May 26th - So this week I decided to eat a big lunch and only eat a small snack in the early evening. I pilled plenty of blankets at the foot of the bed and extra clothes on the night stand for those awful chills. I took my shot a little earlier this time, around 7:45 PM. I kept on programming for as long as I would dare to stay up. I finally forced myself to go to be around 1:00 AM. I was feeling no ill effects at this time. I woke up around 4:00 AM to go to the bathroom and was very surprised that I was still feeling no ill effects. Around 6:30 I woke up again and I expected that I would be ill. I was fine. At 9:30 we called the doctor to see why I would possibly not have become ill from the interferon. He said that I was apparently one of those rare people that can handle the interferon.

Ongoing through the week I continued the Ribavirin doses. I seem to have more trouble from the Ribavirin than the Interferon. When I take the Ribavirin I almost instantly become nauseated. When I eat my temperature raises almost immediately and I begin to sweat. I get very nauseated and it feels like there is gas trapped in my lower intestine and I can’t get it out. This causes me to have really bad stomach cramps.