Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:50:36 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/177206/1213247164.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/177206 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1401788 Just thought I'd throw an update out there.  I'm about a week and half shy of having finished treatment 3 months ago.  I think, I hope, and I THINK I am just starting to feel better.  Life has been a whirl-wind though and I have been so up and down emotionally.  Bill... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:17:54 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1345977 I am 2 weeks from the day I took my last riba pills that officially ended by 48 weeks of treatment.  Just started feeling a small increase in energy yesterday.  I was feeling twice as fatigued for a little bit there.  However, this week I had very rapid onset of intense joint pain in ... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:34:29 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1335564 Yep, all done with 48 weeks of treatment.  Been officially done a week ago today.  Interestingly enough, having the same problems I had when I first started treatment getting off treatment (body aches and migraines mostly) I'm sure it's due to my body readjusting again.  All o... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:50:09 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1311102 Thought I'd update everyone and let you know that this Friday is my last shot!  Yep 48 weeks have come and gone, yah whoo!  On the other hand, I have MRSA and the meds aren't working.  Will be going to the dr's this evening to hopefully find something that works.  My ... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:52:29 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1281421 Shot 45 out of 48 tonight!  I've got my plan setup for life post-treatment!  My family (hubby and kids) have sacrificed so much for my health; I'm going to give back!  I'm putting me aside for a little bit.  After I have my 6 month recovery period, regardless whether ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:33:46 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1239447 I'm going to the dr. to get my viral load count.  If still undetectable I will get the okay to finish treatment in 46 days; completing 48 weeks of treatment.  If no longer undetectable; I'd have to do 72 weeks instead.  Keep your fingers and toes crossed! AND THE RESULTS.... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:46:12 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1221918 I brought this over here from my main blog knowing you guys will know what I'm feeling; and to show others who are going through the same thing that they're not alone.  My heart feels like it is breaking into pieces!  Myself hurting and suffering is one thing, I can ... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:49:33 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1205266 It's about time I update this thing lol.  Still hanging in, having low red and white blood counts and feel about 90 years old.  Felt like doing the happy dance when the doc told me to drop my ribavirin down by 200 mg's last week.  Other than the new and also the usual yucky st... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:59:12 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1125994 I haven't been on here much the past two weeks, but still pray everyone is doing fine and great!  Was busy last week with my daughter gearing down toward the end of kindergarden and then her graduation.  On top of that, my hubby is now working 10 hour days, so that puts added responsib... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:07:38 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1094097 I haven't been on much over the last week.  The last couple of shots for my treatment has been more "icky" than normal due to my monthly vistor not wanting to go away -ugh.  I had a hard time recovering from shot 29, and my shot this past Friday (shot 30) made it worse. ... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:03:56 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1060245 This is something I wrote tonight trying to work through my feelings of being scared, hopeless, and devastated.  Perhaps by sharing it, it may help someone else who may feel in any way like I was.  Hope...it is something we all need in our lives. Something to dream; to ... Sun, 18 May 2008 02:29:58 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/1007422 Well tonight is shot 25, so I'm officially OVER half way done   It's going by much more quickly than I expected! Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:31:11 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/991955 Well this past Friday I hit the halfway point in my treatment.  Have I actually taken 24 shots now?  I guess so!  Monday I go into my tx doctor for the usual check up.  But I figured, why not do something to celebrate.  Here is something from a blog I wrote Christm... Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:00:26 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/952140 Lately I have been going through a phase of just subcoming to this treatment and low red blood levels and just went into hiding from the world.  I actually came back on to DS a little bit ago to delete my account so I could continue hiding, but I couldn't ignore all of the words of enc... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:06:03 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/942026 Just when I thought all of my insurance problems were taken care of, I'm back at it again.  I got my prior authorization they wanted approved, got my meds last month and then when I went to get them this month my insurance decides they will only pay for my meds if I go through their pharmac... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:50:27 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/940732 This is the first time I've been on here for quite awhile so I figured I should but this in my journal. My red blood cell levels continue to plumet, and so does my energy level. My tx dr said I will be considered critically low if my levels drop 2/10 of a point lower than my last test, so she to... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:54:45 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/855588 No matter what I've been through, or where I've been in life I've always had a sense of "me".  When life got tough, I always knew who I was.  With this HCV and now the treatment I feel so lost.  I no longer know who I am anymore.  The life I once knew is fad... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:44:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/782915 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:53:02 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/177206/journal/779684 I wrote this in another blog at the end of December of 2007;before I found this site.  2007 was a year of many trials and triumphs that I thought perhaps someone may find some inspiration from the tale.  So I dedicate this entry to those who feel lost, that life will never get better; to t... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:25:05 +0100