Miss understood - Hepatitis Message Board

ambianceangel06 · 08-05-2008, 10:52 AM

Sometime's I get lost in my own thoughts. Beacuse they are mainly about my hep. C. Am I going to give it to my bf or his kid's. Will I make it throught the treatment (tx), what am I going to do if something goes wroung. I am scared sometime's. But I always think about what my bf's mother told me. Never have regrets or doughts about anything or anyone, and take it one day at a time beacuse you dont even know if your going to be here tommorrow.

Hello all my name is Amy I am a 20 yr old who found out she had hepatitis C genyo type 3 stage 1, when I was only 14. I was the only one who got it out of 5 other people, from my mother, she died from hepatitis C and a wall fell on top of her and just trust me she didn't look pretty. So I lived with it for the longest time and when I was 16 I wanted the tx but the doctor said no I can't your too young. So by the end of my senior year at high school they told me I could start the tx well needless to say my insurance went out. I am adopted so I got insurance through the state. Now in the presant I have insurance again but only I am 21 so I just started my tx 2 weeks ago. I have been doing okay with my mood's but I keep getting sick. Like I take my morning pills at 8 am with food. And four hours later my tummy starts to hurt I have only puked 2 sence being on this tx so I have been doing pretty good. I am more tired than I use to be too, is that normal. Oh and if any one ever wants to talk I will listen I know I have alot wroung with me too but I cant still lend a listening ear. Well I g2g Laterz all

~*~Sweet Pea~*~

cclay1358 · 08-13-2008, 05:04 PM

Hello,

Glad you were finally able to start tx! That is the first step to the cure with any luck at all. A lot of people do get sick to the stomach because of the ribavirin. It's good that you take it with food. Many recommend that the pills be taken with fatty foods to add to the absorbsion of the meds.

Getting tired during treatments is perfectly normal. Fatigue was one of the main things that I noticed during tx. When you get your first lab results, you may discover that you have mild anemia wich is a side effect of the treatments. This too can make you tired.

Hang in there! I know it takes time to complete these treatments but in the end it is usually worth it for even if you don't beat the disease, you are giving your liver a well needed break!!

Wish you the best of luck!

Chuck

edel5810 · 09-14-2008, 10:42 PM

Hi there, recently diagnosed C. Don't have insurance. Having such chock and terrifying. Where can get help. What need to do.