Neuropathy in Hands

[palmbeachinfo]

Can Hepatitis C cause neuropathy in both hands? Meaning you have severe horrible pains in both hands. Most doctors I have seen are "clueless" except for one Neurologist from the "cleveland clinic" who says that this is common with people with Hepatitis C. Yet my question is if someone had unprotected anal intercourse (6) months ago is it possible to experience these symptons so fast? Most people say they dont have symptons of hepatitis c until 10-15 years later, So I am confused. I have spent 3k in medical bills yet doctors take your money and give you "0" answers...................

[fretboard]

Welcome to the forum, I have done a little bit of reading on the different types of HepC  around the world and in Egypt.  HepC geno 4 is most common in Egypt.  If you go to pubmed, yes just google pubmed you can read about some of the studies.  It's a very advanced database, but it has tutorials.  You can type genotype 4 (and) neuropathy and find alot to read.  I was just reading the other day about helminth studies.  Apparently alot of these studies done with parasites that infect humans were done in Egypt.  It's really very interesting, there are more parasite infections in other parts of the world and places that have a high population of both HepC and parasites are perfect for those types of studies.  China and Egypt both come to mind.  I really don't know anything about neuropathy and HepC together.  Actually I thought that treatment was sometimes responsible for neuropathy.  I just learn tons on here, if you read the clip below you could have something else, and if you go to the bottom link, she could have something else like a form of diabetes type 1 in found Egyptian women.  Good Luck

Infectious neuropathy.

1. de Freitas MR.
Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Infectious neuropathy affects a large number of people worldwide. There is evidence of direct involvement of nerves by the infective agent, from the immune reaction of the patient or secondary to the toxicity of the drugs used during treatment. This group of neuropathies is often treatable or preventable. RECENT FINDINGS: There is a complex clinical picture of the neuropathy of leprosy, different pathological features and immunological mechanisms. If the skin is unaffected in leprosy it is not always easy to demonstrate that the neuropathy is due to leprosy. Peripheral neuropathy in patients with chronic infection with hepatitis C virus may be due to the virus, the development of vasculitis or direct neurotoxic effects of the treatment. Peripheral neuropathy has become the chief neurological syndrome in individuals infected with HIV-1. The antiretroviral therapies themselves can cause peripheral neuropathies clinically indistinguishable from those caused by the virus. The occurrence of chronic polyneuropathy as a late manifestation in Lyme disease is extremely rare and is not well understood. SUMMARY: Although infectious neuropathies are very frequent, mainly in developing countries, further studies are needed to elucidate their mechanisms of action, focusing on preventive interventions


http://hcvadvocate.org/hcsp/articles/Egypt_06.html

http://pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17491681

[palmbeachinfo]

On Jan 11th 2008 I had anal intercourse with a (26) year Eygptian-American women
I didnt use a condom
I  tested neg on July 2 which is almost 6 months. This girl said she never had a blood transfusion and was born in the U.S. yet traveled back and forth to Eygpt several times. She claims to have been with one other person sexually but did not use a condom with her x-boyfriend. I believe her but I hope she is being honest with me. My symptons
(dark-amber-orange urine) not dehydrated  
worst horrible pains in both hands (when I am having sex with my currect gf with a condom) my hands hurt to much and I stop) its like the sex triggers the pain in the hands)
When I spoke to the Eygptian girl she told me that she has bad cause of neuropathy she is an Artist who told me the metals she uses in her paints and sculptures caused her to get nueropathy yet if neuropathy cant be transfered sexually then I think she has something else that she doesnt know about like hcv.

[palmbeachinfo]

Marcia

That statement is completely innacurate I didnt come into this forum to make a fool out of myself but when people are in chronic pain  and in constant worry because of the symptons they have  it can make them seem like an easy target to make fun of.

What I asked the doctor was "could I have a false negative for HCV at (6) months because of the several steriod block injections I have had within those 6 months.
I have almost every sympton of hepatitis c and I understand symptons are only an indication that there is something wrong it doesnt mean that you have HCV. So I think I have every right to ask questions because "knowledge = power"  I want to try to educate myself on the virus and if I am fortunate enough not to have the virus I will educate other people on it.

[Marcia2202]

He was the pitcher. You can read the whole episode on the Expert forum, where he asks Dr. D.

I think he got a hep c panel done and is negative 6 months after. He just really wants to have hep c, because of the symptoms. If yanno what I mean.

marcia

[copyman]

LOL, sorry but i have to ask regarding the anal, were you the pitcher or catcher?  You say you spent $3000 on medical bills, did that include a Hepatitis panal checking for any hepatitis?  not sure how we can help but a simple test will tell if your are Hep C positive. Best of luck

[meki]

ROFLMAO --- Jasper... OMG - too funny --- I wasn't thinking of the ahem... that part of it...