Hepatitis C Blog

Greg Jefferys Hepatitis C blog deals with all the issues associated with hepatitis C

Is Hep C Cirrhosis Reversible

Until recently the general medical opinion was that liver cirrhosis caused by Hepatitis C was irreversible. This has proved to be untrue. Once the Hep C virus is removed the liver cirrhosis will heal and the life expectancy of the patient increases significantly. In the 7 years I have been dealing with people with Hepatitis C I have come across hundreds of people who had liver cirrhosis that healed completely once the Hep C was cured. Below is an email I received a week ago from a woman who went through this experience.

HCV Antibody Test Positive Result

Just about every day, sometimes twice a day, I get emails from people who have done Hepatitis C treatment and then get a Hepatitis C Antibody test that shows a POSITIVE result and they think their Hep C treatment has failed and that they still have Hepatitis C infection

Does Harvoni Cause Cancer

Does Harvoni Cause Cancer? Last week in my Facebook Hep C support group there was some discussion around the question of whether or not Harvoni can cause liver cancer. The …

Vale Gerry Nealon

In Memory of Gerry Nealon A couple of days after Gerry died last week I decided to write a memorial to this man who so quietly helped so many people. …

Liver recovery after Hep C treatment

Recovery from Cirrhosis After Hepatitis C THE LIVER AND ITS AMAZING HEALING QUALITIES: MY EXPERIENCE WITH SOFOSBUVIR/DACLATASVIR. These are the results of my HCV RNA test and Fibroscan 64 weeks …

Treatment of Hepatitis C Genotype 3 Relapse

Treatment for Hepatitis C Genotype 3 Relapse after treatment Hepatitis C genotype 3 is the genotype of Hep C that does the most damage to the patient’s health and is …

Hepatitis C in Estonia

Getting Medicine for Hepatitis C in Estonia Hepatitis C is a viral pandemic; like COVID 19 Hepatitis C is found in every country on the planet. Since the year 2000 …

Problems with Hepa C treatment in the Philippines

Filipino Doctors and Hep C Treatment Nowadays a lot of my work is helping people in poor countries, such as the Philippines and Nigeria, to access Hepatitis C treatment. One …

The Cost of Hep C Treatment in the Philippines

The Cost of Hepatitis C Treatment in the Philippines The cost of Hepatitis C treatment in the Philipines is relatively cheap by Western standards because generic Hep C medicines are …

Hepatitis C and Gallstones

The Liver, the Gall Bladder, and Gallstones Almost every day I get asked about the connection between Hepatitis C and gallstones so in this post I will talk about Hep …