A full course of treatment can take a year or more and side effects can be severe. His doctor stopped the treatment after a month and a half and hasn't offered anything else. 72 year old Dee Lindsey, a former nurse who had a blood transfusion before the blood supply was tested for hep C, has lived with the disease for 20 years. She believes her healthy lifestyle, a good meat-free diet, daily exercise, herbs, vitamins and her faith have kept her going without standard treatment. Hepatitis C. She just completed the combo therapy and is thankful she was able to endure it.
Testing is available through the state of Florida's new hotline.
Those counties are Pinellas, Polk, Collier, Dade, Broward and Monroe. Call the County Health Department for details.