lol, don't listen to the "you're gonna die soon," crowd. i found out i have hep c in 1990. i was in the air force and had a liver biopsy. it confirmed i have active chronic hep c. most folks who have it, die from old age and many other things like smoking. you will have to alter your lifestyle though for sure. every drink of alcoholic beverage you take is like a little bit of poison. that should be cut out of your life completely. there are other things too, that you should do. diet has a lot to do with living with it. i have a friend that had it, and beat it completely by juicing. there are supplements and other things you can take also. i'm not in touch with him anymore (asshole) but it can be dealt with. you need to get on-line and do a lot of reading. if i remember correctly, dandelion root is something that really helps. i think there's a guy in Australia that has some sort of method to use. i've gone through 4 chemo's of alpha interferon/ rebetrol and still have it. it's not something that can be passed on easily like so many believe. you have a lot of reading to do sir, get busy! i have a link i'll find and post here later...