Do you think I have Hep C?

[Heidegger]

I had a protected exposure to a prostitute a decade ago. I tested for HIV several times, all negative. Recently I've been having liver problems. I'm getting tested for Hep B, C, and HIV. I truly think I have Hep C, although everybody else thinks the liver problems are due to obesity. I truly doubt that is the case because I've researched cirrhosis and obesity has nothing to do with it. What do you guys think?

[hrsepwrguy]

Well if you do have hep c you didn't get it from "protected" sex with a prostitute, hep c is spread by blood to blood contact only.

Obesity has a direct link to liver disease and cirrhosis, follow the link at the bottom

Fatty Liver
(Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [NAFLD] and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis [NASH])

http://www.medicinenet.com/fatty_liver/article.htm

Have a great day

[hepc4Sandi]

Google obesity and cirrhosis, there seems to be a link between the 2 without drinking. Here are a few articles I found:

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/14/obesity-tidal-wave-cirrhosis

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18987273

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-07-24/health/bs-hs-expert-fatty-liver-20130724_1_nonalcoholic-steatohepatitis-nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease-liver-surgeon

You will know your HCV status for sure when you get your test results back.

Good luck!