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

[coeric]

advocate has great advice about the ginger.  one of the hepatology nurses recommended ginger to ease the nausea. i found the alvita brand of ginger root tea bags at a local health food store and take at least one cup a day.
eric

[Advocate1955]

Ginger helps to ease nausea.  You might try ginger tea, raw ginger, or ginger candies (can be found in an Asian market).
For the fat intake, when my husband was very nauseous, he ate 1 Klondike bar.  He found the same thing that coeric said above, which is that he had to constantly change his source of fat because something would taste OK for a few days and then make him nauseous.  For awhile raw almonds worked.  Peanut butter worked for a few days.  Avocados worked for a few days.  Cream cheese worked for a few days.
Advocate1955

[coeric]

i also found i could do coconut oil (14 grams in a tablespoon) on a small piece of toast.
eric

[coeric]

when i was on incivek i found that i had to constantly change my fat foods.  at first i thought i could eat avocados, but then after a few days i would get nauseous just looking at avocados.  the things that seemed to work the best throughout were the greek god, mention above, marie calendar's chicken pot pies (warning high sodium) egg nog. mild cheddar cheese (1 square inch was over 20gms), macaroni and cheese, cream cheese,  i am not lactose intolerant and hope that you are not.  i found that the more fat i was able to consume the less the adverse effects of the incivek on my GI tract.  make sure you get the zofran. i was prescribed promethazine, but my primary said zofran is better.
eric

[dontworry_behappy1]

Sent you a PM.  You sound like you were as shocked as I was.  This
treatment should require a class before you start.

[pooh55811]

When I was extremely nauseated I ate Greek Gods yogurt (regular, not low fat). It has the most fat per ounce of any yogurt. You may have to get it at a healthy or whole foods store or co-op or a place like Trader Joes may carry it or some of the upscale markets may carry it.

It was the only thing that saved me and I ate it at every pill time for almost 2 months (along with some rye flat bread or toast).  

8 ounces will give you 22 grams of fat. (two 4 ounce containers or part of a big container).

If you are not a yogurt fan, this particular brand of yogurt tastes more like cream (because it is 9-10% milk fat). I got the original honey one in the brown container. Check the label because some of the fruit ones contain less fat per ounce.

http://www.greekgodsyogurt.com/html/yplain.php

Store Locator for Greek Gods yogurt:

http://www.greekgodsyogurt.com/html/yplain.php

It looks like there are 3 Krogers in Decatur that carry Greek Gods yogurt.

If you cannot eat yogurt, then full fat ice cream might work. I also added heavy whipping cream to the food I ate to add more fat.

As far as the nausea goes, I took Zofran 8 mg every 8 hours. It was hell before I was on the Zofran, but as soon as I was on the Zofran I was 1000% better and could eat real food again. Many people on the forum took or take Zofran. It works for the nausea caused by the meds. You may have to get assertive. Some docs (due to ignorance) are reluctant to order anything, but if you insist and explain to them that they are jeopardizing your treatment, hopefully they will order it. If you vomit the pills up, that is really jeopardizing the treatment.

I sure hope you can find something that works for you. That nausea and vomiting are terrible.

I also drank a quart of chicken broth every day. It helped soothe the stomach some and it also tasted better than water all of the time.