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worried about possible husband having hcv
hello all, hope all are doing as well as possible with tx. will find out next friday my 24 week pcr. my hubby as i said before has a head injury. recently went for blood work and his results were awful. lately he has been suffering from extremely severe headaches and he gets ill ie vomits alot. today he called and he has been sick 7 times and it is acidic and yellow in color possibly bile? we have been together 17 + years and he has never been tested for hcv...should i get him tested? i know at some time we have had blood contact due to his prone to accidents, even though we have been cautious. we did share snorting utensils at a bad time in the begining, he is also a recovered meth addict. we did it together and never went back. i am really concerned about him,he has been on depakote for 5 years now and this medication is hard on the liver. any suggestions or advise i would appreciate, even though he can be terrible to me sometimes i still love him, and take my vows seriuosly. thanks so much shelly
I got both of my kids tested just for peace of mind. My xhusband has HCV and has for 30 years or so...so I didn't need to get him tested.
I figure the blood test is worth knowing - either way.
Good luck I hope he feels better soon!
I figure the blood test is worth knowing - either way.
Good luck I hope he feels better soon!
After I found out I had it, I wanted my husband to get tested,especially not knowing where I got it. We are together 17 years. He tested and doesn't have it,thank God.
Ya know what though....what kills me is these doctors should tell the patients to have their spouses tested, especially if they are aware they have had a former drug history, to boot. But even without drug history, they should suggest it. I was the one who brought it up to my doctor. My husband doesn't have a drug history, pot, that's about it, but they didn't even ask me. They didn't tell me it is advisable to have him tested. I don't understand why this happens.
The reason I feel its so important for the doctors to suggest it is because when you svr, if your husband is positive and isn't aware, you will be re infected all over again.
The reason I feel its so important for the doctors to suggest it is because when you svr, if your husband is positive and isn't aware, you will be re infected all over again.
Shi#!!! I hate this disease! I had both my daughter and husband checked. Well, made sure they had been checked as Katie went on a field study program to Kenya durring her baccalaureat days and John was dx with stage 4 prostate cancer a year and a half ago. Thank God both were negative for HCV! I so understand how difficult it is to have your husband ill. My heart and prayers are with you both, Lori
Yes, I would have your hubby tested. I had my kids and wife of 39 years tested and they are all fine. From what you are saying and how sick he is, there is something going on ith him. Please get him to a dr and checked out.
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I had to BEG to get a test - the doctor quite simply wouldn't do it when my liver enzymes came up so high on a normal exam (ALT/AST mid 200s). She was an idiot. I'm so glad I got rid of her.
I even explainned that I had an xhusband with it (but the odds being so low she didn't care too much) AND I'd had several transfusions and then finally fessed up to a drug history - so she FINALLY gave in and gave me the test.
I really don't understand what a big deal it is? You would think that everyone should be tested for such a thing if they have reasons to believe that yes....that could possibly be why my liver is being destroyed!
But the doctor did just not want to do it. I am so glad I fought with her on it...I mean it's CRAZY.
I didn't know ANYTHING at all about HepC but knew I should be tested for it.....and I sure ain't no doctor at all!
I think families of patients should just automatically all get tested...just for peace of mind and such you know? Save us all the trouble AND also save some stages of fibrosis for people maybe!
Makes me SO MAD!
I even explainned that I had an xhusband with it (but the odds being so low she didn't care too much) AND I'd had several transfusions and then finally fessed up to a drug history - so she FINALLY gave in and gave me the test.
I really don't understand what a big deal it is? You would think that everyone should be tested for such a thing if they have reasons to believe that yes....that could possibly be why my liver is being destroyed!
But the doctor did just not want to do it. I am so glad I fought with her on it...I mean it's CRAZY.
I didn't know ANYTHING at all about HepC but knew I should be tested for it.....and I sure ain't no doctor at all!
I think families of patients should just automatically all get tested...just for peace of mind and such you know? Save us all the trouble AND also save some stages of fibrosis for people maybe!
Makes me SO MAD!
When I was diagnosed my wife was immediately tested. We are now going to have our children tested as well, if nothing else than for the peace of mind.
