1st Shot down........

[Shanaenae]

Okay so my first shot was wednesday at 5:00 and it is now friday and i feel like a hundred bucks. Had a pretty bad head ache all day yesterday, but can't tell if it was really the shot or just myself getting so worked up about getting the shot. Anyhow.. Today i feel great, totally normal and nothing arising at the shot site yet, just a little ***** mark from where she stuck me. I am so happy right now that i have reacted so good for the first shot. 1 down, 47 to go HA HA. Will keep all updated as the weeks go by.

Hope all have a great weekend :)

[can-do-man]

Good for you, the wait and worry is usually the worse. Good luck to you.

[Rogirl]

Thank you for sharing.  I haven't started tx yet--will start in May so I'm always anxious to hear how things go for other people.  I'm very happy for you!

[timedog]

I know someone has said this here more then once but it is a good reminder! Most of the posting we read here are with concerns or problems rarely does someone post when there are no side effects which I think gives the readers of this site a distorted view of what to expect. I know I expected the worst and to date (about to enter week seven on monday) things have not been to bad.

So I guess my point is keep posting the postive stuff so stop scaring the **** out of all the newbees or the would be newbees.

[can-do-man]

Lots of us post here that have very little sides.

[anise]

I post that I have little side effects.  Although, I feel like I am getting the flu this time.  I just did my 10th shot and yesterday I was achey.  My NP thought I was just getting the good old flu.  Seems a little late in the season for the flu.

[Forseegood]

really good luck on your new journey, sure seems like you have a good attitude about it all, and that's key...you have a good weekend too....

[Shanaenae]

So yes, i was so worried about the shot that i think that made me more sick to my stomach, cause it was nothing girl... I went home after the shot and rode my bike around town with my dog, ate a great dinner and even had some good bump bump that night (if you know what i mean). Then yesterday i worked out in the yard, did some drilling on my fence, evening bump bump again LOL, and i am just feeling fine today. Sorry if that is a little TMI for some, just stating that my life just cruized right along as normal as can be, if you feel good enough to have some sex, than you will feel good enough to carry on with most activities.........In my opinion anyways.

[Dale_Ray]

I'm not one to blow smoke up your skirt. You've had one and one half good days. There will be bad days. Everyone loves good news from the forum and its great you have your first shot over with now. Most of us ride the wave and depending on which one it is our personalities generally reveal how our day is going and our outlook on treatment. If the sides are a bit much we tend to spend most of our time on that if they improve we get real positive like the bad never happens. You hang in there and keep those shots a going. I hope that your next 48 weeks are exactly like the last couple of days. That would be my wish for you. Dale

[can-do-man]

Well put dale, one or even your first 7 is no way to judge how 48 weeks will be. Since i've been here heard that two many times only for them to realise after you start getting further along it starts kicking your butt more. One person posted that only the good should be told. What a lonely board that would be. People need to know both sides, were suppose to be adults here. Id rather expect the worse and then not be so bad then to be told. ,oh no problem, piece of cake. Them have my butt kicked hard. Just my 2 cents worth

[Mister beagle bailey]

Shana--Welcome to the trip of a life time as I call it.  Make sure you drink plenty of water, it's very important.

Dale & Can do--I agree with both of you with what you posted.  It's important to know both the good and bad of doing tx.  We never know how the ride will be  for any of us.  Some have it easy and some have it rough.
So how are you guys doing?

Beagle

[Dale_Ray]

Hey beagle, Can-do may not be around for a while someone made the mistake of telling him about mixing chlorox and brake fluid in a can. Not sure he is really concerned about the long term affects of hep any longer. You guys have a great weekend. YOu deserve it. Dale

[can-do-man]

Hey me and the neighbor guy tried it last night in the driveway, the chlorox and brake fluid thing didn't work. No smoke at all. Except for our wifes laughing and saying we should grow up nothing else. Maybe we did summin wrong,

[azgrl]

We're pretty close in our shots...I just did shot 4 on thurs.  It has been fairly easy so far....only a really bad rash which I have under control now....and of course the ovarian cyst which is not tx related as far as we can tell just a fluke...I told my doc the other day "you know this is a lot easier than I thought" and she said tell me that after a couple of months.  I said ummmm....ugh.,,,okay....

I still take fridays off from work...even though I don't really need them...it's just my excuse to take time for myself...and why not....hahahahaha.....we should all have time to ourselves it's is nice to play by ourselves sometimes.....just me and my dogs....and I'm rambling again....it's the pain meds, riba and interferon and lexapro all mixed together.....okay now my dogs are looking at me funny....

deb in az...not so itchy bust cyst bust cyst bust cyst...ooohhhmmmm.

[Algernon]

Dude.  I'm surprised at you for not throwing in more ingredients (e.g., a match).  I'm proud that you gave it "a shot" though--made me laugh.

I bet your wife doesn't even need cable with you for entertainment.

[can-do-man]

it's is nice to play by ourselves sometimes........... I see you bought you that magic wand that goof told you about.

[azgrl]

"Hey me and the neighbor guy tried it last night in the driveway,"

...and I see you're trying new things yourself....  : )

deb in az

[Mister beagle bailey]

I must have missed the chlorox, etc sage.  But knowing can do I could just imagine. LOL

Beagle

[can-do-man]

Is the match the trick? If so i'll see if my neighbor has any chlorox. Since i'm all out at this moment.

[azgrl]

here's one for ya can man....have you done the mentos and diet coke trick?  

deb in az

[can-do-man]

Hey there, we were seeing if we could make smoke by using chlorox and break fluid. algernon said you could. Least we didn't need no outlet to amuse our selfs. :)

[Algernon]

azgirl, you just get kinkier by the day (tx sx?).  Mentos and diet coke?

cando:  please don't play with matches.

[can-do-man]

is that where the candy causes the gop to squirt way high? I haven't done it but know someone who has

[can-do-man]

meant POP, Bet that gave you a heck of a rush. Was it better then the magic?

[timedog]

One person posted that only the good should be told. What a lonely board that would be.

I never said, if your talking about me, to only post the positive! what i said is that the majority of what is posted tends to be issues that we are dealing with (which tend to be side effects) and I think very few people who don't have side effects or issues post.

Which is not to say people who have issues don't also post positive things as well.

I can tell you that when I first came to this site what i read here scared the hell out of me. I expected to be bald in a week, to not be able to walk across the room with out being out of breath, to be nothing but skin and bones, to be screaming at everyone I came into contact with and god knows what else.

The truth is, as a  few have stated, I have had good days and bad days which can change from hour to hour. But mostly for me the side effects have not been anywhere as near, so far, as I expected. My point is that I bet a lot of people who end up not needing advice, who read this site, don't post their positive experinces.

Not such a crazy thought.