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Hello. My husband went through a year of interferon and ribavirin treatment for hep c. This was back in 2005 and he is still having many many health issues following this treatment. Has anyone on this site suffered from severe electrolyte imbalance over the years. My husband has been hospitalized many times over the years with low sodium, magnesium and potassium.
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I did all 3 interferon/ribavirin treatments. Finished one year straight in 2006. Tested negative every year for 15 years. Over the 15 years I diagnosed with fibromyalgia, my vision declined, and never recovered my cognitive function. In August 2020, I tested positive again. No possible chance of reinfection. Same genotype. Did one treatment with new DAA and relapsed again after 24 weeks. Getting ready for another new drug regimen. Maybe retest for hepatitis. They might have to do special blood test, apparently it can hide extrahepatic.
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Hello @squiggylynn and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. The aftermath of the treatment your husband had quite some time ago must be challenging.
Can I ask if he has specifically altered his diet around this imbalance? What does he do daily to fend off the dangerously low levels that require him to be hospitalized?