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Here is a good question?........Will a person who has attains SVR ever be able to donate blood again in his life time again?
It's a shame, but I think there are good reasons why we never can. The biggest is cost - I mean, we are going to cause all sorts of admin buden just by failing the anti-body test, even if we an explain it. And then, there is risk factor. Like it or not, those who have had Hep C, will always be considered higher risk factor on the "whole" (even though individually it may be irrelevant, like in my case).
Our blood is "tainted" for good, like it or not. At least we can make it a healthy taint, if we are lucky, like I am, following treatment.
Our blood is "tainted" for good, like it or not. At least we can make it a healthy taint, if we are lucky, like I am, following treatment.
Well if animals cant have hep c.,we will never know if the "tainted " blood will ever be able to be used in a successful human transfusion...unless we do some frankinstien expreiments...looks like we will never know...but if the "good " blood supply gets so low...who knows...one day they will have no choice but to use it...another scary thought...hey..its halloween
Well if animals cant have hep c.,we will never know if the "tainted " blood will ever be able to be used in a successful human transfusion...unless we do some frankinstien expreiments...looks like we will never know...but if the "good " blood supply gets so low...who knows...one day they will have no choice but to use it...another scary thought...hey..its halloween
Perhaps we should all gang together and charge the drug company who "owns" the virus rent for letting it make it's self at home in our bodies!! Any takers?
"it would be interesting if they could do tests and see if the "tainted blood " actually would infect other clean blood..maybe use mice for the expirment"
There are no animals susceptible to Hep C. It appears to be a strictly human virus, so there is no true animal testing.
"all we need is a mad scientist"
And alot of money. One of the drug companies owns the rights to the Hep C virus because they discovered it. So anybody who wants to do studies with the Hep C virus has to get a license from the drug company.....a very expensive license.
There are no animals susceptible to Hep C. It appears to be a strictly human virus, so there is no true animal testing.
"all we need is a mad scientist"
And alot of money. One of the drug companies owns the rights to the Hep C virus because they discovered it. So anybody who wants to do studies with the Hep C virus has to get a license from the drug company.....a very expensive license.
I'm not completely sure but I suspect that one of the reasons I had so much trouble with anemia on tx was because my bone marrow had been compromised by radiation therapy. I had very high doses of radiation. I'm probably visible from space!!!
WOW...now thats scary thought...tx causes damage to our bone marrow and blood genetics...it would be interesting if they could do tests and see if the "tainted blood " actually would infect other clean blood..maybe use mice for the expirment...all we need is a mad scientist
When I got Hep C I was already unable to donate ever again because of past chemotherapy and radiation treatment - I think because of the effects those treatments had on my bone marrow. Don't feel too bad, its not just heppers who are branded for life!
I was always an organ donor before.....so it broke my heart when I realized I could never do it again.
It's like we are branded for life. but I guess deep inside I know that it makes sense. I still don't like it though.
It's like we are branded for life. but I guess deep inside I know that it makes sense. I still don't like it though.
No you are are still a high risk. Its not Just HCV they are trying to prevent spreading.
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i understand wanting to help because of the blood shortage but there is NO WAY i would ever think of giving blood ....even if i was SVR... i would be too worried about passing it on anyway...
They will not let you give blood because if you still have the antibodies they have no way of telling if you are UNDETECTED other than a PCR. This test is expensive and not worth it to take.
So better safe trhan sorry.
So better safe trhan sorry.
My doc says NO. May be in future research proves otherwise but at present it is highly NOT recomended. One liver specialist was telling me that there may be some viruses left in the body (very less in no. to be detected through PCR) which under went mutation during Tx and which MAY become active again. According to him this theory is not proven till now and is under research.
Any one with better knowledge pls correct me
Any one with better knowledge pls correct me
I live in Vancouver, I was told by Canadian blood services, I can't ever donate again. That was actually, the way I found out I had it. They sent me a letter, after I donated. What a way to find out, I was devastated.
They blood would not infect anyone.
But ask yourself,if you had responsibilty for screening of blood products would you accept blood with the Hep C antibody?
I wouldn't.
But ask yourself,if you had responsibilty for screening of blood products would you accept blood with the Hep C antibody?
I wouldn't.
Is this just a precaution by the medical industry...or is it proven that the person who donates his "SCV BLOOD " will infect other blood?....reason why im asking is because there is a real shortage blood donation here in Canada...and of course im curious
No!
The Hep C antibodies will show up,
Lots of people learned they were infected when they tried to give blood.
Donating blood also has another bad connotation insofar as it was drug users on the West Coast selling their blood that played a big part in the HVC and HIV viruses spreading like they did.
The Hep C antibodies will show up,
Lots of people learned they were infected when they tried to give blood.
Donating blood also has another bad connotation insofar as it was drug users on the West Coast selling their blood that played a big part in the HVC and HIV viruses spreading like they did.
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