Sue was diagnosed with hepatitis C and cirrhosis in 1991. Her only symptoms were fatigue and a lack of stamina. She was terrified and found that my doctors knew very little about her virus. She tried treatment over and over again each time a new interferon became available or a new combo treatment was approved, but she never responded. In 2013 she got her SVR (sustained viral response) in a clinical trial with the new direct acting antivirals. She never thought I would see the day that a virus was cured with medications. Read more.
