not feeling any better still on my supposed acute stage.. constant headache, yellowiss eyes, constant abdominal pain. stomach cramps. Drs dindnt give me any call regarding my bloods last week not sure why Im still waiting for those as no one seems to believe i can clear this thing by myself at this s...
Hey guys, iv been looking on the internet to find out more about ribavirin,but all i can really find is the side effects which i already know...so wondered if anyone has any useful links on this drug as to what it is and how it hepls???? just want to know more about how its helping not scary sides thanks in a...
Hi everyone, haven't been around for a long while, been getting back to the business of living that I so missed while on tx. As a matter of fact I think the body groove on my couch is starting to disappear lol. My energy is back to pre tx, the only strange side effect I had post tx was a strange sound in my he...
Hi evertbody i tried to post over in "post treatment" but it wouldnt work....... i got my week 48 blood results .....UNDETECTED hemoglobin 9.9 WBC'S 1.46 yeah a bit low still but they will bounce back, i am already feeling better apart from some stubborn sx's /insomnia and achy body.the wo...
yesterday Greg had his 4 week bloods done - now we have to wait an interminable 2 or 3 days for results ... the 2 week tests showed totally normal liver enzyme levels, haemoglobin low but no danger there etc - all pointing to the meds doing their thing which was very encouraging and gave Greg a good boost th...
Hi everyone, Further to my original post on my situation i was reading the various topics in the discussion forum looking to similar situations to mine for advice. In the linked discussion below, the original poster is quoted as saying "So after reading it looks more like a possibly that I have a...
COARSE??!! so not many answers there.. the radiologist (or whatever they call themselves) said its not cirrothic. ... Great! i mean.. can u tell more than that?! is there any damage?.. because it hurts i said.. her answer: ur liver looks "coarse".. Coarse?! -yes.. looks like its a bit st...
i am sleeping 15hrs per day.. i mean the Drs told me i was fighting an infection so I would be tired but im starting to ythink it has more to do with depression and not wanting to deal with what my symptoms daytime and my new situation.. last night went to bed at around 2am (always been to bed late) i slept to...
... feeeling a bit down to be honest. looks like everytime i go in they give me more and more bad news. im particularly down because the specialist nurse told me chances of clearing it at 4 weeks were very small and the target is more realistically to clear at 12 weeks. Dr. last time i saw him said that if i wa...
and had a lot to think of this weekend after my appointment one Friday.. got my starting day of treatment and that will be the 11th March also I got myself a new job, which is going to be a bit of a demanding one as im working in hospitality.. Now thats the big thing.. I havent signed a contract yet expect to do...
getting really anxious now.. will take blood and get briefed on treatment, side effects, etc.. next week i will know for sure if im to treat and if so will start str8 away.will probably write down a few questions tonight as i got plenty..been probably a month since i got diagnosed and its probably been t...
Hello, this site is still all new to me But iv found myself popping on when i have spare few mins. I was wondering if any of you have put off treatment? I had to put off treatment for a few reasons, When i was told i had hep c of course it was a shock and i would have need time to deal wiv that alone,but sadly 6 mo...
Hey guys.. my Dr. called me today with my new viral load. Apparently went from 1.300.000 to 700.000 so she says its half o what it was 2 weeks before..as you know im not on treatment yet.. just waiting to find out next week what the plan of action is..does anyone know if this means anything?..is it just my i...
Hello to all, as you may have seen - over the coming months, I have been just too busy to log in much. After starting the forum with Greenqueen(Steff) and Minerva(Heather), my time has just gotten too busy to allow me to attend to the Forum on a regular basis. The Forum ownership will now be passing over to...
just checking in..not feeling good at all at the moment.. my liver really hurts, have headaches and sore muscles all day and havent started treatment yet!...got my 1st hiep c appointment next week should know then what is going to happen treatment wise..really down right now how come i feel like crap...
Greg and I made, and continue to make, every effort to be informed about this strange, strange circumstance And it's good to know what is going on But it isn't It's really very frightening to know what is going on inside him A war between gut feeling and intellect My gut feeling is that what he's doing is w...
im 7 yrs informed of my hepc it seems to not matter to the drs. they discount my viral load 50million , im sure with the imune system this low. i should be taken seriously, in dec 21 2010 i was addmitted in the hospital with strep pnuemoina . i spent over a year asking for a strep test to 4 different drs. this ho...
Dear Moderator - can this be deleted? I can't find a way to do it ... sorry -- Edited by Catie on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 09:31:28 PM-- Edited by Catie on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 09:32:02 PM-- Edited by Catie on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 09:32:50 PM
Hi all, I am really proud of what you are doing and how well you are coping,however i need to say that 12 days clean off chemicals after a life time of abuse and i think i am going nuts not really sleeping at moment so i suggest you disregard what i say (or have said) in future correspondence because...
I was led to believe my interferon treatment was going to last every bit 0f 52 weeks. (i'm g1) On max dose per body weight. My wife looked at my blood draw schedule and came to the conclusion that its 48 weeks, which makes 1 more week of this nightmare instead of 5. My doctors office is proving to be over wor...
Greg is pretty scared about starting his interferon this evening ... Im scared for him, I love nim, Im proud of him, Im here for him Unexpectedly and wonderfully the ribavirin has had little to no effect that he is aware of - a slight breathlessness is all hes mentioned He told his top boss what his treatm...
For reasons that I won't go into here, I informed my department head exactly what I will be treated for. Why would I do this?. It became clear to me during our conversations over the past few weeks that she had no idea of the side effects I might be facing while on treatment. My main concern was the mood swi...
I am in shock. Was just having routine tests and got called back by GP. I can barely remember what she said beyond something about my liver function being "off" So more bloods today except this time the nurse stuck a 'risk of contamination' sticker on the vial after she had taken my blood. Ho...
Hi, I'm a new member about to start treatment. I am wondering if anyone in treatment knows if there is any big difference in these two drugs other than one has the syringe and the other the pen type injector? The hep c book I have says one is basically a different consistency, but as far as the actual treatm...
Well... It just aint been happening for me at the moment folks, which is damn frustrating!If you haven't already picked it up via twitter or facebook, I didn't get to have my biopsy but just a rather expensive and annoyingly frustrating kind of a week.As I said on my vid, I was due to go in on Tuesday - Fant...
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