hi , My name is Debbie I was diagnosed with hep-c in 1996, told I have had it since the 70's...after last biopsy 2 years ago was told I am between stage 3/4 grade 2/3 by pathologist, genotype 1a, I have many nasty symptoms hardest is fatigue. I CHOSE no treatment till they find something less harmful causing other health issues. My viral load is in medium range and fluctuates liver enzymes also fluctuate.I do not work. Love my furbabies who keep me company..met many wonderful people here and will continue to advocate to spread the word , get education and funding for this virus that is a silent killer and robber of energy and life. Love to you all!!! Thanks Mackenzie!

OMG Ladies and Gentleman, thank you soo much for your huge participation on this roll call.

You cannot imagine how helpful this will be for me, when one of you call on me.

This way, I just have to look up your username and short story and bingo, I will have every thing under control me friends.

Love you all, you have been a great help to me, you'll never know how much.

Good luck to you all my friends.

Mckenzie
One day at the time

Oh and Erico2125, I do hope you get the same results that I was blessed to have.

The best of luck to you my dear friend.

Mckenzie one day at the time

I'm Dixie aka scared Rabbit or Brave rabbit.
I've been here for almost 5 months now.
I am a type 1a.
I Started tx April 9th and became undetectable at week 12(I'm now in week 14)
I'm on the peg/riba combo meds.
Side effects have been quite minimal for me most of the time :)
Life is what you make it...stay positive and wait for good things to happen!

hi my name is jolanna i got hep c i think in 1982 blood transfusion, but i didn't know i had it till december i have 2 kids ages 29 years old and age 9 i had to have the 9 tested for hep c he does not have it. my 29 year old is o.k too i didn't have hep c when i had him. i don't have ins and no money i lost my job as a certified nursing assistant in 2006 . unable to work because of sickness. i have 2 grandchildren. i live in texas

Hi Mckenzie
Roll call is a great idea. Enjoyed all the stories. I am new to this board. I am a non-responder now, off tx 4 days. VL stared at 926,000, went down to 160,000 at 12 weeks. Now I guess it is going back up. Stage 2 and got this from using drugs in the 80's. I am 47 yrs old, 3 kids, 2 grandkids. Grateful today to be sober. I found out I had this Nov 2007 but have had it a long time. I made the mistake of drinking after 12 wks which was very stupid and what is good is I know how important it is to stay sober, not even one drop of booze period!!!!
God Bless everyone outthere!
Jean

Hi Mckenzie,

As you already know..lol..My Name is Melissa.
I was disgnosed in November 2007. They found it because I went into liver failure. I'm type 1a..I started treatment on February 2008- in May 2008, I tested free of Hep-c..But recently, my blood work showed it came back.. :-( which is hard for me because I'm also fighting terminal cancer..I lost my twin's because they had Hydro b/c of my Cancer..I'm the one who just had brain surgery..I'm doing ok, just in and out at times..They want me to start TX again but last time , it made me really sick..
Well, thank you all for your support and prayers...Love, Melissa

Hi all, I've been around since doing 48 weeks treatment last year. Still have the virus (geno 1A) and am waiting to retreat when the time comes. I've had the virus no longer than since Sept 2004, when I met my b/f, we're unsure how, but I caught it from him. He too has done 48 weeks and still has the virus.
Currently building up my health and stamina, loving getting back in the gym again
Very best wishes to you all xxx

Hi my name is Don and my wife is Ann we go by Gator Buzz and Sunshine. I was diagnose with HVC in Aril of this year and my VL was 7.5 million and genotype is 1a, liver stage 4 . I'm in treatment at Shand Hospital in Gainesville Fl. study 2 of a new drug which take your Vl to 0 in 4 weeks. May find out Monday if I got the new Drug and what my VL is. I love all of the folks on this site and the help they have done for us. Here a hug for every one its free. OH GO GATOR

hi everyone joe here. geno 1 been through 48 wks, after 3 months it came back with a vengence, went on to infagrin everyday, did it for 6 months went undectabe and i went off it, been undectable for 7 mos now, creeps in sometimes to 20,000 per on the viral load, but goes back to 0 for now im blessed in spite of myself, good hearing from all of you gives me strength

Hi Mackenzie, I keep trying on DS to get people to help me with my nonprofit, Greenview Hepatitis C Fund, www.hepcfund.org, which raises awareness of HCV and funds for research, currently at the University of Michigan. Perhaps you can help me spread the word.

I have a power point on HCV available that people can present to community groups. I have a cookbook, Cooking Around the World, which sells for $15 and has 500 diverse mostly easy to make recipes. I accept memorial donations and will honor the deceased on my website. (That part is not set up yet, but we will be working on it soon.) And, of course, I accept straight donations. My nonprofit is a 501 (c) (3), so donations for U.S. citizens are tax deductible.

Last year, my first in, I grossed $18,000 just from donations and the sale of the cookbook. This year, we are adding events. We have already had a golf outing and a kids' bike race. We will participate in a UM sponsored 5K and are planning a dinner/dance/auction for January.

I'm doing this because my now 26 year old daughter contracted HCV when she was 7 and undergoing cancer treatment. She refuses to go thru the HCV treatment until it is more tolerable and effective. I'm tired of waiting for progress and intend to push awareness and funding and hard as I can.

Please help me! Contact: Debbie@vedit.com

Congratulations on both you and your husband clearing HCV.
With best wishes,
Debbie G.

Hi All,
Amie here. Genotype 3, Stage 3. I did 5 months of tx last year and just barely cleared. I am currently in relapse and about to start tx again. Started with a vl of over 900,000,000 not sure what it is this time around.

My name is Jenni HCV 1A.
Finished Tx, 6 months ago, hope to virus free at next Drs appt!

Hello all, My name is Ulises.
I'm 32 first diagnosed about 2 months ago, I'm genotype 2b, viral load approximately 6 million and will have biopsy next thursday. I live in Portland, Oregon.

Roll Call
Evelyn genotype 1a got it at 16 using IV drugs
I will be 50 this year Live in beautiful Santa Cruz CA
Started treatment 1 year ago at 2.7 million viral load, 0 at 4 weeks so my dr said I only had to do 24 weeks, finished 6 mts ago
At 6 mts check my viral load was 4, 400. I was hoping to stay 0 but 4,400 is still better
I am glad I only had to do 24 weeks enough for me
I feel like my old self these days
What a blessing that is!