Back Into Life.
It's been a little over three months since I finished my treatment. I went for my first post-treatment blood test the other day - the one where you find out if the virus has made a comeback. I'm not worried about it at all. They say that there's only a very small chance of the virus returning after a successful treatment.
Now my focus is on getting back into life. I've been a bit of a hermit since my treatment began, which has been nice. I needed the peace and quiet, not only during treatment but afterwards as well.
I still feel the effects. It was a bit over the top to expect that after a three month recovery period I'd be fine. I'm certainly feeling a lot better, but even the experts say it takes six months to get the toxins out of your body (I've had strict instructions to wait at least six months before attempting to get pregnant).
I'm looking forward to seeing how I feel after six months. What I'm really looking forward to is how I feel after about a year.
At the moment I'm still losing a bit of hair and I have bouts of feeling really tired. I've been getting a few urinary and throat infections and my moods are still a bit wonky.
But I've been taking regular exercise, eating well, getting plenty of sleep and drinking enough water. And recently I've been trying to get out more into society. Hubby and I have started taking dancing lessons at our local hall. That's a bit of quiet fun! And we're going to try to get out visiting more, too.
I like the fact that spring is just around the corner. It seems that the seasons are working in conjunction with my recovery. Nothing like a bit of sunshine to lighten the mood.
Everything is going to be just fine.
Now my focus is on getting back into life. I've been a bit of a hermit since my treatment began, which has been nice. I needed the peace and quiet, not only during treatment but afterwards as well.
I still feel the effects. It was a bit over the top to expect that after a three month recovery period I'd be fine. I'm certainly feeling a lot better, but even the experts say it takes six months to get the toxins out of your body (I've had strict instructions to wait at least six months before attempting to get pregnant).
I'm looking forward to seeing how I feel after six months. What I'm really looking forward to is how I feel after about a year.
At the moment I'm still losing a bit of hair and I have bouts of feeling really tired. I've been getting a few urinary and throat infections and my moods are still a bit wonky.
But I've been taking regular exercise, eating well, getting plenty of sleep and drinking enough water. And recently I've been trying to get out more into society. Hubby and I have started taking dancing lessons at our local hall. That's a bit of quiet fun! And we're going to try to get out visiting more, too.
I like the fact that spring is just around the corner. It seems that the seasons are working in conjunction with my recovery. Nothing like a bit of sunshine to lighten the mood.
Everything is going to be just fine.
posted by Filosofette at 5:22 pm
4 Comments:
My doctor said that it should be fine to become pregnant within a few months of finishing treatment. They recommend waiting 6 months just to be sure. I've waited 6 months now, so we've started trying (no luck so far, though!)
I have been finished with the treatment for 6 months. I had to take Procrit injections while doing the treatment due to my red blood count dropping. I'm negative yeah! But I still feel crappy - I have no energy, I still have the sweats (no matter the temperature I drip sweat and then feel drained), when does this go away.
Congratulations on finishing your treatment. Great that you're negative! Sometimes it takes a while to get back into the swing of life, so my advice is try be patient and make sure you live a healthy lifestyle. I don't know about Procrit, so I'm unable to comment on that. The sweating sounds like a bit of a pain. I'd see my doctor about that if I were you. best of luck and keep in touch.
I was suppose to stop treatment in Dec 2011 but I stop taking the shot after Turkeyday last year and stop taking the riboverin pill Dec 12th. Since than Both an MD and the NP told me that I could TTC in May but I am still nervous about that because I don't want the baby to have a birth defect. I wish there was a clear answer. I think I will call the NP one more time to make sure I can try and concieve in May and not June.
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