Beginning a New Journey

Last month when Don went to the doctor, it was suggested that he begin a new treatment to erradicate his Hepatitis C virus. Don was all for it and told the doctor, "Let's go!!" So begins a new journey and I hope this road leads to success for my poor husband who has has been trying to get free from the grip of this virus since his diagnosis 14 years ago!! Because of Don's liver cancer history, the doctor has started him slowly on the medications and only prescribed half doses so he can monitor the liver's reaction. So far, he has felt okay - maybe a little more fatigued and certainly a little more "outspoken"! We have decided on a secret code for an attitude adjustment when we are out in public. If I think he is being a little too "outspoken", I will simply rub and pat his arm. He is supposed to take my gentle pat as a sign that he may be getting carried away. We'll see how that works!! Our fondest prayer is that the side effects will be diminished by the nutriton Don receives through his daily shakes. He had such phenomenal results with the chemotherapy side effects because of the shakes and technically, the HepC treatment is chemotherapy, so...we are saying our prayers and hoping for the best. Don's viral load dropped from 4 million to 750,000 with the shakes during his liver cancer treatment and is now at 950,000 so we are hoping to get that number headed in the opposite direction soon. I'll keep you posted!!