Good for you on educating one more uneducated medical professional. It blows me away that so much misinformation is still out there 18 years after hep C was actually given a name.
Good luck with treatment. Wishing you an easy time and a rapid clearance.
Sorry you had to butt into dopes like that. When I was diagnosed, the PCP dropped me like a hot potato, his staff treated me like a junkie. Won't be going back there for sure.
My child is finishing her intern year. Following her progress through medical school has been very interesting. I learned:
1) Don't ever insist that the doctor start an IV or take a blood sample. They aren't trained to do that and will just hurt you. Trust the nurses & techs.
2) Doctors are all specialized. Unless they specialized in gastroenterology (with residency in hepatology) or infectious disease, it's only natural that they are clueless about viral hepatitis (though they should be a bit embarrassed). They should also be embarrassed that they hired such stupid nurses.
3) They receive NO nutritional training.
Things are what they are.