Hi 
                      Lloyd,
                    May 
                      I ask "do you have or have had Hep C?"
                    If 
                      so could you tell me what you know about this disease. I 
                      done some research and totally nut up. I've never done IV 
                      drugs, had no blood transfusions ( alot of surgery though 
                      ).
                    My 
                      doctor picked it up on a routine physical. I've been in 
                      a state of shock since March. I've finally come to some 
                      sort of terms with the diagnosis. I am asymtomatic at the 
                      moment.
                    I 
                      did 3 months of Peg Intron and Riboviran. I've never felt 
                      so bad in my life. I continued to work in a very physical 
                      job, until I fell twice in on week because my knees felt 
                      like jello. I developed a cough after about 2 months. That's 
                      when they took me off them.  I was responding liver 
                      enzymes were normal.  The viral load went back up after 
                      discontinuing the drugs.  As of today, I'm just putting 
                      along waiting for a cure, or a treatment that has less side 
                      effects.
                    Sorry 
                      about the life history, I have been grasping at straws and 
                      you are the only person to reply.
                    Have 
                      a nice life.
                    Sincerely,
                      W.