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 More options Nov 4 2006, 8:01 pm
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From: "Cactus Jammies" <cactusjamm...@phish.net>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:01:02 GMT
Local: Sat, Nov 4 2006 8:01 pm
Subject: Re: Maybe didn't get a full dose of interferon
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NO SCRATCHING! Its a good idea, if you can remember, to trim your
fingernails properly.  Your skin will be drying or otherwise suffering from
the treatment, but not everyone has this problem to the same extent.  So,
moisturizer is a very good idea.  Aloe Vera lotion for moisture and mild
solutions of Tea Tree Oil lotion are good for keeping the itchy patches
isolated between injections.  You really don't wind up with a scratch
reaction across your belly.  It went away in my case after I learned about
moistureizers and non-drying topical anti-bacterials (T-T-O).  I learned
about that on this support newsgroup.  You may wind up with transient
(temporary, moving) dry patches of skin.  I wouldn't mess around with
something that has obviously become infected, though.

cactus jammies ------------

"greyhackles" <greyhack...@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote

> One of the studies I read
> recently pointed out a dramatically higher rate of injection site reaction
> for
> 48 weekers vs 24. It didn't speculate as to the specific cause of such
> reactions (and note, these specifically are not bacterial infections
> resulting
> from poor shot-time hygiene) but my guess is the immune system gets
> increasingly cranky about dealing with the glycol molecules in the Peg-IFN
> and
> eventually will attack it in situ.

> Having experienced one such event myself, I can say you *really* don't
> need
> the distraction - never mind the pain and treatment and the funky scar it
> leaves - especially when it happens around week 41 as mine did and you're
> already in a precarious state. I made the mistake of trying to get by with
> just using the right and left "belly" zones, always a few inches away from
> my
> navel. The last 7 weeks were all thigh shots as a result...and I have this
> weird bulls eye scar now to remind me ;-)

> Cheers

> /greyhackles


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