treatment started yesterday

November 15, 2008

took my first injection last night. Doctor's appt was supposed to be 9:00am but

they had to push it to 1:00pm due the Schering not having the med there on time.

Meds came in at 10:30am. I took my first injection at 2:30pm and my 3 pills of

Riba. I take one injection per week and 3 pills twice a day. That is for the

first 8 weeks. Then they will start the Boceprevir. Depending what arm I am put

into it will or could be the real thing or a placebo. But eventually somewhere

along the line I will be getting the real med no matter what. I have a

Palm/electronic diary I have to put my meds into daily and it goes directly to

Schering-Plough. I was told they are watching this study very closely as the

Boceprevir is close to being approved by the FDA. The nurse told me there are

many people that would like to be in this study trial. I am one of the lucky

ones to be in. She only has 10 people in it, don't know if that means for the

whole state or not

but I think so. She told me I was pre-approved and got in right away due to my

compliance with the other study and my history. So I am feeling grateful for

being in this study.

Injection at 2:30pm and 3 pills of Riba. 5:30pm felt I needed a nap. Woke up

from nap around 8:30pm and was starting to feel achey with chills. By 10:30pm I

had chills so bad my teeth clanked together so hard I was sure I was going to

need dental work. Took my 3 other Riba. Fever 102.5. Extremely tired. Up and

down all night feeling awful. Whining a lot LOL. Couldn't get

comfortable most of the night. Hubby said I did a lot of moaning in my sleep.

Talking in my sleep. I was very headachey.

Woke up at 8:30am soaking wet, I guess from the fever breaking and was feeling

better. Still a little headachey. But feeling pretty good so far today. Even

have some energy. I got to enter my first days meds into the palm diary.

Wow the journey begins.

Rita

November 16, 2008

My first 2 weeks of Tx I had night sweats. Never had a fever tho. I

no longer get night sweats but the sensitivity to cold is still there

and getting worse. Its 72 degrees right now in Florida and I was

bundled up in bed freezing my behind off.

>

> took my first injection last night. Doctor's appt was supposed to

be 9:00am but they had to push it to 1:00pm due the Schering not

having the med there on time. Meds came in at 10:30am. I took my

first injection at 2:30pm and my 3 pills of Riba. I take one

injection per week and 3 pills twice a day. That is for the first 8

weeks. Then they will start the Boceprevir. Depending what arm I am

put into it will or could be the real thing or a placebo. But

eventually somewhere along the line I will be getting the real med no

matter what. I have a Palm/electronic diary I have to put my meds

into daily and it goes directly to Schering-Plough. I was told they

are watching this study very closely as the Boceprevir is close to

being approved by the FDA. The nurse told me there are many people

that would like to be in this study trial. I am one of the lucky ones

to be in. She only has 10 people in it, don't know if that means for

the whole state or not

> but I think so. She told me I was pre-approved and got in right

away due to my compliance with the other study and my history. So I

am feeling grateful for being in this study.

>

> Injection at 2:30pm and 3 pills of Riba. 5:30pm felt I needed a

nap. Woke up from nap around 8:30pm and was starting to feel achey

with chills. By 10:30pm I had chills so bad my teeth clanked together

so hard I was sure I was going to need dental work. Took my 3 other

Riba. Fever 102.5. Extremely tired. Up and down all night feeling

awful. Whining a lot LOL. Couldn't get comfortable most of the night.

Hubby said I did a lot of moaning in my sleep. Talking in my sleep. I

was very headachey.

>

> Woke up at 8:30am soaking wet, I guess from the fever breaking and

was feeling better. Still a little headachey. But feeling pretty good

so far today. Even have some energy. I got to enter my first days

meds into the palm diary.

>

> Wow the journey begins.

>

> Rita

>

November 16, 2008

Hi Guys, I'm not on tx, haven't been for many years now - I'm a non-responder & now in ESLD but I'm always cold. My t p doctor says that a lot of people in my condition seem to be cold all the time but he doesn't know why.SuZie & Sir SpYke the Magnificent who's mama saw Cats for the first time yesterday & now has to re-establish his dominance.Subject: Re: treatment started yesterdayTo:

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