Living

Sometimes we want evidence that we’re doing okay. With liver disease, that’s not always easy. We can look perfectly fine on the outside, and yet our liver may be sending...

Fermented foods (and beverages) have been a part of cultures around the world for thousands of years, as fermentation provides a way to preserve foods, gives them additional nutritional value...

There are many lab tests done to help diagnosis liver disease. Understanding and tracking liver lab tests can help you, and your doctor, make decisions about hepatitis C treatment, and...

Most of us have spent time staring at those numbers from our blood work. When trying to understand the comprehensive metabolic panel, or CMP, it’s good to have a general idea...

Some of the truths surrounding hepatic encephalopathy are not easy to live with. The side effects are scary to the patient. They are also bewildering to the family and friends...

Losing track of everyday life and things around you. This was the hardest part of fighting hep C.  And to be honest still a huge struggle I deal with daily...

Even after treating for the hepatitis C virus, we may still have some left over brain fog. Some of it may be due to our body healing as the medications...

At your first appointment, it can be very difficult to know what to ask, or even where to begin, when you have questions for your doctor. Many of our hep...

Many people with hepatitis C experience chronic pain, and therefore need to seek out ways to manage it. According to the Hepatitis C In America 2017 survey, pain impacts both...

I wish someone really knew the truth about how vitamins affected our liver. Do you ever just want an honest, truthful answer? I’ve researched a lot, and can say that...

Many with hepatitis C experience rough relationships after diagnosis. For myself, I went through a horrible divorce that really left me feeling alone, afraid, unattractive, and frankly sick. (All while in...

Somehow, I made it through years of living with hepatitis C. I looked like a tired, achy, stressful, smoker girl. The virus was weakening my liver, but I was undiagnosed...

Fibrosis versus cirrhosis - what is the difference? This was something that was not explained well to me upon getting my diagnosis in 2005. At the time, it was determined...

A person only has the right to make fun of a symptom of Hepatitis C when they have lived with it. I had hepatic encephalopathy for a couple of years...

Going stir crazy. Those days when you feel locked in your home, away from the world. Not feeling good, or just not really wanting to face dialog with anyone? Or perhaps...

In approximately 20% of cases, patients with hepatitis C (heo C) cleared the virus without treatment. However, the majority of the time, hep C becomes a chronic infection. Its a...

If you are under 40 and diagnosed with Hepatitis C, you probably have more problems than you know what to do with. If you got hepatitis C through a dirty...

I was struggling today with some very bad brain fog. Sitting here at work trying to focus has been a huge challenge for me. People are coming up to speak to...

A scary hysteria is sweeping into many people’s lives. What started it? The new rules about prescription pain meds is what! For those who are used to coping with pain...

Working has always been my "thing" you can say. I started very young and have never not had a job or career. Even through living with hepatitis C, I continued to...