 [ Symptoms ] hello i have recently been diagnosed with hep c i am experiencing mod severe pain in my back right side is this normal normally i have been reading about people experiencing abdomen pain but this pain is in my back a couple inches below my shoulder blade on my right side heat is the only thing that seems to make it better i am also 18 weeks pregnant i just found out i caught hep c from the father and i cannot seek treatment until the baby is born is the pain something i should be worried about or is it normal [ Disease ] if you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant you should talk to your doctor about your medicines do not stop or change them on your own this includes medicines for depression asthma diabetes seizures epilepsy and other health problems not using medicine that you need may be more harmful to you and your baby than using the medicine for women living with hiv the cdc recommends using zidovudine azt during pregnancy studies show that hiv positive women who use azt during pregnancy greatly lower the risk of passing hiv to their babies if a woman with diabetes does not use her medicine during pregnancy she raises her risk for miscarriage stillbirth and some birth defects if asthma and high blood pressure are not controlled during pregnancy problems with the fetus may result