Here is one lady explaining how the treatment affects you..She has Hep C.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/230133?obref=obnetworkHere's an excerpt:
Two years after my diagnosis, I began treatment due to an increase in my viral load—because the treatment is so difficult, doctors recommend waiting until the illness progresses, measured, in part, by an increased viral load. The side effects of both drugs rendered the next 48 weeks an absolute hell.
I lived with mood swings, irritability, irrational thoughts, and brain fog, along with rapid weight loss (the one really good side effect), unrelenting rashes on my hands and feet that made sleeping difficult, hypothyroidism, hair loss, and a host of other bizarre and equally annoying symptoms. I became prone to crying fits both in public and private. I cried everywhere: at work, at Starbucks, while getting a manicure, at parties, and very commonly at the doctor's office. This was a side effect of the treatment, but also an indicator of the frustration and fear associated with both the treatment and my illness.
However, the clear winner for the worst side effect goes to the grand mal seizures, which resulted in one shoulder dislocation and the loss of my driver's license for six months. Not being able to drive in Houston is like not being able to walk in New York City. At 33, I was a physical and emotional wreck whose only mode of transportation was a used bicycle.
I don't find it so funny. ... and as a christian I'm pretty disappointed with those that do.
He is ill .. he should step down, but he should not be ridiculed.