Hep C Discussion Forum

That`s good Aaron.  I`m sure I lost enough hair to stuff a small pillow, and am still shedding. 

Ty, good news from you too.  It`s so good to feel that the old enjoyment of life is coming back.  That made me smile about you having to carry Buster home, yes, maybe no wallks for a while yet! 

Hi Dee, hope you`re doing ok now.  Nice that your hair is getting back into condition.  I love the emo! I can`t seem to use them any more, my post disappears. 

Take care all, love from Jill xxx

 

 

Yes, that's Buster.  Seventy-five pounds and half that is his head, lol.  He's a big baby though and just loves running around with the grand kids and their friends.  My sister also has two Bull Terriers  They're known as the clowns of the dog world, but they are almost impossible to train, they don't take anything very serious!  Take care, ty

Hi Aaron,

I'm glad to hear that things are improving each day,  I feel the same way.  I also have the itching all over.  I tried antihistimines, but they make me spacey and don't seem to help me much.  I have noticed my mind clearing a little and some of that old desire to do things coming back.

     I'm almost ready to take Buster for a walk, which is always a major event.  He walks great until I decide that that's far enough and then he lays down and won't get up.  I have to carry him back to the house and I'm not quite ready for that yet!

     It's great you're back in the gym, I can't wait...

    Take care, ty

Thanks guy's everything seems to be getting a little better day by day :) I went back to the gym day before yesterday couldn't handle a big work out but got in a small one the only problem I still have is my whole body itches if I don't take an antihistamine never had the pre TX then like a couple month's in with the itch Doc said start taking that but it still won't stop so I still take them I guess its a little price to pay though hope all is well with all of you :)

Congratulations Aaron, that is fantastic news!  All the best, ty

Thats great Aaron
your doing well

elizabeth x

That's the stuff we like to hear Aaron.  You're online late (or early) man, you a 2nd shifter too?

Take care,
Randy

Sweet ! Go a Aaron.

Well it took forever lol but the results came in still UND :)

Leslie
that is to funny..me same with the eyelashes.

Ty
i am feeling like shaving my head ...lol ..but seriously i feel like there is so much dead energy in there .

Jill
i am not sure that brushing twice a day is such a great idea ..the more it gets pulled on the more it will fall out.
i know what you mean tho its a bit confronting seeing it all over the floor.

ok all you moulting people have a good day...or sleep for you OS
i am working on doing something constructive everyday from my diary,involving something that motivates and gets me out in the world,
to recreate a life ..and take my mind off the same old stuff that goes around in my head..be happy all
elizabeth

Hi Aaron, Beth, Jill, Fnzol and Leslie,
     My hair started falling out at about month four.  I decided the other day I'm going to chop it off and start over, lol.  Great pic!   I don't want any sx either, but I guess it's a little late to be wishing for that now...  Take care, ty

Hi Aaron,Beth Jill,Fnzol

My hair seems to be falling out more since I finished tx than during. My vacuum cleaner is clogged up with them cos they're quite long.
I'm certain its the meds but wish it would stop. Does anybody have an idea how long its likely to go on for?

Fnzol, the pics a scream what was the dog doing?

Hope everybodys feeling as well as can be.

Luv Lesley xx

i reckon that sounds about spot on Fnzol..was definatly around about month 5 for me..
tho it only thinned ..but went as dry as sandpaper..
i actually didnt want any of the sx but seemed t get most of them anyway..hilarious pic.

eliabeth

 

Hi Aaron
i believe its all part of the interferon/ribo etc..experience.
I am still having hair fall out as well.Mostly when i wash it.
i just went to Freo to have my passport photo
done and felt like a scarecrow...lol

stress
elizabeth

Ok feel better my nurse said that levels will up and down over time that it is nothing that I should worry about at all that my bloods were looking great :) now for that PCR to come back and I will feel great again lol

ok so most of my bloods are back just waiting for the PCR test to come back, they are as follows
WBC = 4.1 
RBC = 4.50
Hemoglobin = 13.7
Platelet count = 265
So these all look good so far and are all now in the normal range again now here is what kinda worries me and one that is good with bloods let me know if I should be worried or not thanks :)



ALK normal range = 30 - 110 mine is at 111 same as last blood a little high still at one point in treatment it had droped down to 99

AST normal range = 19 - 45 mine is at 29 up from last blood which was 27

ALT normal range = 9 - 47 mine is at 49 up from last blood which was 47
thanks for you time :)

Thanks guy's I'm getting ready to leave here and get my behind to work lol and do this test and brendan I don't have it all the way back I can just feel my body feel a lil better each day I'm starting to take stairs again insteed of all those elevators as much as I can well you all have a blessed day and will let ya know what results I get back today  and as far has the PCR results go they should be in tomorrow before I get off of work last time it took about 36 hours for them to come back

Gidday Aaron,

Welcome to the post-tx, s'pose I should hang a shingle somewhere, maybe later... Heh'  nice little perk you've got goin' there in a 2 week post-tx PCR sport, and in my book, you were only a short-term geno 3 tourist.

No wuckers there mate, you'll bolt it in, although I can't really see why they do a PCR at 2 weeks.  I had one when I finished (did you Elizabeth?) did you, or maybe no and this is why you are having it now ?

2 weeks and you are getting your energy back ?  You're kidding, I've been finished 5 weeks and I had to look up what energy was !!

Only kidding:)  Good onya' mate, that is impressive tho' you lucky bugger, I'm still struggling a fair bit, things are pretty hard and I feel like being back in the real world is like the first time I've been here, and you just walk back into life like gettin' off a bus. !

I don't think there's any need for nerves about the test. I was going to say tomorrow but I guess it's now today, (see were not even on the same page !!)   You went UND in under 4 weeks, so that virus can't even get a visa it's that far gone, so rest easy mate.  It's no accident you are bouncing around like a teenager, you haven't had to deal with that virus for 6 months, it's dead and buried.

If by some unfortunate error you were positive it would be better to know asap, but that's not gonna happen, beside you were banging interferon into ya two weeks ago mate, that's why I'm amazed you feel energy period.

Good luck with the results mate, they are a forgone conclusion......negative.  Keep up the recovery rate mate, you'll be breaking some records with those blood tests:)

Cheers,

Brendan.

P.S.  You won't get the PCR results on the same day as the test mate, sorry,  it's gonna be a couple of days on that cold tile floor before the results to that'll pop out

-- Edited by BJ on Thursday 10th of March 2011 12:39:04 PM

Echo that Beth. Good luck Bro.

Hi Aaron,
    It's great to hear that your energy is coming back after only two weeks, that's fantastic.  I get a PCR test in two weeks, but they haven't told me about any viral testing after that.  I have to keep going in for blood and liver testing weekly for awhile longer. 
    I assume they are going to keep testing so they can make the decision as to when they can put me back on phlobotomy for my excess iron, who knows?  Good luck on those tests!  Take care, ty