LOST1
04-08-2003, 01:49 PM
Howdy all-
I have been busier than all the critters with spring fever, I would just check in quickly to keep track of everyone, but have not had time to post, no fever in my cabin.
Shot # 11, One more to go to the first hurtle, shot #12 now dictates if you will do the full 48 wks being a genotype 1A, which is a good thing, if treatment is doing NO good for you at 12 weeks, they terminate treatment,
They just used to let you do the full 48 weeks regardless, another fact that they found out by brave souls enduring treatments, with results improving our present treatments, far from perfect, but at least improving, as we pioneer these treatments.
Well I did my shot last night watching Fear Factor, when Joe put cockroaches, worms and various other live bugs in a blender, and proceeded to make a bug shake for the poor contestants, he he, it was great, as I watched them gag, my pittaly little shot seemed insignificant, making it easy and no big deal.
Nothing new, for sides, my wife said I have been a little quick tempered the last week, well it is probably was because of all the new foot of snow and storms coming though, HEY- and from the South no less,
he he
Had my Grand baby son, all weekend, who I like to call----MINI-ME he he, anyway we went and played in the snow, we went quading [ATV], hunting wascaly wabbits, [be verwy qwiwite], shot our bows, went fishing, hiking, he is three and a half.
well wholllly, the way I ciphered it, 48 hrs with a grand baby, with the energy of ten, is like hiking around the world 298,642,000,000, times, he he, I was so beat on Sunday evening when he went home, I said "thank God" when his mom drove out the driveway, but by time I got to the door I was already missing him big time, he he, funny how that works.
I know of quite a few people switching from Peg-Intron and others to Pegasys lately, because the others are statistically said to be a little harsher than the Pegasys, many had positive effects immediately, with fewer sides, some also did not change much either, but again some are just not tolerant to any treatment
Next week the Specialist will take my blood personally for the "after the big # 12 shot", and I will find out if I will continue, -which I think I will and could do standing on my head, --ok would you believe -sitting in my easy chair? he he
HOOOOOOYA
I cannot wait for this new snow to be gone, its going fast, and its getting warmer; I have a ballzillion things I want to do outside.
At # 11, I still find that if I feel any sides coming on, I chug back at least one bottle of water and the symtoms disappear immediately, that’s cool.
I also found out the protocol from the Pegasys treatment here, was the normal suggested amounts of Tylenol, [on the bottle] with no damages or bad effects, [this did not include people with a high stage or cirrhosis]
although suggested to limit the Xtra Tylenol unless in you were in great pain, which I still have not taken a full daily limit, though the study they found that some had good success with one 200 mg Ibphophene and one regular Tylenol, the mixture was a great recipe for all the sides, both head aches and joint pain, again remember to talk to your Doc before taking or changing any drugs.
If I have sounded over defensive lastly, I apologize, to anyone that may have taken offence, anything I stated was not meant to be offensive, must have been that damn storm keeping us indoors for a week, when its spring and we are supposed to be running though the fields naked and stuff. He he
Hope all your family members come home safe and quick.
Be Positive be well, +
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--Get Outdoors-Enjoy Life----Neil
I have been busier than all the critters with spring fever, I would just check in quickly to keep track of everyone, but have not had time to post, no fever in my cabin.
Shot # 11, One more to go to the first hurtle, shot #12 now dictates if you will do the full 48 wks being a genotype 1A, which is a good thing, if treatment is doing NO good for you at 12 weeks, they terminate treatment,
They just used to let you do the full 48 weeks regardless, another fact that they found out by brave souls enduring treatments, with results improving our present treatments, far from perfect, but at least improving, as we pioneer these treatments.
Well I did my shot last night watching Fear Factor, when Joe put cockroaches, worms and various other live bugs in a blender, and proceeded to make a bug shake for the poor contestants, he he, it was great, as I watched them gag, my pittaly little shot seemed insignificant, making it easy and no big deal.
Nothing new, for sides, my wife said I have been a little quick tempered the last week, well it is probably was because of all the new foot of snow and storms coming though, HEY- and from the South no less,
he he
Had my Grand baby son, all weekend, who I like to call----MINI-ME he he, anyway we went and played in the snow, we went quading [ATV], hunting wascaly wabbits, [be verwy qwiwite], shot our bows, went fishing, hiking, he is three and a half.
well wholllly, the way I ciphered it, 48 hrs with a grand baby, with the energy of ten, is like hiking around the world 298,642,000,000, times, he he, I was so beat on Sunday evening when he went home, I said "thank God" when his mom drove out the driveway, but by time I got to the door I was already missing him big time, he he, funny how that works.
I know of quite a few people switching from Peg-Intron and others to Pegasys lately, because the others are statistically said to be a little harsher than the Pegasys, many had positive effects immediately, with fewer sides, some also did not change much either, but again some are just not tolerant to any treatment
Next week the Specialist will take my blood personally for the "after the big # 12 shot", and I will find out if I will continue, -which I think I will and could do standing on my head, --ok would you believe -sitting in my easy chair? he he
HOOOOOOYA
I cannot wait for this new snow to be gone, its going fast, and its getting warmer; I have a ballzillion things I want to do outside.
At # 11, I still find that if I feel any sides coming on, I chug back at least one bottle of water and the symtoms disappear immediately, that’s cool.
I also found out the protocol from the Pegasys treatment here, was the normal suggested amounts of Tylenol, [on the bottle] with no damages or bad effects, [this did not include people with a high stage or cirrhosis]
although suggested to limit the Xtra Tylenol unless in you were in great pain, which I still have not taken a full daily limit, though the study they found that some had good success with one 200 mg Ibphophene and one regular Tylenol, the mixture was a great recipe for all the sides, both head aches and joint pain, again remember to talk to your Doc before taking or changing any drugs.
If I have sounded over defensive lastly, I apologize, to anyone that may have taken offence, anything I stated was not meant to be offensive, must have been that damn storm keeping us indoors for a week, when its spring and we are supposed to be running though the fields naked and stuff. He he
Hope all your family members come home safe and quick.
Be Positive be well, +
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--Get Outdoors-Enjoy Life----Neil