My husband saw the gastroenterologist. It was his first visit since he started the triple therapy for hepatitis c. The doctor went over his first blood test results with us. At this point, everything looks good. Steve is not anemic. His hemoglobin, hematocrit, and RBC count are lower than normal but nothing to be alarmed about.
Because he has been experiencing extreme nausea and fatigue, the ribavirin was decreased from 1400mg a day to 1200mg. In addition, instead of taking 6 tablets totalling 1200mg of ribavirin, the doctor wrote him a prescription for 600mg tablets. So he only has to take one pill twice a day.
The doctor also recommended, that before my husband gives himself his weekly injection, he should take ibuprofen. This should lessen the flu-like symptoms he gets after the shot, i.e. body aches, chills.
As far as my husband's blood pressure is concerned, since it is only high occasionally and started before he began treatment, the doctor does not believe it is a side effect of the therapy. Therefore, he does not want him to start taking blood pressure medication. It can have negative effects on the liver, and the less medication he takes during the triple therapy the better.
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