Guest guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 It's pretty common with HCV.... not sure about HIV but yeah... par for the course. now the but..... how are the meds treating you? You having any side effects or are you holding your own?Hugs, TeriOn Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Rodney Gisick <rodgis44@...> wrote: Im here and ok in the Philippines. Just not much to say now. Is skin dryness/itching a common affect from HCV or is it my HIV? Been on the ART's almost a month and skin is better, but... Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Everything on my body is dry....my eyes, my nostrils, my mouth, and especially my elbows. Nails used to be long and pretty now they are all brittle and broken. So, i use fake tear eye drops, vicks so i can breath at night, drink water constantly and breath spray, special emu oil and cream on my skin and clear hard as nails polish. I'm trying to not dwell on it but it is irritating... Re: [ ] Rollcall reply It's pretty common with HCV.... not sure about HIV but yeah... par for the course. now the but..... how are the meds treating you? You having any side effects or are you holding your own? Hugs,Teri On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Rodney Gisick <rodgis44@...> wrote: Im here and ok in the Philippines. Just not much to say now. Is skin dryness/itching a common affect from HCV or is it my HIV? Been on the ART's almost a month and skin is better, but...Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Oh I know.... I bought Ocean Nasal spray by the case I think... I had a bottle with me at all times. My nose would bleed without warning from being dry and all sorts of other reasons. I had stock piled for years bottles of lotion that people would give me as gifts.. I musta had 30 different flavors of Bath and Body Works lotions... I went thru EVERY SINGLE BOTTLE when I was on treatment and needed more. I wish I had known about Kay products back then cause they have some lotions that are awesome for this kind of problem. I gave up on my nails... they came back stronger than ever. The trick here is to drink as much water as you can stand. Drink til you think you are gonna puke it up. I mean it. No matter how much water you are taking in I promise you it's not enough. Grab a glass of water okay? I'm sorry you're having a hard time... My heart breaks for each one of you when you are going thru this.. I remember how hard it was for me and how I said I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy... Well.. maybe one or two of them... You guys, I really do feel your pain. It brings me to tears more than you realize. I hate it that I can't help you more. I'm with you in spirit... Please know that... I'd do it for you if I could. Hugs,Teri....On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:37 PM, <dmgarr@...> wrote: Everything on my body is dry....my eyes, my nostrils, my mouth, and especially my elbows. Nails used to be long and pretty now they are all brittle and broken. So, i use fake tear eye drops, vicks so i can breath at night, drink water constantly and breath spray, special emu oil and cream on my skin and clear hard as nails polish. I'm trying to not dwell on it but it is irritating... Re: [ ] Rollcall reply It's pretty common with HCV.... not sure about HIV but yeah... par for the course. now the but..... how are the meds treating you? You having any side effects or are you holding your own? Hugs,Teri On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Rodney Gisick <rodgis44@...> wrote: Im here and ok in the Philippines. Just not much to say now. Is skin dryness/itching a common affect from HCV or is it my HIV? Been on the ART's almost a month and skin is better, but...Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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