Hepatitis C Treatment One Step at a Time : Inspiration and Practical Tips for Successful Treatment Paperback / softback

Hepatitis C is the most common blood-borne virus in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 3.2 million Americans are chronically infected with the chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Treatment for HCV is long, sometimes lasting a year or more with success rate currently around 50%. And the medications often cause incapacitating side effects.

Two new medications introduced in 2011 are showing success rates of 75 to 80%.

However these new medications are taken with existing HCV drugs and include and intensify the side effects. Hepatitis C Treatment One Step at a Time provides the practical advice and daily inspiration you need to help you successfully make it through hepatitis C (HCV) treatment. Deciding to undergo hepatitis C treatment is one of the bravest and most important steps toward health you'll ever make.

As a Stanford nurse in the HCV field and a patient who was treated twice for HCV, Lucinda K.

Porter understands how physically and emotionally challenging treatment can be. In Hepatitis C One Step at a Time, she provides entries for each day of treatment, offering you a daily dose of relief, encouragement, and tips to help you stay on treatment.

From dealing with fatigue and nausea to nosy co-workers and lab results, Porter provides everything you need to know to ease the process, including how to:Prepare for treatment, mentally, physically, and financiallyManage side effectsSet up a support systemKeep your spirits up with daily inspiration and humourCelebrate your strength and acknowledge your milestonesFind additional community and up-to-date information with an extensive resources section