Medication
About a year and a half has gone by since i have been on the antiviral medication. I really could see a huge improvement in my health. I would still have some symptoms but most of the time my illness wasn't holding me back. I would push my self to far every once in a while at be in bed for a week but after i found my limits i was doing much better. It helped a lot that my animals and my job gave me something to look forward to and help push me out of bed no matter how bad i was feeling.
About eight months ago i saw my self starting to get worse again. Of course just because i was worse everyday life didn't stop. I had people and animals counting on me. So i kept going and slowly got back to the same place i was before i started treatment. My doctor suggested another round of the antiviral medication but for a shorter amount of time. I think i was on it for three months the second time. Its like it just gave me enough push to feel okay again. I never feel %100 but after the treatment i feel like i can function at a normal level... for a while anyway.
This summer i am starting to feel worse. I hate seeing my self start to get bad again but have no way to change it. Over the summer i went on vacation to California with my best friend. Since i have gotten back about two months ago now i have been very worn down and sick. I have still been working and giving lessons from home which i love and don't want to stop but its really hard on me when i am feeling bad all the time. It really makes me realize that i will struggle with this for the rest of my life.
My mom suggest that i start back for round three of treatment. This will never go away completely so maybe i have to do Antiviral med. every year to help control it. The thought of that is very scary. The antiviral medication scares me too because it kills blood cells. (all blood cells, the good and bad) This can mean that the cancer cells that everyone has in there body could take over and cause me to have cancer. Its just very hard to weigh my options...
About eight months ago i saw my self starting to get worse again. Of course just because i was worse everyday life didn't stop. I had people and animals counting on me. So i kept going and slowly got back to the same place i was before i started treatment. My doctor suggested another round of the antiviral medication but for a shorter amount of time. I think i was on it for three months the second time. Its like it just gave me enough push to feel okay again. I never feel %100 but after the treatment i feel like i can function at a normal level... for a while anyway.
This summer i am starting to feel worse. I hate seeing my self start to get bad again but have no way to change it. Over the summer i went on vacation to California with my best friend. Since i have gotten back about two months ago now i have been very worn down and sick. I have still been working and giving lessons from home which i love and don't want to stop but its really hard on me when i am feeling bad all the time. It really makes me realize that i will struggle with this for the rest of my life.
My mom suggest that i start back for round three of treatment. This will never go away completely so maybe i have to do Antiviral med. every year to help control it. The thought of that is very scary. The antiviral medication scares me too because it kills blood cells. (all blood cells, the good and bad) This can mean that the cancer cells that everyone has in there body could take over and cause me to have cancer. Its just very hard to weigh my options...
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Just wondering what anti-viral drug are you getting? I take Zovirax but it was prescribed for my Chronic reactivated mono that I\'e now had for 2 yeras. and I\'ve been on that antiviral for 2 years straight 3 times a day 800mg each pill. I didn\'t know anything about antivirals killing blood cells. I\'ll have to read more about that. I sent you a friend request. Hope to chat with you soon.
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