I take the ribivirin, with my clinical trial meds, so I eat peanut butter and yogurt.

with the incivek (3X a day.. precisely every 8 hours) you have to eat 20 grams of fat in some form or another.... so odd to be thinking i need to eat fat grams when i've been non fat foods for so long

yes, I know that by the end of this trial I will not be able to look at peanut butter or yogurt again, but so far it is working fine, no side effects at all.

i'm so happy for you that you are responding so well!! congrats... and nice to have someone to talk to about this also.. other friends just don't understand

friends are scared of us, scared that we may infect them, I guess I don't blame them. But, to actually have someone to talk to about all that we go through is so great, I have only met one other person who has it, I met him from the clinical trial I am on, and we talk about how we are doing, I am 3 days ahead of him, he tried the other treatments 2 times and failed, this trial has cured geno 1A 100%. I do not know if it will last, but today I feel like I have not felt in a very long time. Good Luck with your treatment and remember more and more treatments are coming out everyday.

i have a facebook friend in california who is going thru this... i was able to help her with info prior to her starting and now she has incivek info for me.... praying for a positive response!

Good luck, keep us posted on your progress.

Hey jamama, welcome to DS. I bought a 'fat counter' book to help w/the 20 grams. You have to make sure you get the 20 so you the meds go to your liver. There's a little extra sx (side effect) that comes w/this that we call 'butt burn'. Mine went away after I made sure I had enough solid fat & plenty of water. Water is very important.
Breakfast ideas: French toast Eggo waffles w/butter & syrup.
scrambled eggs w/2 tbs of cream or whole milk & a piece of toast w/butter. Oatmeal made w/whole milk + 2-4 tbs cream + butter.
Avacado's have 20 gr fat, a can of sardines in olive oil, 2 tbs peanut butter, 2 oz cheese,
Good luck w/everything.

And I had ice cream every night with a cookie! Just finished incivek yesterday. Now I'm going on a diet.

you must have had sustained response to get thru all the incivek... it's my understanding that at 4 weeks if not responding they discontinue.

when i did the ribivirin/pegasys only 5 years ago i ate like a pig and lost 15 pounds.... and hair.. LOL

what time in the morning did you start with your first dose of incivek? i'm debating how early i want to get up and try to eat right away... or how late to stay up... what a dilemna! (thanks for the reply.. just stocked up on my very fattening favorite greek yogurt)

bacon and eggs or pepperoni stick and a chunk of cheese. I would cut the cheese up ahead of time so I had them all in a baggie ready to go. You can take cheese with you if you need it, too.

good idea on the grab and go pkg... cheese and crackers cause i'm sure there will be times when i'm not here at that particular time... i'm gonna sign up for the text messaging reminders... they sure didn't have that 5 years ago when i did the first treatment

I set my cell phone alarm for 5:30am, feed the cat, make my brkfst, take the pills by around 6am. Go back to sleep (or try to ) till around 7:30 or 8. Cereal & fruit later on, then start eating fatty lunch about 1:30, to take pills by 2. Lite dinner, like soup or big salad, maybe a piece of fish & veg, ice cream by 9:30-10. The problem is being so tired at night and having to stay up & wait for last set of pills. sometimes fall asleep on couch waiting.
You fall into the routine after the first week or so. I'm glad you're pre-planning your food. It makes it much easier.
Most of us keep things on hand like nuts (2 oz) to grab & go.. I always kept a pkg of two inciv in my pocketbook so i would have them if I was out. A nice, greasy piece of pepperoni pizza & a bag of chips is at least 20 grams. I did that a couple of times.

It is important to have stuff planned and on hand for when you really start feeling like crap. It gets monotonous after a while though. 12 weeks and you can celebrate! Try to eat real food not just junk food. Your body will be going through alot in the 12 weeks, so you need to take care of it and feed it too.

i worked thru my last 48 week treatment 5 years agi.... had one 24 hour stay in hospital with transfusion.... the anemia and the itching are my huge concerns... i'm retired now so work won't interfere