week 62/72 and feeling bad

[stangshelly]

hello to all and best wishes for svr. I am now on week 62 of 72 and about 2 days ago started feeling bad. I got my rash back in a major way on my face. Both eyes are swollen and I look like a racoon. I am pretty sure I have an upper resp again. It seems I can go for awhile with good days then blam hit with something and feeling down. I called my doc for antibiotic and see my specialist tomarrow. I have to drive 150 miles but oh well.
my hands esp fingers are becoming swollen. anyone else experience this?
I am excited that I am almost done!
My daughter had her senior prom on saturday and she looked so grown up..It was 150 miles away but I went down and helped all the girls get ready. I probably pushed myself to hard and ended up getting sick but it was worth it. While I was down visiting I picked up the newspaper and on the front page my shrinks office was on it. His wife works the front desk and I have been going there for awhile so I got to know them pretty well. I was shocked to see that she was brutually shot to death in the office the previous day. They think it might have been a patient but haven't released any information. I am so shocked! I have an appt in 3 weeks there. I just got a call from my doc and I am on my way in now so post later.

[lab-rat]

I'm sorry you're feeling so sick.  Please hang in there - there's light at the end of the tunnel!  I also have 10 weeks left and I'm counting the days (but I'm only doing 48 weeks and I haven't even had it that bad).  I'm just ready for it to be over with...I can't imagine what you must be going through for a whole 72 weeks!  

We must be in the same neck of the woods...I know exactly who you're talking about regarding the psychiatrist's wife who was shot.  I don't know them personally, just in the neighborhood.   I hope they catch the killer.  

[stangshelly]

Well went to family dr. and I have a double ear infection, huh? I didn't even know . I had a stiff neck and attributed it to my husky who sleeps above my head at night lol. I am also running a fever but when on tx its hard to differentiate sides from being sick. starting zpack today and going to specialist tomarrow need to have tsh checked cause dr thinks it is way low. was 0.04 last 4 weeks ago and haven't changed doseage so we'll see whats coming up next. I still do not regret txing for extended. I am not to to old yet 40;) and I am hopeful that I will achieve svr for awhile. by the way got a letter today from my ltd carrier and more paperwork **** to go through, does it ever end? well looking forward to the end thats for sure!! stop in soon hope all is well:) shelly

[illo]

Sorry to hear your sides are so bad.  It's amazing how long you've endured.  Consider probiotics if you do antibiotics to keep your flora balanced.  You don't need any more issues than you already do.

Best of luck, try to hang in there.

[zazza]

Glad to see you are still hanging in there. I am on week 29 of 72. It is encouraging to see someone ahead of you on this long road. Just 10 more to go!

[Tallahassee]

all the best to you!!

...this treatment sx!

[nygirl7]

Oddly I got the rash worse than EVER and got it on my face at just about the same time.

It got bad enough where I litereally wanted to RIP_ the skin from my face - and I'd go all day without itching it and then in a frenzy LOSE it and just use every bit of nails I had cause I couldn't stand it anymore!

I went to the derm and he told me it was some form of eczema and prescibed me a med (I will remember the name, I still have it at home) and it just about went away FAST - it stopped itching the very first night I had it on there and it started to disappear.

You got to go.  I waited and hoped it would go away but it didn't it needed the meds.  It has to be sort of the same thing because it was on my FACE too!