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Hi guys:
Well...after lots of soul searching I finally decided to try to "beat this beast" and took tx#3 on Friday. I take the shot at work at noon figuring that by the time work is over If I am going to feel crummy I will have th week-end. Tx#1 was a little tough chills, fever, sweating but nothing unbearable - Lasted about 10 hours. So, I expected the same thing with the next tx - Lo and behold.....nothing - This tx#3 I took on Friday, again no sides just a little tired - Can I be doing the injection wrong? Or should I just be greatful that my body is cutting me a break? - I am taking the Pegasus alot with the 5 pills of Ribavirin. - Just went for labs (CBC) on Thursday - Any comments on your experiences would be helpful. I pray for us all...
Well...after lots of soul searching I finally decided to try to "beat this beast" and took tx#3 on Friday. I take the shot at work at noon figuring that by the time work is over If I am going to feel crummy I will have th week-end. Tx#1 was a little tough chills, fever, sweating but nothing unbearable - Lasted about 10 hours. So, I expected the same thing with the next tx - Lo and behold.....nothing - This tx#3 I took on Friday, again no sides just a little tired - Can I be doing the injection wrong? Or should I just be greatful that my body is cutting me a break? - I am taking the Pegasus alot with the 5 pills of Ribavirin. - Just went for labs (CBC) on Thursday - Any comments on your experiences would be helpful. I pray for us all...
My wife is taking both Pegasys and Copeg on a 24 week treatment. We are on week number 15. Has anyone out there developed what looks and feels like (very painfully...) paper cuts on the ends of their fingers.
All manner of lotions and gels have been used to no avail. When they go away... she is so relieved... only to have another one show up on another finger.
All manner of lotions and gels have been used to no avail. When they go away... she is so relieved... only to have another one show up on another finger.
I have taken both Pegasys and PegIntron. I did pegintron/rebetol last year and this year it's pegasys and rebetol. In fact, I had my first Pegasys shot last night.
A comparison from my perspective and based on a first shot and the sides.
PegIntron first shot: projectile vomiting, aches and pains, fever and chills. It was really like a bad case of the flu. The vomiting was so severe that it broke many veins in my face and eyes. This was within 12 hrs after the first shot. It got better as time went by but I ended up still being a non responder with genotype 1a.
Pegasys first shot: aches and slight fever. Back and neck pain. Nausea that has been able to be controlled by thinking about something else or taking a sleeping pill and just sleeping through it. It has been nearly 24 hrs since I had my shot.. So at this point, the sides will probably even lessen more.. I even plan on working 6 hrs tomorrow... There was no way I could have considered working after the first shot of Peg.
All in all, the first shot of Pegasys was and has been so far much much milder than the first Pegintron shot.
And that's my two cents........
Good luck to everyone in their battle. And god bless.
Jennifer
A comparison from my perspective and based on a first shot and the sides.
PegIntron first shot: projectile vomiting, aches and pains, fever and chills. It was really like a bad case of the flu. The vomiting was so severe that it broke many veins in my face and eyes. This was within 12 hrs after the first shot. It got better as time went by but I ended up still being a non responder with genotype 1a.
Pegasys first shot: aches and slight fever. Back and neck pain. Nausea that has been able to be controlled by thinking about something else or taking a sleeping pill and just sleeping through it. It has been nearly 24 hrs since I had my shot.. So at this point, the sides will probably even lessen more.. I even plan on working 6 hrs tomorrow... There was no way I could have considered working after the first shot of Peg.
All in all, the first shot of Pegasys was and has been so far much much milder than the first Pegintron shot.
And that's my two cents........
Good luck to everyone in their battle. And god bless.
Jennifer
Hello Everyone,
I have been on tx for somewhat over 9 months now. My sides had been minimal up to last week. On Monday while at work,i started to have pains in my upper right rib cage area...most likely liver acting up. Well pains lasted for 4 hrs at minute intervals. They subsided but ever since that day,I have been suffered extreme fatique,which has even caused me to leave work on a couple days of that week. My question is,and I hope someone has the answer,is this normal that all of a sudden I have this flare-up and feel like total poop? Going to have ultra sound on liver Tuesday and hopefully see whats up..can't work,can't even drive very well anymore...completely blew me away...
Help..........
:: Patti
I have been on tx for somewhat over 9 months now. My sides had been minimal up to last week. On Monday while at work,i started to have pains in my upper right rib cage area...most likely liver acting up. Well pains lasted for 4 hrs at minute intervals. They subsided but ever since that day,I have been suffered extreme fatique,which has even caused me to leave work on a couple days of that week. My question is,and I hope someone has the answer,is this normal that all of a sudden I have this flare-up and feel like total poop? Going to have ultra sound on liver Tuesday and hopefully see whats up..can't work,can't even drive very well anymore...completely blew me away...
Help..........
:: Patti
Hello Everyone,
I have been on tx for somewhat over 9 months now. My sides had been minimal up to last week. On Monday while at work,i started to have pains in my upper right rib cage area...most likely liver acting up. Well pains lasted for 4 hrs at minute intervals. They subsided but ever since that day,I have been suffered extreme fatique,which has even caused me to leave work on a couple days of that week. My question is,and I hope someone has the answer,is this normal that all of a sudden I have this flare-up and feel like total poop? Going to have ultra sound on liver Tuesday and hopefully see whats up..can't work,can't even drive very well anymore...completely blew me away...
Help..........
:: Patti
I have been on tx for somewhat over 9 months now. My sides had been minimal up to last week. On Monday while at work,i started to have pains in my upper right rib cage area...most likely liver acting up. Well pains lasted for 4 hrs at minute intervals. They subsided but ever since that day,I have been suffered extreme fatique,which has even caused me to leave work on a couple days of that week. My question is,and I hope someone has the answer,is this normal that all of a sudden I have this flare-up and feel like total poop? Going to have ultra sound on liver Tuesday and hopefully see whats up..can't work,can't even drive very well anymore...completely blew me away...
Help..........
:: Patti
I can't help thinking you misunderstood the instructions they gave you about the ribaviryn because I've always heard everyone say they have a morning dose & an evening dose. I take 2 in the am & 2 in the pm ...... Even a few that post here regular take 3 morning & 2 evening... do yourself as favour & just check it out with your doctor or team, better safe than sorry ... I'm Tx #9 pegasys & riba combo .. Holy cow that first shot really knocks your socks off with the chills, I was shaking to the bones for a few hours. Since then I've been reasonable but with aches, dry itching skin & a few other Sx .... touch wood I havent got fatigue .... but I have lost weight anyway... Good Luck all, keep focused 100%
Welcome. Good to see you here. Joni is right, threads tend to be read more when new. Once it moves down the line or gets longer they are read less. It's best to use a new thread to introduce yourself and give your stats. I'm sure the folks that have done both tx's can and will respond with info. LL
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