Hi Jeanie! Where ya been? End of treatment? hmmmm... My doctor told me to plan to continue tx until at least 48 shots are done. We seem to be in agreement that if people are relapsing, there must still be active viri hiding somewhere and it needs to be greeted with interferon. If there is viremia that will not respond to interferon, it needs to be identified and studied. In the meantime, i am choosing to use the best thing we have available to fight it. I want to have a defense mechanism set up for when one of the little buggers makes its presence known in me. I would take interferon for the rest of my life if necessary to keep my viral load undectable or at least low. No one can convince me that viral load is not a factor in the risk of transmission.
I did shot #20 yesterday and have one of the worse headaches right now that I have experienced so far. The darvocet isn't cutting it. My neurologist seems to be the only doctor willing to help me with the pain and I am waiting for her to return my call. Her nurse said it may be awhile because she is busy with patients.
I've been lucky to not have experienced a remarkable amount of depression or any nausea. My mouth has the same taste in it I noticed when I was diagnosed with strep last month. There is a little burning under my tongue too. I have a regularly scheduled doctors appointment (PCP) on Thursday and have been told that they can not see me until then. Before I it becomes intolerable, I will head straight to the ER and tell them my doctor wouldn't see me and explain the low blood counts and my concern.
Other than all that, I feel pretty good
Thanks for asking! I hope I didn't type your ears off...
How are you feeling right now? I hope things are going as smooth as they can for you all. I just said a quick prayer for you and your family.
Best wishes,
Wes
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