Day 91: I'm still alive

It's been a long time since I've written, but that's because I haven't had internet access for a while. I've moved into my house full time so I've been pretty busy getting my things organized. Thanks to Starspangledtrader for using his blog to update my condition even if it was only for a day.

Well, the shots have been going okay for me recently. It seems to be getting harder to find good spots to give myself the injections. My legs are all bruised up these days, and it seems like I have veins everywhere.

The good news is that the medicine seems to work for me pretty well. My AST/ALT? numbers dropped greatly from the 600-1000 range to around 60-70, which is only slightly higher than normal. My viral load (a measure of how much virus I have) dropped a lot as well, which is a good sign. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be on this treatment, but the doctor says I should keep taking the medicine for a while to beat down the virus.

As for side effects, I'm feeling the usual fatigue, but I also have lost some weight recently. I lost about 14 pounds so far the last 2-3 months. I also seem to be losing some more hair than usual, but that might be just in my head.

How I feel: 8

Day 74: Back from my trip

I'm back from another wedding. The wedding was for one of my old college roomates and took place down in Southern California. It was a nice wedding... and it was great to see the bride and groom so happy. This was the second wedding I've been to this summer and I still have one more to go.

Well, I'm almost three months into this interferon stuff. Today's shot was a little different... I noticed a little bit of blood in the medicine vial after I was done. The instructions say that the whole thing is contaminated and I am supposed to use a new vial. Right now I don't have any extra vials. Actually now that I look at it, I can't really see the blood anymore. Maybe the medicine is still good or it's not a big deal? I'll call my pharmacist tomorrow to see what I have to do.