First injection under my belt!!!

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Hi all, I was able to administer my own injection today. It's amazing how we can do things when we have to, that we thought we could never do. It was given at 3:45 and we just got home from having dinner. I am on my way upstairs to pile on the blankets and watch a little TV land before I crash for the night. Good news: My Dr said I coud eat anything that my tummy wanted or could tolerate. I had read not to eat red meat, but she says I can. Anyone been told differently? And I forgot to ask her two questions so I will try them here and see what you all think. 1) Am I to stay away from caffiene? 2). Am I allowed to color or highlight my hair while on treatments? She had me go to the lab and draw blood to check my viral load again, and my ferritin (sp) level, among other things. Thanks, Joyce \o/ / \

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Hey Joyce!

Congratulations! You go girl!!! My

doctor told me to continue normally and to eat a piece a meat a week at least

to keep my counts up. I know some will cringe at this, but I was not

cirrhotic. Probably differently if cirrhotic. I did drink coffee, we are told

not to. The thing with caffeine is that you have to drink double the water

then because caffeine dehydrates. I did color my hair.

Keep it up, kick dragon butt!!!

Love, PALMS1124 A/K/A KATHY

www.heppalace.net

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First injection under my belt!!!

Hi all,

I was able to administer my own injection today. It's amazing how we can

do things when we have to, that we thought we could never do. It was given at

3:45 and we just got home from having dinner. I am on my way upstairs to

pile on the blankets and watch a little TV land before I crash for the night.

Good news: My Dr said I coud eat anything that my tummy wanted or could

tolerate. I had read not to eat red meat, but she says I can.

Anyone been told differently? And I forgot to ask her two questions so I

will try them here and see what you all think.

1) Am I to stay away from caffiene?

2). Am I allowed to color or highlight my hair while on treatments?

She had me go to the lab and draw blood to check my viral load again, and my

ferritin (sp) level, among other things.

Thanks,

Joyce \o/

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Better answers are probably on thier way, if not already posted, but my doctor doesn't say no caffiene, but she said don't drink coffee. Tea has more caffiene than coffee, and she says I can drink tea, so I'm assuming caffiene is not a problem. As for coloring your hair, hair is dead tissue, but your scalp is not. I would guess there are some pretty nasty things in hair coloring. Besides, I bet your natural color is lovely. We are always most critical of ourselves. Good luck with your therapy! Eat well, sleep well, be well! ChrisJoyceK wrote: Hi all,I was able to administer my own injection today. It's amazing how we can do things when we have to, that we thought we

could never do. It was given at 3:45 and we just got home from having dinner. I am on my way upstairs to pile on the blankets and watch a little TV land before I crash for the night.Good news: My Dr said I coud eat anything that my tummy wanted or could tolerate. I had read not to eat red meat, but she says I can. Anyone been told differently? And I forgot to ask her two questions so I will try them here and see what you all think.1) Am I to stay away from caffiene?2). Am I allowed to color or highlight my hair while on treatments?She had me go to the lab and draw blood to check my viral load again, and my ferritin (sp) level, among other things.Thanks,Joyce \o/ / \ Yahoo! PhotosGot holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP.

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Hi Kathy NO, YOU need some beef when on tx, UNLESS your liver is decompensated,, your diet must be protein based,, or thats what they told me and it worked for me,, Kathy wrote: Hey Joyce! Congratulations! You go girl!!! My doctor told me to continue normally and to eat a piece a meat a week at least to keep my counts up. I know some will cringe at this, but I was not cirrhotic. Probably differently if cirrhotic. I did drink coffee, we are told not to. The thing with caffeine is that you have to drink double the water then because caffeine dehydrates. I did color my hair. Keep it up, kick dragon butt!!! Love, PALMS1124 A/K/A KATHY www.heppalace.net From: Hepatitis_C_Central [mailto:Hepatitis_C_Central ] On Behalf Of

JoyceKSent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:52 PMTo: hepatitis_c_central Subject: First injection under my belt!!! Hi all,I was able to administer my own injection today. It's amazing how we can do things when we have to, that we thought we could never do. It was given at 3:45 and we just got home from having dinner. I am on my way upstairs to pile on the blankets and watch a little TV land before I crash for the night.Good news: My Dr said I coud eat anything that my tummy wanted or

could tolerate. I had read not to eat red meat, but she says I can. Anyone been told differently? And I forgot to ask her two questions so I will try them here and see what you all think.1) Am I to stay away from caffiene?2). Am I allowed to color or highlight my hair while on treatments?She had me go to the lab and draw blood to check my viral load again, and my ferritin (sp) level, among other things.Thanks,Joyce \o/ / \ Yahoo! PhotosGot holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. Jackie

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Hi Joyce NO, according to the RN at Scherring, you MUST eat a protein based diet unless you are decompensated,,your liver needs the protein to recover,, now that doesnt mean it has to be fatty steak all the time either. You can eat eggs, tofu, cheese, soy, chicken, fish, etc,, but they told me 2 things were important,, I followed it and I cleared with geno 1a and stage 3-4 of damage and was only given 10-15% chance of even responding to treatment let alone reaching SVR,, I DID BOTH.. but what she said was 1. eat a protein based diet, it helps with nausea 2. take your Riba with some small amount of fat such as peanut butter, cheese, cream cheese etc,, 3, I forgot 3,, drink that gallon of water EACH and EVERY day!JoyceK wrote: Hi all,I

was able to administer my own injection today. It's amazing how we can do things when we have to, that we thought we could never do. It was given at 3:45 and we just got home from having dinner. I am on my way upstairs to pile on the blankets and watch a little TV land before I crash for the night.Good news: My Dr said I coud eat anything that my tummy wanted or could tolerate. I had read not to eat red meat, but she says I can. Anyone been told differently? And I forgot to ask her two questions so I will try them here and see what you all think.1) Am I to stay away from caffiene?2). Am I allowed to color or highlight my hair while on treatments?She had me go to the lab and draw blood to check my viral load again, and my ferritin (sp) level, among other things.Thanks,Joyce \o/ / \ Yahoo! PhotosGot

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ps,, congrats,, the first is the worst,, way to go!JoyceK wrote: Hi all,I was able to administer my own injection today. It's amazing how we can do things when we have to, that we thought we could never do. It was given at 3:45 and we just got home from having dinner. I am on my way upstairs to pile on the blankets and watch a little TV land before I crash for the night.Good news: My Dr said I coud eat anything that my tummy wanted or could tolerate. I had read not to eat red meat, but she says I can. Anyone been told differently? And I forgot to ask her two questions so I will try them here and see what you all think.1) Am I to stay away from caffiene?2). Am I allowed to color or highlight my hair while on

treatments?She had me go to the lab and draw blood to check my viral load again, and my ferritin (sp) level, among other things.Thanks,Joyce \o/ / \ Yahoo! PhotosGot holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP.