symptoms

[Jakied]

I have a q for anyone who would like to share their experince with Hep C.

What was your first symptom?  Dark urine/light stool/abdominal pain etc.  

Also, if you know hcv was transmitted to you, would you share that with us?

Thanks to all and I will say a prayer for all the brave 'heppers' at Mass tomorrow.

[bluesky333]

Thank you for all your answers! I feel better now! Anyway- I will go to the doctor to check myself, when I come back to my country to visit my parents soon.
Thank you guys! And I wish you all the best! I mean I wish you got better and recover as soon as possible!

[Jakied]

Are you saying your Bf had hepc and cleared?  That would mean his pcr tests have been consistently neg.   if he is virus neg, and i hope that is the case, he is probably antibody pos and will remain so for a long time, maybe the rest of his life.  Antibody pos is not a concern for you, just be sure he is virus neg.

sexual transmission of hep c is rare but not impossible.  sexual transmission from male to female is more likely than female to male, fyi.  But if you Bf is truly virus neg, then you have no worries.

[ClippedWings]

I've likely been infected for 25-30 years and my wife of 23 years does not have Hep C.  I think the risk of transmission via sexual contact is very low.  My GI doctor tells us it is nearly impossible.  If he has cleared the virus there should be zero risk.

[ClippedWings]

I only recently discovered that I have HCV.  My wife got tired of watching me constantly scratch myself due to a head-to-toe itching that I had for the past year and a half and made me go see my doc.  I had also noticed a darkening of my urine for a few months, but I chalked that up to dehydration as it would always clear up if I drank mass quantities of water. After a couple of visits to my Family Practice PA, he ran a liver function test and HEP screen that showed I had HEP C.  I had a biopsy a couple weeks later that revealed cirrhosis, so my symptoms are likely related to that rather than the underlying HCV.  That's the real terror of this disease- you can go decades with the virus attacking your body and be asymptomatic until advanced damage has occured to your liver.  I am fortunate to have great health care- I was diagnosed in July, biopsy early August and start Pegasys/Copegus treatment next week.  I just wish the in the last 30 years of annual physicals I'd have been tested so that I could have treated before the cirrhosis set in.  I haven't got a real clue when I contracted the disease.  I had the usual risky behavior in my youth (late 70,s), had a surgery with possible transfusion (83), and received numerous jet-gun injections while in the military.  

[bluesky333]

I have couple questions. Im not sure if Im writing in a right place,but maybe some of you can answer me.
For last 3 months Ive been living  with a guy who 3 years ago was sick for Hepitits C. He had a treatment,after which he got healthy and he keeps telling me,that right now- he is healthy in 100%,that all his reports are negative.
We are together,I mean- we sleep together, live together. But Im a little bit worried if it is true that I can not get infected from him? Is it true that people can get rid of Hepitits C after a right treatment? Am I safe?
Id be grateful for your answer!And please forgive me my English,but Im still learning your language.

[meki]

You're welcome --- It's not like the end of the world --- but on top of anything else --- they can be an indicator of something serious. OK?

So I'm glad you're checking - you might have to wait til Tues. Because Mon is a holiday --- at least in the US.

Hugs,

Meki