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My mom was recently diagnosed with Hep.C and she is beginning to take PEGASYS injection once a week, and the pills twice a day. I gave her her first shot today. Giving her the shot didn't bother me. Those things don't scare me. I am scared about how sick she is gonna get. And how fast does Hep. C progress. I really haven't had the time to follow-up with everything just yet. She doesn't really like to tell me alot but she said she is a level 2 and her liver is good. So she says !!! What do I look for on her biopsy to tell how she really is doing. If anyone has any advice on how I can educate myself so I can be here for her 100%. Like what do do that can make her feel better when she gets sick if anything I can do. And anything else I might need to know. Thank you in advance for your advice...
Even without knowing all the facts about hepc, I'd say you're already 100 percent there for your mom. What a lovely daughter you are. HCA is correct, the janis7 website will provide you with a wealth of information. Also, go back through the archives of this forum. Much useful information to be found there. The bottom right hand side of this forum has a link which says see all health pages. Again, very useful information as well. Good Luck.
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I think you found a wonderful, supportive site and you may want to ask your mom to join the forum as well. I know it's getting me through the ups and downs on a daily basis. I think your worry and concern for how she will react to treatment is exactly right on. It's tougher than I expected and I'm very sorry that I didn't know about this site until almost two months into treatment.
If your mom doesn't want to get into the details of her biopsy with you for now, I think that's okay.
Perhaps most importantly right now is to make sure she takes her medication as prescribed, on time. (I found that as my brain became foggier with the meds, it was difficult.)
Most sources recommend drinking lots of water, which can be hard.
What I find very helpful is the search function, especially if I can't muster the energy to ask a question directly. If I have a new problem out of the blue connected to the treatment, let's say nausea, I can bring up all the old threads to see what might help.
And people will always answer your questions if you ask.
Glad you're here and thrilled you discovered this place so soon. Hope you'll tell your mom about it and ask her to also join.
If your mom doesn't want to get into the details of her biopsy with you for now, I think that's okay.
Perhaps most importantly right now is to make sure she takes her medication as prescribed, on time. (I found that as my brain became foggier with the meds, it was difficult.)
Most sources recommend drinking lots of water, which can be hard.
What I find very helpful is the search function, especially if I can't muster the energy to ask a question directly. If I have a new problem out of the blue connected to the treatment, let's say nausea, I can bring up all the old threads to see what might help.
And people will always answer your questions if you ask.
Glad you're here and thrilled you discovered this place so soon. Hope you'll tell your mom about it and ask her to also join.
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