My husband and I have been together for 20 years. When I was diagnosed, I asked if he wanted to be diagnosed (this was 6 years ago). He declined saying he doesn't have it. He must have been psychic because he finally got tested, on my insistence. He was correct, he is negative.
I also have 2 others sets of friends that have lived together for many years. Both spouses are negative. So it seems rather difficult for others to contract it.
stangshelly, I would get him tested, if not for peace of mind. I was always worried that my hubs might have it. Then I started worrying that if I become SVR, and he was positive, that I could get it back. So I sympathize with your dilemma.
I also have 2 others sets of friends that have lived together for many years. Both spouses are negative. So it seems rather difficult for others to contract it.
stangshelly, I would get him tested, if not for peace of mind. I was always worried that my hubs might have it. Then I started worrying that if I become SVR, and he was positive, that I could get it back. So I sympathize with your dilemma.
it could very well be drug induced hepatitis, as you mentioned. Of course he should get tested for viral hep, but drugs of any kind can cause fulminant hepatitis. get to the dr soon
Yes, he should get tested if there is any doubt. I'm surprised he hasn't been tested already.
he has an appt on sat. and he will be tested. just to be sure as you all agree peace of mind. thanks .
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What is up with these doctors? Same as with you, my doctor didn't want to test. She thought it was nothing. I pushed for it only because I did searches and hepc kept comming up on the computer. Shot dope just a few times in hippie era when I was 16 yrs old, too bad I didn't inject myself,friends did it for me. At least I wouldn't be sweating the injections of interferon if I knew how to do the injection.
The whole thing with these doctors not wanting to test is something I don't understand.
The test should be a done yearly when a person goes for a check up. Even older people, all the operations and hospital procedures they had, they should be checked yearly.
The nurse where I will tx feels the same as us. She wants to make people more aware and feels doctors should test everyone also. She said that they have people cross the board. She also speaks of the dangers of salons and barbers using straight razors over and over on people.
I think the liver doctors should talk to their piers who are PCP and such and convince them to test everyone. Can't just go by low liver enzymes as the PCP think. Last I checked my enzynes were in the 30's, but Vl is 5million.
This whole thing is alot to deal with mentally. I still didn't get hep b shot. I don't know when she wants to do that. Found out I had hep A and am immune. I wonder when I got that. I thought you get real sick with that.
I have always been basically healthy. Went a 10 year stretch without even a cold, so maybe when i was a kid.. got hep A at school or something, who knows where?
But I guess now if I go to McDonalds, I don't have to worry if the kid who gives me the burger didn't wash his hands after using the bathroom. lol
I'm immune,..Yeah!! So the poop on his fingers touching my french fries don't matter anymore! That's freedom for me!! I knew things would start to look up for me, what great news!lol yuk! Hope your not eating your lunch.
I really haven't had a McDonalds in a long time, but I do love big macs for some reason.Those nasty, but great tasting burgers.
see ya
What is up with these doctors? Same as with you, my doctor didn't want to test. She thought it was nothing. I pushed for it only because I did searches and hepc kept comming up on the computer. Shot dope just a few times in hippie era when I was 16 yrs old, too bad I didn't inject myself,friends did it for me. At least I wouldn't be sweating the injections of interferon if I knew how to do the injection.
The whole thing with these doctors not wanting to test is something I don't understand.
The test should be a done yearly when a person goes for a check up. Even older people, all the operations and hospital procedures they had, they should be checked yearly.
The nurse where I will tx feels the same as us. She wants to make people more aware and feels doctors should test everyone also. She said that they have people cross the board. She also speaks of the dangers of salons and barbers using straight razors over and over on people.
I think the liver doctors should talk to their piers who are PCP and such and convince them to test everyone. Can't just go by low liver enzymes as the PCP think. Last I checked my enzynes were in the 30's, but Vl is 5million.
This whole thing is alot to deal with mentally. I still didn't get hep b shot. I don't know when she wants to do that. Found out I had hep A and am immune. I wonder when I got that. I thought you get real sick with that.
I have always been basically healthy. Went a 10 year stretch without even a cold, so maybe when i was a kid.. got hep A at school or something, who knows where?
