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I only have a few weeks left of the Incivek but my blood counts could not take it any more. On Wednesday I came down with some type intense nerve pain in my left buttocks while I was at work. I could not sit down. Every time I tried to I got this 10/10 pain, like a red hot wire searing in my flesh. It would slowly go away when I stood up. I think it may be connected to the Incivek. Like Shingles causing a rash but actually it is inflamed nerves. I think Incivek affects the nerves like this. Anybody else getting nerve pain? Toradol and hydromorphone helped but my blood counts went to 8.8/27. On Friday another CBC showed 8.1/27. So in the hospital for the night. 2 units of packed red cells, a Procrit shot and they are having me cut back on my Ribavirin to 800mg a day. Back on Monday for another CBC. As noted before, this is my 3rd time but I never had blood counts this bad before. After the 2 units my H/H went to 9/27. We all were hoping for a better increase. I hope they are better on Monday.

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I feel for ya. I had the same pain 10" up my rectum. I'm so glad I'm off the Incevek poison. But I'm undetected after it. Your blood count is very scary and sounds like they have a handle on it. Best in the new year. Brian

I only have a few weeks left of the Incivek but my blood counts could not take it any more. On Wednesday I came down with some type intense nerve pain in my left buttocks while I was at work. I could not sit down. Every time I tried to I got this 10/10 pain, like a red hot wire searing in my flesh. It would slowly go away when I stood up. I think it may be connected to the Incivek. Like Shingles causing a rash but actually it is inflamed nerves. I think Incivek affects the nerves like this. Anybody else getting nerve pain? Toradol and hydromorphone helped but my blood counts went to 8.8/27. On Friday another CBC showed 8.1/27. So in the hospital for the night. 2 units of packed red cells, a Procrit shot and they are having me cut back on my Ribavirin to 800mg a day. Back on Monday for another CBC. As noted before, this is my 3rd time but I never had blood counts this bad before. After the 2 units my H/H went to 9/27. We all were hoping for a better increase. I hope they are better on Monday.