water

[big bloc]

I am on tx for 2 months with some side effect I think I can handle so far. I drink 100 oz of water day nothing else [coffe in morning]. should I take in more? or less?

[Mister beagle bailey]

Glad to here you sxs are better.  You'll find in time they do get better.

Beagle

[NYgirl]

Sounds like you are up peeing all night long - but it's better than the flu sides!  :)

How is your hemo doing? Around now is when you need to be really careful...that is the WORST thing of it all if you ask me (except killing my thyroid LOL I suppose).  Make sure you are doing your weekly CBCs.

I am proud of you - I remember full WELL what it's like to be a great big grown up chicken trying to do the shots LOL

[azgrl]

The sides are not so bad.  I have a headache and feel slightly tired, but I think nygirls theory comes into play on that one.  I am taking fridays off work, since my hubby is at work and the kid is in preschool I can lounge around and do nothing.  I told my employees and business partner to not call me unless they are telling me I can retire.

I do have a low grade fever of about 100 but big whooptie doo.  I've been drinking water like crazy...my dogs keep looking at me as I go to the pee every 5 minutes like "damn she marks her territory like she means it"  

I do feel weird in my mind though...like if someone were to ask me a question and I actually had to answer them my tongue would roll out on to the floor and I would start drooling uncontrollably.  I hope that goes away.  All in all I hope the sides remain minimal and I'll still take the opportunity to pamper and "feel sorry for myself" by taking long baths and reading my books on fridays.

I hope everyone else is doing as well!!!

deb in az

[anise]

I was up peeing all night long until I learned to drink most of my water before 6:00 pm and to stop drinking around 9:00 pm.  That seemed to help.

I got a CBC test yesterday to have them check for my HGB, etc.  My NP also decided to do a PCR to see where my VL is.  I will get that back next thursday.  I am a bit nervous about it, but she wanted to know where it was at.  We didn't do it at the 4 week mark but at the 6 week mark.

I am so sorry about your thyroid, I am having them look at mine also.

Thanks for being proud of me giving myself shots, it certainly was not easy (with the phobia and all)!!!  Heck, they even draw blood with a butterfly needle.  I guess those things cost a lot of money, but they are being good to me, bless them.

[can-do-man]

Way to go girl, has the beard started to grow yet? Its usually around 24 hrs. oh and watch for the arp pit hair, keep it trimed to around 6 inches or so. Besides that and the roids you'll be fine.

[NYgirl]

A butterfly ahhhhhhh how perfect can it be?  I've gotten used to it now and the vampires could just put a straw in there and suck it out LOL.

I am so glad they are keeping up on your work. You know the 4 week vs. 6 week is no big deal and actually makes more sense if you do 6, 12, 24 right?  You WILL have at LEAST a two log drop that is the worst case scenario so just don't think about it again. It's done. Over. You are killing those suckers by the GALLON and you know it!

I kept thinking because I didn't have the flu sides maybe it wasn't working (paranoia). It's amazing how afraid we can be to be too enthusiastic - and that's so wrong of us to do you know?

It sounds like you are just going to be one of the blessed people during treatment - those who usually don't even come online and post because they just have no reason to!  But I am glad you are here - you know what I"m saying though.

I think a lot of time we scare people from tx but they have to remember we are such a SMALL fraction of the group and we ARE THOSE who want to have support during this time.  I bet most don't need it and just go happily through tx without posting to say gee I feel fine today - as where we are like waa I am itching! I have a bump! I had a slight fever help!  ;-)