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Offline worried55

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worried about transmittion to child
« on: February 19, 2015, 05:21:14 pm »
Hello, i am totally new to all this.  I was just diagnosed with hep c during a routine exam.  I am fortunate enough to have caught it early.  I have no symptoms, no liver issues, and a very low viral load.  I am still freaking out about the whole thing...i most likely caught this from tattoos. That is scary considering i have only been to the most reputable clean places.  Anyway, i have a question.  yesterday my daughter cut her finger and was screaming...i mean screaming!!! It wasnt very big but she is dramatic.  IN the scuffle my wife grabbed a bathroom hand towel and wet it and put it on her finger.  I try to be very careful and cover my toothbrush but i may have wiped my mouth on that towel.  I am concerned that there may have been blood on some leftover toothpaste on my mouth that i transferred to the towel and got in her cut later that day.  Am i over reacting..is this risk low???  i hope someone can help.
3a
Diagnosed summer 2014
Infected somewhere between 2009 and 2014. 
Source unknown possibly tattoos or dentist
Started treatment April 2016 Sovaldi and dacklinza
Viral load to start 28,000
4 wk labs... Undetected!!!!!!!
8 wk labs.....Undetected!!!!!
12 wk labs.....(really 14 weeks. Taken 2 weeks post treatment)  Undetected!!!!!
24 wk labs.   Undetected!  Cured!

Offline lporterrn

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Re: worried about transmittion to child
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2015, 06:55:47 pm »
Yes, you are overreaching, and the risk is very, very remote, if not zero. You won't be the first parent to overreach - we all do.
Lucinda Porter, RN
1988 Contracted HCV
1997 Interferon nonresponder
2003 PEG + ribavirin responder-relapser
2013 Cured (Harvoni + ribavirin clinical trial)
https://www.hepmag.com/blogger/lucindakporter

Offline worried55

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Re: worried about transmittion to child
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2015, 08:26:41 pm »
Thank u for replying....i will try not to worry.  I am so blessed to just have contracted this when all these new meds are coming out!  Hopefully i will be rid of this thing before it makes me sick.  In the mean time i have to find a way to over come the thought of harboring a monster!!!!
3a
Diagnosed summer 2014
Infected somewhere between 2009 and 2014. 
Source unknown possibly tattoos or dentist
Started treatment April 2016 Sovaldi and dacklinza
Viral load to start 28,000
4 wk labs... Undetected!!!!!!!
8 wk labs.....Undetected!!!!!
12 wk labs.....(really 14 weeks. Taken 2 weeks post treatment)  Undetected!!!!!
24 wk labs.   Undetected!  Cured!

 


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