sorry i mispelled -------DRUG ------ NOT STUG

like the the person that has had it for 1974.5yrs I have had it since 1980.5 yrs ago genotype 1 and 0-1 fibrosis and now they want to put me on treatment,does it get worse as we get older or can we keep it from progressing without meds? the treatments were not so succsessful back then what about now i hear there is a third stug now being introduced ?

Why was I not but on interferon when I was first told I had hep c and now they say I can't because I already have ceirosce I know that not how to spell it but I am sure you know what I mean.bettyj54 Thank yoou

i have had hep since 1974.5 years ago i started interferion treatments,i did shots for 3 years ,i am now a 3 time non responder,lately i feel like my health is going downhill,the exhaustion is more than i can take.i am starting a pain clinic in 2 weeks,and i am going back into therapy for depression,anxiety,ect.i get (if i am lucky) 6 hours of sleep a night,this is wearing me down,i have had this problem since therapy,would you suggest any thing that would help me,i feel like i cant much more of this condition.thank you for your input

you don't---I have a very special friend and she has had it for 8 years but they have tried all the experimental drugs etc..it may lower itself to certain levels but if you ever get an infection of any kind it can be very bad for you. Plus if you are not married you have to tell any partner that you have it because it is transferred through contact ie blood--and some have to wear a medical braclet or medical necklace to let anyone know they do have it in a medical emergency. I am sorry if I upset you but there are some herbal remedies that might do better than the other stuff..I don't know but we will pull for that 25%!!!

I went through almost 2 years of Interferon shots and the docs tell me that I am OK. I still get tested but so far nothing has popped up in the tests. I was told by my doctor that there was a 25% chance of being "cured", I was lucky, even though I spent 2 years of feeling like crap from the shots. I guess they have come a long ways since the 90's when I was diagnosed and treated.