I haven't had kidney trouble. However, hepatitis C can be associated with certain kinds of glomerulonephritis. Ribavirin cannot be removed by the kidney so treatment can be dangerous for a kidney patient as the ribavirin builds up in that organ. Patients with kidney disease need to be closely monitored by their nephrologist and hepatologist.
iv had pains where kidneys are rarely but i do not hav kidney disease as far as i know.
i on tx now and pain in kidneys seem to b a bit more often.my pain could be from lack of water etc i dont know.
i hav not heard anything about hep c causing kidney but iv only really been researching this virus last few weeks.