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Author Topic: Diagnosed with hep C after blood transfusion  (Read 7815 times)

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Offline catahoula12

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Diagnosed with hep C after blood transfusion
« on: May 04, 2014, 10:47:04 am »
My mother works at a hospital and donated blood for the very first time about 3 months ago. She got a letter in the mail saying she tested positive for hep c. My mother has NEVER done a drug in her life and the doctor has since said that she has had hep c for 30 years. She had a blood transfusion back in 1989, I think it was. Before blood was screened before given to a patient. I was born via c-section two years after she had the blood transfusion. My question is, could I have hep c also because of this? The type that she has is treatable and can be cured.

Offline jberlin

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Re: Diagnosed with hep C after blood transfusion
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2014, 03:11:29 pm »
The good news is, as you said, Hep C is treatable.  The other good news is that you most likely did not contract it, but you should go get a blood test and find out for sure.  Good luck, and let us know. -jack

Offline thecommodore

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Re: Diagnosed with hep C after blood transfusion
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2014, 03:32:48 pm »
Yes do keep us up to date on this. 

Good luck!  :)

 


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