https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/910090 Medical communities and forums staffed by doctors from leading medical centers. Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en First I would just like to say to all you wonderful Medhelp members that I am so sorry for not being starshine1ca Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:08:14 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/561992/Just-got-the-call-And-it-is-all-good-OMG-Soo-excited https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/561992/Just-got-the-call-And-it-is-all-good-OMG-Soo-excited I can't get over how much this treatment has made me become such a recluse...I don't post anymore. I starshine1ca Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:15:20 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/521617/Living-a-reclusive-life-these-days https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/521617/Living-a-reclusive-life-these-days Well, Week 13 has not been a good one. Waking up Tuesday I could not get out of bed. My back wa starshine1ca Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:45:14 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/334833/Not-a-good-week-Week-13 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/334833/Not-a-good-week-Week-13 I live in a very small town of 2000 and only moved here a year ago from a small city. I have come to starshine1ca Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:08:20 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/333410/The-joy-of-random-acts-of-kindness https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/333410/The-joy-of-random-acts-of-kindness I am doing the Happy Dance...what an amazing Christmas Present!! I got the news!! I am UNDETECTABLE! starshine1ca Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:58:18 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/331554/-UNDETECTABLE https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/331554/-UNDETECTABLE Today I do my 10th shot! It's amazing how fast it does go as it seems it was just yesterday I was st starshine1ca Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:47:45 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/330399/Tough-week-with-this-awful-cough-and-sore-throatbut-week-10-starts https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/330399/Tough-week-with-this-awful-cough-and-sore-throatbut-week-10-starts I got my Week 4 results today....and that is with a 4 week lead-in with Pegasys...so these results ar starshine1ca Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:31:31 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/326860/Week-4-with-a-3-log-drop-Sounds-really-promising https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/326860/Week-4-with-a-3-log-drop-Sounds-really-promising Last night I laid down early and fell asleep and did not hear my 10:30pm alarm for my third set of VI starshine1ca Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:45:36 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/326095/Having-trouble-with-brain-fogremembering-pills https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/326095/Having-trouble-with-brain-fogremembering-pills I cannot believe that happened but one of the capsules broke in my throat and I have never EVER taste starshine1ca Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:21:38 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/324923/VIC-tastes-sooooooooo-bad https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/324923/VIC-tastes-sooooooooo-bad Today I went and got my viral load done so will know in two weeks what 1 month of pegasys has done, t starshine1ca Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:45:50 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/324090/Blood-work-results-for-week-2-Big-drop-in-LKC https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/324090/Blood-work-results-for-week-2-Big-drop-in-LKC but life happens and got so much going on right now. Deep breaths.... I have to try to listen to some starshine1ca Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:44:26 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/321503/Trying-to-stay-de-stressed-during-treatment https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/321503/Trying-to-stay-de-stressed-during-treatment I took my shot at 6pm...was fine all evening. (I took 2 Tylenol before the shot) and when I went to b starshine1ca Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:19:58 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/320661/Day-after-Shot-2-and-feeling-great https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/320661/Day-after-Shot-2-and-feeling-great All in all, it had been a great week...I got alot accomplished considering and my energy levels were starshine1ca Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:00:48 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/320472/Week-2 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/320472/Week-2 After 4 long months of awaiting the govt to decide if they would cover my treatment, the drug compani starshine1ca Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:30:50 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/318313/Starting-new-treatment-on-Wednesday-Oct-12thfingers-crossed https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/318313/Starting-new-treatment-on-Wednesday-Oct-12thfingers-crossed WOW!! For the first time in my life, my ALT has dropped to 49...not too shabby considering it was in starshine1ca Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:34:27 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/104667/Week-25-ALT-is-actually-NORMAL https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/104667/Week-25-ALT-is-actually-NORMAL