Hepatitis C Support Group

Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.

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Getting Ready for Treatment

swimguy
swimguy
I'm recently diagnosed and leaning toward treatment.
Any suggestions on what I can do to prepare for this to make it as tolerable as I can?

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Take Care
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks Karma...I can't agree more with the rest of the people who praise this site. It has alot of great info and the people rule!! They will understand what you are going thru and support you. Everyone is nice and the laughs are great--natural healing powers. So, read, read, and communicate--ask questions. Good luck and what ever you choose, it's the right choice.
Dawter
Dawter
I firmly believe that your side effects are related to your diet. Try to eat as healthy a diet as possible - especially no sugar and fats. I tell you, since the middle of December when I started doing my xmas baking and eating all kinds of crap, I look like I've aged 10 years). This stuff dries your skin out majorly. And cut out the salt too.

I take B Complex 100 mg, B12 1000 mcg, Folic Acid 2000 (these were prescribed by hepatologist), Vitamin D 1000 and Calcium 1000.

Deal with your side effects (especially the mental ones) as soon as they arise and if whatever the doctor prescribes isn't doing the job, get something different. I'm on anti-anxiety/depressants and sleeping pills. I wouldn't have made it this far without them and I was adamant that I was not going to take them before I started treatment.

Drink 3 litres of water day. Rest. Make the commitment to put yourself first during treatment.
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