Hepatitis C treatment support

i just had biopsy (liver) i cant take meds with interfuron i have to wait 2 years til something new comes out they r workin on it but may not have time for me i am stage 3 of 4 cirrosis sooooooooooooo hurry up and wait...........i have had 40 yrs do not drink gettin scary --__ lindajean

I contacted it in 1991 or 1992, drug usage, where I contacted it? I guess in Fort Walton Beach!

I Got a job butI won't be able to work

My job is full time caregiver. My husband has brain cancer Stage 4, blind, no car, no insurance. If I get started I'll never stop and I don't know how I'll be able to focus. Ya'll can send me any info. you have so I can take care of that too. Right now it's not active otherwise I'd really be bumming. Michael has no immune system due to radiation. Gotta go I'm delirious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I coughed up blood a couple hours one day about a week or so into starting the Hep C regimen. Now I just see blood every morning when I blow my nose but I have forced air heat (sucks royal ars!!) Get a humidifier and it should do the trick...It helped me onced I bought one and put it in my bedroom. :) Winter sucks the moisture out of the air.

Yes there grants available to cover the high co-pays costs.Try the Patient Advocate Foundation 421 Butler Farm Road Hampton, Virginia 23666 1-757-952-0118 or 1-866=512=3861 They are very helpful, application is easy. I hope this agency can help. Also, check with the manufacturer of the Pegasys and Ribavirin. There's also state aid. Good luck! Finding this grant took away alot of stresss. joanie B

Yes, except it is I who is going thru the treatment. I'm in Week 21. My partner of 13 years does not understand how tired I am, and constantly picks at me to clean the house, the yard, etc. (He is of the Old School, a man who believes men should not do any kind of housework, help with the pets, kids, yard work, ANYthing.) I've been fortunate to have not had the side effects too bad. I've had the nausea, vomiting, my hair is falling out, but mostly the fatigue. It is a side effect of the drugs, it wipes out the red blood cells. These cells carry oxygen to the muscles, so when you are low on them, you simply have no energy. You can't help it. I give myself injections of Procrit every 5 days, & that helps a little. Unless he is leaning into his "feel-bad" too much, he probably has a legitimate complaint. Is he on Procrit? There are a couple others that stimulate your bone marrow to make more red blood cells. Ask your docs. And remember - it will be over within 48 weeks. I've learned how to cope with the fatigue - I move slow, take tiny steps when I walk, rest often, find things to do that can be done sitting down (I make beaded earrings, set it all up on a tv tray in front of my chair).

I'm on the pegasys injections and ribravirin meds also. I feel like crap also, I'm wore out all the time. It's difficult to get the household tasks, shoveling, cooking, shopping and other things I need to do done bc I feel horrible but do what I can. I find that keeping myself well hydrated has worked for me with easing the symptoms. I also do a lot of research online for ideas to help myself feel better as I am by myself with my 5 year old son & 3 year old baby girl (pitbull) that depend on me to take care of them everyday. Here are the ideas I've found: ***Be as Physically active as you can (take about 30 min walk 3 X's day to get body excercise/blood moving-actually feel better!), Keep high calorie high protein snacks & fluids on hand (granola bars, protein bars, hard boiled eggs, peanut butter sandwich, gatorade, orange juice, water, nuts, trail mix), Eat your favorite foods on days you feel good, keep hard candy/gum near by for dry mouth...These are tips that I have found have worked for me plus I have my friends from church that pick me up to get us out of the house to do something it's usually only for 30-60 mins I'm out an about. Being active has helped me to feel better, I'm wore out when I get home but we get out. School events I prepare for...lol but I hope this information will help your husband a little bit. I learned it's all about diet, staying hydrated & excercise but then again this stuff is KILLER & hits everyone differently where as I'm the type of person that goes at it full bore thinking "I knew what I was getting into, Let's do this!!" I wish you & your husband the best of luck!! Google meals for chemo patients and see what you come up with...that's my next project. If I find something, I'll let you know :) Oh make him some Quaker Instant Oatmeal which has all the vitamins, nutrients, iron, fiber & good stuff he needs. it will help him with energy & feeling yucky. I make it on my bad days...it helps.