Stories

I was diagnosed with hep C and cirrhosis of liver in August 2016 by an emergency room doctor. Was my fault, don't get a tattoo at a barn party in...

In 1980, I signed into the USAF with faith they would take care of me and I would take care of the freedom of our nation. That is where with...

I have to take issue with the above piece especially the quote "research is now beginning to show that treatment for the virus can be successful if it occurs in...

In 12/2015 thru 9/2016, I was living in a small town near Sacramento, but could not find a good paying job after being laid off. Therefore, was receiving unemployment benefits...

I contracted hep C 25 years ago....I have all symptoms of cirrhosis......just can't continue this way...getting sicker very rapidly...should I just go to the Emergency Room and take my chances?...

As the title states I have been unable to afford treatment... I am 56 years old I found out I had hep c in 2005 when I donated blood. I...

My story starts back in the daze of the 1970s. We all are aware of the ways to contract our virus. Been there done that, yes all of them. Not...

If having advanced acute hep C and stage 3 or 4 liver cirrhosis wasn't stressful enough with the pain, fatigue, memory loss, vomiting, etc, A person shouldn't have to deal...

My Story - Precocious Child I've always been active, friendly, inquisitive to do, learn & ready for adventure. Ate well, enjoyed sports, hiking, camping etc. DOB: February 14 Infected: Early...

Why read information at this site? We look at Hepatitis C, not as a mark of a lesser person, but as an illness with new cures. And many of us...

I was diagnosed of having hep C after going to treatment for opiate addiction. I was an IV drug user for a decade. The diagnosis of having hep C stunned...

Was notified Saturday, I have Hep C and cirrhosis of liver. I haven't drank since the 80's. I am 51 years old..now the kicker. Evidently not good idea to get...

The news came on and said anyone who had a rhogam injection between 85 and 88 to come in for a aids test... back then it was a two week...

30 years (or is it 35?) of living with hepatitis C has been no picnic...I have not ever regularly seen a doctor and winged it on my own. That meant...

I was told that I had HCV acute phase in 2000, was high risk iv user I Was 18 years old and thought my life was over. The Dr told me...

My husband was diagnose with Hep C, in 2009 after he had neck surgery. His doctor at that time said it was nothing to worry about and they kept giving...

I was notified I had Hep C in '96. I did 18 mo. of peg-interferon before ribavirin was invented. I went from astronomical to 1 or less. Undetectable CORRECT ?...

I recently celebrated my six-month SVR. I contracted hepatitis C on Dec. 1, 1972, the day I got home from the hospital after my second daughter was born. I suffered...

Hi All!! Well, I am soooo elated to say that on April 9th I was officially "CURED" It's rather surreal to me to know that I don't have the dragon...

Hi! I would like to share my story in hopes that it would plant a seed in baby boomers to have an HCV Antibody test............ In my late 20's I...