Hepatits C, treatment

[Laika]

My husband had just begun treatment for hep C.  He is 59, stage 1.  He was 2 or 3 wks into treatment when he developed chest pain.  He has had a CAT scan, revealing a mass of some kind which may or may not be an infection, has completed a course of antibiotics, but the pain has now moved to the other side of his chest too.  Still, he does feel better and is back at work.  His hep C dr has terminated treatment for the time being, and he goes back to the pulmonary dr tomorrow.

I have not "sat in" on my husband's visits to the dr, so I don't really know what they've told him.  My question is--does anyone know if there is a connection between hep C or hep C treatment and lung disease?

Thanks,

Laika

[Califia]

You know, assuming we're both videogenic--but of course we are--and given our delightfully diametric politics,  we could become the perfect tv news Odd Couple.  Maybe Foreseegood could pitch something to CNN.     Which is just to say, look out, world at large!  The energy is back.  Susan, I just want to tell you how much I've appreciated our exchanges and your ongoing encouragement and support on this board.   A big warm hug from left field.

[Forseegood]

You are totally right my friend, hopefully I can learn from my mistakes and not be lazy...what would it have cost me to take my big rear end to the medicine chest to be sure of what I'm writing about???Especially when it comes to dosages??Mea culpa! 2mg is what I have to take to make sure Lunesta works.

As far as the soy milk, this is still controversial, and if you look at the studies pro and con, they are not the best either way. I have read that if you keep it under 5 oz a day, youre probably fine. I think there are people who give huge doses to small children, babies, and it's been my experience that when you give large doses of anything to developing bodies it might not be a good thing, they tend to develop allergies to it because their bodies can't process it very well, like what happened with me and dairy milk as a small child, once again, moderation....as the Buddhists say, always the middle way.....If you are concerned because you have thyroid probs, there is always rice and almond milk. I just "tend" to think that a little bit of soy milk (I get organic vanilla) is not harmful.

What I do is use a little bit of creamy yogurt, a few oz of vanilla soy milk, bluberries, strawberries, a half banana (lots of sugar in bananas) some whey protein powder, and blend it up. I have that with my supplements. Always feel really good after that. Wish you the best.

[Forseegood]

about the lunesta thing, yeah, you you have to play with it. And it doesn't work unless you take at least 5mg's of it, and I'm very drug sensitive, maybe someone else would need more. When I take it, I put it way on the back of my tongue and and then flick my tongue back really fast and chase it really quickly with some juice mixed with water.I have no problems then with the nasty taste. I guess youre taste buds already go through the rigors of hell with just the tx though. To sleep perchance to dream huh? what we won't do for sleep nowadays.

[Dweav]

You get congestion later in the treatment. I'm on week38 out of 48 and at about week 29 or 30 I started getting a cough that has to be treated daily. They said it normal but not all get it. As far as him going ot the doctor by himself it was part of my agreement with them that someone always went with me. Sometime we get a little bit of a brain cloud and will need someone to ask the right things and tell what really is going on. I also had a liver transplant four years ago.  

Don

[cuteus]

about time you share that little secret of yours with MH! I expect a whole thread for the 6th month negative, ok?

It is just that we hold our breath waiting for the results and it gets a tad lightheaded to do that for too long.
well deserved SVR! El fruto de tu ardua labor.

[Califia]

May the Goddess shine upon you all.  And to Snook (thanks for the nudge), the answer is no.  I still believe in supplementation, but in practical terms you can say I am lapsed.   Just need a good long winter's rest from checking my watch four times a day and swallowing pills.   Nonetheless, I am certain that kicking off the first six months with herbal and vitamin overkill held me in very good stead.   I continue to be very careful with my diet, eat locally grown organic food,  make shitake tonic soups, and so on.   As you are on a similar regime, it wouldn't surprise me at all if you get the same happy news as I have.