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I FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE HEP C ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. AS SOON AS I WAS OKAY'D I WAS PUT ON THE DRUG STUDY INTERFERRON AND RIBAVARIN. IT WAS PURE HELL. I COULD ONLY TAKE IT FOR TEN MONTHS BECAUSE I HAD A MILLION SIDE EFFECTS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IF THE VIRUS IS NOT ACTIVE YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO BE ON TREATMENT. HAVE YOU HAD A BIOPSY? THIS WILL INDICATE HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO YOUR LIVER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU RESIDE BUT IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO A TEACHING HOSPITAL YOU MAY BE ABLE TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FREE OR ON A SLIDING SCALE. I AM CURRENTLY IN REMISSION THANKS TO THE INTERFERRON AND RIBAVIRIN. GOOD LUCK TO YOU.