I was F0/F1 with no chance of treatment under the NHS. Even though I was “only” F0/F1 and so I was not going to die immediately, I knew I was sick. As well as the classic fatigue, I had all sorts of other little ailments – eczema, itching, alcohol intolerance, fungal infections and suspected lichen planus on the skin, unexplained eye infections, work colleagues often remarking that I looked “tired” (euphemism for “look like shit”
…
All that is gone now.
Hepatitis C affects different people in different ways. Sometimes it takes a long time to really start feeling the symptoms, but in the end the bastard virus can really start to bite.
The cure is here today. Don’t delay. Get yourself treated right away.
Cheers,
Diagnosed Jan 2015: GT3, A0+F0/F1. Fatigue + Brain-Fog.
Started Sof+Dac from fixHepC 10-Nov-2015. NO sides.
Pre-Tx: AST 82, ALT 133, Viral Load 1 900 000.
Week4: AST 47, ALT 58. VL < 15 (unquantifiable).
Week12 (EOT): AST 30, ALT 26, VL UND
Week16 (EOT+4): AST 32, ALT 28, GGT 24, VL UND
Week28 (EOT+16): AST 26, ALT 22, GGT 24, VL UND
Ever grateful to Dr James.
Relapsed somewhere after all that... Bummer!
Jan 2018: VL 63 000 (still GT3).