<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.hi. my mother has been very ill. she has hep c and her liver enzymes are elevated and her calcium levels are high. she has been vomiting and feeling nauseous ALOT!! she is also extremely constipated. she sometimes becomes slightly disoriented, is excessively thirsty and very tired. do you think that all of these symptoms are being caused by the hep c, or could it possibly be another potentially serious issue?  <response>: Thanks for asking. HEPATITIS C should be treated as early as possible since once it gets chronic it becomes rather difficult to eradicate the virus...I advise your mother to get a blood tests done called QUANTITATIVE PCR FOR HCV and HCV GENOTYPIC.plus baselines FBC, Lots and ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN AND PELVIS...previously they are using interferon injections for treatment the duration for which varies : 6 months treatment for genotype 2 and 3 INTERFERON Riboviria 12 months treatment for genotype 1 and 4 INTERFERON Riboviria Now new Chat Doctor. .IT has got 95 cure rate for all genotypes. Plus point is that it is free of the side effects which pt experiences of INTERFERON.second its a pill easy to take .it will replace interferon in the future... Coming towards the other symptoms like excessive thirst an 