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Joint Roach Scare
Dear Doctor
Please assess my risk based on the following
Some 5 weeks ago, i was with a friend who rolled up a new Joint Roach with new smoking paper and Started smoking it like a normal cigarette through his mouth.
He offered me but since i do not smoke, i just smelt it from a distance of around an inch from my nostrils. It was not inside my nostril and also not in contact with it.
That day i went home and did office work till late so i am sure i didn't bleed.
But next morning when i got up, my nostril was bleeding.
Please assess my risk for Blood born infection like Hep C or HIV
Please assess my risk based on the following
Some 5 weeks ago, i was with a friend who rolled up a new Joint Roach with new smoking paper and Started smoking it like a normal cigarette through his mouth.
He offered me but since i do not smoke, i just smelt it from a distance of around an inch from my nostrils. It was not inside my nostril and also not in contact with it.
That day i went home and did office work till late so i am sure i didn't bleed.
But next morning when i got up, my nostril was bleeding.
Please assess my risk for Blood born infection like Hep C or HIV
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Yeah, okay...yr right, tons of Hemophiacs caught it, before 1985. And I still wouldn't trust a tattoo parlor, although I am sure when they do piercings and tattoos, they try to be as careful as possible, about sterilization, but thereis always the cahnce of human error!
So yeah, even a fist fight can give you Hep C, tis true, tis true...didn't mean to flame....I get pissy on these tripe meds, it's not exactly a "Riba-Rage", but like I said in my last post, I did feel kind of "contaminated"...knowing that other people are so worried about catvching it...two sides to every coin, sorry if I upset you Pooh!
So yeah, even a fist fight can give you Hep C, tis true, tis true...didn't mean to flame....I get pissy on these tripe meds, it's not exactly a "Riba-Rage", but like I said in my last post, I did feel kind of "contaminated"...knowing that other people are so worried about catvching it...two sides to every coin, sorry if I upset you Pooh!
Yeah, but I noticed, when I went to his profile, that he did say he had "very high OCD" so....yeah. The reason I could spot the OCD, before I went to his profile was because, if you red the whole thread, all the reassuring that was done, still didn't make him feel and better/safer...because his fear is a reoccuring and irrational thought, and I could tell, by his writing,that he was, indeed, educated, etc. I could also spot the OCD becuz it runs in my family. But you are right, Pooh...there arelots of people out there, who lack education on Hep C, and might think you can catch Hep C from inhaling or smoking a joint with someone, so it was very kind and compassionate of peopleon here to take time out to explain transmission to him : ) The only other website I have been on, besides FaceBook, is Youtube, and they did have a HUGE Troll problem, until they changed their format on March 14th.
I think I was just a little saddened/hurt, that "my disease" has enough stigma to it, that people are now developing phobias about having it. And now that I am UND,and my husband hasn't treated, I have to admit, I am no longer willing to share the same tooth-past with him, and find myself having : a head-ache" when he feels romantic..it's hard for me to but that thing the Docotor says, about how thereis only a small chance of passing it thru sex, if you are with a long time partener. I mean, what is the differencs between long-time and short-time, isn't sexual contact just sexual contact? Or am I getting OCD, about catching it, now that I am going thru so much pain, getting rid of it, etc. If I could do this life over again, knowing what I know now, then I would never touch even a single drug!
Anyhoo...sorry if I came off as a "know-it-all".....I am pretty much on edge, becuz I quit smoking pot, which I used to use, to numb my feelings...Ihave feelings now, just not used to!
I think I was just a little saddened/hurt, that "my disease" has enough stigma to it, that people are now developing phobias about having it. And now that I am UND,and my husband hasn't treated, I have to admit, I am no longer willing to share the same tooth-past with him, and find myself having : a head-ache" when he feels romantic..it's hard for me to but that thing the Docotor says, about how thereis only a small chance of passing it thru sex, if you are with a long time partener. I mean, what is the differencs between long-time and short-time, isn't sexual contact just sexual contact? Or am I getting OCD, about catching it, now that I am going thru so much pain, getting rid of it, etc. If I could do this life over again, knowing what I know now, then I would never touch even a single drug!
Anyhoo...sorry if I came off as a "know-it-all".....I am pretty much on edge, becuz I quit smoking pot, which I used to use, to numb my feelings...Ihave feelings now, just not used to!
You are not at risk for hep c from the scenario described, no one here can diagnose your symtoms, we are not doctors, if you are worried see your doctor and get tested.
Your have the answer to your question.
Have a great day
Your have the answer to your question.
Have a great day
"So, now, you have a 75% chance of fighting it off, in the first 6 months (acute phase) but if you areunlucky enough to catch it (like us on this Hep C forum) then there is now a 25% chance that you will get sick from having it"
If Hep C tries to attack your body, your immune system does everything it can to fight it off. Some people’s immune systems successfully
defend them against Hep C. These people (about 2 or 4 out of 10) do not develop chronic Hep C. Their blood will carry proof that their immune
system fought against Hep C.
Most people do go on to have chronic Hep C.
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/easyfacts/Immune.pdf
If Hep C tries to attack your body, your immune system does everything it can to fight it off. Some people’s immune systems successfully
defend them against Hep C. These people (about 2 or 4 out of 10) do not develop chronic Hep C. Their blood will carry proof that their immune
system fought against Hep C.
Most people do go on to have chronic Hep C.
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/easyfacts/Immune.pdf
"you can pretty much only get it from shooting up drugs, unless you are a nurse"
I sure dont understand that statement either. What a giant misconception and bad piece of information that is.
But no you cannot get HCV via the air which is basically what the OP is asking....if you could everyone would have it.
I sure dont understand that statement either. What a giant misconception and bad piece of information that is.
But no you cannot get HCV via the air which is basically what the OP is asking....if you could everyone would have it.
"you can pretty much only get it from shooting up drugs, unless you are a nurse"
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If we want to talk about misperceptions and erroneous beliefs, that quote is one major misperception. If (some) people on this forum believe that quote is true, it is not at all surprising that people unfamiliar with Hep C think that statement is true.
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If we want to talk about misperceptions and erroneous beliefs, that quote is one major misperception. If (some) people on this forum believe that quote is true, it is not at all surprising that people unfamiliar with Hep C think that statement is true.
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Now, after being clean/sober, for 13 yrs....I just cant understand why I behaved so haphazardly. I feel like this disease, and subsequent cure, is my punishment! But for those who caught it, in other ways, like thru transfusions, I feel very bad for these people, because it wasn't a choice for them (I knew better, and made a bad decision), and also, there is a stigma involved with the disease, because of the association with needle use.