Other thoughts

I don't think I've mentioned that before starting treatment I took advantage of a flexible working policy & arranged to work longer hours on 4 days per week & start at lunchtime on a wednesday (the day after my weekly injection). I did this in case I felt rough on wednesdays. However, I have always felt ok & don't really need this arrangement though I'll continue with it during the treatment. My weight seems to have remained the same. I'm pretty itchy now (but you can't beat a good old scratch!) & I have got some E45 cream which is soothing. Still no other particular side effects, I have had loose stools quite often but not to the point of it being a problem. I think positive thinking & visualisation have helped me with the treatment. For example, on the very few occasions I've not felt fantastic or when I would rather not have to stick another needle in myself I think about how the virus is being battered, how if I feel bad the virus must be really suffering & how the injection is going to send stuff in to kill it. It works very well. As far as positive thinking goes, well there are many, many worse things to be dealing with than this treatment & after all it is time limited with a potentially positive life changing outcome.