He's been off the Hepatitis C Triple Therapy since October 14th. I realize that it is not enough time for him to feel completely himself again, but I would think that each day he should be feeling better and better. He's not. He is still very itchy. He tried Allegra, Benadryl, Claritin and Zyrtec. They didn't work. So our primary care physician prescribed
Hydroxyzine HCL 25mg every 8 hours as needed and
Triamcinolone 0.1% Cream FOU. First couple of days it worked but it's not working any longer. I don't think it is strong enough, and he has more rashes on him now than he did before.
In addition, he is still getting very cold. You would think after 2 Procrit shots that would be dwindling away as well. He is still getting very nauseous and has severe acid reflux as well.
I just hope that nothing is wrong. When Steve saw the gastroenterologist on the 13th, his blood test results showed that he had a
low RBC count, low platelet count, and a low white blood cell count. The doctor said that Steve was anemic and he prescribed
Procrit to increase Steve's RBC count. So I asked the doctor if he was going to order
Neupogen for the low white blood cell count. His answer was that he wasn't concerned about Steve's white blood cell count. But now I am thinking maybe he should have been.
I believe that, when the doctor said my husband was anemic, he was referring to
Aplastic Anemia. This type of anemia has the potential to be fatal if not treated properly, so I just hope the doctor prescribed the best possible treatment.
Steve is going for his first blood test since being off treatment tomorrow. Once we get the results, we'll both feel better. At the very least, we'll have a better idea of where he stands.
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