Modest exercise does not interfere with recovery. If hepatitis C is not cleared from your body by 6 months you could have a chronic infection. Liver failure due to hepatitis C is one of the most common causes of liver transplant in the United States. Liver cancer often occurs in those infected for 20 to 40 years. If the liver no longer works a liver transplant, in which the old liver is replaced by a new liver, may be need.
Combination therapy is more effective, expensive and has more side effects than single therapy.
In most cases combination therapy is preferable to single therapy. Drug therapy doesn't work for everyone. Medications have not been shown to improve survival or outcome if liver damage from cirrhosis is already present. Both medications can have significant side effects. Persons receiving these medications must be thoroughly informed of side effects by their doctor.