Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Amen to that ....if needed moderation is going to be back in effect .. ,, and I forgot to tell you that it is NOT hard to spread hep c, otherwise why would there be over 4 MILLION of us in the US alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Amen to that ....if needed moderation is going to be back in effect .. ,, and I forgot to tell you that it is NOT hard to spread hep c, otherwise why would there be over 4 MILLION of us in the US alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 > > > You are over-reacting again here,, NO ONE is blaming all Hep C on IV > drug use, it is one of the ways this is spread tho.. along with > sharing straws, razors, toothbrushes,,or having blood transfusions,, > Please dont shoot the messenger,, Liz is only posting info that she > has obtained.. > jax > If there are any Viet Nam era veterans among the group, they might recall walking a " gauntlet " of air-powered injection guns which gave us all the shots we needed to survive the jungle...The Army found it efficient to give hundreds of folks shots with the same gun. I've read that Viet Nam veterans have a disproportional high rate of HCV...but then again, Viet Nam veterans also were more likely to experiment with IV drugs than the general population. I personally have three tattoos and a pierced ear which I got before anyone was aware of the potential of viral infection. At the end of the argument, it doesn't matter where any of us have been...just where we are and where we are going. I must admit, (perhaps a bit like ) that I'm a little touchy whenever a doctor asks me where I think I might have gotten exposed to HCV. If one admits to experimenting with IV drug use, it becomes a permanent part of your record and may impact your treatment options down the road. My brother was denied a liver transplant because he used drugs and drank alcohol. He died at 39. The day he died, an entire family of Laotian immigrants received new livers after ingesting wild mushrooms for dinner. I'm thankful that I don't have to vote on who lives and dies. (I know the Laotians are) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 People in the health profession have contracted HCV just from a very small needle prick!! Sharonredjaxjm <redjaxjm@...> wrote: and I forgot to tell you that it is NOT hard to spread hep c, otherwise why would there be over 4 MILLION of us in the US alone? Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 im pretty sure that u need 1 year clean on charts for a transplant it might have been 10 months but that was diccussed in a local support group,i have also read that agent orange might also have played a factor in vets with hep c,i haven't read enough on it but have pass't it in reading,i think the docs that dont beleave hep c is a virus is where i read that.theres alot of intresting stuff if any of you care to read on why hep c is not a virus. Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Messenger with Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 So true Sharon, That is how I suspect that I got Hep C. From a needle prick. Being a nurse you come in contact with blood almost every day. Folks like Jackie and Liz were our front line warriors as Paramedics. They were first on the scene, slapping on the gloves, and wading through the victims of all kinds of mishaps. They don't take the time to ask do you have AIDS, or hep C they just did what they had to do to save that persons life. In a code situation, in a hospital supplies, needles, gloves anything possible is thrown on the floor, might end up in the patients bed, who knows. I know I got stuck during a code. Also I had a patient pick her noses she was on blood thinners, guess what, I walked into the room to the woman with her hands over her nose bleeding profusely, splashed all over me, my hands(which I have a OCD problem of scratching till I bleed, open wounds on my hands.(I know silly me, but I usually don't wear gloves into the room, only when I had patient contact). And yes some people in their youth did some mighty risky behavior. Like IV drug uses and other things. That doesn't mean that I am going to treat them any different than I would a nurse who got it while working, a person who got it from a transfusion, a person who got it from a tattoo or piercing. We all are in the same battle here. It happens now we have to fight it, and with all the love and consideration for our brothers and sisters against the fight of Hep C. Love JanetSharon Crosby <blubirdxoxo@...> wrote: People in the health profession have contracted HCV just from a very small needle prick!! Sharonredjaxjm <redjaxjm@...> wrote: and I forgot to tell you that it is NOT hard to spread hep c, otherwise why would there be over 4 MILLION of us in the US alone? Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go." -Frederick Faber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 , My PS now feels there is greater risk to my health in having the scar capsule removed because it is to close to my lungs. I am hoping to change his mind as my PS has the knowledge and experience in removing the capsules plus thier office accepts my insurance. The implants left me sort of crippled so I cannot travel even if the other doctors on our list accepted my insurance. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , I am excited about your news.! Do you think this will work for me as I have the scar capsules still in me ? What type of doctor are you seeing for your fibro.? How is your fatigue.? This may be fibro that's in my knees and lower back, which is most likely why I am so crippled up like this, the pain is so unbearable I also hurt really bad under my armpits where I was cut twice for both surgeries. from having the breast implants taken in and out. I wonder if laser will help there also I am wondering if cutting into the muscle under my armpits if I am damaged for life there Oooh I hurt so so bad under my armpits, lower back, knees and breast pain. I know this sounds off the wall but...I have a hard time dressing myself After implants I swelled up so much that my buttocks moved up to my back The sad part is the medical field and my family does not believe me God Bless, Sandy~ _\_,_._,___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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