Email From Germany
hi ron
thanks for your blog am a 40 year old british man here in berlin and have hepititus c for over 6 years now and have just started treatment just ribivan and interferon injections at first they made me feel sick but as my doctor has told me the rest of my body is fine there is a possible cure .just have to see
I think staying possitive in the way you do things is a great way to get over it I mean at first I thought this is the end I will say one thing over here german doctors tell you as it is sometimes this is not always a good sign but you cope!! anyway there doesnt seem to be the prejudice about how you got it the one thing about germans is they are very practical its an attitude of yu have caught it now lets see if we can cure it!! although I know I have cronic hepititus c ( which as far as I know is uncurable) I have often just got on with life the tiredness and the colds and aches piss yu off but take a paracetamol and carry on!! anyway seem to be going on!! want to know about the way the treat you here just ask!!!
best of luck and keep healthy
a
Hi
I entirely agree that staying positive is important in getting through treatment and having hepatitis c. It sounds like the German treatment – ribavirin and interferon injections, is the same as here in the UK. Don’t know how long you are on it for – I had to do 48 weeks. And I probably had the virus for about 30 years before I had treatment.
So, I reckon your chances will be very good Andy. You’re younger than me when you started the treatment and you’ve only had the virus six years. (Yeah, I know “only” makes it sound easy and I know it’s not.) So you’ve got good chances to get rid of the virus.
Andy the whole debate about chronic hepatitis is “incurable” is a complicated medical argument about the definition of terms. At the end of the day, clear the virus mate and you’re cured! Just stay positive and focused on doing that. The treatment thing is not easy so keep remembering that commitment to positivity.
Any queries I get about treatment in Germany will be referred to you!
I wish you well
Ron