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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / June 2008"Symptom of the Week"
I'm thinking about writing a column here, it would be called "Symptom of the Week". It might go something like this; "Hi Boys and Girls, Well this week, we're talking about the "Itchies", is YOUR back covered in scabs from scratching, well HEY, that's just like the rest of US! So, send me all your wonderful tips and any suggestions you'd like to share on lotions, potions etc. Well, that's all the time we have today kids, stayed tuned, who knows what next week will bring: nausea, depression, HEY, always a surprise!! TC Nothin like a sense of humor to get you thru, TC ;) Yeah the itchies have been a big topic around here. I used Aveeno Cream and if you have a tub, Aveeno bath soaks - Grandma always went with OATMEAL soaks and frankly I think that's where the Aveeno baths came from..... It's a bugger and like you I found the sides changed constantly and often....sometimes they overlapped, sometimes one eased up only to be replaced by others. I got tired of family asking me daily "How are you" because all I could say in all honesty was "I"m the same as I have been, what can I say, that's not going to change until I get thru this thing...." How far thru tx are you now? > Nothin like a sense of humor to get you thru, TC ;) > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > How far thru tx are you now? HiYa Dbo! Well, this is week 12, I get my blood tested mon to see if i'm "a responder" or dead meat. How bout you? how far you into it? Tc TC I am a year and a half post tx. Ding Dong the Dragons Dead, as they say. :) Keep on pushin and do whatever you have to do to keep wailin away on that sucker, deal with the sides, stick it out... Kick that DRagons a.s - tx will kick your a.s right back, its a heck of a war, but a winnable one. We'll be waiting to hear something soon on your test results. Got the fingers crossed. I did not quite make it to undetectable at 12 week, but was way past the 2 log(?) drop and just barely still detectable at that point, which was a thrill to hear at the time... > I'm thinking about writing a column here, it would be called "Symptom > of the Week". It might go something like this; "Hi Boys and Girls, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > nausea, depression, HEY, always a surprise!! > TC Sarna lotion. Stinks to high heaven, but it helps. > > I'm thinking about writing a column here, it would be called "Symptom > > of the Week". It might go something like this; "Hi Boys and Girls, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Sarna lotion. Stinks to high heaven, but it helps. Thanks Thp, I'll look for it, TC >I'm thinking about writing a column here, it would be called "Symptom >of the Week". It might go something like this; "Hi Boys and Girls, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >nausea, depression, HEY, always a surprise!! >TC First and foremost: avoid *hot* water, always use the coolest water you can live with in the bath. Beyond that, don't scrub yourself dry, and use some kind of moisturizing treatment directly after bathing, to help retain moisture in the skin. And don't forget to stay well hydrated! Cheers /greyhackles > I'm thinking about writing a column here, it would be called "Symptom > of the Week". It might go something like this; "Hi Boys and Girls, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > nausea, depression, HEY, always a surprise!! > TC Hey TC, I have to say I agree with the Avenno-It takes a good day or two before you noticed a difference and you have to use it everyday! Also if it gets.. bad my doc suggested cortisone-I used the Cortaid spray and it helped A LOT!! I hope you get good news about your VL. I found out at week 14 I showed a negative for Hep C. I have not said to much to too many people.I don't know that" I believe it yet"-being a geno type 1 and a two time non- responder (prior to transplant). Are you on any procrit?Mood altering drugs?? I have learned to say yes to the drugs-they help-you can ask any of my family members ,or strangers who still have there heads attached to their necks! Well keep the fight and make sure you laugh at yourself at least once a day-Dragons don't do laughter....Well-that's what I hear(tee-he). Wally's girl > I'm thinking about writing a column here, it would be called "Symptom > of the Week". It might go something like this; "Hi Boys and Girls, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > nausea, depression, HEY, always a surprise!! > TC I have to send out three cheers for Aquaphor. I went to the doc recently and told her about how bad my itchies had gotten, and also how on my hands I had started to develop these odd little patches of paper dry skin that hurt like a #@$! and were about to tear open and she gave me a couple little tubes of the stuff. Freakish amazing how well it works and the smallest bit goes a loooong way. Stopped my itchies within moments and though I have to keep applying it a couple times a day, the patchy dry bits are starting to warm back up too. ribbit, Frogger > > I'm thinking about writing a column here, it would be called "Symptom > > of the Week". It might go something like this; "Hi Boys and Girls, [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Frogger Thanks for info Frogger, I'll ask my doc for it! Good luck to you! TC > > > I'm thinking about writing a column here, it would be called "Symptom > > > of the Week". It might go something like this; "Hi Boys and Girls, [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Thanks for info Frogger, I'll ask my doc for it! Good luck to you! > TC So it didn't occur to me when I got it from my doc, but Aquaphor isn't a prescription. You can get it at any drugstore I guess. I had never seen it before and my doc had samples laying around so she gave me a couple to try but I guess you can get it anywhere. Here it is on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Eucerin-Aquaphor-Healing-Ointment-396/dp/B000296DVY Prescription or not, it's great stuff for itchies! ribbit, Frogger |
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