It's bloody awful stuff this treatment!
I finished (successfully) a week before Christmas 2012. It really was the most physically, emotionally and mentally challenging time of my life, but at the same time I also learnt so much about myself and how strong I could be.
Hang in there!
9 months on I'm still not feeling 100%, but I am feeling a whole lot better than I was during the treatment. My energy levels are very low but I'm trying to get back to my pre treatment fitness and maintain a really healthy diet. I'm still taking mild antidepressants which I started during my treatment, I want to come off them but I'm not interested in going through the pain of the withdrawals at the moment.
Good luck!
James, google- HCV SVR relapse after immunosuppression... then- Study HCV particles detected in SVR/ circulating blood, plasma, lymph. Your point blank 'this is the way it is' advise seems extremely dangerous to those who may be susceptible to relapse.
You're not the only one , I have been having ED issues , energy issues and simply haven't felt right since I finished the treatment in 2011 . I am suspicious of having developed a heart condition , though I haven't had it confirmed I have the harbingers including ED . I also have shortness of breath and fatigue to go along with it which is unexpected as I have exercised , ran , swam etc most of my life , I'm also a vegetarian . I'm going to get every test I can and try and figure it out , but I am more than a little suspicious of the treatment . While I am currently 63 I have always kept fit and the onset timing is curious .
good on you-please let me know how you get on.
I have JUST started with my treatment of the Pegasys Interferon, Ribo Pack and Incivek.
I am NOT joking when I tell you that by the next day, no one could understand me, i was in a total fog, i was falling all over the place, walking into walls and had NO short term memory..
My Dr. took me off of it 3 days later and I see him tommorrow.
So--YOU ARE NOT ALONE!! THIS IS AFTER ONE TREATMENT!!!!
I copied your post to take to my Dr, It describes what I am going through perfectly. I completed 6 mo regimen 3 months ago. I have also developed sciatica since treatment.