are u serious after treatments u still feel bad?

[tntyoung]

i only have 12 weeks left of treatments out of 48. and i have been reading up on this and i came across that even after treatments that you will still feel bad. Is that true? and for how long? and can hep c cause diabetes and should i have mine checked. Is there anything else that i should know?

[Valtod]

6 post-Tx (72 weeks). Most of the time feel worse than during Tx and much worse than before Tx. Autoimmune problems and liver pain. Rashes worse than during Tx.

[ladybug52]

I stopped tx in March. I never felt bad before tx (regarding any symptoms of hep c)
didn't feel that great on tx, but started feeling like my pre-tx self about 6 weeks after tx. I was worried I would feel bad forever, but not so!
Everyone's different...just hope you're lucky.
Bug

[whinybutwell]

I'm just under 6 mo's post trx, and still feeling worse than before trx, but better than while on trx.  Keep searching the site--many people still feeling bad after a year or two, lots, like above, feeling better than ever.  I  was hoping i would too by now, but at least i seem to slowwwwly keep improving, with ups and downs of course.  Slower than i would have liked (still not up to full time work yet), but i think it's happening.  In other words, i have hope that the trx hasn't caused me long-term complications as it does for some.  Keep expecting the best, and doing the next right thing!

[honey11]

Nope,,,not true and if so a very small percentage I would say.  I am just short a few months of being 3 year SVR and feel fine....

[cajunldy]

I am 9 months post and feel great.  The difference I felt pretty quickly, but you will have the up and down tired.  That did not last long for me.  It just depends on the person, everyone is different, just like with the sides of tx.  
I do have to say regarding hepC and my tx and post, I feel great today.

Hope that helps

Cajun

[Libzo]

You have made my night.  Hope rules.

[mremeet]

I'm 4 months post tx, and I feel faaaabulous. Better than I have since I was 17 years old (the year I was infected). In fact, I feel better than I did when I was 17. I've got a good job, a little money, a cool car and all my teenage insecurities are gone. And now I have my health back too...what more could I ask for?  Surf's up man, dig it!

[figidty]

there's the brain fog add work.i stopped treatment 3 months ago.got my 3 month post results today(10/01/07) from today's doc visit......peace

[figidty]

i stopped tx about 2 1/2 months ago and still having problems with fatigue being the worse,then muscle and joints pain that i did not notice during treatment.add a dash of brain fog.over all i'm slowly feeling better.i often wonder if i'll ever feel like the old me and how long will it take.3 month post pcr und and complete metabolic panel,cbc all within normal ranges.peace

[ksk3926]

I stopped treating 14 months ago and I feel better than I have in years. It took awhile and I felt the most improvement after I started excercising again. I think if I had started walking again sooner I would have improved sooner.
Kathy

[ponyshel]

I am post 8 weeks of 72 and still have residual effects....seems tx can stir up alot of other health issues...best of luck

[nygirl7]

After treating for 72 weeks I still feel like **** most of the time but not as bad as when I was on treatment.  Just tired.

[FloridaMouse]

I started feeling a lot better about 10 days after I finished tx.  

Missy
Genotype 1a, Stage 3, Grade 3
finished 48 wks of tx on 4/13/07
relapsed 9/20/07

[txinaus]

Every person is different so no-one can say with any certainty how you will feel after tx.
Admittedly there is a percentage of people that seem permanently damaged by tx, but then there are those that have never felt better afterwards.

I know that for the first 28 weeks of treatment I felt like absolute ka-ka.. then I had to halve my dose for a month due to sx and I was amazed at how much better I felt after the first 3 weeks of that dose reduction.
I returned to full dose for a while but I never again felt as bad as I did for the first 28 weeks.

My husband and I cant wait til I finish tx - in just a short 7 weeks time :P .. We are certain that I am going to be feeling great within a couple of months and he is concerned I am going to be a little superball of energy next year :D LOL