hang in there. We are on some strong stuff and our bodies are on overload all the time. I remember towards the end of treatments before feeling so emotionally and physically beat. Dragon slaying it's such work!
Great advice with wonderful insight.
Don't feel guilty resting and allow yourself the time to sleep. Try to think of it as rehabilitation and only focus on your own needs at this time. I know how hard that is especially as women we try to take care of others sometimes before ourselves.
The Riba I'm sure is likely starting to get old and perhaps taking a toll on your spirits. I know when I was taking it some days would be Ok while others it was just miserable. When the not so great days were happening I honestly would get in bed and read to get thru it. Maybe try some online shopping to reward yourself for the finale. At the minimum it will give you something fun to look forward to and take your mind off of the situation. I had a friend who was going thru chemo and everytime she was feeling blue she would splurge on a new shade of lipstick. Sounds silly but it helped her cope along with the excitement of wearing something bright and happy. Movies are also therapeutic and can take you away from the situation at hand. Try and find your happy source even if it's bringing wild flowers to a friend. These last few weeks will likely be a continued challenge so arm yourself with incentives to keep you going till D-Day.
Your almost there Linda and I'm so proud of you for getting thru this. You know in retrospect the true prize that awaits and it's almost in your grasp.
Stay strong
......Kim
Yeah riba is a tough road to walk but you can do it sleep is the great restorer. Listen to you body and go when you can and rest when you need to
Just keep truckin' on you will make it dragon warrior!
Oh, I see
I'm sick. Sore throat and cough, runny nose and temp of 101. No wonder I am down
Hey, Lynn, wasn't this your modus operandi for a bit before your treatment ended?
So nice to hear that you are feelin fine. Nice vacay, no more Riba, lookin good girlfriend!
Glad to hear your feeling better. These drugs do a real job on you physically and mentally. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Your almost there and then you can start shedding all the residue from treatment. It can be depressing. That ribivirin really doesn't help. Your on the home stretch.
Just three weeks and your done. : )
Feeling better today. Guess I just needed that sleep!
Hiked today, worked in the garden, dinner with friends
It's not that I don't have things to do Susan. I have So many things to do. It's just that I don't feel up to doing them when I feel awful and I miss those times when I could do anything and everything I wanted.
I'm OK now though. I can see the finish line ahead!
~ Linda
I do understand! I struggle with depression all the time. Wish I could say the right words to make it disappear. All I can say is that with you being on treatments, as you know, it changes your perspective. Once these drugs are out of you, the meds clear out and you're SVR and your life goes back to normal, things will be much better. I haven't reached SVR, and I'm not on treatment either, so I can't relate my case to that. Are you on antidepressants? I tried them in the past and couldn't tolerate the side effects from them. But, I do know that they work well on a lot of people. I use exercise as an antidepressant. Seriously, I'm like a gym addict. Don't feel right when I take a day off and 'try to rest' like a lot of my family thinks I need to do. But, what they don't get is, you can do cardio every day, it's only the weights that you aren't supposed to do every day. Anyway, I went off the subject here for a minute. Not everybody is able to spend time in a gym like I do or even want to so... It's just what I do to keep sane and to have any desire to get up in the morning. Otherwise, with nobody here at home to take care of, not working and can only volunteer so much..., I'd be laying around in the bed feeling sorry for myself. I've lived in that mode before and it is not pleasant. So, I had to get a new 'crutch' to change that. It's helped my liver and my overall health so much. Anyway, do you have any hobbies that you enjoy, that don't tax your energy level too much? Sometime to temporarily take your mind off of feeling sad..., as you go through this treatment? Sometimes, that's what it takes for me, in order to refocus. Do you have a friend who you could go to a movie with? Keep your chin up friend this too will past. Susan400