1st shot on 26th, ok so far.
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From: Jamffer on 29 Mar 2008 08:27 I had slight reaction the first two days but now it's almost zero and I feel like normal again. According to that, treatment is going to be very easy. I'm doing 48 weeks 1,200 mg. Ribavirin 180 mcg Pegasys genotype HCV 1b. I feel great. Cheers. Jamffer "topcat" <hopin(a)live.com> wrote in message news:ba1316a9-3645-41ef-a5d8-3c99aa6219f3(a)s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com... On Mar 27, 2:28 pm, "Jamffer" <jamf...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > 1st shot on 26th, ok so far. Only slight flu symptoms. > > Just a little body aches and feverish feeling but not too severe yet. Not > quite as bad as expected. > > I had almost the same symptoms before treatment so I don't know whether it's > the virus or the treatment. > > I done the shot yesterday at 6 pm and today I didn't feel much side effects > until after noon (is that normal?). > > So far I took Ibuprofen twice and might take it again today. I could do > without it but get sick of being slightly flu feeling. > > This is not really very bad though and quite doable, so far. > > Jamffer (battling the micro-dragons) Jamffer, glad to hear it went well for you, I take my first shot tonight so this is encouraging. I started the pill this morning, and didn't notice anything different. Take Care, TopCat
From: Cactus Jammies on 31 Mar 2008 15:37 Jamffer, The Wall when and if you hit it, should be about shot six thru eight. Remember just like many other pharmaceuticals, Riba takes some time to get up to clinical levels in your system. The Interferon and the Riba are designed to work in concert. When your Riba gets up to its working level, it synergizes with the Interferon. Then.... cheers and good luck to both you and Topcat cactus jammies ------------------------------------ "Jamffer" <jamffer(a)hotmail.com> wrote > Well Sara, I sure know who to go to when things go bad (which they might) > Jamffer, Killing the dragon. well, you might say you are selecting your arrows for the match yet to come
From: Normin on 29 Mar 2008 12:35 (snipped) >> >> Ok guys, I don't want to rain on your parade, but keep a >> couple >> things in mind. The treatments will progressively take their >> toll on your bodies the longer you keep putting the drugs into >> your systems. (snipped)>> Sara >> >> >> > I feel great today. If it gets worse I'll deal with it. Three > days and no > rash at injection site and no symptoms. > Doctor and nurses at VA say a few people have a very easy time > with > treatment. I asked them how many they have treated they said > "several > hundreds". > It's possible that it could get worse but I'm not going to plan > on that. > Sorry to hear that yours was difficult. > Jamffer > > ===== <grin> ok, Jamffer. I'm glad you are feeling great today, and doing so well so far. And, my TX was not difficult, that was one of the points I was trying to make - I think it was average and fairly normal -- in fact my doctor (from a very large teaching hospital which has treated thousands) was amazed at how WELL I did....it's a cumulative thing though, and I was trying to share some of the things you guys need to be aware of that you could possibly have to deal with down the road. I actually had it pretty easy compared to many of the others who posted here about their treatments! Most of what I listed were 'minor' issues, fairly easily resolved and I was able to adapt to them. My reason for listing some of the things I experienced was NOT to be negative and try to pull you down, but to help you to be aware of things that 'might' come up that you will want to deal with right away if/when they do, so that they don't become major issues for you. I sure hope that you are able to breeze through the treatment with no tough side effects to deal with at all... but in reality, I'll be very surprised if you do. good luck :) Sara who appreciated all the folks here who shared their experiences with me so that I could be prepared for possible side effects when they came up.
From: Normin on 29 Mar 2008 12:52 (snipped) > > I feel great today. If it gets worse I'll deal with it. Three > days and no > rash at injection site and no symptoms. > Doctor and nurses at VA say a few people have a very easy time > with > treatment. I asked them how many they have treated they said > "several > hundreds". > It's possible that it could get worse but I'm not going to plan > on that. > Sorry to hear that yours was difficult. > Jamffer- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Well Sarah, hmnn, thanks for the warning. Had my first shot last night, and like you Jmaffer, no problems so far. Maybe me and you will be the exception to the rule. If not, maybe we can comiserate together. It's snowing and blowing like crazy here, I stocked up on movies for the weekend just in case I was down. think I'll pop in "no country for old men" to see what the hoopla is all about. take care. TC ============= Let us know if it's worth watching? sorry if you guys took my words as a negative thing. I just know when I started tx, I was glad to hear what others experienced. If 'weird' things start happening while you guys are on tx, remember that many here have been there and dealt with the weirdness and you may find some answers here. I just feel that the better prepared you are to recognize possible side effects, the sooner you may realize you might have something going on that you want to deal with asap. One more thing -- many of the people that do post here are probably more informed about the virus and how to deal with it than most doctors! Not me by any stretch of the imagination, but there are some here who have spent a lot of time and energy researching and learning all about this issue, and I trust their advice and opinions. This is the single most knowledgable group that I've found on the web when it comes to HepC. again, good luck! I sure hope you both breeze through tx with very minimal sides and no big issues to deal with! Sara who's wondering if she should mention the hair loss/thinning/breakage/weirdness thing yet
From: Jamffer on 29 Mar 2008 14:02
"topcat" <hopin(a)live.com> wrote in message news:a9489bfe-132b-433d-ab6f-9ed6ff11e2ee(a)s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com... >Well Sarah, hmnn, thanks for the warning. Had my first shot last >night, and like you Jmaffer, no problems so far. Maybe me and you >will be the exception to the rule. If not, maybe we can comiserate >together. It's snowing and blowing like crazy here, I stocked up on >movies for the weekend just in case I was down. think I'll pop in "no >country for old men" to see what the hoopla is all about. >take care. >TC Well TC, so today I don't have (any) symptoms of treatment. For two days I felt a little achy but not too big a deal. I have the number of the HCV nurse in charge of VA treatment so if any issues come up I can call and leave a message. She and her assistant nurse do little else but HCV treatment all day. They treat many hundreds of Western New York Veterans. They said to not worry about next week, to deal with it when it gets here. They said that more have an easier time than difficult. Unless they were trying to be positive for my benefit. They did say that with Pegasys instead of Pegintron there are much less unpleasant issues. They claimed that Pegintron caused more injection site rashes and more of all the other issues too. The VA uses Pegasys exclusively now. I'm lucky that the local VA Clinic is two blocks away for some blood work. I still have to drive 77.5 mi. to Buffalo VA Hospital for virus count, four more times in 48 wks. How did you make out with your headaches? I get lower back pain sometimes if I walk too many miles in a row. I sure am ready for warmer weather, yesterday I done my spring bike cleaning and am waiting for the snow to thaw and chill factor to go above 40F. How much Ribavirin are you doing? 1200mg for me. The nurse said that they wanted to be aggressive enough to knock the nastys down to undetectable as soon as possible. My weight is 170 lbs when I started tx. Keep posting, kick the dragons butt. Jamffer |