Living

Family and friends of someone with hepatitis C often become advocates, and hepatitis C warriors, fighting the battle of liver disease right alongside the patient. Caregivers can often deal with...

In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical health conditions. Phrases in quotes are the words of our community members across various conditions on what it’s...

Many people who have been diagnosed with hepatitis C also experience muscle and skeletal problems. In fact, according to our 2018 Hepatitis C In America survey, over 50% of hepatitis...

When I got diagnosed, even going across the state line scared me. I checked a map along the route to make sure a hospital was always nearby. It may seem...

The In America survey is now closed. It can take years to receive an hepatitis C diagnosis, often while experiencing frequent and debilitating symptoms, such as pain. To learn more...

In 2008, I came out of the closet about my hepatitis C when I requested medical leave. But the issue that I did not anticipate was the thoughtlessness of those...

This year, I’m celebrating a special anniversary for getting beyond hepatitis C. It’s been 7 years since I received the cure from hepatitis C. For myself, I had hepatitis C...

Post Treatment Blues: What is it and are the feelings justified? Many people are now getting to the good side of hepatitis c... reaching SVR and being "cured". Our email...

Getting diagnosed with hepatitis C back in 2005, I didn’t realize the extent of doctor’s visits, testing, prescriptions, and how many times I would be poked with a needle for...

There’s something so vulnerable about being sick. Hepatitis invades our liver and can leave us with some symptoms, side effects, and other awkward problems. Oh my gosh, and when sex...

Navigating life with a medical condition can be challenging. Adding children and parenting stress into the mix can make it feel like an impossible task at times. No matter where...

Being a parent is a tiring job, and often, life with a medical condition such as hepatitis C comes with fatigue. Both together can be a recipe for complete exhaustion...

Our own space: Not to be confused with outer space or the space between our teeth, but more along the lines of the need to have our own space to...

Are you waiting for test results and have not heard anything?  This can certainly be nail-biting time. For me, I am the most anxious when I have had a liver scan...

Being a kid is rough (emphasis on the UGH). Being a kid with hep C, though, is just weird. When I was diagnosed with HCV at 12, in 1999, I...

Skin symptoms are a common side effect of hepatitis C. To learn more about hep C skin symptoms (which can include dry skin, itching, bumps, rash, redness, purple spots), we...

Hepatitis C can cause damage to the liver. However, hepatitis C also affects each person differently, and some of the symptoms can be surprising. As part of Hepatitis Awareness Month...

Many community members reach out to us in our Q&A tool to get some of their common questions answered by our experts. Many of our members have a lot of...

Hepatitis C does not discriminate. It does not choose one race over another, nor does it choose on whether more males or females contract it. Hepatitis C is a disease that is...

Feeling helpless with a serious health diagnosis is real and scary. For me, it was like I was on a bus ride to nowhere and couldn’t get off. What I eventually learned...