epiphiny's MedHelp Blogs https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/577132 Medical communities and forums staffed by doctors from leading medical centers. Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en Hallelujah!! An historical moment! Wednesday 14th October 2009, 1550 NZDST - I have achieved SVR! Woot, what a fe epiphiny Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:31:54 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/129314/Hallelujah https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/129314/Hallelujah Day 7 Post Not such a good day, tired, grumpy, slow speech and my brain just not quite firing properly. Do I de epiphiny Fri, 01 May 2009 01:23:54 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/85214/Day-7-Post https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/85214/Day-7-Post Day 6 Post Much better day, felt more 'myself', no Temazepam hangover, cos I didn't take it last night. Can def epiphiny Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:32:51 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/84919/Day-6-Post https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/84919/Day-6-Post Day 5 Post Not such a a great day yesterday, felt very stressed, unstable and irrational in the morning. Did so epiphiny Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:16:11 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/84793/Day-5-Post https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/84793/Day-5-Post 4 Days Post A better day all round, despite not getting enough sleep, woke up at 0330 and never manged to go back epiphiny Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:17:19 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/84181/4-Days-Post https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/84181/4-Days-Post Days 2 & 3 Post Yesterday was average, felt like I had a 'hangover' and my eyes really hurt all day. Maybe not enoug epiphiny Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:17:12 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/83797/Days-2-3-Post https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/83797/Days-2-3-Post 1 Day Post Yesterday was my first drug-free day since May 19 2008! Wow!! Truthfully it was pretty much like ev epiphiny Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:48:01 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/83443/1-Day-Post https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/83443/1-Day-Post Week 49 -The Final Lap Finally I'm here, the last shot is done and just a few more days of Riba to go... Relief on one hand epiphiny Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:23:34 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/81329/Week-49-The-Final-Lap https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/81329/Week-49-The-Final-Lap 46 Just think the heart thing is cool so had to put it where I'd be able to find it. Don't know the fan epiphiny Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:15:56 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/74846/46 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/74846/46 Shot 43 & Hgb Results Shot 43 made me very sleepy - slept virtually all weekend, plus had a 3 hour nap this afternoon. H epiphiny Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:06:41 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/69210/Shot-43-Hgb-Results https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/69210/Shot-43-Hgb-Results Pegasys Prefilled Syringes Rang Roche today to ask about the 'left overs' in my prefilled syringes after my shot. They were ext epiphiny Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:54:36 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/66925/Pegasys-Prefilled-Syringes https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/66925/Pegasys-Prefilled-Syringes Shot 42 Day 2 Dare I say it? I think I'm feeling a bit better. Brighter and more energetic and I seem to have fou epiphiny Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:43:39 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/66558/Shot-42-Day-2 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/66558/Shot-42-Day-2 Shot 42 Is done, 6 to go! WOW! I'm really gettin' short now! Freaky. Have been a good girl and adhered epiphiny Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:37:05 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/66375/Shot-42 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/66375/Shot-42 Impact of Ribavirin Reduction Study Optimizing the Current Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: Peginterferon and Ribavirin Dosing and epiphiny Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:10:08 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/65486/Impact-of-Ribavirin-Reduction-Study https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/65486/Impact-of-Ribavirin-Reduction-Study Riba Gag Reflex Since the missed Riba dose incident and the falling Hb I find that I am gagging when I go to swallow epiphiny Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:35:59 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/65346/Riba-Gag-Reflex https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/65346/Riba-Gag-Reflex Riba Reduction Hb has dropped to 9.7 so have to take riba reduction of 1 pill daily. Currently taking 1200 daily, s epiphiny Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:39:10 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/64834/Riba-Reduction https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/64834/Riba-Reduction Missed Dose Finally fell off my self created pedestal. Miss 'Never-Gonna-Miss-A-Dose-100%-Compliant' missed yeste epiphiny Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:40:44 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/64447/Missed-Dose https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/64447/Missed-Dose Shot 41 Week 40 was a tough one, that's for sure! Couldn't work on Monday or Tuesday, felt so dizzy I h epiphiny Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:55:11 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/64315/Shot-41 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/64315/Shot-41 SVR Dreaming I've noticed that I have started looking ahead to EOT and I'm starting to plan the things I hope to d epiphiny Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:41:21 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/62308/SVR-Dreaming https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/62308/SVR-Dreaming The Big 40! Last night was my 40th shot! 8 to go! I will tentatively say that I feel I am on the downward side epiphiny Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:01:00 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/62100/The-Big-40 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/62100/The-Big-40