RynetteB
Status: Hope everyone is doing well!
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- Anybody out there that took neup. shots- did you experience racing heart or shortness of breath. I have a call into my dr. about it. I had lab this am so will find out if the neup. shots are helping. I have only had 3 of them and the sides are...
- Anybody have any advice about sores on tongue? Also, I have been experiencing a metallic taste off and on. thanks
- Just wondering if I should know anything before having a dentist appt. I have a part of a fiiling that came out. thanks
- My white count, red blood count, hemo are all low so the dr. is having me delay my shot this week to see if the counts can recover some- has this happened to anyone out there?Also any info on neupogen shots? I might have to start these if my counts...
- I had my appt. and got the good news. My dr. is still very concerned about my other counts being so low so he is having me skip my shot on Sat. and then see him again next Tuesday for lab. If they haven't recovered from not taking a shot this week,...
- Hi I had my dr. appt. today and my white count came up 1.1 to 1.3 -but the hemoglobin is down to 10- not real low. I will find out next week what my viral count is- it was 152,000. It takes one week to get the results for that test. He decreased my...
- I just got a call from my dr. and my white blood count dropped from 1.6 to 1.1 in the last week, so now he said to decrease my pegasys shot to 90 m. My first 3 shots were 180m - 4th shot 135m and now my 5th one will be 90. It worries me that I am...
- Hi My white blood count went from 4.3 to 1.6 from June 6 until today. My Dr. has decreased my pegasys from 180mg to 135mg. I am taking 800 mg of riba. pills per day(4) Has anybody out there experienced this? Thanks
- Hi Last night was the first time I gave my shot in my stomach. I got a bruise about 2 inch in diameter. I have not bruised on my legs, only a red spot with the first 2 shots. Is this normal?I take the pegasys shot- syringe type. thanks Rynetteb
- I have heard from a few of you about staying out of the sun while on treatment. I had planned on going back part- time at a golf course after I see how the side effects are. I have lotion with spf 70, and I am wondering if there is anyone out...
- I have just started shots and have the body aches really bad. I have been taking tylenol every 4-5 hours but that won't take me through the 24 hours when the bottle says not to take more than 8 pills in a 24 hour period. Any advice??
- I had written on Sunday that I was told that I could not work at the golf course because of Hep. C- I did some checking on the internet and called the First District Health Unit. I can work there- it is Hep. A that is food and air borne. I start...
- Hi I am feeling at peace that I will start shots this week. Well... last summer I had a part time job at a golf course, running the till, getting golf carts out,some cooking- hamburgers, appetizers, etc., driving the cart around the course selling...
- I saw my doctor today and the shots will start next week. He said that a lot of people are pretty sick the first 2 weeks, like a bad bout of the flu. I have read a lot on this site and haven't gotten that feeling that this is common. I get the idea...
- I had lab last Friday. I just got this in the mail from my Dr. LetterYour liver tests still are mildly elevated showing th ALT at 114 and AST of 72. Your bilirubin is normal at 0.8. If you wish to proceed with treatment for the hepatitusC, please...