Viral Hepatitis

When I started treatment for Hepatitis C, I had some pretty dark days. The side-effects of the treatment were milder than earlier treatments but still brutal.

Anderson was first diagnosed with hepatitis C in 1999 and underwent interferon/ribavirin therapy.

I have always been a healthy and active person. As a child, my parents impressed upon me the benefits of eating healthy and exercising.

My name is Valerie Green I was diagnosed with Chronic Hepatitis C genotype 2 in August 2015 at age 56 after feeling lousy for a the last 8 years.

Having been addicted to drugs and alcohol for 20 years, in 2001 I was 13 years clean and feeling pretty good about myself. I had a wonderful family and had very recently moved to Durham, NC for a new job.

By telling my story to others, I am reminded how fortunate I am. My story is a long one, but I am happy to say, as of 2015, I am finally Hepatitis C free with 100% liver function!

“I am a sixty years young grandmother of two. I was recently cured of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection which I contracted through a medical procedure before my seventeenth birthday in 1971.

It was also the year I contracted Hepatitis C following a blood transfusion as a result of a postpartum hemorrhage. Unlike most, I did experience an acute phase of Hepatitis with abdominal pain, loss of appetite and jaundice.

Kendall’s motivation to promote Liver Disease Awareness began when he learned that his mother was infected with Hepatitis C.

I was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 1990, after attempting to donate blood. I went through two rounds of treatment locally, which were unsuccessful.

I received a small white envelope in the mail informing me that my blood donation could not be accepted because I was infected with a virus called hepatitis C.

I found out over 30 years ago that I had hepatitis C after a blood transfusion. Not much was known about “non-a, non-b” hepatitis as it was called at that time.