For the record, the new regimen is as follows (four pills, five drugs – yeah, five):
Combivir – two of the three parts of my old regimen. I have technically grown immune to one part of it, but my doctor says that it still tends to help other meds work better, so some gain may still be had with it.
Viread – an NRTI
Norvir – a protease inhibitor, used as a booster for the final drug…
Reyataz – another protease inhibitor.
The two PIs in combination are supposed to be very tolerable…Norvir at full strength can be ugly, but used as a booster to Reyataz, not so much.
The strange thing, I started my meds this morning and by lunch I felt this overwhelming peace wash over my body – well, I guess TECHNICALLY my torso or stomach. It is almost like my old regimen, namely viramune, literally had a strangle hold over my stomach and GI tract. If this is actually so, I cannot believe I felt a change so quickly. I will hold it as a good omen – a FUCKIN’ great omen actually.
For the first time in two years, I don’t FEEL like I am on meds, something I have always had in my life. I am very happy about that…
(oh, yeah, I almost forgot…last week was my two year anniversary of the start of chemotherapy. I had realized it was approaching but most have gotten too wrapped in things to remember it passing.)
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