Guest guest Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Everything you describe below, I experience on a daily basis now, and I mean everything. If treatment makes it worse look out!!! I also have fibro and hypothyroid which also messes with my memory. Debbie > > *,* > * > * > *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 > * > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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