Can you share with me how you are feeling? What physical issues are you having to deal with. I don't know if I'm imagining things or not. Is it really a 1 to 3 year endurance test - to see if you can last that long? I really think we can comfort one another. I'm 71 and my body is into most older age problems. No one has offered me even the option of a transplant. My GI doctor banded 18 varices in my esophagus in 4 different surgeries. Said I wouldn't need to see him for a year. Everyone thought I was cured...but my daily living isn't what it use to be. Are we on the same page?