joints

[rsterling]

I would like to please hear from anyone who has or is experiencing joint and muscle aches pre treatment.  My joints fingers, knees, ankles, and muscles ache deeply, sometimes it's hard to be comfortable even to sleep.  I explained this to the doc and he did some blood test to determine arthritis?  That was weeks ago and he's not been very helpful.  Any info or remedies would be greatly appreciated.  Mine is a very physical job and sometimes and the end of my day it seems my legs will barely carry me.

Thanks, Robin

[Dora82_05]

Thank you I needed the laugh. I like the way called it the "head committee", I loved it and your right it never shuts up. The wheels go round and round. And I loved Motley Crew:) I am truly sorry to hear about the tx. A second opinion would definitely not be a bad idea. I have had my run ins with some real winners (drs). Here's a laugh for ya, I went to an Infectious Disease dr that actually thought injecting steriods into my feet would alevate some of my symptoms. But I thought, what do I know I'm not a dr, so after about 2 trips I realized the dr was out his mind. Told my regular dr about it, and he just grinned and said yeah he had heard about that research. My regular dr was gracious enough not to comment.LOL But I understood the body language. So, just be careful:) I did finally hear some results on the Ultrasound and Blood work, he said my liver was remarkable and my blood work looked good. I have genotype 1B. So now I have a  biopsy the end of this month and we will decide the next course of action. I am going back on my vitamins and I am going to get some Gloucosamine. Get my energy level back up. Well see. Thank you for your response. Good Luck to you and God be with you also........

[mayday557]

Please don't hate me for saying this...but I know exactly
how you feel.  
Just the other day I posted a very similar thread.

I don't know you personally, but just keep doing what you need to do to stay
your most healthy self ~~~ on all levels.

There are times when I'm overwhelmed to the max and the
' head commitee ' just won't shut the #$%^&* up !

Don't worry about insulting any one here (at least speaking for
myself), we're a pretty crusty crew - move over Motley -.

I'm in a state of flux myself being taken off of tx and told by the
gastro-dude that I can't ever take the standard tx again.  Time for
a second opinion me thinketh.

[Dora82_05]

I have had HepC since 1982 (I was given blood after birth of my son). I didn't find out til 1990 when I went to give blood for the first time. I really didn't begin aching til after my total hysterectomy in 2005. Now, I ache from my fingers to my toes. I have a deep pain mostly in my left upper leg. My neck and shoulders crunch and ache. I also noticed my feet have gotten redden and appear swollen. My blood levels have elevated since 2 years ago. The only think I could think of I did different is start taking vitamins because I refused Hormone treatments (didn't want *** cancer on top of hepc). So I quit taking the vitamins thinking that is what elevated the blood work and now I ache even worse, my attitude stinks, more tired, thinking is a joke. Don't know what's right or wrong and definitely not a doctor out there you can trust or has a care. Just a number. I know everything goes thru the liver, so we're screwed. take it, don't take it. I gave up drinking, have horrible or no appetite, scared to take vitamins. No desire to make myself eat. Everyday is a struggle and then the dr is probably gonna want me to be sick for a year or better, to what feel better. What I have been reading here on this site doesn't give me much hope. I am beginning to feel like maybe I should just take the vitamins, gloucosamine, screw the treatments, give to God and just live to the end. I am sooooo tired of trying to figure out who to trust, where to go, whats right or whats wrong. There are truly no answers. And I just cannot think clear enough about any of it anymore. I am totally frustrated and sick of it all. My heart goes out to you. I have lost alot of inner strength and desire. I know I need help making sense of everything but my trust is in the tiolet. I can totally relate to  Post Toasty. You just get soooo tired of it all. And please don't think I am by any means trying to insult anyone, I am not. More power to you for the decisions you make and I do pray for the best for you. Well, enough babbling. Just needed to vent. I am pretty pissed off at the world, and too tired to care.....

[mayday557]

I have to second the motion regarding  bvly's post.

Red meat can also elevate the ammonia levels (norms are
30-ish to 90-ish) which can cause encepholopathy-sp?-.
Which I have.  Its funny how diet can effect the body !

[PostToasty]

May shoulders are so bad that I can't put a belt in my pants, I have to do it before I put them on.  I can barely reach my wallet!  Other joints in muscles are starting to chime in now also, looks to be all downhill from here.  I was always very active and could do hand stands push-ups.   HAD very muscular build from lots of hard work but now that's toast.

Hep C diagnosis 3 years ago.  I'm type 1 diabetic for over 37 years and lost my health insurance just before the diagnosis.  No one will insure me as they just do not insure 50 year old diabetic's who took good care of themselves with no diabetes related complications.  So .. it a sick fricking world and now I'm a "dead man walking."

Can't afford treatment, Hep C is killing the liver, number are way to high, 10 to 200 times normal.  Thinking the Heath Leger treatment is the way to go here.  Can work one day, trashed the next.  3 days a week does not support me.  Coming to the end of the rope, hang'n by the last knot and the shoulders wouldn't let me hang long!

[CARUU]

I've also been getting an upper body massage for neck, shoulder, upper back pain.  Every other week.  It feels really good and helps for a few days.  Today I have had a headache for 3 days and big trouble concentrating at work.  I just took Excedrin Tension (doc approved)and it seems to be helping.  Maybe I'll be able to actually get some work done tomorrow.