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By Mrs.Washington on Wed, 11-07-12, 19:22

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Hi I just joined this group and just wanted to say hi. I am on my second week of pegasys and ribavirin and feel like crap pretty much every second(yay). I have the usual symptoms of flu like aches and fever plus exhaustion sweating constant nausea and stomach pain after eating and near constant gas.

By tsc69 on Wed, 11-07-12, 20:05

Welcome, Mrs Washington, there are many of us here going thru it together. There are a lot of kind people who are willing to share what they have went thru. Hang in there!

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By ActingBrandNew on Fri, 11-09-12, 19:14

Mrs. Washington,

Welcome! Hi! On a positive note, sweating means your responding to the medication!Yes, thats what my DR said. If you get and break a fever, that's a really good sign! Hang in there!

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By kittyluvr on Sat, 11-10-12, 14:57

Welcome Mrs. Washington - I didn't know that about sweating, but I froze during the day & sweated all night while on tx. And my tx was successful so thats probably correct.
How long are you doing tx?
The sx are a bad bad trip but the will go away towards the end of your tx.
Good Luck & God Bless

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By tsc69 on Sat, 11-10-12, 16:37

That alarms me because I havent sweated at all, and my fevers are usually only 99.2 a couple days after injecting. So your saying if you dont have that, its prob not working?????

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By Mrs.Washington on Sat, 11-10-12, 18:10

Thank you all for your comments and support. I was thinking that the fevers were probably a good thing. I usually run a low grade fever during the day and by the afternoon when
I get home from work it's usually around 100.8. tsc69 are you running a fever right after your injections? I'm wondering if anyone else has sores in their mouth? For a few days it's been burning when I brush and today I looked and there are sores like when I drink too much orange juice. I didn't remember it being listed as a side effect but when I looked yes it was there. Lol I think I have almost all of them now. Anyone having homicidal rages when driving??? kitty my doctor said 6 months for treatment. I thought also that the longer on treatment the better the side effects but mine are getting worse I am pretty much limited to yogurt toast and cottage cheese right now in very small amounts my stomach can't stand anything else in it. Oh I have a tip on coffee for any of you that are getting sick drinking it-try kava brand instant it's acid neutralized. There is no way to get up at 5:00 a.m. to work with no caffeine!

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By tsc69 on Sat, 11-10-12, 20:30

Yes I just started getting sores on my tongue this week after I injected. As a friend from here stated...Treatment is the gift that keeps on giving!! lol Bless your heart for working, theres no way I could. I started out not very sick but I have tons of side effects now!

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By cornelia on Sat, 11-10-12, 20:41

Welcome, Mrs Washington. Hang in there, I am starting week 12 of triple incivek, genotype 1a. The side effects are horrendous & seem at some point to encompass my life. The itchy rash is the worse for me, followed by the brain fog & extreme fatigue. When I eat or drink sometimes it taste metallic. I get lots of hope from the online support group & try to take all their advice, drinks LOTS of water, get enough sleep, etc. I can't wait for this to be over. I took labs friday for viral load to see if I am undetectable at 12 weeks, I'm praying.

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By tsc69 on Sat, 11-10-12, 21:46

Im praying for you Cornelia

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By Mrs.Washington on Sun, 11-11-12, 14:16

Cornelia I am so sorry I have heard so many bad things about the incivek. I can't imagine itching on top of everything else hang in there hon and let us know what your lab results are. Tammy lol yes this medicine gives and gives doesn't it?

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