Self Injecting - Is it Hard?

[NYgirl]

I just found out that when I start my treatments later this week I will have to learn to do the self injecting on my own.

I've never done anything like this and am not sure that I can (chicken little is my new name).

Has anybody had any trouble? How did you get over it? Is it hard to do?

Please let me know how I am going to do this. I'm just freaked out as it is about being worried about starting the tx and now this made me even more scared.

Thanks guys.

[cuteus]

my  1st dr suggested zinc, vit e and biotin during tx. the 2nd could care less, but said no to milk thistle. run things by your GI, before spending too much

[v eggie dip]

for what it's worth, I showed my liver doc my list of vitamins and he said they were all very safe to take, but, advised me to stop taking vitamin E..apparently there was a study that showed vitamin E caused cardiac problems...however, the study did not state the pre exisiting conditions of it's subjects or age...

I have not taken E off my daily regimen...

If you decide to start taking vitamins be careful with your multi...things like centrum and one a day have very little minimum daily requirements and basically do nothing...

I also would love to take nu-liver but it is not available here in canada and they will not ship here, but I would add that to my daily if I could....

Beth

[NYgirl]

Thanks Veggie!

A lot of the one's you have are on my list of potentials.  I mean only to take one's that I am sure won't mess me up more but I really think that HELPING the liver with antioxidants and such is probably a really wise move you know?

I have to go down to the shop on Friday and start picking some things up a bit at a time.

I had to throw out my multi-vitamins (still have to actually) cause they have extra iron and vitamin K & A and I read not to take too much of that.

I am intersted in grape seed and garlic and vitamin c and e and things like that.  I have been reading about milk thistle too.  I wish that I knew for SURE what was good and safe but I am very glad to see you are on the same track as me.

I want to try and make this as easy as possible on this poor abused body!

[v eggie dip]

forgot to mention I take Milk Thistle as well, thanks Jim  lol  your post reminded me of it...got brain fog today!

[v eggie dip]

hi there!

I can give you my input of using vitamins/supplements before starting tx...

I have had severe joint and muscle pain for quite sometime...since I learned of my active virus I started using vitamins on a daily basis...

Last winter I was doing physio therapy for my right forearm 3 times a week (they called it tendonitis)...as well as acupuncture, none of which worked...

Since I started taking vitamins most of the pain is gone and I do not feel as fatigued...As far as taking them if and when I start tx, not sure...I do know I wouldn't want anything to "mask" the tx but would like to maintain if possible...I will cross that bridge once I decide on my tx...

This is what I take on a daily basis

Sam-E
Vit E
Vit C
Seleniuum
B Complex
Big Green multi vit
garlic

Tallblonde has much knowledge on vit/supplements if you want more info

Beth

[jmjm530]

LOL. Yeah, I'm looking forward to the big NEGATIVE but still have a ways to go.

I'm not really against vitamins and herbs per say, but more directly to your question, I'll address the issue while you're on combination treatment.

I see nothing wrong with a multi-vitamin without iron, but wouldn't go hog wild at your local health store grabbin everything in sight. :)

Milk thistle is highly controversial while on treatment. Some say it helps, other say it works against treatment. I say why take the chance? Let the big boys (inteferon and riba) do their job. I'd also stay away from any herbs during treatment unless you're prepared do do A LOT of PERSONAL research and again risk affecting your chances of SVR. Personally, I'm not taking anything right now but been thinking of taking a multi-vitamin pill lately.

-- Jim