Wow, what a beautiful woman, and she told her story with such sincerity and quiet joy, how could anyone not be moved.

Hello Panamajo,

Yes this is a problem.

Yes it needs to be look at by a doctor.

The direct cause is fluid retention and it will need treatment with diuretics (probably), however we need to see what your bloods look like.

I expect you will either be anaemic or your albumin will be low (or both).

See a doctor and get bloods done today. If you can’t do that stop the Riba now.

Thanks for that…make more sense now. I am on a 12 week course with 8 to go…fingers crossed my 4 week blood test comes back good.

Hi All

I go for the all important 4 week blood test tomorrow and hope to have the results by the 21st. When I was first diagnosed my GP (whom I have since ditched and got one who actually knows something about HepC – I was having to tell the first GP what tests he had to run) ordered a Viral Load test (when I asked him to). So this next test will be the second for 2015. Hopefully I won’t need to have another until end of treatment…….I am lucky in that I have a supportive GP and the bloods are taken at the Medical Clinic. My GP was sure to put on the blood test request “currently being treated with DAA for HepC (which is on the GP cheat sheet)…….so hopefully I wont get charged for this second one. Reading some of the experiences from others on the Forum I count myself lucky. I immediately went to a Specialist (who had the personality of a seal) here in Bendigo when I was diagnosed, who happily booked me in for a Fibroscan at the RMH (which I didn’t have to pay for) so when I spoke with Dr Freeman I had all my results…….just a footnote, I am still waiting for an appt at the Bendigo Base at the Liver Clinic (18 month wait they tell be so I only have 10 months to go)…in which time I hope to be able to ring and tell them not to bother, take me off the list because I am cured!

I hope you are able to get your answers 2b…very frustrating for you.

Hello Jolie,

You blood pressure is not panic stations high. Measure it a few times – 10 minutes apart – and you will probably find it falls after an hour or so and you get bored with the BP measuring and start to relax.

Contacting your doctor is a good idea. The first few days can be a little rocky.

According to http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/brompheniramine

The metabolic pathway has not been full characterised.

So while it should be fine, as short a period of use as possible would be best.