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Possible Hep

Hi, my name is Amber, i am 19. About 6 weeks ago i got my nails done at a salon and one of them got really badly infected. Now, 6 weeks later i am having itchy skin all over my body. It is non stop. Also my right side, right below my chest there is pain. Its been there for about a week. Has anyone ever heard of these being early symptoms of Hepatitis? Would it show up in a blood test this early?

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Amber, did you get tested?
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Thanks for your input. I went to my doctor who said that people do have itching sometimes as an early symptom. Maybe the other symptoms are still to come (hopefully not). I asked her if it is likely to get hepatitis from my manicure. She said anything is possible, infact many people don't know where they got it from. She said i should wait a bit longer before getting tested.
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I've never heard of those syptoms 6 weeks into Acute Hep C.  I've heard that you would experience flu like symtoms, jaundice, yellow eyes and fatigue.  The pain could be stress.  If it's under you right rib cage it may be your gallbladder?  I know that newborns that have mother's with Hep C wait 18 months to get tested. Hope that helped.
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