i WONDER IF ANYONE CAN HELP, MY MOTHER, WHO IS 75, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEP C 4 YEARS AGO, SHE HAS HAD TREATMENT FOR 48 WEEKS, WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, SHE NOW HAS CIRROSIS OF THE LIVER. AT THE MOMENT HER FEET AND LEGS ARE EXTREMELY PAINFUL, NUMB AND CAUSING HER A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN, SOMEONE ONCE SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE TREATMENT SHE WAS ON AND THIS CAUSED THE NERVE ENDINGS TO BE DAMAGED, HAS ANYONE HEARD OF THIS, AND IS THIS A NAME FOR THE CONDITION OR ANY TREATMENT AVAILABLE, HER LOCAL GP DOES NOT SEEM TO BE MUCH HELP. DOES ANYONE ELSE SUFFER IN THIS WAY, PLEASE ADVISE, SHE CANNOT SLEEP AT NIGHT WITH THE PAIN.