hello, I am a new member

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Hello,

My name is ine, I have had hep c for over 25 years (maybe more)

due to drug use when I was young and foolish. I am a non repsonder

to treatment and have been on treatment twice in the last 6 years.

The stress of that and my job got to me last year. I quit my job

and I had a small business going from my home. that didn't work out-

-I have been approved for Mass health so I can go to a doctor. Has

anyone had a problem with swelling in their hands? My hands swell

and my joints in my hands and wrist hurt--it would seem like I have

carpel tunnel but this seems a little different. Every joint hurts

in my body. Even my neck. I have always been a very active person--

always worked and even worked overtime even through treatments. now

I can barely get through my day--I get extremely tired. I had

stopped reading about hep c after my doctor did my last test to

check on my viral load. That was last year and It had started to

creep back up. They said that they didn't want to depress me so

they didn't want to do any more test to check my viral load as there

really isn't anything that they can do for me. I am going to go to

a doctor when I get my helath card in the mail as I am feeling

pretty poorly and I need some relief from the pain that I am

feeling. All the advil, naprosen and aleve don't really do much for

it. I keep getting fluid in my ear--what a mess LOL. thanks so

much for listening I don't have anyone that I talk to about any of

this and I appreciate any suggestions that I can get.

ine

Thanks for listening--