Hey Black Diamond! Long time.

Jimmmr here in Lubbock. Alot has gone on since we last chatted. I have
been on Peg w/o Riba for the last 37 months on a maintainence basis.
Non-detect and labs all normal for quite a while now. I'm blessed.
Transplant I got in 2000 is doing great. I think I am their poster boy
over at Methodist Liver Center in Houston. Lost my wife in the process.
Divorce final over a year ago. Her and my two kids 28 & 21 are still
there in Bastrop in the house I built them. Kids are doing well. We get
to see each other occasionally when I head down to Houston for labs and
MRI's and such. Guess they are right when they say something like this
will either break a relationship or make it stronger. you can guess
which way it worked for me.

Was tough, was married to my high school sweetheart for 30 years. Guess
she decided she wanted something or someone different. Well her loss.
Things are great now. Stayed with my brother in The woodlands after we
separated and went through a long 2 yrs of failed reconciliation efforts
and divorce crap. Since then have found a wonderful woman named Mary who
treats me like solid gold and that is why I am in Lubbock. She is a
manager at JC Pennys. We met a year and a half ago, on a SW Airline
flight between Dallas and Las Cruces NM and we have been a pair every
since. What a woman, never even flinched about the HCV and insomnia
thang. Wow what do you think the chances of that is? We can't really get
married since I don't have insurance and with a combined income would
not qualify for the assistance I get from Methodist in Houston and the
Peg and Prograf manufacturers. If you recall my insurance company
dropped me right after the txp. You can keep up with me at my blog:
www.jimmmmr.blogspot.com <http://www.jimmmmr.blogspot.com> .

My biz has been good doing graphics and web work for oil companies. Work
at home which I have done since my txp. www.focusarts.com
<http://www.focusarts.com> .

Ride a Yamaha VStar 1100 Classic cruiser with a Christian Motorcycle
Ministry that is nationwide. Having a blast doing that. I do the website
for them also. www.fellowshipriderslubbock.org
<http://www.fellowshipriderslubbock.org> . Also did a website for a
chapter in Florida www.fellowshipridersfloridaeverglades.com
<http://www.fellowshipridersfloridaeverglades.com> . Compete in an APA
nine ball billiard league and just having a great time thanking God for
an awesome "do-over". There can be life after HCV and even a txp. I am
blessed.

Hang in there BD, never give up. Life goes on even on treatment. God has
always showed me a "workaround" when faced with all the challenges that
the dragon presents.

When it's you and God even the facts don't count and all things are
posible.
You take care and God Bless,
Jimmmr in Lubbock




--- In lonestarheppers@yahoogroups.com, blackdiamond_36 <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello all
>
> I just wanted to let you know that the Peg and riba is working again
> for me today. I just got back my viral load which went from 250,000
> to 19,000 as of the report I saw today. The tx seems to hit me hard
> in the 1st 24 hours after taking it and just drains my body. I have
> also had some depression and had to change back to Celexa to deal
> with it. My energy level also gets drained by the end of the day.
> One good thing is that since I started tx I have added to my morning
> routine walking about 2 miles per day which I feel is doing good for
> me and helping with some of the sides. Tonight will be shot #7 out
> of too many to count. But if it works it will be worth it in the
> long run. I will also be working on a local support group for hear
> in Austin for Hcv patients which will be linking this site with
> these patients so we can all give support to each other. In the next
> few weeks I will also be updating links and adding some new sites to
> Lone Star Heppers. I encourage you all to post only information and
> links for HCV patients in the next month.
>
> Thanks
> BD
>



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