All im asking is what should I do with my folder? You cant really put bleach on it?
If you have, indeed, been "doing a bunch of research" - you know the answer.
I have the same problem. After working in a nursing home and doing a bunch of research about hepatitis C I have began to be afraid of catching it. I have gotten better the within the last year but I had an occurence with blood yesterday and have no clue of whose it was. I was at school and there was a spot of blood on the desk. It looked fresh. My books and coat could have grazed it. There was nothing to really clean it up with and no gloves so thats when I started freaking out. My teacher put my paper on top of it but there was no sign of blood on my paper when I picked it up. My friend and I pointed it out to my teacher and she gave me hand sanitizer and cotonelle wipes I used like 3 wipes together. I wiped it off and my teacher grabbed the rag and strted wiping the whole desk off including my folder. I immediatly ran to the bath room to wash my hands. Is there anyway my folder and supplies could be infected from her wiping it off with the same rag and hand sanitizer?
I try not to think about this stuff because people come in contact with blood all the time without even knowing it. Im only 20 and im so afraid that I would have to live with it my whole life and maybe one day not be able to have children.
My heart goes out to all of you who have hep c and I pray the will be able to find a cure or vacination soon!
Can't you just ignore me?
We really would like to ,however you keep popping up on our site and not directing your queries where they belong...to others with OCD or a mental health expert
WILL.
You're living with a mental condition that can be controlled with the proper medication and psychological counselling. We're living a disease that is only curable in about 50 percent of those infected. If hepc is not treated, many of us can progress to cirrhosis or experience a number of extra-hepatic illnesses. The treatment drugs can cause terrible side effects, both physical and psychological.
We have people posting all the time who suffer from OCD. They have convinced themselves they have been exposed to hepc under the most benign circumstances and we say no, don't worry, exposure was not possible from what you have descibed. Yet they persist until it becomes quite obvious they will not accept the advice they have been given so that's when you hear a direct no bull-sh-it approach. It's not our job ignore or console those afflicted with OCD. It's our job to offer support and advice to those who actually have hepatitis c and and are suffering in ways you can't imagine. In the case of R Glass, he was one of the fortunate ones that was cured but 2 years later he still suffers from the effects of the treatment drugs. His life will probably never be same but at least you can control what is happening with you. You must also be considerate of those of us afflicted with this disease because it is real, not something we've conjured up in our minds.
Trinity
Once again, thanks Trinity, for trying to answer my question and combat my concern/obsession.
Rglass, I guess you don't have much sympathy for people who suffer from OCD. You should educate yourself about OCD, because clearly you think it's a joke. I see a CBT on a weekly basis. I try hard to not freak out about stuff but I don't always succeed.
I don't appreciate being made fun of.
Can't you just ignore me?