Wow, Ariel is that pic the view from your place? Awesome, bet you get good waves there. I grew up in the Newcastle, NSW area and the beaches with the rocky headlands had the wildest surf – ahhh, not unusual to see bloodied faces/bodies emerge carrying their boards with a massive smile on their dial claiming how ‘f*****g UNREAL was that!!’

Yes, I was doing well getting a good night’s sleep for over a week and then this migraine hit during Friday night and I can’t shake it, worst night last night, tossing and turning, finally dropping off about 7 am and slept in. In lots of pain now, taking painkillers but can’t shift it.
Damn, I had so much on my ‘To Do List’, but it’s a veg out day today ick:' />

I’m on 16 weeks Tx for Geno 3a, Sof/Dac. Interesting we’ve both hit this ‘side’ (?) having a migraine at the same time.

Hope you’re feeling better soon

I can imagine what you witness working in the field Sabrecat and probably many people who just shouldn’t be working with the sick and vulnerable as DT so poignantly expressed.
One particular Specialist, I saw 3 times, would ask how I was doing and had I consumed any alcohol since my last visit. I’m always honest, a bit too so probably, and I always told him what I had. I know they ‘assume’ you’re lying and therefore ‘change’ the figure to their own guesstimation – I actually saw this on the paperwork and demanded to know why he was putting different answers to what I was saying. He would then launch into a rant about the damage I was doing and didn’t I want to be alive to raise my son etc., etc.I would end up crying my eyes out as he’d go on about how ‘disgusted he was working in this clinic and seeing how appallingly people treated their bodies. We were all representative of Western societies’ excesses …’
By the 3rd appointment this rant was really fired up and he said that he couldn’t take anymore of the patients he had to deal with in the clinic and was transferring to another area in Gastro. He wanted to know, as I’m sitting and bawling my eyes out, if I was serious about my health and wellbeing. He wanted to know what was my spiritual and moral standpoint, did I want his help because he could refer me to a psychologist who ‘specialised’ in such spiritual dilemmas – i didn’t think I was experiencing any spiritual dilemma but what did I know???
I hadn’t started seeing a Psych at that point, so I asked for more info. He started to write down some details and when he told me the location – a special clinic at his ‘church’ near the city, I told him I couldn’t travel that far. He launched into another spiel about me not being serious about my future etc. Then he looked up my address and realised I was on an island and all the BS involved in getting to the city. He said something else, trying to comfort me and stop me from crying and then suddenly became really cold and withdrew saying, ‘no, I’ve said too much. That’s all you have to go now, goodbye and Good Luck!’

It was extremely bizarre, inappropriate and traumatising because as much as I wanted to report him I was reminded of the last time I made a complaint in another hospital and what was ‘done to me’ to stop me from making it formal.

On the bus journey home as I started to process all that had been said in that session, and previous, and I realised his obvious religious persuasion and his attempt to ‘recruit’ me and the ‘special psychologist’s’ role would have been to ‘brainwash’ me.

Whilst I am a strong woman and have endured a lot in my life, particularly abuse in all forms, and like many when I’m stressed, upset and vulnerable I can’t seem to protect myself at the time. I take awhile to process things, I need to go to my cave with no other incoming stimuli and take it all in. He could see he was about to ‘hook’ me but even if I had of agreed, once I had time to process I would have seen clearly what was happening and bailed.
Yes, DT as you were saying dangerous people working with the vulnerable is a reality and often goes on indefinitely because the victims can’t advocate for themselves.

Hi Tiana, welcome and congrats on startingTx. I’m,Geno 3a, Sof/Dac for 16 weeks, Day 11 today. You sound like you’ve started out a bit rough with the sides but we are all individuals and will react differently but certainly relate to others’ journeys. I’m use to drinking water constantly 2+ litres p/d including through the night. If you don’t usually drink much water then it could be why you’re feeling so dizzy (?). I started out with intense sweats my 1st week, making me very dehydrated, that’s eased thankfully. Some of us have experienced ‘hyper’ energy followed by extreme tiredness, I certainly relate to the ’emotional’ roller coaster, joyful one minute and teary the next

Everyone here is very supportive and plenty of info at hand, don’t be afraid to ask questions. Good Luck and look forward to following your journey.

That’s awesome Ariel! Glad all things on the home front are still ok and hope the police are keeping a watchful eye on the pyromaniac little shits!
Day 11 for both of us
Same, energy during the day but not hyper anymore, making the most of getting things done because I crash in the arvo/evenings. A migraine today, but otherwise it was just an intermittent headache for about a week. Thank God sweats not as bad hmy:

Noticed a clearer more lucid mind creeping in, so used to brain fog.
Glad you are feeling good – you go girl!

That sounds fabulous Paul, Lucky You! What a Great Way to do EOT

Hope you have an awesome time and look forward to hearing about it when you return!

All the Best

Welcome mrsklg67! That is awesome what you have done for the LOYL -hubbie. Great news you have the meds now and wish him all the best on his Tx

Yes same, had Peripheral Neuropathy for few years or more (?). Started with numbness, burning in hands from Carpal Tunnel, got worse and then my feet, especially intense pain in heel. Woke me constantly at night and never able to get comfortable. During the day it was intermittent and then over a year ago I realised it was there constant 24/7, hands and feet. Had scans done, severe arthritis in spine means bone on bone pinching nerves – explained the shoulder, right arm/hand shooting pain, has secondary ‘crushing’ of nerve in the elbow; lumbar/sacral area pinches sciatic nerve and hence the shooting pain in legs and burning pain in heels. Dr said too many causes of peripheral neuropathy to know, I had asked about HepC but didn’t think it was related. I take Lyrica for the nerve pain, not daily as prescribed but when I’m really doing badly.
I note triggers – driving, mowing and whipper/snipping – the vibration of any tools in my hands cripples me afterwards, writing and typing and carrying heavy bags, anything requiring clenching of hands. I have to space out my activities to avoid days of incapacity.

So, maybe the 24/7 burning & numbness might be HepC related and could be free of it but won’t be free of the arthritis/CT problems.

Mmmmm, that’s interesting reminds me of a very lucid dream last night