The life with HCV (before treatment)

[JackABCD]

As some of the members in this forum might know, I am with HCV since 1980, after an injury, part of my liver right lobe had been resection due to liver rupture from the injury, I have received a lot of blood and with that also the virus. On 1995 I did a biopsy that found something like Stage 2, Some years ago my GB had been removed due to jaundice that caused because of gall-stones,  3 months ago I did FibroTest that said F4-A3, after that I did Fibrotest that said the same, 1 month ago I did biopsy that said Stage 2-3 and Grade 2-3 (not good at all but at least much better then F4), I will start tx very soon, my geno

[Forseegood]

the way I manifest this disease is mostly through "flare-ups" where I'll have some of the symptoms you mentioned for about a month (or less) , or a little longer, then they will abate...each flare up will have about the same symptoms, maybe with a few more then you mention...the only one that stays with me all the time is the fatigue, but that may also be from menopause, I really think the menopause and hep are tag-teaming me, maybe with one making the other worse...I haven't had a flare-up in a long time, knock on wood, over a year....the weakness in the voice, to me, comes from my general weakness during one of these times, I also get a kind of IBS, night sweats (different from hot flashes, already went through them) this is gross, but unformed stools, a whole raft of symptoms...

but I'm only talking about me here, there's no way I can know what youre going through, or why exactly...that's up to your doctor, though I will admit that doctors don't always like to discuss symptoms, it's something they can't really quantify in every case...or at least that's been the case with me...

I have talked or knew of other people who get these flare ups, but they don't seem to be common...most people I know of just get some chronic symptoms that are there most of the time, is this what youre experiencing? Anyway, the best to you - hope you'll knock this sucker to Kingdom Come! Be well...

[Upbeat]

I like you  also 1b with at last count 3 mil viral load.  I have also had the virus since about 80.  I suspect I got the virus with a shared coke straw.  I have none of the sympoms you discribe.  This virus treats everyone different and there is no answer for it.  It could be the amount of virus received at time of infection has something to do with it.  I suspect it is in the Genes and maybe that is where the answer lies.  Wish you the best.

                                                                                                         Ron