Guest guest Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 I know this is responding late to this but wondering before the knowledge of chemo and Hep C came along people had brain fog as in getting older and altzheimers also. So we can't necessarily blame ablsolutely everything on hep c. I try to but my husband keeps pointing out if I did not have hep c there is still alot of things I could have similar. There is too. Anyway it is an ongoing argument I have with my husband. So I don't dare ever say anything is because of hep c anymore. I just ride my way through it and keep my knowledge to myself. Kind of makes me mad now I found out what can cause all this to be more severe and can't even talk about it like it is what is doing it. hm. Cinder From: Gloria <gadamscan@...>Subject: Re: [ ] Brain fog Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 6:55 PM TrudyI hate to say; but, I'm not sure to this day if my brain fog has ever lifted. I make a joke about it because I am a blond. However, it is so embarrassing I sure know. I think my short term memory has gotten better, I can almost tell you what I did last night; but, only because I do the same thing every night.Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 ,You are not late in responding to this one.. no worries. And I think I can put this into perspective for you. Just stay with me on this one okay? Right now, you are experiencing a certain level of brain fog correct? Brain fog can come from a variety of issues but two that are already connected to you are Hep C and Fibromyalgia. Now, to change things up for you a bit and give you a bigger picture... Once you start treatment, things are going to change drastically. The level of brain fog you are experiencing now is a piece of cake compared to what can happen on treatment. Don't get me wrong here, treatment saved my life and I am forever grateful to the doctors and the drugs BUT those damn drugs are vicious and nasty and can throw everything for a loop rather quickly. What I am going to try to describe won't do it justice because really, you have to be there. When you start treatment your brain functions tend to go on vacation. Reading a book may be impossible, it was for me. Following the plot on a one hour long tv show.. impossible, you can follow the commercials real well though and probably for the first time in your life you will look forward to those damn things. Making a point that you have in your head but won't come out of your mouth.. that happens all the time. You know what you mean but the words are totally different as they escape your mouth. Therefore you say something that comes out as complete and utter nonsense but in your mind you have made your point.. until somebody tells you what you just said. I told my son that the garage was flying once. I was trying to tell him that it needed paint. Kinda not the same thing right? There are times when the best you will be able to do is contemplate your toes. And you can spend hours doing just that. I remember having Oprah on tv.. I am not a big Oprah fan but it was entertaining on tx, anyway, she said something about 800 thread count sheets.. so I decided to try to count the threads in my flannel sheets... that kept me busy for a whole day! I never got much past 20 without having to start again but I did that for an entire day. Here is my point. And I do have one. Once your husband sees THIS level of brain fog, there will be no question in his mind as to what is going on. He won't like it, it will upset him and he won't know how to fix it but he will accept it for what it is. That is what Trudy is dealing with right now, only she's doing it with a stutter too! Sorry Trudy, I just had to throw that in there! I couldn't help myself! Hopefully, this will give you a better idea of what will happen versus what is happening. The brain fog I had before treatment, hell, it was there but it was minimal, but, I also didn't have Fibromyalgia before treatment started either. You are already dealing with that and it comes with a level of brain fog as well. Read my response to Gloria and Trudy about dealing with this and other people's comments too.. Hopefully it will help. Hugs,teri On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Cinder <datagrey@...> wrote: I know this is responding late to this but wondering before the knowledge of chemo and Hep C came along people had brain fog as in getting older and altzheimers also. So we can't necessarily blame ablsolutely everything on hep c. I try to but my husband keeps pointing out if I did not have hep c there is still alot of things I could have similar. There is too. Anyway it is an ongoing argument I have with my husband. So I don't dare ever say anything is because of hep c anymore. I just ride my way through it and keep my knowledge to myself. Kind of makes me mad now I found out what can cause all this to be more severe and can't even talk about it like it is what is doing it. hm. Cinder From: Gloria <gadamscan@...>Subject: Re: [ ] Brain fog Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 6:55 PM TrudyI hate to say; but, I'm not sure to this day if my brain fog has ever lifted. I make a joke about it because I am a blond. However, it is so embarrassing I sure know. I think my short term memory has gotten better, I can almost tell you what I did last night; but, only because I do the same thing every night. Gloria -- Teri Gottlieb MOVE ON. It's just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book. Just turn the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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