ANYBODY WITHOUT A MENU, READ ON. IF YOU FEEL GOOD, DO NOT READ!!

[willows]

Well, I'd give a MENU of what I ate when I was on tx, but going for two and three days without eating from nauseau makes for a short list, this all happening after tx for 12 weeks. And now, it is happening again with cirohissis. Oh, I forgot, this is not the place for me to share my own experiences, lest I scare someone with my perspective, truthful as it is.

My anger is going to show, but I'm not caring too much right now, the undeniable, sad freakin fact is thtsome of us today will be non-responders in a year.  I'm so damn sorry about that, but truth is truth, and I damn sure you hope all treat them better than this weeks chastisment about sharing the frustration and trught of treatment or sharing pollyanna lectures bout how any of us SHOULD be posting.

My Own, your daily menu was great, especially for anyone having a great time with side effects. But what the hell are you doing for sympathy for those folks who do NOT have as easy time as you? You give as good as you get, girl. I am frustrated badly right now, not for your good luck, but those folks, sick, looking for help and encouragement. Do you offer that in your menu? I couldn't find it. Find a dictionary , lood up sympathy and EMPATHY, girl. And then praise god that you are having the luck you are. But never forget one minute that you are lucky and there are soo many folks out there suffering.  If somebody figures out the correct pc balance in posting, please let me know.  Because it ain't happenning now.  

Bent Willow

[GrandOak]

I should have also added that I suffer from HCV not the HBV varient under which this thread appears, so perhaps my experiences in tx have not bearing as I am not as versed in the meds or course of treatment for HBV.

In which case, to qoute the late Gilda, "Never mind".

[ladybug52]

Your attention to detail amamzes me. It's a hep c post that perhaps had the wrong button pushed prior to hitting the submit button. I didn't even catch that it said hep b.

[mikesimon]

The first time I treated I went from 170 lbs to 144 in 3 months. My breakfast was a creme filled donut because that was the only thing I could get down. I couldn't eat lunch and for dinner I would get a grilled American cheese sandwich on white toast and it was rare that I could finish it. It looked insurmountable and kind of  threatening just sitting on the plate because I was so very sick. The second TX wasn't any better. I switched to Pegasys for the third time and it was day and night for me. I could have never done another round of Peg-Intron. So I know that it can be pure hell. Good luck. Mike

[jmjm530]

I could only eat twice a day as well, and if it wasn't for that fact that I needed food for my twice riba daily dosing I doubt I could have mustered up the willpower to eat twice. Eating, once (and now) a joy in my life became a very difficult job. BTW that creme filled donut sounds pretty good right about now 'cept I'm trying to lose a few of those post tx pounds :)

-- Jim

[Kalio1]

I agree with you, antibiotics suck. I was thinking, you don't take them at the same time as the Riba do you? That made me sick when I was on antibiotics. I'd have to space them a few hours apart.


I use those smoothies to choke down my meds and I stagger them because they can make me o nauseous. Hope you are ok today.

I wanted to comment on Marinol. My Mother was given Marinol and for her it was awful. Far too strong even with small doses and it didn't work. That isn't to say that will happen to you but if you have other choices, maybe start there. For me just having to chew stuff up is a challenge at times which is why the smoothies work so good. ANother thing I remembered is instant breakfast, it has a lot of calories too and comes in flavors. If you can handle milk you could try that. I'd ue whole milk for added calories.
Keep in touch.

[GrandOak]

mikesimon makes an interesting observation that might be worthy of a survey here in that he experienced more nausea and eating disorder with PegIntron than he did with Pegasys.

I was on Pegasys and did not have much of an issue.  How about others?