icovellauna's Journal: week 12

This is week 12. Today I got the viral load test, which will tell me if the treatments are working for me. I have little doubt that they are, the liver enzymes are doing well, and that's a good indicator, but it will be good to know definitively where my test places it. It will be 1 to 2 weeks before I get the results. On the really positive side, my hemoglobin has begun to climb. Just a little, but without the use of drugs to enhance it. I am doing visualization, and eating green leafy stuff and bananas, and it's working. If I can keep this up, I won't get anemic. This is good.
I like my hair cut. It looks good, and allows me to not feel so unkempt. That's good for me. So life is good.

haircut

[sparky4]

How short is it your hair now ?

When you visualize, do you picture your hemoglobin getting stronger ? Or , do you try to give yourself an overall feeling of being healthy enough for the little guys to grow?

Re:haircut

[icovellauna]

My hair is jaw length. It was down my back, but is now a tidy little bob that can be coaxed to curl in slightly about level with my jaw.
I have several visualizations. For hemoglobin I do one that consists of fat red cells like doughnuts with a membrain across the middle, a lot like text book depictions of red cells, appearing near my bones. For neutrofils, which are a kind of white blood cell, I do one that is hoards of white cells in formation marching up and down in my body. I start with one platoon, and