That is such great news that your hubby only has 4 weeks to go! I can't stop eating and while there are days I don't feel hungry I seem to do okay since I have gained 9 lbs so far (one a week) :-) Hang in there and again count it down :-)
hi everybody just want to say thank-you to all of you for taking the time to reply much appreciated.FOUR WEEKS TO GO!!
I gained 25 pounds the first time I treated. This was when I treated dual therapy with the Peg & Riba.
I read a few posts that said a high-fat meal increased relative bioavailability of Riba by a factor of 1.46, consistent with the value obtained from a previous noncompartmental analysis...
Can't find that old post but here is this one:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/Ribavirin-Absorption-Studies/show/1627178
I went totally overboard. I was hyperthyroid that time so I did not think I would gain but boy-oh-boy did. Oddly I was Hypo on the Incivek and I lost weight.
Either way (gain or lose) I would not stress over much about it if the doctor is not concerned.
No your not! I gained weight on cancer chemotherapy to. Weird things
do happen. :)
Im probably the only one I know that gained weight while on treatment. :(
I lost about 20 -25 lbs over 48 wks w/inc, I gained it back in the first 6 months after tx so I 'm right back where I started
I agree with jules2551. Hepatitis C treatment effects your thyroid. It starting to sound like a common side effect. Everyone who is on treatment or post treatment should go get a thyroid function test BEFORE moving on to other causes.
I think it is the Interferon and Riba. People lost weight on Tx before the PI's were ever in use. Personally, I lost 70 pounds but I was very happy about it. I needed to lose that weight. I continued to lose after Tx for a couple of months, but more slowly. But now I am no longer losing weight, even though I wish I was. LOL.
I am sure he will regain his weight after he is off Tx.
I think it's a common to lose weight on treatment and I lost 20 pounds during my 24 weeks of treatment. I also did Incivek and continued to lose weight after it was over. Everything tasted bad, I had no appetite, and I was incapacitated by fatigue due to anemia. I couldn't concentrate on anything either and noise and light bothered me. To have a conversation was a major undertaking because I had to process the input and think of an answer and make my lips move. All of it was too much effort sometimes. So I think what your husband is going through sounds about right to me.
thanx no he asnt had his thyroid tested so it worth a try. Thank-you for replying
You might want to have his thyroid checked. If they did check it recently have them check it again.