I don't have any words of wisdom................but I will offer you some encouragement and hope to kill the virus.

Try to hang in there honey..............we'll all root for you:):):)

We are all with you. For me the second half of treatment has been way easier than the first. You can do it! We are cheering you on.....

on shot 4 and i have also had a time of it, but today is the first day I have felt have decent since I started, been up for 7 hours straight and am now ready for a nap, but i think itsdifferent for everyone, above all else be totally honest with your doc, I make a list between visits, or call up if i feel really bad, they have seen it all i am sure, best of luck
Sayraw

Good newsis on the way darling our prayers are being answered, i couldn't fully do the treatment either cause of the serious side effects of the treatment. But soon we won't need treatment anymore, it iwll be obsolete, i think that is why they are pushing it so much nowadays they know there days are numbered spread the word to all your hcv friends.

http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/20120403law.html

It is a battle.
Sometimes it is a very hard fight.
Be strong and do not give up.
You can do this.
Best wishes to you

bestshot......

help is why we all are here.....
what treatment are you doing??

Tell your Dr about your issues, maybe take this post you wrote, and ask for help there, too.....
There are anti depressants and anti anxiety meds that make treatment so much more tolerable...........they really work...
i take them and early in tx, had a few small bouts of depression back in November...i was 3/12 weeks into tx, plus i became anemic.....

I will be thinking of you tomorrow, and look forward to hear how you are doing.....
best, jibi

Thanks all,
I spoke to my nurse a little while ago and she wants me on anti-depressants right away. I am trying to get hold of my dr. to arrange this. People keep asking me what I am on and that even confusses me. I really think these dr.s are trying to confuse me. lol From what I can tell it is peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin. Next week I start another one but I don't know the name of that one yet. They did tell me and I didn't think to write it down. All I know is that one can cause anemia and rashes. Not looking forward to more drugs.

If you have been on peg inf and ribavirin for 4 weeks, you will be adding the drug victrelis.....

I take very gentle meds.....easy on the liver, too....
lamictal 200 mg 1x day
and wellbutrin xl... 1x day this one also helps with the brain fog
and works awesome!!!!!
Best wishes.....

Hi bestshot, sounds like you really need to see the doctor and make them work for their money! I don't have much experience with tx (am 4 weeks into it) but it does sound like you may need those antidepressants. Its more likely your family will be worried about you than sick of you, if the roles were reversed I am sure you would absolutely love your them through this too, but they probably don't know what to do or how to help.

I hope you can manage to hang in there a bit longer because that next drug will up your chances of clearing it, it would be really good if you can clear it this time and not ever have to do treatment again!! imagine that not having Hep C and never having to think about doing treatment again. I hope you can get to see the doctor soon.

I'm on the Pegy 2alpha and Riba at the mo as well about 4 weeks in I'm not having as much sx as you though but am really run down today big Ol nasty coldsore, tired and yellow as a sunflower! and the nausea not great, we wont mention the toilet problems :-) Thankfully not depressed but have been a bit nasty to hubby, poor hubby....

Drink lots of water!

i think JeffAlone said it best. It's a battle, or maybe it's even better to think of it as as war

The little bastard virus's may be winning this battle, and maybe the next. But you're likely to win the war if you keep up the meds

Go see the doctor and get better tools, ammunition and drugs, to fight the battle. Put on your helmet, kevlar vest, and declare war.

I just finished 40 weeks, UND, and hated every moment of it. But wowwie, seeing the lab results with no viral load is pretty darn enjoyable

mornin bestshot.......... I have not started 3rd tx yet, but am a pro at makin it through the entire 48 weeks on the last 2 tx's. What got me through tx was #1........ this group of people.. I wouldnt have made it WITHOUT EVERYONE HERE! @nd........ dig down deep within yourself. Find that INNER STRENGTH that we all have, we just have to wanna find it and keep fighting! Get mad at the Dragon, tell youeslf........... I WILL WIN!!!!!!!!!!! THESE MEDS ARE NOT GONNA BE STRONGER THAN ME!!!!!! Try to find some humor in all of this nightmare! You CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!! We all wanted to quit and throw in the towell at some point, but we kept on pushin........... YOU can do this too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sending out positive vibes for ya sweetie! Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..............YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prayers are with you. I went through transfusions and all the sides early on. If you can get through the early days, it might get better. I'm thinking of you!

Hope you are feeling better today............let us know how the doc's visit goes:):)

Hi bestshot,

I haven't started my triple treatment yet. I start on April 27th, and am very grateful that I have found this place and these wonderful people who are or did go through it before me.
The one thing that I have in place right now, that gives me peace of mind before I even start is that I have a wonderful personal physician. He has promised that he will take care of me throughout all the trials and tribulations of this treatment. I can easily get ahold of him when I need anything and I think that my Hep C doctor would be harder to reach. So I have that in place. I will of course let the Hep C doc know what I'm going through, but my PCP will be handleing my additional meds as needed. He will probably give my husband some too! =) God knows he will need it I'm sure.
From what I have gathered, these symptoms get better the futher along you go, at least for the majority of people. Hang in there and take it day by day. I agree that you need some anti anxiety, or anti depressants ASAP though. My PCP told me once about a big burley Marine who was doing the Hep C treatment and got really depressed. He said that he wished that he wouldn't have waited so long to tell him because it would have been easier on him to get straightened out and sooner. He said, don't try and be tough. If you need something, just let me know, not a problem. So I will do that and I think that it would be wise for you to as well.

I wish you the best and most of all send you encouragement to continue on, but with a little help from your friends, real ones or chemical ones.

take care

dear bestshot - i'm an svr - from nearly a decade ago but i remember it all very well. pegintron and ribo were my poisons. hopefully i can offer you a bit of encouragement: it DOES get better i promise you..and the end is definitely worth the means, so hope you can hang in there for the duration!!