What is Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact...
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I dont know i just im so lost right now. I shouldnt be because I had unprotected sex a good amount of times from the say like 18 to 26 the age i am right now. About 3 years ago my alt levels came up elevated but I never followed up with a doctor. About 2 years ago or so my stomach always kind of hurt like i was hungry all the time so i would just fill my stomach up everytime if burned...My stool started to get pasty but I sitll dotn know to this day if this is what's causing it. Anyway, I just ignored it. I recently started getting pains on my lower right quadrant so I went to the doctor and he ran a whole bunch of blood tests. My results came back with hepatitis c anti body in my system. Im shocked but not at the same time. Im real scared and dont know what to do. i have a dilemna. The job ive been working at for the past 3 years is a health insurance company and so we process medical claims. Because of that everyone will see what im going to the doctor for if i have to get injections or medication because itll come directly out of the owners pocket and people i work with are involved in processing the claims. Im afraid theyre going to think i used needles or think im contagious. Im afraid that since its a small family based company that they will all look down on me with disgust. As I write this the bottom right side of my stomach hurts like a pulsating pain like a muscle pull or something. Is it related? What do I do about everything? HOW do I tell my father, how do i sustain my role at work with this. I feel low. I feel like im chronically damaged for life and will basically die of this and there is nothing i can do because its my karma for being risky and doing the wrong things and everything comes back to bite you i dont know what to do i need some kind of help. My confirmation test i guess its called is tomorrow morning to see what genotype and everything it is. Im real scared, what if i dont get treatment, so many questions i dont know which one i want answered im just real real scared. Sorry to ramble thank you for listening. :(
Posted on 10/13/09, 08:10 pm |
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i would ask again later ricky, looks like the boards will be tried up for a while 
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Barb what do you mean? And waht is this other person talkinng about??
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He just one of the neighborhood trolls
just ignore him
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Ricky
There is only a 1% chance you got it from unprotected sex.
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Isn't there that hepa privacy thing you sign and its supposed to be confidential? Regardless, your health is the most important thing right now. Find out your viral load and geno type and grade. You might not need the treatment yet.
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ricky, sounds like the pain your describing could be gall bladder trouble. hep c is not a death sentence. the treatments are getting more effective and if you stay away from booze it likely wont shorten your life at all. if your liver ever feels inflamed and swollen, lie on your back on a concrete floor for an hr and the heat will be drawn right out, youll feel 100 % better immediately. youll be fine man, stressin keeps your liver pissed, try to calm down. ive carried the virus for over 30 years, drank like a fish and still pretty healthy..
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I get pains on my lower side too sometimes not dramatically as your describing tho but it will go away if you drink alcohol stop now..
Dont be so scared of people looking down on you if they do then that's there bullshit of a problem,its not your fault.. Your not gonna die and your life isnt ruined.ive had HCV for almost 7years and i know someone who's had it for 30... As for work if you get "laid off" or anything because of this its discrimination.. I hope you calm down your life didn't just stop your still the same person as you was before diagnosed.
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hi ricky,
let us know how you're test come out? what genotype are you? you can't worry about what people think. this is your life! tell people you had a blood transfusion when you were growing up and thats how you got hep C...if you feel like you have to tell them something. this isn't karma! get the book "heal your life" by louise hay. it'll help you a lot. hugs and more hugs, q
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and of course, any books about hep C will help a lot.
go online and read all you can about hep C. you need information!
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I agree with greg, you getting Hep C is very low, have you ever had any surgeries or blood transusions? You can also get it from the dentist etc.
Don't feel embarrassed, get more tests done, and plenty of people live long lives with Hep C along with many that clear the virus through treatment.
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