Help! 1st shot jitters

[Lady Lauri]

Hi all. Haven't had much time to be on here past few days. Forgive me for asking the question your all probably sick of answering....but.....1st shot tomorrow at 1:00. Won't know till than wether it's pegacys or the trial one, Albuferon.  I am already so drug phobic that I'm having major jitters, while ready to get this 1st one done and the show going!
Could I get some 1st shot reassurance :), advice. (no scary ones, Thank you, LOL.)
Have to get past that I'm going to go out on the table as soon as I do it thought, reactions and all the stuff that goes thru your mind.
Also, anyone use valiunm to sleep thru it, calm you? They gave me some to do.
         thanks so much, Lauri

[Terrylee8]

The train left the station in that I got very fatigued and have brain fog.  I'm on 48 weeks of SOC, Peg-Intron 150/5 and ribaviren 1400mg

[Lady Lauri]

Your all so God sent :). If ANY of us ever wins the lotto we have to have a Hep Forum weekend meet. I PROMISE if it's me, I'll put it together!
Thank you all so much. I am back to when it goes in..."I am slaying these horrible little life suckers".
I can't express how this site-all of you-has calmed me, taught me and strengthened me. I knew NOTHING when I came here. Read for days, than posted, than talked, learned and got to know many of your situations. Tho impossible to post on all or even read all, every one of you I send my best wish's for SVR and good days. Your wonderful people to take the time, even fatigued, sick or brain fogged, to help another. This disease has done one great thing....brought many people together, all over the world that would never have crossed path's.
  Going to reply  to a few post up there now.  Love and healing to you all, Lauri

[kcrandy]

i am at 44 weeks of my treatment and i can see that you are getting good advice from everyone in here.  one thing i can tell you that my doc had me do religouslyy was to drink lots of water to help the medicine pass thru your system better. you might ask your doctor how much you should drink  i am 180lbs and my doc wants me to drink 3 liters a day at least. i think all of us in here can say we had questions about what  to expect and  im sure each person as you see will have different expierences. anxiety is to be expected and you are doing the right thing buy asking as many questions as possible. the other thing i can tell you is that a good support system will help you tremendously thru your tx. onward soldier  you have many troops with you to make it thru this fight and you will triumph and remmission is yours i will be there to meet you at the end of the race!!!  :0)

[Libzo]

Rolling Stones - Train left the station - could you elaborate?  What treatment are you 20 weeks in on, Peg or Albuferon?  Congratulations.  Good Job!

[Libzo]

You will be fine - think of it as a surprise attack on that monster that has been robbing the color from your life.  Like the song summer time - "One of these mornings, you're gonna rise up singing, you're gonna spread your wings and take to the sky".  You will have this strange sense of strength and that is your proactive hopeful soul kicking dragon assss.  I am happy for you and proud.  It takes courage and fear to commit to this fight of your life.    I'm doing Albuferon - On my first night of taking riba (3), I tried icecream.  Didn't work for me,  threw up most of the night.  I did much better with good old oatmeal with very little milk and brown sugar.  

I had read of many taking Tylenol or Motrin before the first shot.  I elected to take it straight.  I wanted to feel the full effect just to have a measure rod of sorts.  My temp did shoot up to 104 with teeth chatering chills.  The next day was like the morning after a bad storm - wonderful with no lasting effects.

This site is here for you and me.  Thank God!

[sfwandwow]

take that tylenol or whatever ur doctor told u to take same time u take shot..made a world of difference to me.its just like Susan said..I agree