Yeah I got the pregnant look to stupid stomach
..wash your cloths in water
I know what you meant billy but i have to say when I read this it made me laugh ;)
I have the same stomach bloating problem, I look pregnant, it's ridiculous!
I started on Feb 25 so we will be doing this together I am gonna be doing victrelis though not incvick! I was.crazy sick the first two days bit now It's not to bad. I itch off and on but it doesn't seem unusual but i have been using a lotion as suggested already. My main problem is stomach bloating amd back ache I think ill start my own thread. But ad me or pm if u want since we are going thru this together!
Cas
You will get lots of ideas from the forum! Welcome to treatment and hang in there. All good suggestions so far, you will figure out what works for you. I have so many bottles of scalp, skin remedies in my bathroom now that I when I am done I am going to send them to a new comer into treatment!!''
Good Luck...MO
don't take hot showers..wash your cloths in water ..no dryer sheets...do cbcs every week...keep an eye on your blood work ...talk with your doctor about when he/she will bring in rescue drugs if needed...i'll bet when you lay down ,especially at night...you itch more and your skin can feel like its sunburned...a common symptom is a feeling of having laid down in fiberglass...no matter what i did i couldn't get rid of the itching and rashes...hang in there ...the incivek works great! good luck...billy
Here's the cream that helped me most: CeraVe
It's a barrier emollient cream, often used with cancer patients, and it was the only thing that would moisturize my skin when this side was at it's worst.
Lavish use of otc hydrocortisone worked well.
I have a little rash areas started to develop last week (on week 10 now). I stopped taking hot showers and began to use moisturizing lotion(I use Aveeno Oat essence one) more often--it took care of the rash. As many knowledgeable members have already suggested, don't let it get out of the control. Best of luck with the treatment--you will be just fine.
And yes, many of us continue to work full time while on treatment (I'm one of those).
My guess is alcohol with dry the skin even further. I have no experience with this, but doesn't sound wise. Calamine lotion does help. I tried several things before I found what worked best for me. My bathroom cabinet is full with different lotions.
My husband just bought me anti itch spray, but it has alcohol in it to dry out poison ivy. Is that ok to use or should I stay away from that kind?
Make sure you let your doctor know you are having the rash side effect, don't let it get out of control...it can sometimes get very bad, not always, but sometimes so keep an eye out on it
I am genotype 1 and am doing the triple therapy. Pegintron, ribavirin and Incivek. Thanks for all the good suggestions, I have a feeling I'm going to be posting a lot!
type - meant try.
MH, we need a 10 minute edit function, please???
Keep a close watch on this before it get out of hand. Rashes can be major game changers so better to get this under control before you start losing sleep and it covers a large portion of your body. You can search for the remedies, but be sure to avoid hot showers/baths, apply lotion often, type hydrocortisone creams to calm the bad areas, maybe antihistamines if the doctors approves. This is a very common side effect. Oh, and drink lots of water.
Welcome to the forum and good luck with trt. Visit and post often.
Make sure you drink half your body weight a day in water (ie: 120 pounds = 60 ounces of water) and make sure you lotion yourself up day and night with something nice and thick that will cover your skin (it: Gold Bond) dont use it once a day nor stop when the rash subsides or it will come screaming back. It was the only thing that helped me, I put bandaids on where my clothes really rubbed my skin...that was a good temporary help.
welcome to the forum im on week 4 injection tomorrow .what genotype are you and what tx? I am not working but alot of people on the forum are. let us know how things are going
I used DR Bronner Pepperment Soap. It is kind of drying but it put the fire out. I also used a pepperment lotion. Good luck. You will get many ideas from this forum. When every u have side effect just throw it out there .
what genotype are you? which treatment are you taking?
Wear silk. Cut out tags. Use lotion with oatmeal.
I'm not doing triple tx or working but there's lots here who are.
Welcome to the forum and good luck with your treatment.
OH