Wonder what the chances of me getting hep c?!
Question: I am my mother in laws caregiver,I give her at least 3 shots a day sometimes more.I have pricked my finger more than a few times changing out the little lancets i use to check her sugar.I never thought much about it until last night i was putting the cap back on a needle to dispose of it and i jabbed it through the cap and really got stuck.My husband walks in and im bleeding quite a bit and he freaks out and then he tells me you know my mother had Hep C along time ago but she hasn't had in problems with it in years.The lancets and the needle did not have any of her blood on it that i could see.Do you think i'm in danger :(
Answers: I am my mother in laws caregiver,I give her at least 3 shots a day sometimes more.I have pricked my finger more than a few times changing out the little lancets i use to check her sugar.I never thought much about it until last night i was putting the cap back on a needle to dispose of it and i jabbed it through the cap and really got stuck.My husband walks in and im bleeding quite a bit and he freaks out and then he tells me you know my mother had Hep C along time ago but she hasn't had in problems with it in years.The lancets and the needle did not have any of her blood on it that i could see.Do you think i'm in danger :(
That is a risk factor. You could easily contract hep c in that manner. I know this is too late, but you should NEVER put caps back on a syringe, just for that reason. They should go directly into the sharps container for disposal. Speak to your doctor, or a gastroenterologist. Post exposure prophylaxis is not indicated by the CDC.This is from their website:http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml...
Immune globulin and antiviral agents (e.g., interferon with or without ribavirin) are not recommended for PEP of hepatitis C. For HCV postexposure management, the HCV status of the source and the exposed person should be determined, and for HCP exposed to an HCV positive source, follow-up HCV testing should be performed to determine if infection develops.
You should be tested for the antibodies and then if that's positive, you will need a viral load test, called a PCR. Please be careful in the future. Best wishes to you.
very good
get tested
honestly, it's a good probability. just because it's "inactive," it's still there. see a dr and get tested. they should have warned you about her disease.
yes you should be checked for it immediatly the risk of infection is high if she is carring the disease
no you should be finee
you should get checked
I don't know but you probably wont feel better until you get checked out by a doctor
you are definitely at risk, Hep C is VERY contagious!
Get checked out, and if you are lucky enough to not have it, learn how to properly handle the lancets or have someone else do it.
You may be in danger. That's why they say don't recap needles!
You will need to tell your doctor and he will know what to do and possibly start treatment for you.
you should definitely get checked asap....you do have a pretty good chance 50/50 so don't take it lightly. I hope everything turns out good for you.
OHHHH and and i would go to get checked again after 6 months or so JUST to be on the safe side!
Get a blood test then get tested again in a few month's time.
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/hepatitisc/Pa...
Most likely not, but if you feel it might make you more comfortable in knowing, there is a blood test that can be done to find out if you have it. I would be more horrified if she had aids and stabbed myself.