Welcome To My "HEP C" Life

Hepatitis C is a blood disease that affects the liver. There is a tx that I am now on which is a mixture of "interferon" injections 1x a week and 1200mg in pill form of "Ribavirin" dailly. This is an extreme and rigorous 48 week treatment and I have started september 22nd 2006

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Location: moundsview, Minnesota, United States

Friday, November 17, 2006

Shot Day #9

It's been a month since I last had my labs done. I will be going in again this morning at 10 to have them done. I only need to go in monthly now, The first month they need to monitor my levels weekly, and then after about a month they do it monthly. I can't believe a whole month has almost gone by since my last labs. Time sure is going by.

I will more than likely do my shot after I get home from my labs. My first day is tolerable after my shot so I haven't worried so much these last few weeks when I should take it. It's the days after that are up for grabs, But i have learned to live with it and I know what to expect.

I slept for so long yesterday that I have been up half the night. It's 4 am and I will lay back down shortly here to make room for a couple more dreams before I need to wake up and go get my blood taken.

I am not liking the fact that I had to stand up my friend yesterday, again, because I was too exhausted and tired to move. I don't like this side effect of the treatment. Thank God he is a friend and is understanding and is tolerable of me. That means a lot. Cause this is not easy. I wish I didn't have to make and break appointments with friends and also not be able to do other things with people when they ask me to. This is hard to tell them "No" I hope they truly understand that it is not them, I would love to, it's just this Fricken treatment I am on.

2 Comments:

Blogger Ample said...

I too have had to cancel many plans with friends. Even when I make plans now, I openly state the option to cancel at the last minute, or to not show at all. Sometimes I give a percentage... like it's 50-50 I'll be there, or really only 20% I'll make it. They have all accepted it really well. We joke about next year, that I'll be unstopable... but for this year.... it's hard to go at all. Hang in there -Ample

11/17/2006 4:25 AM  
Blogger Jim said...

Hey, this is exciting. I will put you on my favorites. I am blogging at two spots, same material, long story.

I will be back to visit. The good news about blogging is it is hard to be stood up! I will only be stood up if you don't write.

11/17/2006 11:38 AM  

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