Hepatitis C Support Group
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 with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
You know what I've been thinking lately, seeing so many getting to the end stage, or advance stage without even knowing they have the virus, that is absolutely not ok.
There should be a law into out there, that a person should get checked every 2 years,for this virus.
The government can put a law on having to do a clean air check up on our cars every 2 years, now why can't there be a must test every 2 years on patients of all the Doctors in the world.
There would be a lot less people being told that they have the virus of hepatitis c, and they are too late for treatment.
Hepatitis c, is a Silent Killer, which is why it should be mandate for a patient to be tested every 2 years, for life.
It's a simple blood test, in order to know if a patient as anti bodies of the virus, then action can be taken straight away if this patient is positive.
Look at my husband and I, Richard felt tired all the time, went to the doctor, only to be told he was positive for hep c.
Which didn't surprise me, well it did in a way for a short while, but he had used IV drugs once on a July day in 1987.
So, our Doctor wanted to get both our daughter and I to get checked.
I had no symptoms at all, none, and guess what? I was also positive, but unlike Richard who had no damage at all, grade 0 Stage 0, I had damage, in fact fibrosis scarring, grade and stage 2.
Imagine that!
The only difference I came to conclude was, that I was a drinker (alcohol) and he didn't drink.
So can you imagine my liver today, if we were not told we had hep c in the year 2000.
Nine years later, my liver would probably be in a very serious condition.
All because my hubby was always tired, and he got diagnosed, I was saved from an early death.
Funny how life works out.
So I must emphasize on how important to get some kind of law to pass so that each and everyone on this planet earth, to get tested every 2 years, once at birth, then pass the age of 14 now since our teens are so hooked up on Tattoos, and piercings, so yes 14 would be a good age to start getting tested.
Whats you opinion on that!
There should be a law into out there, that a person should get checked every 2 years,for this virus.
The government can put a law on having to do a clean air check up on our cars every 2 years, now why can't there be a must test every 2 years on patients of all the Doctors in the world.
There would be a lot less people being told that they have the virus of hepatitis c, and they are too late for treatment.
Hepatitis c, is a Silent Killer, which is why it should be mandate for a patient to be tested every 2 years, for life.
It's a simple blood test, in order to know if a patient as anti bodies of the virus, then action can be taken straight away if this patient is positive.
Look at my husband and I, Richard felt tired all the time, went to the doctor, only to be told he was positive for hep c.
Which didn't surprise me, well it did in a way for a short while, but he had used IV drugs once on a July day in 1987.
So, our Doctor wanted to get both our daughter and I to get checked.
I had no symptoms at all, none, and guess what? I was also positive, but unlike Richard who had no damage at all, grade 0 Stage 0, I had damage, in fact fibrosis scarring, grade and stage 2.
Imagine that!
The only difference I came to conclude was, that I was a drinker (alcohol) and he didn't drink.
So can you imagine my liver today, if we were not told we had hep c in the year 2000.
Nine years later, my liver would probably be in a very serious condition.
All because my hubby was always tired, and he got diagnosed, I was saved from an early death.
Funny how life works out.
So I must emphasize on how important to get some kind of law to pass so that each and everyone on this planet earth, to get tested every 2 years, once at birth, then pass the age of 14 now since our teens are so hooked up on Tattoos, and piercings, so yes 14 would be a good age to start getting tested.
Whats you opinion on that!
No need to throw the baby out with the bath water.
Insurance companies are not all bad.
And if your house ever burns down you might understand that.
All I know is you can't get rid of them ( or some form of them) totally unless everybody is willing to cover for everybody else.
i mean if your ok with paying for somebody that gets drunk, runs his car into a group of people and causes a million dollars of damage.........we are going to need something.