--- Shirley Nester <shortredcow@...> wrote:
>
> I have a cousin in Santa Maria, I passed through
> there this summer. I live in the Mountains outside
> of Sacramento. Have went through tx 2 and thing of
> trying peg.combo. Let me know how your tx goes.
> Shirley
>

Hi Shirley,

I recieved your letter today and I thought it might be
of interest to you that I just got off the Peg tx a
month ago. I just started it in March of this year.
Soon after all my numbers were where they should be,
in the negative, some scary things started happening
to me. Usually at work or when I was doing something
strenuous. I started feeling like I was going to
black out, I had tunnel vision, alot of severe
migraines, really dry mouth, and I couldn't seem to
get rid of cold sores on my mouth. It was awful!! I
had to leave work twice in a week cause I couldn't
make it eight hours. I was so fatigue, and I felt
like I was going to pass out. I am a cashier at a
Dollar General here in Toledo, Ohio, I was on my feet
alot, it was hard to just be able to sit down when I
wanted. Well, when I went to the doctor for the
symptoms I was having, he said it sounds like I've
been having mild stroked. I am only 44, too young for
that to be happening. So he took me off treatment
right away. I went for an MRI and this other test
called a Dopler to check my neck veins for blockage.
I am feeling alot better now!! I am in stage two of
fibrosis. I think I will feel alot better now. I
went through the Interferon combo tx last year. I
didn't take so he tried me on Peg. Hopefully that did
it! I was diagnosed in 1996. But when I relocated to
be closer to my children and got a new doctor down
here in the city, she put me on tx right away. I was
scared to death!! I hate shots! That's what's so
nice about this Peg is that it's only one shot a week.
It worked out great for me cause I could still work
full time. My boss has been so good to me through
all this, I bearly made it through the day sometimes.
She scheduled me for six hours day when I first got
on it. I feel like a new person now!

I guess all I can tell you is that don't miss your
scheduled doctor appointments, it's important that you
keep the doctor informed of any new symptoms that may
start happening. My doctor told me that this new Peg
has been known to cause strokes after being on it
awhille so make sure you keep an open communication
with your doctor.

Good Luck with whatever decision you make. I sure
wouldn't hurt to try it though.

Good luck hon, hope to hear from you soon!

Edyie K.

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