Why don't doctors just recommend people test for this rather then trying to get people to admit to sometimes embarrassing events in their lives before they offer the tests? I know people who were never AIDS tested because they didn't want to discuss their intimate lives with doctors even though they knew they were at risk.

Any idea when these new drugs will hit the market. I have had 6 months on interphron to which did not work.

I was diagnosed with Hep C in June of 2000, since then I have had routine blood work done to keep tabs on the progression of the disease.  I was grade 1 Stage 1 and have pretty much stayed there over all this time.  I'm hoping they come out with something other then Inteferon, as my husband has since passed away due to the Hep C, and he underwent treatment 3 times to no avail, so I'm in no rush to try the same horror I watch him go thru.  I'm 66 now, so I'm guessing at this point I will outlive the disease, so as long as I hold the status quo, I'm not doing any of the treatments that are in use now.  Don't know why I maintain the same level after all this time, I really am not that diligent about taking care of myself, and I do have a glass of wine several times a week.  The disease seems to take some people much faster then others, and I feel lucky that I don't require treatment to stay alive.

I was diagnosed with Hep C in June of 2000, since then I have had routine blood work done to keep tabs on the progression of the disease.  I was grade 1 Stage 1 and have pretty much stayed there over all this time.  I'm hoping they come out with something other then Inteferon, as my husband has since passed away due to the Hep C, and he underwent treatment 3 times to no avail, so I'm in no rush to try the same horror I watch him go thru.  I'm 66 now, so I'm guessing at this point I will outlive the disease, so as long as I hold the status quo, I'm not doing any of the treatments that are in use now.  Don't know why I maintain the same level after all this time, I really am not that diligent about taking care of myself, and I do have a glass of wine several times a week.  The disease seems to take some people much faster then others, and I feel lucky that I don't require treatment to stay alive.

I was diagnosed with Hep C in June of 2000, since then I have had routine blood work done to keep tabs on the progression of the disease. I was grade 1 Stage 1 and have pretty much stayed there over all this time. I'm hoping they come out with something other then Inteferon, as my husband has since passed away due to the Hep C, and he underwent treatment 3 times to no avail, so I'm in no rush to try the same horror I watch him go thru. I'm 66 now, so I'm guessing at this point I will outlive the disease, so as long as I hold the status quo, I'm not doing any of the treatments that are in use now. Don't know why I maintain the same level after all this time, I really am not that diligent about taking care of myself, and I do have a glass of wine several times a week. The disease seems to take some people much faster then others, and I feel lucky that I don't require treatment to stay alive.