How will I feel?

Hello Heather, my hubby was diagnosed 1/31/06 we are about to do IL-2 It is almost like Interferon. From what we understand the side effect are like getting a real real bad flu.You should check out mainegal page here on CNS She has answered alot of our guestions.She also has a web site operationsunshield.org please go check it out .When you get there go to my treatment. and my story. You will get much encourage.take care and remember one day at a time. God bless you.THEOSTEENS147

I completed interferon treatments about 3 years ago. The basic symptoms will be that of the flu. The first night of my treatment was horrible, my fever was over 104 degrees. I had extreme fever and chills. My body aches were horrible, my hands were numb even my eyeballs hurt. As time progresses the symptoms lessen dramatically. The first month will be pretty bad but just get some extra rest and you should be able to carry on with your daily routine. After the first month your dosage will be cut down so the symptoms are alleviated then as well. I didn't have nausea, I did lose some weight though. One thing I had a real problem with is oral thrush. It is a fungus in your mouth that appears as a white coating inside your mouth and makes things taste different and makes swallowing difficult. Tell your doctor immediately and he/she can prescribe an oral rinse to combat the problem. I needed to take a nap almost daily. Be prepared to say no to doing extra activities. It is a pretty rough treatment but if it will increase your chances of survival it is worth it. I see you are only 28 years old. You are young and should do fine.
I am new to csn but will try to check back and see how you are doing. Good Luck Stell