Just had my 3 month check. Hep C still NOT Detected!!! Retest in another 3 months, but all looks good!...
Terrific RoseAnn! Congratulations!...
Oh my, Dog! That is awful. Sure hope you heal quickly and everything works to your favor legally. You are a miracle. All the things you have been through yet still you're giving it all you've got....
Thanks for all the well wishes! It was so great to have you all by my side for this. I am one week in from EOT. I went to a Color Festival, made a celebration dinner with my kids and then ran in a...
End of Treatment!!! TODAY!!! I'm taking the day off to rest, before I begin the celebration! Hope everyone is as happy as I am today! Allison...
Tomorrow......
3 days......
4 days to go! I thought I'd run down my symptoms one more time as finding a post like that here really helped me come to terms and be less frightened with this process. I have gotten pretty...
oops, this posted before I was finished...
Starting Week 12!!!!!! Yay!!!!...
Thank you all for the input on meds. Good to know......
Congratulations RoseAnn! So happy for you!!!...
Perhaps someone knows more about this than I do. I will have about half a bottle of ribavirin left over at the end of my treatment. My doctor told me to cut my dosage but did not rewrite my...
My last dose is a week from Friday. March 4th. 9 days counting today. I have done a little bit with making my own non-dairy milks. I have been making coconut. My Vitamix does a decent job grinding it...
Woofer5, I just tried it with quinoa milk, er non-dairy beverage. Yummy! Haven't put espresso in yet, but that could be good. I just warm the golden paste with some cinnamon in 'milk'. My friend...
Love it Woofer5!!! Chamomile tea it is. Or if you want to get exotic perhaps a Tumeric and Cinnamon Chai... Cheers! Allison...
Hi tblount, I have been working hard to bring my health and fitness level up for the past couple years. I'd been lazy and living an unhealthy lifestyle. I made all these changes and somehow my liver...
Excellent RoseAnn!!! So about 5 days now? How exciting!!!...
That is awesome!!! Allison...
Okay, I am now in week 11. 12 days of Sovaldi and Ribavirin(still at 1000mg since the 5th week of treatment) left to go. I have been feeling pretty good for the past couple weeks. It seems the more...
Good to hear from you tblount! You sound like you're doing great. The days of sauna and an upcoming cruise sound really good. Nice that you can handle the hard work now you're off the meds. Thanks...
Yay !!! RoseAnn!!!! Almost there!!!!...
Hi! Thanks for checking in on me. It's week 10! Not much longer! I should have finished my meds on March 4th. Same side effects. Bumps and itching. I can refrain from scratching most of the time. Now...
Yay Rose Ann!!! UNDETECTED!!! You finish treatment about a week before I do. It's getting close!!! I am getting excited. Bet you are too. Allison...
Just a little question...I was wondering if anyone has had weight gain on ribavirin. I've gained about 5 pounds in 8 weeks. I see mention of weight loss on ribavirin, but not weight gain. I am...
Thanks MamaLama, I am seeing a nurse practitioner. I believe she will be done with me after my 12 week recheck after my end of treatment check. She has warned against any supplements, including the...
Thanks themiz! I do drink at least that much water and increased by a couple of cups beyond it to help with the rash. Don't know if it helped any more since my doctor lowered my Riba dose. That is...
Tomorrow starts week 9. Blood tests next week. Still a bit tired, forgetful and a little down, though not terrible. Some skin bumps on my ankles and forearms passing my elbow that I scratched so now...
Thank you themiz. This is very helpful information....
Hi tblount, Thank you again for the information. No information such as this has been shared with me by my doctor. It seems she's mostly just a pill pusher. It seems reasonable that doctors would...
Woofer5, I'd be whining too if I had to take all of what you did. Don't know if I could have kept all that straight, even with all those alarms. I've got a cakewalk in comparison. Good for you for...
Hey Woofer5, I appreciate the compliments. Of course I don't really see the option of doing this half way. I've got to do my best to get rid of this disease. This is the life I get. I've got to give...
Thanks everybody for the encouragement! It's so much nicer that you're here. I don't know anyone who is doing or has done this. It was really frightening for me to start. Of course the alternative...
Today I start week 8. I am pretty tired at the end of the day. Often asleep by 7:30 or 8. Still working full time at a strenuous career, teaching 6th graders. Thought I would take a day off this week...
Wow tblount! That is awful! How do they even have health professionals treating this that don't know the standard medications they have used for years. AND can't get them? That is simply ridiculous....
The same thing happened with my prescription. Express Scripts contacted me to fill my prescription but had the amounts of everything wrong. They stated that I would be receiving 200 mg of ribavirin...
Hi Rose Ann, Just checking in. How are you feeling? How is your treatment going? Still having any brain"haze"? I asked my doctor to test my ammonia levels at my last blood test. They are normal. The...
Hi Dog LeDon, Thanks for the heads up on the mental battle I am heading for at the end. I had a feeling that might be the case. Wow! 3 treatments! So glad the Harvoni finally took care of it. I can...
Welcome marsch21! I'm glad you found my posts. I found another thread here that really helped me be less fearful of this treatment. I felt that I might help others in the same way by sharing my...
Hi Woofer5, Thank you for all the great information and congratulations. I did not know about the half-life of ribavirin. 298 hours is substantial. It seems my doctor is not very forthcoming with...
Thanks Barrylink and Hepcsurvivor! I really figured the distilled water was a short term thing to get me over the itchiness. I do have a decent filter for our tapwater. Though I have heard that the...
Welcome Marsch21, I am new here as I began treatment in December for HepC. I am officially halfway through my treatment today. That's great you are starting your meds. Best of luck!...
Thank you Ziff! This is great information! My doctor did not limit my intake of specific foods. She did recommend sticking to a low fat diet. Just as a general course of action I attempt to adhere to...
Hi Hepcsurvivor and Rose Ann, I swear your posts weren't there when I last posted or I would have responded. Thank you so much for sharing your stories with me! It's really nice to have a bit of...
Thanks themiz. I have contacted my doctor. I've had my blood tests and she is awaiting the results, as am I....
Hahaha tblount, grumpy old man practice :) Seems like you had it pretty rough I'm a 6th grade teacher so some people already thought I was grumpy. Your input has been very helpful. I will see if my...
I really appreciate the advice themiz, Rubi, and ppm guy. I am trying to stay sensitive to my body's needs. It is a wonderful body to have taken me this far in my life and I do have the utmost...
Well, I am 3 weeks in now. I've been on vacation and am going back to work tomorrow. Was glad for the extra chance to rest, but didn't use it that often. Still about a week before my first blood...
Thank you for the encouragement tblount. Congratulations on finishing your 12 weeks and your Not Detected status!!! I have been reading your comments in RoseAnn's thread and researching the ammonia...
Thank you for the information Rubi. I had never heard of cold urticaria before. Although it is colder now(it's been around 30° lately in the mornings), I am unsure if this is what I have. It might...