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long term after effects post interferon
My last interferon injection was 12 months ago. I feel tired, lethargic, my bones ache in the morning esp in my feet. I'm in bed asleep by 10-30....and now i've developed a fissula, a perenanal abcess. My doctor thinks it may be because since the interfeon my immune system is v.low to warding off infections.
Are these symptoms shared by others.
Are these symptoms shared by others.
oh yes-the last 8 years since successfully treating I have had no quality of life due to fatigue pain and cognitive issues.Ritalin is very difficult to get a prescription for in the uk so /I don't have even a few hours to get things done-feels like I'm still waiting for life to start again post treatment.
You'll find lot of folk here suffer with chronic fatigue from hcv or treatment.
You'll find lot of folk here suffer with chronic fatigue from hcv or treatment.
Dear Can't TakeAnymore
I wish I could offer you more than sympathies. Almost to the letter, my post-Pegasus experience duplicates yours. I had a liver transplant in 2004 owing to HCV. Within three weeks the virus has returned. This was expected. I lived with it without too much trouble. My gastroenterologist called my wife I to meet with him and the hospital's pharmacist. They explain that my HCV was replicating far to quickly and they gave us a $0.25 explanation with the pharmacist stating, "If you don't take the Pegasus treatment I would be committing suicide"! (I nearly hit the floor at such a statement) Nevertheless I enrolled and complete the full 52 weeks of treatment. Each Friday night I would inject myself with interferon. I literally could not get our of bed until the following Tuesday afternoon. Now, this very deep fatigue, lack of vitality & malaise has resulted in the need to take 100 mg of Ritalin daily just for a few fleeting hours during which I can attend to my life's "stuff." I'll close for now but not before asking if anyone else in this community suffered with mean, black, evil fatigue.
I wish I could offer you more than sympathies. Almost to the letter, my post-Pegasus experience duplicates yours. I had a liver transplant in 2004 owing to HCV. Within three weeks the virus has returned. This was expected. I lived with it without too much trouble. My gastroenterologist called my wife I to meet with him and the hospital's pharmacist. They explain that my HCV was replicating far to quickly and they gave us a $0.25 explanation with the pharmacist stating, "If you don't take the Pegasus treatment I would be committing suicide"! (I nearly hit the floor at such a statement) Nevertheless I enrolled and complete the full 52 weeks of treatment. Each Friday night I would inject myself with interferon. I literally could not get our of bed until the following Tuesday afternoon. Now, this very deep fatigue, lack of vitality & malaise has resulted in the need to take 100 mg of Ritalin daily just for a few fleeting hours during which I can attend to my life's "stuff." I'll close for now but not before asking if anyone else in this community suffered with mean, black, evil fatigue.
Once a week I sleep for about 16+ hours. It helps my brain, improves my energy. I do the flu shot every years, but still get colds that take forever to go away.
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