Risk of getting hep c when sharing straws?

[totally freaked]

I recently shared a cocaine straw with someone who I believe is infected with hep c. What are the chances that it could be passed to me? Is the risk high or low? How soon can I get tested? It suddenly occured to me that it could be passed that way and now I'm completely freaked out! Would you have to be sharing numerous times to get it or just a couple? I'm greatful for any information.

[hippygem]

people that snort through straws after a long period of time, do bleed, which is why they say you can get hep c through sharing straws.

[aiuta]

According to a sign in my hepatologist's office, YES you can get Hep C in the way you are describing.  Get tested for Hep C antibodies after a month.  I also got Hep C in an unlikely way (sexual assault), but I got it nonetheless.  They let me do the antibody test exactly 1 month after the incident.  You could get a PCR test even earlier, as a Viral Load may appear before antibodies, but they may or may not let you and it's an expensive test.  It is very important that you get this antibody test after a month though.  If you got Hep C here in the US, it's likely you have the worst genotype (1).  Your chances of eradicating Hep C genotype 1 as someone recently diagnosed (an acute case) are SIGNIFICANTLY higher than as someone who has had the illness longer than 6 months (a chronic case). I wish you all the best.  Aiuta