Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Edie, I forgot the PEG is in syringe form. Prolly no need to warm up then. The pen we keep refrigerated and have to warm it up by leaving it out for about 15 minutes. I don't know exactly why they say drink a lot of water, prolly to flush the toxins out of the body and keep you hydrated. Interferon does make you very dehydrated and even drinking tons of water, I still get thirsty. The trials found out the hard way about having their patients drink water to help alleviate the sides and it really works. I've heard from people who did interferon mono therapy before they knew about the water and they said the second time they did treatment, they were told to drink water and it really helped with the sides. They wished they'd known that beore. / Alley alleypat@... oshidori@... http://www.alleypat.com My ICQ#:12631861 I can't think of a worse way to start a day than by waking up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Edie, I forgot the PEG is in syringe form. Prolly no need to warm up then. The pen we keep refrigerated and have to warm it up by leaving it out for about 15 minutes. I don't know exactly why they say drink a lot of water, prolly to flush the toxins out of the body and keep you hydrated. Interferon does make you very dehydrated and even drinking tons of water, I still get thirsty. The trials found out the hard way about having their patients drink water to help alleviate the sides and it really works. I've heard from people who did interferon mono therapy before they knew about the water and they said the second time they did treatment, they were told to drink water and it really helped with the sides. They wished they'd known that beore. / Alley alleypat@... oshidori@... http://www.alleypat.com My ICQ#:12631861 I can't think of a worse way to start a day than by waking up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2001 Report Share Posted April 1, 2001 At 03:18 PM 03/28/2001 -0600, you wrote: >I don't know exactly why they say drink a lot of water, prolly to flush the >toxins out of the body and keep you hydrated. Interferon does make you very From my initial diagnosis, everyone told me to stay well hydrated and that was the reason given, to flush toxins. Even though I'm not on treatment because there is none for which I qualify, I can tell the difference in the way I feel when I am well hydrated and when I become lax and am not. My rule of thumb has become that if I don't have to pee about once an hour, I am not drinking enough water. Since that also gets me up out of my chair and moving about, it has a good secondary benefit. I don't know what I'll do if I'm ever wheelchair bound. Gray HBV Chronic Cirrhosis w/some complications Irving, TX, USA E-Mail: <mailto:dagray@...> UIN: 72654171 I believe in the sun even when it does not shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2001 Report Share Posted April 1, 2001 At 03:18 PM 03/28/2001 -0600, you wrote: >I don't know exactly why they say drink a lot of water, prolly to flush the >toxins out of the body and keep you hydrated. Interferon does make you very From my initial diagnosis, everyone told me to stay well hydrated and that was the reason given, to flush toxins. Even though I'm not on treatment because there is none for which I qualify, I can tell the difference in the way I feel when I am well hydrated and when I become lax and am not. My rule of thumb has become that if I don't have to pee about once an hour, I am not drinking enough water. Since that also gets me up out of my chair and moving about, it has a good secondary benefit. I don't know what I'll do if I'm ever wheelchair bound. Gray HBV Chronic Cirrhosis w/some complications Irving, TX, USA E-Mail: <mailto:dagray@...> UIN: 72654171 I believe in the sun even when it does not shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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