Los Angeles, Aug 29
Actress Pamela Anderson, who has battled Hepatitis C for 16 years, says that her doctors have prescribed a new Food and Drug Administration approved drug regimen that eradicates the virus and this has given her new hope.

\"I\'m very fortunate that I\'ve had Hep C for about 16 years. Sixteen years ago that was (presented to me) as a death sentence. I think it really worked on my self-esteem. Even though I may have looked confident on the outside, I think it really was a dark cloud that lingered over me,\" Anderson told people.com.

After experimenting with various alternative medicines, the \"Baywatch\" star decided to try the new anti-viral medication.

She said: \"I could be Hep C free within the month. I don\'t have any liver damage and I don\'t have any side effects.

\"I\'m living my life the way I want to but it could have eventually have caused me some problems and so it was a real blessing that I was able to get the medicine. I\'m half way there.\"

Anderson, who\'s the author of the new coffee table book \"Raw\", is really excited about it.

\"I feel good. I feel so blessed. I\'ve always been an advocate of trying to remove stigma from hepatitis C from aids. I think subconsciously (the disease) just works on you,\" she said.

The 48-year-old also feels better than ever.

\"I actually just look in the mirror everyday and I feel like I\'m looking younger and younger and I feel like I\'m getting those 20 years back,\" she said.

Pamela Anderson could be cured of Hepatitis C in a month