Posted by Bama on May 1, 2001, at 21:23:24
In reply to Sandhi - hep c, posted by willow on April 24, 2001, at 20:04:15
> "Your symptons are exactly what I have been going through and after years of searching found out I have Hepatitis C. Have you been checked for that?"
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> I was working in a butcher shop, handling a lot of raw meat when I became ill. (Physical aspect of the job became too hard for me.) About a year after I stopped working the doctor tested me for it and I was fine.
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> Does hepatitis affect the liver? The reason I ask is because my grandmother had a problem where I think it was her "liver" produced too much iron. She was very similar to myself with cracking bones etc but then she was in her late seventies. But awhile back I had wondered if somehow my liver was affected because of my low tolerance for alcohol. If I have two drinks I'm comatose. And the liver has something to do with how we absorb alcohol?
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Hi Willow--Just noticed this post because a family member also has hep c and there is a distinct link between FMS/MPS and Hep C. Hep C is a chronic viral liver disease that is only contracted from blood of an infected person. It is different from Hepatitis A and B which are self limiting. Some people have contracted it through tainted blood transfusions and others through IV drug use and even perhaps through tatoos using unsterile needles. Some folks (some researchers say up to 40%) are not sure how they contracted the disease.
It can show no symptoms for a very long time--10-20 years even. There is no cure at this time and the body will always have the virus, but there is treatment that can be effective at reducing the amount of virus in the body. Hope this IS NOT what you have, but getting tested is as simple as a blood test. You might need to specifically ask for a Hep C test just to rule it out.
Blessings--Bama
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