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Loss of weight

I have completed 20 weeks of Pegasys and Riba.My weight was 69kg when i started the treatment for HCV genotype-3,now it's 62 Kg.Is it normal?
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1491755 tn?1333201362
Are you eating the same ?  Or are you saying the meds are messing with your appetite ?


Robert -

I'm like you.  I've gained fifteen pounds since I was diagnosed in April.  One of my symptoms was a rapid loss of weight. I'm glad the weights back.  6'2" and 165 lbs was to skinny.

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Hehe, anything with a "1000" in it just plain feels HEAVY doesn't it?

:-)
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"I hate gaining kilograms. Pounds feel so much lighter."

Thanks for the laugh and the positive attitude robert.

- dave
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I dropped a few "kilograms" at the start, then gained all plus some of the "kilograms" back.

I hate gaining kilograms. Pounds feel so much lighter.
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720656 tn?1311040235
I too had lost weight early in my tx, about 15kg.
Just about to take shot 45 and my weight has leveled out since the start.
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It is not uncommon to lose weight during treatment. I lost about 10Kg during the early part of my tx, I have recently put a little weight back on, probably because of inactivity.

- Dave
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