It's recommended you also see an optamologist and get an EKG besides
getting yourself a haircut.  :-)
Elmo

http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile

ooops, it's spelled opthamologst (i teenk)
Elmo

http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile

I'm a type II diabetic also and was told to monitor my blood sugar three
times a day.  Seems that the stress of treatment can cause your liver to
dump plenty of glucose that it wouldn't normally create.   I was also given
some fast acting insulin to have availible just to make sure I could control
my glucose levels.
Welcome to the Dragon Slayers club,
Julie

You may want to have a plan for dealing with the emotional
side effects.  I went on an anti-depressant 6 weeks before
beginning treatment since it takes a while for it to start
working.  Of course it doesn't have to be that, it can be
a support group or an exercise plan you can initiate whenever
you get the blues...whatever you think will work for you.
For me, plan A was chocolate but the whole appetite thing
nixed that..so plan B it is :-)

AG

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:32:49 GMT, "Booger" <dan@dpci.NOSPAM.us>, in
message ID <BWcSc.17398$cK.2347@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>, in
the newsgroup alt.support.hepatitis-c wrote:

I'm not going to say that this is absolutley necessary but I laid in a
good stock of cheap toothbrushes.  I have been changing them most
weeks as I sometimes bleed when I brush.  I've read that the virus can
live up to 2 months outside the body.  So theoretically, it may be
possible (though very unlikely) to re-infect onesself if not changing
toothbrush during tx.  I picked mine up from an ASDA (Walmart) store
for the UK equivalent of about 45 cents each.

Regarding non -medical stuff it's probably a good idea to organise
your bill paying and other practical issues.  The thinking can get
pretty foggy at times on tx and it's easy to forget things.  Try to
keep life simple while on it.
If you are allowed guns where you live, it may be a good idea to have
them way out of reach.  Good anger management is not a side effect of
tx - even for normally placid people.

I would suggest saline spray for your nose booger!

You might want to make sure you have some stuff to help with side effects.
You could have a fever at first, so wouldn't hurt to have a thermometer on
hand, along with something for a fever. Check with your doc as to what to
use as some things are too hard on the liver.   Skin can be a problem during
treatment.  You may wish to make sure you have something that would be easy
on the skin in bathing.
I had serious problems with dry scalp for a while, and found that
anti-dandruff shampoos helped some.
Of course, you've probably already heard to plan on drinking lots of water.
I find that if I keep plenty of ice on hand that I drink water better.  I
stop on the way home every Friday and buy another bag of ice for the week.
You might want something for up-set stomach and/or nausea.
Getting a haircut was a great idea someone mentioned.  I have found it so
hard to get in to get a haircut, so starting off with a haircut is probably
a good idea.
If you have errands that you know have to be taken care of in the next
couple of months, might want to get them out of the way....if possible.
Just a few ideas for whatever it is worth.
Susie