Can I Work If I Have Hepatitis C?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...reactionscomments
Anxiety and Panic Attacks with Hep COur mind and body are hard-wired for anxiety. Really. It’s healthy for you to get stressed out. If a car pulls out in front of you, anxiety helps you to...reactions1comment
Cigarettes, Stress, and Hep CI reached a point in life where anxiety was so high that I started smoking cigarettes to reduce stress with Hep C. That shows you how confused I was. For...reactionscomments
What's the Truth About Natural Cures for Hepatitis CThere are a lot of claims about natural cures for Hepatitis C. Many believe that herbs are the best way to keep the virus at bay. Others swear that a...reactionscomments
Healthy Foods and Healthy BowelsWe never realize just how much our daily bowl of food intake can play with our overall health and bowel movements until you are challenged with a health condition. It then requires...reactions1comment
Alone Without Being Lonely at Valentine’s DayBeing single can feel hollow and lonely. The terms wallflower or old bachelor don’t always carry a sweet feeling. They can even conjure up images of dusty books on a...reactionscomments
Words of My DaughterToday, my daughter went looking back over her journal that she kept during her high school years. She came across this very special entry that she shared with me. With...reactionscomments
Finding True Love After Hepatitis CI’ve always been a romantic. I was a sad mess when I got dumped. I wasn’t sure that I could find anyone who understood hep C. I wasn’t very experienced...reactionscomments
Lost to CareLost to care is a phrase that is not commonly mentioned in the community or really anywhere else very much. What does it mean? In the context of hep C...reactionscomments
Getting Dumped with Hepatitis CAfter years of living with hepatitis C, I was very sick. My husband gave up on my low-energy self. He was about done with having a brain foggy wife. Within...reactions8comments
Sugar and Liver Disease: Taming My Sweet ToothFighting that little, or should I say, "Big Sweet Tooth," has always been difficult for me. Looking back on my liver disease progression to stage 4 over the years, I...reactions2comments
Hepatitis C and SexIt is a very common misconception that hepatitis C is often a sexually transmitted disease. The truth is that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is rarely spread through sex. In...reactionscomments
Muscle and Joint Pain with the Hepatitis C VirusOne of the most common complaints from patients with hepatitis C is muscle and joint pain, otherwise known as rheumatic extra-hepatic manifestations. We often wonder how and why this happens...reactions6comments
Living with Pain and Hep C in an “Opioid Crisis” EraLiving with any pain, whether acute (shorter duration) or chronic (ongoing). In medical terms, these are two terms that are used outside of the strictest definition of their meaning. Having...reactionscomments
Feel Better Soon Foods for Hepatitis CI remember when the hep C virus was gnawing on my liver. Sometimes I would be so hungry, but became afraid of foods. Restlessly wandering the grocery store became a...reactionscomments
Sponsored: Living Liver Transplants for Hepatitis CHepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It is estimated that 3 to 10 million people in the United States are carriers of the...reactionscomments
Long-Term Success After Hep C TreatmentWhere does everyone go after treating for the hepatitis C virus? That question came through the Q&A section here on HepatitisC.net recently. It may seem like a lot of the...reactions1comment
Wow! I Am Cured!Wow! I am cured! If you are one of the ones who have said those words or something similar, you know how amazing the feeling is! I remember it well...reactionscomments
The Things That Bring Us TogetherI have asked myself what are the things that bring us together as a community, and it cannot be asked without looking at the things that drive us apart. Why...reactionscomments
Failing the Test: When Treatment Doesn’t WorkI struggled at school when I was younger. I would probably be labeled with ADHD today, but school was not a strong suit when I was a kid. Especially tests...reactions1comment
