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elizabeth


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Thanks for the responses.  I hadn't thought of the riba since he'd been taken off of it and then put on a half dosage but this started about the time they increased the dosage to 1200 again.

If there is anything good to come of this tx (other than SVR of course!) it's that I've finally gotten him to drink water!  Prior to this he thought water was for bathing only.  Now he drinks does drink a lot and never craves the soft drinks he used to.



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LOL. I hear ya. I drink at least 12 16 oz water bottles over a 17 hour day. Spread out like this it's not as bad as it sounds. I stay thirsty on the meds.



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And drink plenty, plenty, plenty of water. I drink at least a gallon and a half of water a day. The medication drastically dehydrates your body.

 A gallon and a half...you know, I'd surely drown trying to do that; I "slosh" when I walk just on drinking 3 liters!    



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Treatment halted on Aug.8,2012 due to vision problem.  6 month post tx labs

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gsx1250fa


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And drink plenty, plenty, plenty of water. I drink at least a gallon and a half of water a day. The medication drastically dehydrates your body.



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i had that in the first month or two of treatment, then i guess  my skin got used to the riba. apparently its that... yeh, moisturize, lotion, whatever it takes... but yeh i know for sure its annoying.

 



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Yes. Vaseline with cotton gloves (dollar store version is fine).

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Lather his hands in Vaseline
Non stop

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Has anyone had their skin peel during tx?  My husband's hands have been peeling for the past week or 10 days.  Backs of the hands, palms, fingers are all peeling.  It's very thick, dry skin peeling in large patches.  And it's peeling over and over -- not like sunburn where it peels and then heals.  We're wondering if it's some result of the horrible rash he had or something new.

On a positive note, the rash is virtually gone with the exception of the huge gashes he clawed out of his arms!



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