Re: Third week of treatment - Hi - Hi Gang - and on tx

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very weak, trouble breathing, feel lousy. How are you doing ?Rough week this week for me.

- Honey if you haven't already I hope you call your Dr and report all your symptoms asap and when it became worse.

Sudden more severe drops in blood counts anemia can occur for some people feeling faint or even blacking out or slower low drops in blood counts all making you feel weaker harder to breathe and more fatigue. Red blood cells carry oxygen throuout to all cells in your body. Tx meds are also hard on the respiratory system with easy all infections - lungs or to pneumonia for some people needing the proper antibiotics for it and very early because it is harder to treat while on tx meds. A rx to if blood counts are dropping to low or more importantly all of a sudden. Even mouth infections thrush - yeast infections and thrush becoming very painful hard to eat traveling downward throat beyond hard to swallow.

The Holiday's are almost here and many Dr's and offices closed.

Hep C tx meds are very strong and we should not expect to just handle the symptoms complications ourselves but need to report it all asap to our Dr's before these complications become much worse and some can very quickly leading to reduced tx doses or discontinuing tx meds for awhile.

There is a Hep C Tx RN on call 24/7 at the link below to ask any questions for any help needed and trained to instruct pt's on what to do next what is serious complications symptoms from tx meds or not.

Schering Pharm. Corp. Be In Charge - Nurse On Call The Be In Charge® Program is a free service designed to help you: Cope with side effects feel confident about your therapy provides you with a Nurse Counselor who will listen to your concerns answer your questions via telephone and learn about HCV. http://www.allabouthepatitisc.com/readytolearn/

This site explains about being on tx the medications. The sides complications symptons ways to deal with it and what is considered urgent or severe complications to call Dr or seek ER care before it becomes more severe.

A Guide To Hepatitis C Treatment Side Effect Management HCSP Publications - PDF format http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/Treatment_Side_effect_Guide.pdf

Hope you are feeling better soon sides ease up not severe and you enjoy and have a great Holiday Season.

Hang in there but don't wait try to just fight it off the tx meds are much stronger than you. Don't be embarrased calling your Dr or nurse with symptoms or many times if needed seek medical attention reporting to you Dr before your complications which are usual for most on tx do become much worse or more severe in time.

Your Dr's and staffs are there working for you.

I know from experience they would rather hear from you all pt's with symptoms and as early as possible occuring to take care of it early help the pt and before it may become worse.

It is always safe than to be sorry later.

All The Best

Deb