I am now a third of the way through my treatment still waiting patiently in a sort of never-never land for my hospital appointment on Wednesday morning (12th Sept) when I'll get the viral load results - hopefully showing a double logarithmic decrease in quantity.
To recap on the side effects of the treatment so far:
* It has accentuated certain characteristics I've always had, so that the irritations I have always felt (usually over relatively minor things - I'm more sanguine about big things) are in real danger of turning into rage.
* I am a lot more argumentative at home (although not at work).
* I am a shadow of my former self when it comes to energy - as I keep saying in this blog, doing anything starts to suck the energy right out of me, although I do not have this anywhere near as severe as some people I have met undergoing treatment.
* I get occasional aches and pains in the abdomen and kidney areas but they haven't lasted
* I get very thirsty
* I go to the loo (ie: bathroom) much more and have to get up about three times a night for this.
* I think my reaction times have slowed so I have to drive more carefully.
* I get a bit of brain fog - not remembering names etc - but as far as I can remember I always have had - so I'm not sure about the treatment's impact on this
* I now get an itching, occasionally severe, localised around the groin area
On the positive front:
* I sleep well most nights (apart from having to get up to go to the loo!)
* I am still working effectively -my boss is happy with my work
* I've lost a stone in weight - from 12.5 stone to 11.5 stone
* I am eating well - I just listen to my body which tells me what it wants
I'll add ion the things I've forgotten in a future posting.
In the meantime I'll report back on Wednesday!
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Fingers crossed for you.
Thank you Carol - that's very kind
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