from stalion day 2 of treament

[stalion]

i had my frist shot of pesasys alfa-2a second day of ribavirin do not feel any different is this just the calm before the storm

[stalion]

hope you see my post to you

[janie67]

doc has me on zanaflex it is a muscle relaxer helps me sleep and i dont have 2 take   morphine as often
i havent started any treatment yet
just found out last week in hospital 3 days, spleen was 5 times bigger than it should of been
i was taking tylenol 3 for arthritis and fibromyalga,
i had no idea about hepc. doc said liver wasnt working and blood had backed in spleen and spleen was helping filter blood
he said no more tylenol of anykind or over the counter drugs
doesnt want me riding in car for awhile because of spleen
i know nothing about this disease except what doc told me and what ive read online
hope to be able to talk to ya about hepc
thank u                         janie67

[Marcia2202]

I guess it's me who is in a fog. Now that I reread your post, I get it... Sorry about my babble...

[Marcia2202]

I sooo understand. Brain fog is our most loyal companion during treatment. You know, the one who never leaves your side.., or better say your brain :-)  

[stalion]

sorry you misunderstood me my doctor told me they will test me to see if treament is working then if all is well i will stay on for the duration i am in a fog today acctually i have been in a fog for about 30 years thank you for your concern stalion

[Marcia2202]

Oh, I forgot...  The drug recommended by most liver specialists all over the world is tylenol. It is only damaging to the liver, if taken in higher dosages than recommended. You should follow what your doctor has recommended for you. If he said ibuprofen is okay, you can. I was told not to take it.

[Marcia2202]

Sorry you had a bad night. Treatment is up and down. You will feel really krappy at times and not so bad at other times. Most people are able to function quite normally on treatment. Personally I was bedridden all through treatment, but I went through it. You need to keep your eyes on the prize. Take one day after the other and focus on that one day you will beat the disease and be sure to have a healthy liver. You will be able to make it!!!!

Finishing as soon as your load is down on first results would be a total waste of treating. That is not how this works. Even though the virus will be undetectable in the blood, doesn't mean that you have beat the virus. It takes a long time (for genotype 1 at least 48 weeks) to get totally rid of the virus. It hides in the organs. If you would stop right after you have an undetectable viral load, it would shoot up right away. You have to stay the course to be able to eradicate the virus.

I wish you good luck and hope that you will feel better real soon!

[stalion]

i had a bad night i was freezing and could not sleep i am lucky enough to own a hot tub also i took some benadryl at 4 am i have never taken perscrit sleeping pills have always taken benadryl also i prefer ibuprofen over tylenol i have always heard tylenol was bad for liver even though ibuprofen is bad for kidneys i feel like a space cadet today i hope this will not last the 48 weeks i am determined to finish if my load is down when i get my frist test results

[T246]

Don't sit and wait for any storm.  We all have some side effects, its just to what degree and how we take care of ourselves while on TX.  You will do fine.  Stay very hydrated, take care of your skin, exercise, eat well, be patient.

I just finished week 49 and I am doing ok.

good luck
T

[Vic1967]

Hi .  I actually felt fine my first few weeks.  The first couple days I walked around like there was a piano waiting to fall on my head!  It happened for me gradually.  Increasing fatigue. Dizzyness. I was lucky in that things kind of came on slowly.
You may feel fine, not everyone suffers so much.
Take care,
V

[nygirl7]

I never felt anything with my first shots either.  Nada.  Zippo. Zilch!

Did you take a couple tylenol just in case the fever tries to come on, you should always take them and not take for granted anything with this treatment.

Consider yourself very very lucky!!!  As time goes by the other sides (lethargy, anemia, rash etc) can set in but know that if they do there are things you can do to help with them (well not really the lethargy).  Best thing you can do is make sure you get a copy of all your test results - post them up in here so people can show you which to pay attention to. For example with the anemia the med to fix the problem (Procrit) works great but it takes from 2 - 6 weeks to work.  So you want to monitor your hemoglobin closely to make sure it's not dropping too much or too fast.

Anemia sounds silly but once you get down under 10 you will know it.

The sides come and go and change all the time but you're starting off great let's hope you are one of the folks who are not bothered by them too greatly!