... At stage 4, if that is accurate, is STILL no indication for a liver transplant. ... (5 replies)

... I have hestitated to join this thread because although I have no treated in the four years since my diagnosis, I am now considering it actively for the first time. I've always thought that anyone at grade one, stage one, as I was, probably should not treat, as the risks outweighed the benefits. ... (33 replies)

... Well, there are many here more qualified to answer on the side effects of Pegasys than am I, but I can confirm your suspicion that it ain't "like water." Pegasys has been shown in some studies to have somewhat lesser side effects than other interferons, but only somewhat. ... (7 replies)

... Well, 2 and 2 is real fibrosis, for sure, but not horrible. It does mean you have to monitor closely. You believe you've had this for decades, so you're obviously not a "fast fibroser. ... (4 replies)