In 1984 I was diagnosed with nonA-nonB hepatitis and was told I might get fatigued easily. In 1999 I quit my job to care for my ill mom for 9 months and 2 children. My husband works on civil projects around the US and is gone 200+ days a year. I started feeling unwell a couple months after my mom passed. I went to my doctor and in the waiting room I saw for the first time, it had a name. HepC. I tried a trial and had too many unbearable side effects. In 2003, my doctors promise to get me through it. Given 5-10 years to live.
Peri portal fibrosis 2.5, type 1B, VL 1,000,000+ per ml. Finished June 2003, no virus! Side effects from beginning: fatigue, horrible insomnia, nausea, depression, weight loss, scalp lesions
Long term side effects: insomnia, severe arthritis in spine C2-S2, ringing in ears, inability to get fever no matter how ill, regular temperature dropped to 97.2, thyroid quick working and gained 60 lbs, fibromyalgia, allergies to almost everything nature and food, brain foggy, depression, chills and sweats, isolation from most social events.
No doctor has ever believed me I say I can't get a fever. They look at me like I am crazy. I even doubted at first and bought 4 ways to check. I have not had a fever since August 2001. Anyone else? 15 years of this, I rarely have a good day. I got 5 Extra years...but I am tired of feeling like **** everyday