But I guess now if I go to McDonalds, I don't have to worry if the kid who gives me the burger didn't wash his hands after using the bathroom. lol
I'm immune,..Yeah!! So the poop on his fingers touching my french fries don't matter anymore! That's freedom for me!! I knew things would start to look up for me, what great news!lol yuk! Hope your not eating your lunch.
I really haven't had a McDonalds in a long time, but I do love big macs for some reason.Those nasty, but great tasting burgers.
see ya
LOL oh man I just laughed so hard. Thank you I really needed that. I guess you, like me, can laugh at ourselves and get through stuff when otherwise we'd go mental!
I thought the SAME thing as you - too bad I didn't inject myself cause I was a MESS about thinking I wouldn't be able to ever do it with the meds. As I sat in the doctor office for my lesson I said to my mother "wow how surreal a drug addict with a potentially deadly disease that they got from shooting drugs in a doctors office to learn how to give theirself an injection". Even she laughed at the complete irony of it all.
So many people have used in their earlier years....and don't now...and don't have a real reason that their enzymes might be in the bazillions...so it's not caught. Even my x who has had it for 30 years - his enzymes keep coming back FINE so he says he doesn't need to treat! (OH MAN how many times do I have to explain to him Grade/STage and how we get them!!!!!)
How many old people HAVE had procedures and transfusions? Nail salons? Tattooes? ETc etc and these people have NO IDEA they have a disease that could kill them...yet go out on the weekend and drink and party etc. and risk INFECTING MORE PEOPLE.
It's sick. It's a stupid test...but then they don't even make us have HIV tests yet. And if you ask me how dumb is that? If you count up every person that you had sex with and multiply that by the people they've had sex with...you know that old addage - can you imagine how bad these diseases COULD BE?
But the insurance companies dont WANT us to know because then they'd have to treat MILLIONS of people all at once and would go out of business. I'm SURE that is why they don't test for these things automatically.
It's the ONLY thing that makes sense to me at this point you know>?
I thought the SAME thing as you - too bad I didn't inject myself cause I was a MESS about thinking I wouldn't be able to ever do it with the meds. As I sat in the doctor office for my lesson I said to my mother "wow how surreal a drug addict with a potentially deadly disease that they got from shooting drugs in a doctors office to learn how to give theirself an injection". Even she laughed at the complete irony of it all.
So many people have used in their earlier years....and don't now...and don't have a real reason that their enzymes might be in the bazillions...so it's not caught. Even my x who has had it for 30 years - his enzymes keep coming back FINE so he says he doesn't need to treat! (OH MAN how many times do I have to explain to him Grade/STage and how we get them!!!!!)
How many old people HAVE had procedures and transfusions? Nail salons? Tattooes? ETc etc and these people have NO IDEA they have a disease that could kill them...yet go out on the weekend and drink and party etc. and risk INFECTING MORE PEOPLE.
It's sick. It's a stupid test...but then they don't even make us have HIV tests yet. And if you ask me how dumb is that? If you count up every person that you had sex with and multiply that by the people they've had sex with...you know that old addage - can you imagine how bad these diseases COULD BE?
But the insurance companies dont WANT us to know because then they'd have to treat MILLIONS of people all at once and would go out of business. I'm SURE that is why they don't test for these things automatically.
It's the ONLY thing that makes sense to me at this point you know>?
Glad you had a laugh.
Your xhusband, I agree, should at least go talk to a doctor. I can't stand knowing this thing is in me. I want it out. If God forbid I don't svr, I guess I will have to try real hard to accept living with it and go on tx now and then to get enzymes to lower, if they raise. I don't want to think about not clearing, first things first...have to do the tx, but can't help but think of all the possibilities. Time to take a deep breath and relax. Too much "what if's". I know you know what I mean.
Gotta run... eat dinner,
see ya later
Your xhusband, I agree, should at least go talk to a doctor. I can't stand knowing this thing is in me. I want it out. If God forbid I don't svr, I guess I will have to try real hard to accept living with it and go on tx now and then to get enzymes to lower, if they raise. I don't want to think about not clearing, first things first...have to do the tx, but can't help but think of all the possibilities. Time to take a deep breath and relax. Too much "what if's". I know you know what I mean.
Gotta run... eat dinner,
see ya later
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