how bad can it be

[mopar1]

I found out I had hep-c now blamed on tats I got in the navy in Hongkong 33 years ago. I first saw Dr. Gary Davis @ shands in gainsville fl but did not Qualify for his first studies on Hep-C but was treated with Alpha Interfuron 2X 6mo with reacuring high blood levels after discontinuing,then Dr.Davis reduced the amount of intron untill levels went back up after he increased to the next higher dose and I stayed on that dose for 10 years untill I got the combo rebatrol and intron and was pronounced cured in 2000. Now I`m told my liver would not get better and only stopped the progression of damage. I am now a type 2 diabedic, high blood psi,  sleep apnea and have severe depression. I have been told that all thease are a progression  as my liver got worse I also was diagnosed with a fatty liver (my liver biopsy showed fatty liver in 1991) How can I find out the condition of my liver now?

[orphanedhawk]

Although how you contracted hep C isn't relevant to your treatment, you may very well be mistaken to assume you got it from a tattoo in Hong Kong, although that's possible.
It's more likely you got it from an jetgun injection during boot camp.

http://hcvets.com/index.html

The VA Testimony before the Subcommittee on Benefits Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, April 13, 2000, Gary A. Roselle, M. D., Program Director for Infectious Diseases, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, state, "One in 10 US Veterans are infected with HCV", a rate 5  times greater than the 1.8% infection rate of the general population."

[Dee1956]

Hi I just wanted to welcome you and say that with Hector answering you have one of the most knowledgeable people here advising you, and he backs up his statements with facts.  I wish you the very best,
Dee

[Dee1956]

Hi I just wanted to welcome you and say that with Hector answering you have one of the most knowledgeable people here advising you, and he backs up his statements with facts.  I wish you the very best,
Dee

[HectorSF]

If you want to find out the status of your liver disease you should go to a gastroenterologist and have them get a biopsy of your liver.

"Now I`m told my liver would not get better and only stopped the progression of damage."
That is not correct. If you are cured of hepatitis C the virus will have stopped impacting your liver. And your liver could start healing itself.
If you were diagnosed with only fatty liver disease it will not damage your liver, but if you were diagnosed with NASH nonalcoholic steatohepatisis then you could still have something damaging your liver.

http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/fatty-liver-disease

"Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)"

"Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is now the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the U.S. Some people with excess fat in the liver simply have what's called a fatty liver. Although this is not normal, it is not serious if it doesn't lead to inflammation or damage.

Others have what's called nonalcoholic steatohepatisis (NASH). Although it is similar to alcoholic liver disease, people with this type of fatty liver disease drink little or no alcohol. NASH can lead to permanent liver damage. The liver may harden and, over time, liver cells may be replaced by scar tissue. This is called cirrhosis. The liver can't work right and you may develop liver failure, liver cancer, and liver-related death. NASH is one of the leading causes of cirrhosis."

"type 2 diabetic, high blood psi,  sleep apnea and have severe depression" These are all unrelated illnesses.

Go to a gastroenterologist and get a diagnosis of any current liver problems.

Good luck!
Hector