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Silvana Lesidrenska (Bulgaria)

Silvana Lesidrenska

Silvana Lesidrenska

I was born in a beautiful mountain town on the 5th of January in 1982. I had a happy and funny childhood – I used to take care of homeless puppies, and they always somehow became my pets! After I graduated...

My happiest day

07/20/10

Usually people do remember their important days such as: the first day in school/university, the graduation, the wedding day, birth of their child, that crazy vacation in Ibiza and keep those very strong, so when they get old to have something to smile for.  
People like me with hepatitis have to expand the capability of their brains and add also:  the day you understood you are positive, the day you received the six months protocol, given from Health department (HD) for free-of-charge treatment; the day when HD canceled the second protocol for nonsense reasons, the cases when you had no more pills, because the apothecary forgot to order your medicament and you panicky call all your friends asking them to borrow a few ; the first/last blood results; the third PCR, the second biopsy and above of all- the day you sow dying 45 years old man from cirrhosis in the hospital.

 
That day you promised yourself you will fight as much as you can to prevent the same destiny for you.  

Therefore I started a new treatment, and that is why I was really, really nervous about my first PCR result*.  
I was walking outside on 18 of June, Friday at 09.58 AM and encourage myself to call laboratory, so when I heard- “It dropped from 502 millions, to 18 500 copies… Congrats, you will continue” I bet my heart stops to beat for at least 20 seconds. 
 As I am sure I got seven brand new wrinkles from the wide smiles whole day, but Gosh! what a relief- it’s working and I am happy, happy, and happy!!!! 

I will never forget that day! It was the perfect one! 

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*The requirements are reduced viral load by one log. - if you have  like me 502 million, so the third month viremia must have fallen to 52 million. Otherwise, the HD will designate you as "non-responder", and will stop your treatment.

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