fatique not r/t to hep C: per doc

[jodao]

same GI doc states as well as the itching not caused by liver neither is my fatigue. States the hep C and liver is not bad enough.  WHAT?! The Hep C just only recently caused cirrhosis. How friggin bad does it have to be. This virus had been in my body 25-30 yrs now.  States it is my depression since my son died almost a yr ago.  Shoot I was depressed before that and received counseling and antidepressant. I get depressed when I get fatigue.  They really don't know what their saying do they.  As a said ,I'm an R.N (not working now) and I do not trust many doctors. There are good ones that don't have a GOD complex but the one's that do...I wish they would just say...I don't know!

[rambleon40]

Well, one more post.  Sorry.  

I used to have pretty intense night sweats before interferon therapy.   I felt like / assumed it was my body fighting off the disease.  It never really bothered me and I just kind of thought it was a good thing.  

But what some of you say about fatigue from the body fighting may be right, though I never really felt it.  

The sweats have pretty much quit since I've done interferon.  I don't know if that's good or not.  I did not get SVR.  I do get intensely fatigued sometimes now, where I just have to go to bed during the day.  C'est la vie.

I had non-detectable levels of the virus during treatment, but high enzymes.  The docs said the interferon was inflaming my liver (autoimmiune reaction).

My hunch is that the interferon damaged my liver as it damaged my skin, joints and brain.  My other hunch is that it has shortened my life.  Do what I can while I can!

[crossroadsec]

Awake n ready to drive. Here's some humor: I've kept orange ear plugs in my purse for years for napping. One day I walked into a department store with them on. I wondered why people were staring! Got in the car n lmbo. Still lol.
Headed home to make cinnamon rolls w amaranth n whole wheat flour, soy milk n margarine. My big "gonna start that Promacta no matter how scared I am" evening.
Laughing to keep from crying today,
Karen :)

[rambleon40]

Maybe you're right.  

I'd like to try some of that bread!

[willbb]

I love humour..   I guess yours is a little different than I am used to.. yes I am sorry you are sad about that.

[rambleon40]

Pegasys = $2,454.02 / month.  http://www.drugstore.com/pegasys/box-180mcg0-5ml-kit/qxn00004035239

Ribavrin = $260.00 / month.  http://www.drugstore.com/ribavirin/rebetol/200mg-capsules/qxn00781204316

Merck and Roche are going to "educate health care professionals" about triple combination therapy.  

"Improving treatment outcomes for more patients with chronic hepatitis C is our ultimate goal," said Pascal Soriot, Roche Pharmaceuticals Division, chief operating officer. "Through this extended collaboration and the education of health care professionals, Roche and Merck aim to ensure that appropriate patients can benefit from triple combination therapy."

http://www.merck.com/newsroom/news-release-archive/corporate/2011_0720.html

There's not a scintilla of education about suicidal ideations, depression, joint pain, psoriasis, brain fog, or the pretty high likelihood of thyroid damage, though.  


  :-)  

[curiouslady1]

Not surprising to me that you don't understand the humor Will.  Sad.