Peripheral Neuropathy is common in people with hep c. Put hepatitis C and Peripheral Neuropathy in a search engine. You should get a ton of info.

I have that freezing too, but i have when i stay sitting, cold feets and hands

Yes, I have had that for about 15 years. My feet are at the same time both numb and hyper-sensitive. A grain of sand in my shoe can feel like a pebble to me, yet my toes always feel numb. And cold, whether they actually are or not. My doctor attributed it to diabetes (type 2), as I was diagnosed with diabetes a year or so before hep-c.

At first my neuropathy pain was unbearable. My PCP sent me to a neurologist who, after running tests, called it ideopathic peripheral neuropathy. The intense stabbing pains in my feet have subsided for the most part to the point that I only have them now and again. Maddeningly, they usually occur at night, interfering with my onset of sleep. The numbness and all that has been with me all this time, though.

I was reading the thread Enkel posted a link to (above); it explains a LOT. So based on that I am hopeful that a successful hep-c treatment will clear that up, at least somewhat.

I was told by one doctor in the past, that too much B vitamin is not good for you and he adviced to take it just twice a week.

Ill increase the intake of Vit B after tomorrow’s blood test.

Hello Dan, I have peripheral neuropathy too, mine started about 3 yrs ago with tingling, fingers & toes. I had tingly fingers anyhow because of carpal tunnel syndrome, I’d given up going to the rhumatologue becoz the little hammers & cortisone, I had a bit of achilles tendon too, I thought it was all related. It doesn’t hurt, I found it not unpleasant really . It did get worse though, felt like bone pain or crawling in the tendons, spent a bit more time with the rhumato & bloodtesting before going to the hepato and now I’m all sorted, taking amitryptiline drops and still tingling slightly but not hurting. The hep dr has told me it can be caused by the virus, but mine isn’t, she can tell from the blood tests. Mine’s most likely alcohol abuse, though I’d like to think heavy trichlorethylene exposure might have contributed. She also said it won’t get better, but it might not get any worse now I’ve stopped alcohol. So keep your eye on it won’t you?. Best of luck.

Yes same, had Peripheral Neuropathy for few years or more (?). Started with numbness, burning in hands from Carpal Tunnel, got worse and then my feet, especially intense pain in heel. Woke me constantly at night and never able to get comfortable. During the day it was intermittent and then over a year ago I realised it was there constant 24/7, hands and feet. Had scans done, severe arthritis in spine means bone on bone pinching nerves – explained the shoulder, right arm/hand shooting pain, has secondary ‘crushing’ of nerve in the elbow; lumbar/sacral area pinches sciatic nerve and hence the shooting pain in legs and burning pain in heels. Dr said too many causes of peripheral neuropathy to know, I had asked about HepC but didn’t think it was related. I take Lyrica for the nerve pain, not daily as prescribed but when I’m really doing badly.
I note triggers – driving, mowing and whipper/snipping – the vibration of any tools in my hands cripples me afterwards, writing and typing and carrying heavy bags, anything requiring clenching of hands. I have to space out my activities to avoid days of incapacity.

So, maybe the 24/7 burning & numbness might be HepC related and could be free of it but won’t be free of the arthritis/CT problems.