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Hey Flopsie!

Did your husband sleep upright on the couch rather than flat down on the bed? Did he still use a sheet of the same fabric or did he use a different cover than what was on the bed? Is there something new in the room or something he does before bed that is new? Are you using new lotion that you use prior nighttime?

I don't really have answers, but I thought I'd throw some suggestions out there to think about. I know when my liver acts up, I'm sensitve to EVERYTHING and I react to the smallest amounts of whatever is surrounding me.

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Flopsie,

I try to use the detergents that have no perfumes, no dyes, etc. My fiance is very sensitive to chemicals, so no chlorine bleach on his whites, either.

The itching could be from the fluid in his legs. It's really common in liver disease and doctors aren't positive what causes it. With Mark, I think it was when his bilirubin was higher.

I used to rub lotion into his legs, when it got really bad. Again, no perfumes, no dyes. Usually whatever the hospital had given us worked pretty well. It helped his leg pain, too.

Good luck.

Mark never itched until he was in bed, off of his legs. It's a really odd thing.

My hubby has hep c /cirrhosis of the liver too. He seem to have itching all over and it drives him nuts. He just started back on treatment this is the third or forth time i,m loosing count. He is on ribavirin ,lexapro,and pegasys he seem to be doing very well so far on the treatment so pray things continue to go well. I'll be praying for you all i know how hard this can be may God be with you all. Karen

Thank you Flopise, and i will also keep you in my prayers too as i know what a battle this is God bless, Karen

Thank You,

I will pass this on to my hubby, That must be the answer. I appreciate all the responses.

It is wonderful to have a place that has so many areas we can visit with all our problems.

flopsie

Hey DJ,

Unfortunately we are not doing so well. Considering the Interferon, he is just getting weaker and weaker.Not a good sign I know.

The only problen (aside from all the side effects) we have WHI for  RX and they are going to require we pay up front and they will reimburse. We have to do that with his PAP+, but it is not as expensive..only $75.00 per RX, pharmacy says Interferon could be well over $1,000.00. But ya gotta do what ya gotta do, you know? I don't understand why they call it special formula, when it is two separate meds, the Ribavirin and the Interferon.

Well. we will see how it goes,

flopsie

Welcome, rbetzmis!

I had wondered about that product. Is it non-allergenic, by any chance?

Mark doesn't do well with dyes and perfumes.

Thanks so much for the suggestion.

 

Actually, the rules state that links to commercial sites are allowed under special circumstances.

You can find the particulars here:  https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=46&m=106997 .

Thanks for your help and consideration.  I'll have to get to the store and try that lotion.

Winnies, welcome to the forum. You picked up on a really old thread. Would you please start a new topic to introduce yourself to others and explain your involvement with liver disease. Just hit New Topic instead of Reply. Thanks!

Hugs,
Connie