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If you have hepatitis c and decide on treatment, there are a lot of things to be considered. One of the areas that is tricky is the decision to work...

You are lying in bed, sleeping like a log and then you feel the jolt start in your toe. It feels like a vise is gripping and then twisting your...

Apoptosis. That's the medical term. More commonly, it is known as cellular suicide. It's the process or mechanism by which liver cells, or hepatocytes, meet their end. The death of...

Some of the side effects of Hepatitis C cannot be seen from the outside. Bruising is a symptom that might be a clue that your body is fighting hepatitis C. Bruising is...

Daryl's great article on disclosing your status inspired me to write about this topic. Anytime I've ever told anyone I had hepatitis C, I get that look. You know the...

More than two decades ago, a young man came home from a night of hard drinking and took the drug, acetaminophen, for his hangover. The next day, he was in...

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Testing for Fibrosis and Cirrhosis The gold standard for diagnosis is a liver biopsy. This procedure takes place in the hospital. While you are under a local anesthetic, a physician uses a...

It is with caution that I am writing this, and it is because I never want to alarm people who are considering treatment, in treatment, or those who have recently...

In dealing with chronic illness and treatment, to include all the various steps along the way, it can be more difficult when we are alone or feel alone. One thing...

It is estimated that in the United States there are approximately 4.5 million people antibody positive for hepatitis C. The natural history of hepatitis C is difficult to characterize. There...

Common risk factors for HCV infection include being a "Baby Boomer" (born between 1945 and 1965), injection drug use, and having a blood transfusion or solid organ transplant before 1992...

As I have said before, I am not a doctor. My own observations are based on input from people affected, evidence-based information, as well as my own personal experience. This...

I know what its like to be single with hepatitis C. I was sick, but it was the loneliest time in my life. After my liver failed, I was told...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates out of every 100 people who are infected with hepatitis, between five and 20 of those will develop cirrhosis over a...

While there are numerous symptoms associated with hepatitis C, fatigue is one of the most prominent and detrimental to a person's overall quality of life. We asked our community to...

Physicians who provide care for hepatitis C patients order lab tests to monitor the health of the liver. While serial liver biopsies, as well as some other non-invasive tests such as...

Seriously, how is your sex life living with chronic hep C? This is a subject that can raise a few giggles I know, but It can be a serious issue for people...

Not many people understand that Hepatitis C has a profound impact on a person's quality of life. We asked members of our community to tell us what living with this disease...

After someone has had chronic hepatitis C (HCV) for a number of years (on average, 10-20), the damaged liver cells that are replaced with scar tissue (fibrosis) becomes extensive, and...