwhelming to dream about it being over, when I was just getting started.

Now that treatment has been over for 3 weeks, I am anxious to get on with life, but my body isn't yet. I hate that. I'm SO ready to get on with it! (typical me...) I HAVE noticed some improvements though!

1 Week AFTER: I feel like crap

So I'm one week past treatment, or 1 week post-treatment.  How am I feeling?  Am I doing a happy dance? Am I back to my old self?  Isn't life just - like - completely different in a more awesome way now?

...No...

48 Weeks: I MADE IT!

I didn't quit! I stayed the course. And I'm SO glad it's over!　I was really ready. I miss me...

I miss my spunk and I'm tired of being tired.

What will life be like now?

The same?
Hope not.

Worse?
Not if I can help it.

40 weeks, 1 Day: Weakening...

Well, the celebration is over. 8 weeks and counting... woohoo ra ra ra... blah blah blah... Let's get this over with.

My body is speaking loud and clear: "I'm tired of this..."

I hadn't felt "weak" like this since the first twelve weeks. It really is like my body must know the end is near. And it's ready to be done with it all.

(I could probably quit now and no one would be the wiser...except me... I mean, what are the chances the virus will come back because I stop now versus in 2 months?)

40 Weeks: 8 weeks left! Crazy

Yeah...so... I had my Mayo Clinic appointment and all is status quo. Nothing out of the ordinary as far as treatment goes. I've got the hang of this now.

Wow! 8 weeks left!!??!! WHAT?!?! :)

LOL! I remember the first 8 weeks. I remember counting UP because it was way too soon to count down. And I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be this far in treatment. Yet, here I am. So cool.

8 weeks and counting...