Best of luck!

There are several others here who are GT 3 and on Sovaldi & Riba.

I hope this works for you. Even a 24 wk ride is better than the old stuff & you can do it. Wishing you the best of luck, minimal sides & SVR.

You are really lucky to be doing those drugs. Good luck, drink lots of water and stay out of the sun....

Good luck to you! I am almost 2 weeks into the same exact treatment, GT3, 24 weeks. I also was able to plan time off to do this, and count myself incredibly fortunate to be able to do this combo. I live healthy anyway, I am very active and eat as clean and green as poss. Don't drink or drug either, and that is all a huge benefit for me.
So far I have found emotional ups and downs, some irritability, and some fatigue. I cannot maintain anything like the same levels of activity in my mountain biking and gym work, but if a lower level is achievable, I am good with that :) Other than that, a couple of days so far have been a bit crappy feeling, but nothing too overwhelming.
If your kid is not too demanding, you should be fine I would hope! It can be trying for partners, however, since their needs may not be being met in the same way as they are used to... That can become a trial, but my wife and I are talking things thru if they blow up at all, and that is helping a lot.
Best of luck, and let us know how things progress!

I'm also GT3 and getting ready for the 24 week treatment. Have the meds in hand just have to meet with the doctor next Wednesday and go over everything. I understand your concern as I have young children as well. We can do this!

Thanks to everyone for your words of encouragement. It's nice to have someplace where you can vent your feelings/fears and not be judged...

MTC good luck with your treatment. Would like to "compare notes" as we progress. I don't have an official start date but I figure by the 9th of June I should be starting. Either way good luck!

Rocker since you are a couple of weeks ahead so would like to hear your SX if any...good luck as you move forward.

You are in a great a position, with your viral load being so low, and
possibly tx naive.

I am also Geno 3a in for 24 weeks.

I ran into some problems with hemoglobin so he reduced Riba to 600 mg, and at 4 week Viral Load went from over 1 million 500 thousand something to 12!!

You will be amazed at how much is attributed to the Hep C that you never even thought about - it only gets worse, so go for it!!

One more comment re 10 year old son:

As long as you tell him the medication will make you better once you finish it all, he will handle it a lot easier.

I have adult children, and the look on their faces when I told them about the Hep C (thought downplayed) was scary.,,,,They needed to know I will be okay - so I think it is better to level with a child (you don't have to mention the Hep C), but find the words that he will understand and not tell the whole neighborhood (if that is what you prefer)
Good Luck!! I am sure you will do fine!!

anna, I wish you the best as you go through your treatments. You can do this.

I'm GT 1 and going Sovaldi RIBA inf. Yes different than you but it is the emotions which are the same across all genotype a and treatment options.
I was so excited so ready to start treatment but the week leading up to the actual start, I went out and got all nervous and emotional. It us scary. No doubt. But I think you will find that you will survive. RIBA is no cakewalk but it us very doable. You and I are the fortunate ones. So many of our friends on here had yo do it for 48 weeks and dome find it twice. So 12-24 weeks ain't nothing. You can do thus and your son will be fine. You will not ignore him. We are here for you.