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Does anyone know if being tested for hepatits after about 10 years of exposure comes out negative is pretty reliable.
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Worry about something remotely possible, like getting hit  by a bus or the sun rising in the west.

You don't have hep c.
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You don't have hep.
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I only been exposed once by a poke of a contaminated tattoo gun. That was when I was in 7th grade. I am now 25 and last got tested when I was around 21.
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Do you mean continuous exposure for a period of ten years or one exposure ten years ago?

If you have waited between 3 and 6 months since your last exposure, a neg antibody test is reliable.
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i would think it was... especially after 10 yrs.. get tested a  2nd time in if any doubt down the road
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