Guest guest Posted November 24, 2001 Report Share Posted November 24, 2001 Hello everybody, I just joined this group and hope that I can get rid of some fears. I found out a year and a half ago that I contracted Hep C thru blood transfusions in the 80's. I have Sickle cell disease and often need blood transfusions. I am married for 14 years and my husband who is very healthy, has been my only partner. I was very scared that maybe I had infected him since we never used protection, thank goodness he tested negative. I don't have any symptoms that I'm aware of, so can any one tell me what are the symptoms, and, how long can you last without symptoms? When you finally do get symptoms, what do you feel, is it treatable? I have asked these questions to my doctor and he tells me don't worry you've been asymptomatic all along, people last 20 to 30 years before the disease progresses. So, I didn't give it much thought. But I belong to the Sickle Cell egroup@ and people ask questions that they should be asking their doctors but they forget or don't know how, now I feel the same with Hep C because although I've been sick all my life, this disease is knew to me. ADA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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