Tyler Reveals Hepatitis C Battle

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Tyler Reveals Hepatitis C Battle

Aerosmith frontman Tyler has revealed that he was diagnosed with hepatitis C three years ago, and recently went through 11 months of treatment. "I've had hepatitis C for a long time, asymptomatic," Tyler tells Access Hollywood in a new interview set to air Tuesday. "And I talked to my doctor ... and he said now is the time and it's 11 months of chemotherapy. So I went on that and it about killed me." Tyler, 58, says he's much better after undergoing the treatment. "It is nonexistent in my bloodstream as we speak, so it's one of those few miracles in doctoring where it's like a complete cure," says Tyler. Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread by contact with the blood of an infected person, according to the Web site for the Centers for Disease Control. Many people who have hepatitis C show no symptoms of the disease. Tyler also says the treatments, which included taking the drug interferon, were hard in his marriage to his wife of 17 years, , whom he split from earlier this year. "I had a little problem at home, to say the least," he says. "I would run upstairs at night, you know, to put the kids asleep and wake up at 3 in the morning with a nosebleed you know, just passed out from the interferon, the treatment." After keeping quiet about the disease for so long, Tyler says he'd like to share his knowledge about it with others. "I may go on Oprah and talk about this," he says. "I mean you know it's just one of those things... it's one of those things people don't speak about it, but it is treatable." In March Tyler announced he planned to undergo surgery for an undisclosed medical condition, which forced Aerosmith to cancel its remaining tour dates. At the time, his rep said that doctors had advised the singer "not to continue performing to give his voice time to recover."

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Tyler discloses battle with hepatitis C

In an interview airing tonight on "Access Hollywood," Tyler reveals he's been battling hepatitis C, a nasty viral infection most often associated with intravenous drug use and, in an earlier era, with tainted blood transfusions. Tyler tells O'Dell that he's been receiving interferon treatments, and they seem to be working. "It is nonexistent in my bloodstream," said the Aerosmith screamer. "I've been pretty quiet about this. The band took a break about three years ago. . . . [My doctor] said now is the time, and it's 11 months of [interferon] so I went on that, and it about killed me." Tyler said the treatments coincided with the collapse of his marriage to Barrick. ``I had a little problem at home, to say the least," he says, "and I would run upstairs at night, you know, to put the kids asleep and wake up at 3 in the morning with a nosebleed you know, just passed out from the interferon. It's a shot and pills and all of that. But the good news is I stood the test of time." See for yourself when Aerosmith plays at the Tweeter Center tonight and Thursday. . . . And Tyler's bandmate Joe will be on WZLX DJ Chuck Nowlin's show this afternoon spinning whatever he wants as part of the station's 21st birthday celebration.

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Hep C Doesn't Discriminate Against Aging Rock Stars

Aerosmith's Tyler revealed that he fought a battle against Hepatitis C three years ago.He said he hopes to raise awareness of the virus, which is why, I guess, he decided to come forward with it.Hep C affects a large population of intravenous drug users. Tyler, a recovering addict, didn't say in his interview how he contracted the disease.Pamela revealed she had Hep C four years ago. The world will now wait patiently for the Tyler Hep C Foundation. They better do something quick before Bono takes over the cause.To learn about Aerosmith's current tour with Motley Crue, visit their website.For more entertainment news and celebrity gossip, visit Seriously? Hendrick is a writer based in Austin, TX who specializes in celebrity commentary and entertainment news reporting. Visit her blog at http://seriously-questionmark.blogspot.com.Contact her via email at: jhendrick1@...

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