Living With Hepatitis C For Dummies

Beat fatigue and confusion

Get the right diagnosis, get treated, and live a good life

Need to better understand hepatitis C? This compassionate guide provides a path for living a healthy life by addressing the physical, emotional, and financial demands that accompany the disease. Find out how hepatitis C affects the liver and the rest of the body, and check out the best medical treatment options available, along with complimentary and alternative approaches.

Discover how to:

Spot symptoms and warning signs Help kids deal with the disease Stay positive and connected with others Keep your loved ones safe Find the support you need

Foreword.

Introduction.

Part I: Understanding and Exposing Hepatitis C.

Chapter 1: Conquering Hepatitis C.

Chapter 2: Talking about Transmission.

Chapter 3: Let s Get Ready to Rumble: Hepatitis C versus Your Immune System.

Chapter 4: Infecting the Liver: Symptoms and Progression of the Disease.

Part II: Diagnosing and Treating the Disease.

Chapter 5: Building Your Medical Support Team.

Chapter 6: Testing for the Hepatitis C Virus.

Chapter 7: Testing the Liver.

Chapter 8: Prescribing Medical Treatment.

Chapter 9: Getting a New Liver.

Chapter 10: Looking at Types of Treatment: Western, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.

Part III: Living a Good Life with Hep C.

Chapter 11: Eating and Drinking for Health.

Chapter 12: Avoiding Harmful Substances.

Chapter 13: Moving and Grooving to Reduce Stress and Feel Better.

Chapter 14: Surrounding Yourself with Support.

Chapter 15: Working through Relationships and Telling Others.

Chapter 16: Facing Financial and Workplace Challenges.

Part IV: Considering Different Groups with Hepatitis C.

Chapter 17: Helping Kids with Hepatitis C.

Chapter 18: Special Groups with Hepatitis C.

Chapter 19: For Family and Friends.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Vacationing with Hepatitis C.

Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Sleeping Well with Hepatitis C.

Chapter 22: Ten–Plus Web Sites and Resources for Hep C.

Index.

Nina L. Paul, PhD, earned a doctorate in infectious disease epidemiology and immunology from Yale and has done research on viruses and the immune system.