Exhausted Wife Of Hep C Post RX... - Hepatitis Message Board

CWife · 06-22-2008, 06:50 PM

Bear with me ...
I know I'm going to sound like a real b!tch .. but I need to talk about this and I need help.

My husband is 3.5 months post ribavirin and interferon treatment and he is driving me insane.

I KNOW he's feeling ok but he complains constantly! Aches and pains and then he does this thing where he GROOOANS every time he moves ( which isn't very often) and pants like he's out of breath .. BUT HE IS NOT OUT OF BREATH! He lays around all day and then IF and I mean IF he exerts himself in the least... MAJOR DRAMA ENSUES! He lies on the bed as though he's dying. He's only 45 years old and he is just out of shape for LYING around for an entire YEAR! It's almost as if he doesn't WANT to get better. We have two young children who want him desperately to play with them ... but he just whines .. I was a dutiful supportive wife for a YEAR and now I want my husband back! I asked him yesterday when he is planning on returning to work and he didn't answer me. Our savings are gone. How much longer will this go on?

TIA and please try not to judge me. I've been to hell and back with this man over the last 10 years.. and I'm exhausted.

eyesworld · 06-22-2008, 07:40 PM

This too shall pass.....
I felt like dirt for about 6 months post TX. It's 10 months now and while I do feel better, I still tire easily and I do have a lot more aches and pains (above and beyond my normal pains-I have really bad TMJ)
He's lucky that he has you and he should realize that the TX was probably hard on you too.
Hopefully he'll snap out of it sooner rather than later. It sounds like you've laid it out to him. Does he do physical labor for work? He has to get back to work!!!!

CWife · 06-22-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by eyesworld

This too shall pass.....
I felt like dirt for about 6 months post TX. It's 10 months now and while I do feel better, I still tire easily and I do have a lot more aches and pains (above and beyond my normal pains-I have really bad TMJ)
He's lucky that he has you and he should realize that the TX was probably hard on you too.
Hopefully he'll snap out of it sooner rather than later. It sounds like you've laid it out to him. Does he do physical labor for work? He has to get back to work!!!!

I can't thank you enough for your kind words and understanding. No physical labor. He sits at a computer all day. He stopped going to work 8 months BEFORE he started treatment. He was busy going on a secret 8 month bender before his treatment started. I suppose that has something to do with my sounding a bit angry. You're right about his not acknowledging the toll this has all taken on me... I feel like I've done my part .. and then some. I'm ready for him to MAN-UP now! Thanks so much for letting me get this off my chest. Believe it or not .. I feel a little better already!