Guest guest Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Hi Yes I have known others who were sick with sinus or lung infections while on tx off and on all the way through. I was never sick other than the side effects from tx. YES tx can cause Fibromyalgia and I have it from tx. It a pain syndrome that affects the fibrous tissues in the body as well as muscles, and joints,, its miserable, you also have serious fatigue from it. You can google it and research it but yes Interferon tx can bring it on. Interferon tx can also cause all sorts of autoimmune problems such as Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis, Sarcoidosis, etc, you have to read all the " fine " print on the info that comes with the drugs... its scary but none of these will kill you, the hep might.. so what ya gonna do? I had to treat, I had stage 3-4 with early cirrhosis.. Im sure others will come along to answer more of what they know, we have several nurses on this forum.. Good luck jax --- wrote: > Has anyone had trouble with getting " sick " a lot. I > seem to get " cold " > symptoms more than ever and they persist until I'm > quite miserable. > > I have been battling an ear infection and sore > throat for more than six > weeks. After 24 days of antibiotics the doctor says > no infection but my > right eustacion (?) tube is closed and my eardrum is > retracted. It's > extremely irritating and at times incredibly > painful. I have a sore > throat all the time now and it is difficult to > swallow. > > Do you all think the HepC is the root of the > problem? I have never in > my life had an ear problem-I have a whole lot of > sympathy for the > little kids that go through this, it's horrible. > > Also, thanks for all the good discussion on > arthritis. I am battling > severe pain in my backbone and up into my neck where > there is an old > injury. Some days I have a steady ache in many > places, hands, > shoulders, ankles, etc. My doctor (not Hep doc) > seems content to have > me take pain meds, I worry sometimes though that > I'll need them forever. > What exactly is FIBROMYALGIA? Can that be brought on > my Interferon tx? > Sometimes with the aching I have just an exhausted, > out of breath > feeling that seems like more than RA issues. I have > no clue. I have not > seen a Hep specialist for over a year, and when I > did last year they > barely spent a minute talking, I got the distinct > impression that they > were sort of " done " with me since the Interferon did > not work. I need > to find a Hep doctor that is interested in helping > me understand what's > going on rather than trying to sign me up for > non-responder studies! > > > Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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