SHOT #35~June1/2~I did my bloodwork today. They hauled out 7 viles!! I thought she was going to drain me. I've got a nice lil bruise on my right arm now. Larry got home late so we didn't get my shot till about 9, but it didn't seem to make any difference in the way I felt. I slept pretty good actually and only woke up once all night.
I woke up late this morning. It was nice to sleep in a bit. I felt pretty darned good too. No headache, no achy muscles...feels weird to feel like this the day after a shot! I even ate a good lunch. My head did start to ache in the afternoon, but I popped a darvocet before it could kick in and it went away. Its nice to have a day after a shot go this nicely once in awhile.
I got my bloodwork today. Not the PCR though, it won't be in until June 15. My enzymes went down!! For the first time in the 6 years, since 92, that we have been watching these things they are ALL below 100. I have posted them on the Results page, linked below. Even if the viral load isn't gone, I know it has to have dropped. I have been so depressed about these numbers that this was just the greatest news I could have received today.
It makes doing these shots seem worthwhile now and I know I can go on doing them for a year if I have to. I was really needing some good news. My platelets even went up a tad. I'm sure this will ease the depression and I know it will take off some of the stress of worrying about if I was going to be a non-responder. Even if the viral load is still high, in my mind I am responding because those numbers have NEVER been this low.
SHOT #36~June 3/4~I have felt better this week than I have during the entire past 3 months for some reason. Its nice to have such a great week. Larry is doing a great job and not even one bruise this week. I've gotten a bit tired in the afternoons, but even the headaches have seemed to ease up. My appetite has been better all week too. Actually it makes me a bit suspicious! Maybe I am finally getting used to the drugs and the sides will subside from now on. I didn't even feel as depressed as I have been the past couple of weeks. I think that may have something to do with the last enzyme results though!
SHOT #37~June 5~Oh GEEZE! What an awful day. I had contacted SDI to find out why I still haven't received anything from them. The Dr. hadn't sent in the claim form! I gave it to his office back in March. They told me the end of April that they had held it for a few weeks, who knows why, and mailed it in. All that time they had never even done it. THEY LOST IT! I can't believe that they lied to me back then. California allows you 45 days to file the claim. Well I am way past that now. I will have to have a letter from the Dr stating they lost the claim and hope like crazy that SDI will go back retro to my February date. This mistake of theirs has cost us over $5,000 so far. If I can't get the claim pushed through it could cost us another $3,000 before I get any money. Heck IF I get any money. The girls in the office acted like it wasn't that big of a deal, of course to them it isn't. Let this be a lesson!!! CALL YOUR DR EVERY DAY AFTER YOU GIVE HIM YOUR CLAIM PAPERWORK!! MAKE DARNED SURE HE HAS FOLLOWED IT UP AND SENT IT OUT!!! I was so stressed all day and naturally had the worst headache. Even the darvocet didn't get rid of it.
The shot was fine. I went to bed early but didn't sleep well at all. Probably more due to the stress from the day than the shot, though. My headache never really went away and thats why I didn't sleep much either, I think. It had been such a good week, too!
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