really glad that tx got easier my hubby on wk18 and he to is finding it alot easier not long now hang in there and good luck
When I first finished I thought I would never feel really good again. It took
about three months to really start to forget about what you just went through.
This triple treatment is trying but I will never regret doing it. I'm starting to
feel better than I have in years. FYI.. I had no symptoms before starting
treatment. At least I didn't think I had any. I guess I didn't know how good
I should have felt. Getting rid of this virus is well worth the effort. I think
I feel younger too : )
"Did anyone feel better as the treatment wore on?"
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It is great that you are feeling better. Makes treatment more tolerable.
You asked if anyone felt better as Tx wore on. Yes, I did. As Tx wore on, many of the side effects lessened, but I still had side effects, and I had some of them for the entire Tx. Many of the side effects eased up after about 9 months. I had the rash and skin issues throughout Tx, also had weakness, was easily fatigued, had waves of nausea, episodes of feeling faint. In addition, as the Tx progressed I got some worrisome side effects ... restless leg syndrome and loss of balance with my eyes closed, also gum recession. However, around month 9 if Tx I noticed that I was really feeling quite a bit better over all, even with those symptoms I just mentioned. I had some energy back and some motivation. My back no longer hurt like it did before Tx. I was able to stand for long periods of time, something I could not do before Tx. I realized that, in some ways, I felt much better than I had felt before Tx, even though I was still having side effects from the meds. It is difficult to explain, but I was feeling really quite good despite the side effects. I think it was my energy level and my pep and stamina. I guess I noticed it because I had been so tired before Tx and I had a lot of joint aches and pains and back pain before Tx. So when most of that left, I really noticed it. I remember I kept thinking that the virus must be gone because I feel so much better than before Tx.
So, yes, as Tx wore on, I felt a lot better, better than I had before Tx.
BTW, I finished 48 weeks of Tx on Aug. 25, 2012 and I attained SVR (had my 24 week post EOT labs done on Feb. 18th). So, while I have no proof of this, maybe I did feel good because the virus was, in fact, gone.
Here's wishing you SVR.