Following advice and caution from two kind comments, I am withdrawing from taking vitamin and mineral supplements and am falling back on listening to what my body is telling me I should eat on a meal by meal basis. I have a craving from time to time for sweet things. More recently it has been for milk with raw porridge oats.
I think the "rage" has not been too bad over the past few days. When I feel the preconditions coming on I separate myself from the situation - it's strange it comes on more at home than at work.
It's now just over two months in and I've got into the routine. I went cycling with my 12 year old on Sunday and found it very tiring. Again, it's not my legs so much but I feel drained of energy through my chest. I didn't push it and stopped for frequent rests. All in all we only cycled a few miles - but we wanted to commune with the Tour de France UK leg!
Another meeting with the hospital tomorrow - I seem relatively incurious about that effect the treatment is having on my viral load count etc. But I do realise from the monthly group meeting I attend that whatever happens doesn't seem to mean much. People I know have shaken off all trace of a viral load by month two, only to have the treatment end in failure. Conversely others have kept a measurable viral load three or four months in treatment and then cleared the virus at the end of 48 weeks. I shall take it as it comes.
The cough is still there and from time to time gets worse, particularly if I am cold.
I seem to be coping all right at work - the cough comes on from time to time there but I seem to be able to keep it under control. I think I should have had my weekly injection starting on a Tuesday or Wednesday instead of Thursday night. Fridays are generally fine but I get hit with a deep tiredness from time to time over the weekend rendering me a zombie for two or three hours at a time. If I had started the cycle earlier maybe I could have had some of the xombie times in work time and gone sick.
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