what to expect

[timedog]

First let me say hello to the group. Just found this site yesterday. I don't know all the terms you guys use. I have hep c did liver bioposy in stage two and type two genome. I started treatment on monday Ribavairin and pegasa interferon. Read alot about side effects which is what I want to know about at the moment. What to expect when. I know it is different for everyone. But if I could get some straight anwsers here. Like week one I felt this week two that and so on. Right now I don't need any cheerleading just the straight dope (so to speak). I am in this for the long haul and just would like to know what to expect and when.

thanks for any help you can be

[FlGuy]

Good to hear it's going well.  Smart idea to get the handgun after the riba left your system

[EJR]

Hi,i am going to do # 37 this friday(1.8/1200)pegasys,3a mild everything/non-detec at 12 & 24 wk w/normal alt's.The effects at least for me are either bad or good.The body aches are for up to 72hrs thru monday,the worst of symptons.I take up to 6 daily-liquid advil over the 3 day strech and that helps.Your symptons are going to be differ from everyone else,but i can recomend to put a easy lifestlye in place(daily routines,chores,work etc)I have found that just going to work can be hard,then i sit in front of a computer in one of those corp-cubes so i just do my job and focus on one task at a time,seems micro-managing your hours thru the day works easier.My delema is...How much to do after 48 weeks,doing a extra 12 for a total of 60.I've had two viral breakthrus because of dosing adj(whole another story),but am sticking to the full blast and it appears to be working,see my doc in april to dicuss.Good-luck !

[Dale_Ray]

I know it, my timid side seems to show through since my dx after having my pcr, cbc and hgb test which lead to a bx followed by unexpected bm before biginning tx. The sx have been cr*p since beginning with the ifn and riba. However my vl has fallen since my last svr test. I have suffered from accusations of bs but wife is obviously imbalanced or suffering from some neorological state (delusions of having a man in the house) that I am unaware of. Well enough of the sugar. Dale

[rifleman]

When did you take that 54th shot??  I know that I took my last shot on a Friday and then ate riba for another 6 days.  I had 3 pills left Friday morning (the week after the last shot) and tossed them in the trash.  The next day (Saturday) I was out doing all kinds of stuff.  Washing the car, picking up branches & burning them, etc. Of course, 12 weeks is a lot different than 54, but you should feel a hell of a lot better once that peg is out of your system.
DJL

[jmjm530]

Rifle said: When did you take that 54th shot?? I know that I took my last shot on a Friday and then ate riba for another 6 days.
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Good cross. Are you a DA or defense attorney. Forgot. LOL. Shot 55 is due around now. If I pass on it, then it will be 54 weeks. Glad you had such a fast recovery but like you say, 12 is different from 54 although my guess/hope is that these meds will flush relatively fast.

-- Jim

[Mister beagle bailey]

First let me say welcome andyou will findmuch support here.

I'm a 2B with a starting VL of 318,000 and Sunday will do shot #12 my half way point, being a 2 will treat for 24 weeks.

For me the first shot was the worse with fever, chills, etc. very flu like.

then after that it was the riba that started tobrng my blood count down, that by Tues. my HGB was 7.1 and I went into the hospital for transfusion and had 2 units of blood.  this doesn't happen to all but it did tome.  Now I feel great and still on meds.

Some words of advice; make sure you drink plenty of water, in the beginning I didn't and had bad sxs because of it.  I now drink 80 oz a day. Before the riba rash started on me I bought the GOLDBOND TRIPLE ACTION LOTION (green bottle) it's extra strenght, and use it a few times a day, so far so good no rash.

Hope this helps and good luck,

Bob