week 13

Well the good news is I've tested negative for the Hep C virus! So I will continue with the treatment, I'm really pleased. I had the skin cancer cut out yesterday & am recovering at home. It's quite a big scar but should be very faint. The doctor will send it away for tests to check it is non malignant. But I have 'normal pressure glaucoma' which I'm completely devastated about. I'm worried sick about what it means for my future if I don't respond to the treatment for it & all my hopes & dreams have been turned upside down. I'm trying to remember how I felt like that when I got my Hep C diagnosis & came to terms with that but this feels different because it involves my eyesight & losing that is the worse thing I can think of. I expect I'll come to terms with it all but I'm not there yet.

week 12

I have been diagnosed with a non malignant skin cancer on my nose & tomorrow I'm due find out if I have glaucoma. I'm depressed to a normal degree about these things and will have the cancer cut out in the next week or two, I'm pretty worried about the scarring. My Hep C treatment still isn't causing me any difficulties - I have been away for a long weekend, an 800 mile round trip, driving on my own which I managed with no problems. I will find out this week if the treatment is working.

week 10

Some slight queasiness, tiredness & itchy skin but all manageable, I haven't needed to be off work at all. I have low mood but am dealing with very stressful personal issues which I think are causing it. I'm not sure if being on the treatment is making any additional difference to my mood, I don't really think so.