Happy Anniversary!

Today is our 10th wedding anniversary.  In 2001, DH was a Category 4 racer on his cycling team.  He had almost no body fat:  the veins in his arms stuck out.  He bragged on himself when he got his blood chemistry tested at his company's health fair because his cholesterol was so low.  It was about a year later when he donated blood and then received the letter from the blood center with the news that he had antibodies to Hepatits C in his blood (can't help but wonder why he didn't find our earlier).  His family physician told him the blood center had about 50% false positives, but come back for more testing. He chose to believe he was in the 50% and did not go back.  Fast forward to 2009 and I've dragged DH to my family physician because he's having gout-like symptoms and he's past 50 so he ought to be getting physicals and, oh by the way, doc (coming from me) he had this test result 7 years ago.  I'll always remember the look on the doc's face when I mentioned the HCV.  So, doc sends DH's blood off for testing and the result comes back "active Hepatits C."  That's when this journey began.  Off to the gastroenterologist whose name we got from family doc.  52 weeks of treatment, happy, happy when he's negative.  HCV back within 2 months.  We had allowed ourselves to believe he was cured, so those results were a huge disappointment.   Switched docs to current docs (liver specialists - MUCH better).  New docs treat the hemachromotosis that may have affected response to first round of treatment.  Then, 3rd drug approved by FDA and - here we go again. 

This is the 10th anniversary present we want:  CURED!!   SVR (sustained virological response).  Looks like we'll be getting that.