Kittyface is done

[kittyface]

Hello Everyone,

I'm off SOC + Alinia.  Geno 1, big vl, cleared at week 9.  I stopped full dose tx at 48 weeks Feb 7 then tapered INF for a month while continuing full dose of Alinia.

A few days off tx I started feeling fantastic and thought I was going to be spared the months of detox I've read about here.  However, being a klutz and not a very good housekeeper I got bit by a brown recluse spider while sticking my hand under my couch.  It was a nasty bite with lots of flesh eating, swelling, streaks going up arm, etc. so I had to have the most horrible antibiotic known to man -- Levaquin -- avoid it like the plague, in fact, I believe it's used to treat Leprosy.

After dosing I begin to feel very unwell then see on the net it's very liver toxic plus other nasty sx.   So I haven't been feeling too well, fatigue, feverish, nausea, but these are all sx of Levaquin.  Of course, I jump to conclusions and think it's the BIG H but will have my 24 week test soon and hopefully allay my paranoia.

Been following you all in your journey and wishing you all the best.

Kittyface

[Trinity4]

Kitty I took Levaquin and didn't have any side effects from it but I'm sure some people can have a reaction to it.  Hopefully, it will combat the spider poison.  It's quite a high powered antibiotic and it worked very well for me. The medication guides always state liver toxcicity as a side effect with most antibiotics but my hep doctor approved it and I have advanced stage 3 liver disease.
Congrats on finishing tx.  Fingers crossed.

Trinity  

[meakea]

Congratulations on finishing your 48 weeks!!!   I wish you a speedy recovery from the spider bite!!

[Marcia2202]

Congrats on finishing!!!

I'm sorry to hear about your bad encounter with the spider. Hope you get well really soon.

[merryBe]

how great you came through the SOC and are feeling better....but what a blow.

I know it's hard but remeber your liver dealt with all the SOC and it can recover from this too..it may just take some time.

If it makes you feel any better, an aquaintace had a daughter who got bit and reacted badly, like you.  The mother disn't want to spend the money on the expensive antibiotic...80 bucks...so she took her daughter home to ride it out...and the girl died the next day.  True story....I was friends with the father and he was devestated.
So take your meds....and ride this out....you are a survivor!!

mb

[hopeful51]

Yeah!!!!  Clearing at nine wks ...sounds like you are on your way to S.V.R

Spiders... in my yard they have full rein in my house I wipeum' out.

Hope you feel better soon
Hopeful51

[Isobella]

Congratulations to you for getting through tx!  I can't wait to hear the good news at 24 weeks =)

Thanks for giving me 1 more reason not to clean the house...it is dangerous and can lead to spider bites,  lol!!!

Hope you get to feeling better soon.