Re: Increased to max dose of pills for Hep C treatment

January 8, 2009

dear penny i heard on thre radio that smelling green apples was suspose to help

reduce headaches.

" Smelling Pleasurable Foods. One interesting study suggested that smelling

certain pleasurable foods may reduce migraine pain. (The study used green apples

as part of the experiment; patients with headaches who liked the smell of green

apples had less pain. The scent had no effect on those who didn't like the

fruit.) " (copy)

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Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:37:02 PM

Subject: Increased to max dose of pills for Hep C

treatment

They increased my dosage of the Ribavarin pills that I take for the Hep

C treatment to the maximum dose. I started the increase this morning,

and now I feel very tired. I just hope I don't get a headache. Other

times when they increased the pills, I got a headache.

My red blood cell counts are holding steady for now so I don't need the

Procrit shots yet. My liver numbers have gone up again and my

coordinator was going to tell my hepatologist about that, of course.

I have developed sore and swollen gums now as one of the side effects

from the treatment. That's a lot better than the other side effects

that I haven't had. My coordinator told me to gargle with salt water,

and my husband bought some baby Orajel for me...lol. The Orajel helps

for a very short period of time. As long as I don't talk much or chew

too much, it doesn't bother me at all.

I hope everyone is doing well.

Penny

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