About blood tests.

[Hellchild]

This is in relation to my last question. Last summer, doctors found a tumor in my back (a type of non-hodgkins B-cell lymphoma). I have went through the chemo treatments, and they tell me that the tumor is gone and I am currently in remission. But while I was recieving chemo, I had to have my blood tested before each treatment (which was every 3 weeks). So my question is this: If I had contracted Hep C, would they have noticed something wrong with my blood and known that I had it then, or is Hep C the type of thing they need to be speifically looking for to find? The reason I'm asking is because my last treatment was Dec. 20th and since then, not only have I not had sex with my girfriend very often (maybe 3 or 4 times because we split up for a couple weeks), but we haven't had anything but normal, vaginal sex since then. So I was  thinking that if they didn't notice anything unusual with my blood during the treatment, and was clean then, then I probably have a pretty good chance of being clean now. Would that be a false assumption?

Thanks for your time,
Hellchild

[iceboy]

hello all

It all became a bit to much for me and I have been away from the board for a long time. I

[Dale_Ray]

That could not have been said better. Mine was a blood transfusion after an accident and even certain people in my family acted as if I had the plague. I've learned not to hold feeling against anyone who is ignorant in the matter. They can't help it and most do not care to be educated about any illness. If someone is sick you are just suppose to take care of them and love them and it doesn't matter who they are. Dale

[Mister beagle bailey]

Hi,

I am so glad to hear from you.  I have been so concerned not seeing you post and wondering how you were.  I'm sorry about the tx being stopped. I can't remember, were you ever on procrit?

Will do shot #6 this Sunday, if you remember before tx my HGB was 11.5, almost 2 weeks into tx my HGB dropped to 9.6  and then they gave me 40,000. units of procrit an in 2 weeks HGB was up to 11.8.

JMJM has not posted since I believe Monday.  He said something about maybe doing a few more weeks of tx.  

So glad your feeling a little better.

  The Beagle

[beamishboy]

Ice, so Good to hear from Ya!!!!! Glad to know things are semi-nomalizing for you...back to work,no less.....Best with your trx going forward..Keep Posting my friend..i myself am contending w sides w/ usual rage & self-indulgence...pity-pot is well used hereabouts....GoodLuck!

[Forseegood]

glad to see you check in, you know youre in my thoughts, please give me a ring if you can..if not, I'll listen on the grapevine...

[GoofyDad]

Don't know you, but wishing you all the best. Hard to know how rumors start, but I'm sure it was with the best intentions. My thoughts are with you and your family.