Hepatitis C Support Group

Hello and welcome to DS. The wait really sucks. I too have type 1A, finished 48 wks on 4/20/08. It was tough but doable. You are lucky to have found this site. Knowledge is power!! Her for ya if ya need to chat

welcome, just thought i'd add that mckenzie was geno 1 and she has been undetected for i think 5 yrs, read her page for more detailed info. make yourself at home here and feel free to message at any time...

Welcome and ull be fine. Im not going to say ahh dont worry about it but there def is worse out there. Smart diet stop the drinks n smokes and most can live there full life with it and tx is beter and better as time goes. I honestly think most people here will be cured of this shit soon even people who dont respond i have faith that something has to be around the corner.

I TRY TO CATCH UP ON ALL POSTS, I MUST OF MISSED THIS ONE OPPS, ANYWAYS MY FRIEND WELCOME TO DS. HAVING HCV IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE ! IVE HAD IT SINCE THE MID 70'S AND I HAVE FAILED 3 TREATMENTS IN THE LAST 6 YRS, BUT I KEEP FIGHTING AS WITH ALL OF HERE ON DS, WELCOME ! YOUR ARE NOT ALONE

WELCOME! My husband was diagnosed with geno 1 and I never heard that it was the least responsive but that type 1's may need to be on treatment a little longer than the other types.

Husband has very few sides (THANK YOU GOD!)and the HEPC was undetectanble after 5 weeks of treatment.

I know it's scary but you have come to an awesome place where you will receive alot of information, hugs and love

Shelly

Stopping the smokeing and what little I drink is going to be a challenge. I'm not a heavy smoker or drinker, but giving up the little bit can be as hard as giving up a heavy habit. I love red wine and champagne, but I love life even more.

my c-section 28 years ago is more vivid in my mind and I had TWO liver biopsies..welcome to the group!
psssst...the liver hates STRESS

I too used to like a little bit of wine now and then...but gave it all up for my love of Mr. Liver. Pouring alcohol onto your sick liver is like pouring gasoline onto a fire they say. Oh course finding out you have HEP C and all the stress & worry that occurs because of finding that out...makes you really want a drink for the stress. But you gotta choose your health
right...so farewell alcohol.
Having Hep C is not always easy...but so glad you found this site like I did. I felt like I was drifting alone on a raft in the ocean... now I am on a big ship with all kinds of kindred "hepper" folk...all going through the Hep C thing just like me. So welcome to our DS ship..come do the journey with us!

Welcome and I've been exactley where you are! I don't know how I got it, and the dr's can only guess, at best, how long I've had it because of all of my test results. May I refer you to a recent post on here just like yours. There are alot of helpful responses and I put up alot of links that might be helpful to you. http://dailystrength.org/c/Hepatit...

I read like crazy about the disease too when I was first diagnosed and my hubby had the same reaction as yours. But do know, there is still hope for you! Very few people die from hep c, it's very slow progessing and very individualized. Some people only get miminal damage. I'd like to invite you to my journal entry here at http://dailystrength.org/people/17... where I talk about my process of getting diagnosed and starting treatment. I am geno-type 1b, about to start my 28th week of treatment tonight and have been undectable of the virus since week 3 of treatment! See, there is hope!

Oh and by the way, I don't have any liver damage so that might give you some more hope.