Reading the sinus thread here
I had vile sinuses for years too
Salt water is my medicine I go to the ocean.
During this tx I had revolting sinuses especially around weeks 2-8
When surfing they would clear well, so well it was at barfing level haha gross!
The combination of salt water immersion of the body and increased aerobic activity worked a charm. I still had those fluey feelings some mention here FF and you are just starting but your idea about swimming is great
Even when tired I just paddled for even a quick 30 mins and it truly helped the sinus issues from progressing.
Mike I also look forward to no more damned sinus probs now virus free. Oh and picking up any cold virus a student brings along if I bother to return to my day job. I’m still pondering that one
Cheers
Sniff sniff
Ariel

I have a low Kpa too Ken and only had twinges early on
Interesting point to note, I surf and I always felt a swelling in my upper abdomen when lying down to paddle and just thought it was the way I was made but NO!! It’s gone. It went in the first three weeks accompanied at night with a ton of sweating which I blogged on my thread I think.
So yes you probably are right because I don’t have liver pain anymore and that upper tummy is flat there’s no strange feeling of a one sidedness anymore
I noticed it when it went away I hadn’t really taken it in as a big deal like I said I thought it was just how my body was made!
Bit off topic from the fatigue question but interesting issue re liver twinges you raised thought I would pop my two bobs worth in as an F0 type of person
Ariel[/quote]

Thanks for this post Ariel – interesting in the correlations which can conceivably be drawn between a low or F0-level yet still experiencing liver pain, as we did. I have one week tx to go tomorrow and it almost seems like some kind of weird bone-pointing lol but I have been getting more liver twinges over the last 3 or so weeks progressing to more persistent pain-sensations especially today, including greater fatigue over time. At least I hope its that! I guess next week’s EOT blood test will tell (Qualitative, not quantitative however)

Is a bit unnerving to have them back though, I have to admit.

M…good article. As the article states more data in the elderly is needed. What I find interesting
is that most of the adverse events listed in the table are normal in the aging process. These tested
patients did not experience these symptoms before tx?….which is odd considering the average age
of the patients were 72.6 years old. I must be misreading or misinterpreting the article because
after 5 weeks, I have found myself exhibiting fatigue, irritability, and short-temperedness.

The fatigue I had before tx which I am cognizant of…..pre-diabetic probably. The irritability and
short temper not only bothers me, but it also bothers the people with whom I’m with. Even-
tempered is my nature.

What is also interesting in the article is that 86% of the patients had fibrosis scores of 3 or higher.
I guess there will be more studies in the future with age brackets and different stages of fibrosis, etc.
I sometimes forget, we (everyone on this site) and people taking original Harvoni, Viekira, etc are
on the front lines of this disease. A lot of more research and testing is bound to be had. And as
others have said, we are more than happy to be the guinea pigs….e.

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Thank-you Michael

Hello

Id like to follow up on this thread with what I hope is some useful information for others who are also experiencing degrees of fatigue following a course of generic Harvoni.

Following the advise by Doctor Freeman I asked that my level of Vit D and B be accessed when I had my VL drawn on the 23rd March. Interestingly enough, in comparison to my pre treatment level (which was 66) had dropped to 50 which is considered low. I have since got myself some supplements to get the level up.

From reading posts from others, fatigue appears to be a common denominator following Harvoni…..
Im pleased that I may have found the reason to why i’m feeling exhausted and suggest a Vit D test if you feel the same.

Thanks everyone for all the valuable information. I’m trying to find the sweet spot between alarm (oh dang is this what I’m in for?) and ambivalence.

I still feel that every day is a step into the unknown and remain optimistic about the end result and am trying to have no expectations around sx

My experience has been a lot like Tina’s. I am only now crawling out of the hole that tx left me in and I finished treatment on March 8. Still not “rearing to go”, but I am feeling a lot better than I was.