3rd Day - and SO SICK!!

[GrammyA]

I had no idea that this triple treatment would hit me so hard and so early!  Nausea that makes it tough to take in the fat needed for the Incivek, headaches from hell, waves of chills and fever, dizzy when I stand up, The inside of my mouth and throat feel like they are on fire too.  I finally found energy enough to write this posting - please if any of you know what is the smallest amount of fat I can consume to hit the 20 grams let me know.  I need as little as possible so I can keep it down and continue on.  Doctor WILL be called in the morning for sure!
Thanks

[pooh55811]

I am glad you got the zofran. The Zofran will make your treatment so much more tolerable.

[GrammyA]

The Doctor called in a prescription of Zofron and Tramadol for the headaches.  Within 30 minutes of taking the Zofron I was able to cook and eat 1/2 of a bacon and egg sandwich.... miracle.  Got to the last few bites before feeling the stomach rolls again but at least it stayed down.  It is interesting that the Zofran has a huge warning on the bottle that says may cause headaches (which is another joyous side effect crimpling my style right now) and then he prescribed the Tramadol for headaches.  Makes me want to sing out the lyrics from that 70's white rabbit song..... one pill makes your larger, one pill makes you small and the one that mother gives you doesn't do anything at all!
OOOUUUYYY  VEEEYYY!!

[thatoldhobo]

I completed the Incivek, viral load undetectable, have 7 more shots of Pegintron to go. My side effects were nasty, I found that two of the regular 325 mg Tylenol tabs helped the interferon side effects immensely. Milk is your friend with Incivek, I lost 8 lb the first week and a total of 31 during treatment, from a combination of nausea and just plain misery. The more fat you get , the more completely the incivek absorbs. Whole milk contains one gram of fat per ounce, so it's easy to calculate. Sunflower seeds and various nuts have high fat also. Always check labels for fat content.  A multi-vitamin once or twice a week is sufficient to maintain nutrition. I didn't use anything for nausea, but that's because I was really paranoid about anything interacting with the Incivek. It's hard, but you will not believe how much better you will feel when the virus is gone. Keep positive by thinking of all the salads you're going to enjoy once the fat requirement is all done! Good luck!

[his3707]

My Doc gave me a prescription for anything I asked for (for relief of symptoms)  and then some..  Zofran saved me many times.   Greek yogurt made into a smoothie,  avacados, peanut butter sandwhiches, lots of butter on toast,  I ate all kinds of fatty stuff and still lost weight so have at it while you can..  cinnabuns were great!   Hope you get to feeling better soon!  You will.  I was sick/vomiting daily there for a while.  It will pass.  Just get the help you need to get thru it!

[mathan74]

Sorry, I meant to add that drinking LOTS of water helped me with headaches. Once I got into a routine of drinking this regularly throughout the day my headached dissapeared.

[mathan74]

I found ginger and Full Fat Greek Yoghurt helped a lot especially when you really don't feel like eating much. Like others, I quickly found out that changing the fatty foods regularly is a must as you will quickly go off eating the same thing three times a day :-(. Stick in there!