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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 patients can sometimes experience joint and muscle pain, which can be a sign of a blood disorder called cryoglobulinemia. Cryoglobulinemia is a blood disorder where abnormal proteins in...

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...

You need answers when you have numbness, tingling, pain, and aches. If these sensations are in your fingers, hands, toes, or feet, it may be a symptom of peripheral neuropathy. This...

Hepatitis C is known as the silent disease: Often times, the symptoms are not visible until extensive liver damage has occurred. Hepatitis C has risks for older people, particularly persons...

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...

You may have noticed that we added a new accessibility feature to our websites. This feature will allow community members to change the size, color, or contrast of the text...

Like some of you, I got rid of hep C, but still live with side effects of the virus. Many debate whether our current conditions were caused by hep C...

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...

As a Help-4-Hep counselor, I’ve heard it all. Help-4-Hep is a nationwide, toll-free telephone helpline, focused on answering questions about hepatitis C. In case you’re wondering what we do and...

When you are treating for hepatitis C, forming a relationship with a medical team is a first step. Remember, they are there to help you get rid of the virus...

As a peer counselor for Help-4-Hep, a nationwide toll-free telephone helpline for people who have been exposed to or diagnosed with hepatitis C, I've heard it all. When calling, many...

Arthritis is a word often used to describe joint pain. However, arthritis itself is not a single condition. Arthritis is very common, and is used to describe a variety of...

Understanding tests for hepatitis C equips you to be proactive. First, it’s important to know hepatitis C tests are not included with standard wellness blood tests done by your primary...

No matter if you are newly diagnosed, preparing for treatment, in treatment, or recovering, every step matters when fighting hepatitis C. Here are 10 steps to fight hepatitis C: Getting...

If there is anyone on the planet you should have confidence in, it's your doctor. What can you do when you don’t trust the doctor? After a move to another...

When we are having trouble thinking clearly with hepatitis C, it might be time to look for signs you have hepatic encephalopathy (HE), also known as brain fog. It’s very...