Good luck with your treatment Bob.  How long are you treating for?  It
seems men do a little better as their muscle mass doesn't disappear as
fast as a woman.

Mags

No freaking out allowed :)  You CAN do this, Bob :)

Welcome to the world of Dragon Killing :)

Sara

Hi Bob,
Sorry, I didn't mean to freak you out. I wish you well in your tx. Let us
know how it goes.

My best wishes,
Barbara

Mags is our hero, Barb :)  She's truly been to hell over the past
12 months, and is just starting to find her way back out now....
But she stuck it!  She is one awesome cookie :)

Sara

Mags,
I understand and I wish you well and good health and no lasting side
effects. Thanks for your response.

Best wishes,
Barbara

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Right on Durango!  Well said.

Mags
changing my mind about the riba

Hi Sara,
Thanks for your reply.
I do understand if you have liver damage and high enzymes and feel sick and
tired all the time that you would feel quicker to treat.
I wish you well and that you clear the virus.
For me, I'm struggling with anticipation and haven't even had the biopsy
yet.
My enzymes have been normal for the 10 years I've been testing and I don't
have symptoms. I just went for an ultrasound and will schedule for a biopsy
and will see from there.
Thanks for your post and wish you the very best.

Barbara

This is for anyone diagnosed with Hep C who is offered treatment.  I'm
Geno 3 and to make a real long story short because I have good news for
you - here goes.  Today I'll do my 9th injection and then I'll only
have 15 more to go to complete the 24 weeks of tx.  As far as side
effects go, I have had a few bouts with diarhea, mild to severe
anxiety, a few crazy dreams and sleepless nights, a wierd little rash
on the top of both my feet, lost about 10 pounds at first and have
gained back 5. I have had some episodes of lower leg and foot
circulation and I still don't know what that's about and if it
continues or becomes worse I'll tell a doctor.  In the very beginning
of treatment my periods started back and I had terrible PMS. That
happened to me on weeks 3 and 4 and now its back to what it was -
nothing.   (I'd been free from that for about a year)    This week I
began to notice the fatigue people speak of on tx and you'll know it if
it hits you its like no other tiredness I've ever had.  It is this -
walking up four flights of steps and you are only half way there and
you don't know if you have the energy to get to the top and you don't
want to give in and go back down and wait for the elevator.  I couldn't
figure out why my Dr. told me he would prefer it if I took it easy on
weight training and kickboxing and now I now why.  I'd probably injure
myself from trying to do what I used to do.  So, I'll be lazy and wait
for this to be over - I've missed out on workouts for long periods of
time before -usually due to feeling lousy from symptoms of Hep C!  Hmmm
what else - yesterday I noticed I was peeling around my ankles.  That's
from a little bit of sun I got while on vacation and yes - I did go on
vacation with the meds and had a great time - felt wonderful. And, last
night I was up at 3:00 a.m. with a head ache.  I took two aspirin with
oj and went back to bed.  (Dhaaa!)  Probably, the worst part of all of
this has been my Dr.  He's an a.s and I will probably ask my family
physician who I really like to monitor me from here on out if there are
no serious problems.  He wanted me to see a specialist, I did see the
guy a few times, he's an a.s and I don't wanna see him anymore.  I
wonder if the anxiety comes from this Dr.  Anyway - enough of that
don't want to waste time whining although people that know me would get
a good laugh from that last statement!  The way I look at this thing
now is I wish I'd never researched Hep C after I was dxed.  I panicked
from what I read online.  I went into denial and caused myself more
liver damage.  I am between a stage 2 and stage 3 of fibrosis.  I think
we need to look at it this way - you have a life threatening disease
but there is a treatment.  Percentage wise - we have a great
opportunity to be rid of this disease and reverse some to all damage
done.  Why hesitate?  Go for it!  If it becomes too terrible we can
chose to quit.  But I don't know of anyone who would chose to die from
liver disease.  Its the worst.  Good luck to you and everyone here
going through this.  Peace & Love - Abby

Yeah, I read the posible side effects and that's what freaked me out. I
don't like hearing death as a side effect and irreversible side effects.
Anyone you get my drift.
I wish you the very best.
Thanks,
Barbara

Thank you Kathy, it does help. Nothing beats hearing from someone who has
been through it. And I'm very glad to hear that you are improving. Hope you
continue to improve.
Thanks so much for taking the time to think about my question and answering
it.
Barbara

Get out. I will not be having any Tx hangovers. In a few weeks, I'm
just going to blow this nightmare like a bad dream. -bg

Thanks Russ.