I'm really really interested in this as well. There is a group on ds devoted to this http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/hep-c-survivors but no one is posting there anymore. Maybe some people here can bring it back to life...

I have heard people say they felt better than they had in years, but other people seem to have a hard time getting rid of the side effects of treatment. I can't speak first hand, but will be interested to see what people say.

I am 2.5 years out from the end of my 48 weeks of treatment. I didn't feel sick prior to treatment so, naturally, I didn't expect to feel better than before treatment. I feel 95% back to my pre-treatment status.

Treatment messed with my thyroid so that I have hypothyroidism for which I take one simple pill a day...no complaints on that one.

I also now have pre-diabetes for which I closely watch my carb intake. I really don't have any complaints about this either as the HCV that I had for 50+ years was the culprit on this, not the treatment.

I had bone thinning from the treatment meds (osteopenia) for which I am being watched.

None of these things are really an issue to me...just part of my life WITHOUT Hep C.

I consider myself to be extremely fortunate.

I felt great before treatment - running, and eating well - although my weight had come down quite a bit. Doc says that it could days, weeks, even months for the side-effects to wear off; but that I'll eventually feel BETTER than I did before treatment. I'm looking forward to that!

Amen brother, that is what i am hoping for, I feel just dandy now, so I keep thinking maybe I will fee EVEN better!
@ kary thats great you are 95% there, especially since there was not feeling sick at all. I think I keep hearing of the people who are still feeling many residual effects form the treatment and its important for me to know that Im not going into this feeling good only to come out of it feeling crappy for the rest of my days. So this is good so far :)

I'm 3 weeks post tx, inf, rib, and a trial MK-5172. Each week I feel better. Like the other person said, I didn't realize how miserable I was until I stopped tx. My skin is not so dry but my hair is still dead. I think I'll get it cut 'cuz I still can't style it. I still have a bit of brain fog. I spend half my energy running around looking for where I put things. I go in for blood work next week.

I'm hoping I'll feel 30 years younger in 6 months.

It's been 6 years since I had the treatment...48 months plus extra 4. I have serious doubts that it helped and have developed allergies to things I've never been allergic to. I've had hep c for 30 years and have only slightly abnormal liver functions. I would never advise anyone to not take the TX but only about 30% are able to tolerate it...according to my GI. Don't drink alcohol, eat plenty of organic fruits and veggies, avoid fatty foods, avoid processed foods and drink plenty of water!! In other words, what we should be doing anyway :)

I am 8 weeks post treatment and I feel great felt great before treatment as well. Hair is starting to grow back although it is slow. my energy is back the same as pre treatment. its amazing what a difference 8 weeks can make.

I am 9 months post tx. I am slowly feeling better. I think once we really get into Spring and Summer, it will make a difference. My only real complaints now....I am really cold all the time, but that started before I started treatment & I still get tired very easily ( that could also be age creeping up on me). My hair came back so healthy. I finally got brave and had it colored today and I look and feel so much better having done that. There is life after tx...just hang in there.

I too am interested. Thanks for all the great responses. I was diagnosed as pre stage 1. So I never had ANY aches or pains before TX. Hoping that helps me return to normal after TX a little quicker.

I ran into small medical issues for a couple of months post tx but took it one as it came. I did feel somewhat better after a month but it took about 8-10 weeks before I felt myself again and could think without the brain fog and wasn't tired all the time. I wasn't sick prior to tx and didn't realize how tx knocked me out until I started to feel myself after about 2 months. I am still undie but go for my final VL at the end of May.