Dry blood.... possibly HCV?

[rocketgrl1210]

I just got over a whole situation with dealing with blood on a countertop that I just cleaned up with a paper towel and realized that I had a cut on me when it happened. I tested at 19 weeks and I'm now certain that I'm over the situation.

I was again at work today and a woman came to my register with a coupon with what looked like dry blood on it. I accidently touched and stopped myself in a "woah" moment. I took a look at my hands and just saw on a little scratch which looked healed anyhow and it didn't look like ANYTHING could have got into it.

That was the only thing that I saw on my hands. I put hand sanitizer on every hour on the hour till I got off work. I washed my hands once at work and once when I got off work.

I have eczema on my legs and scratched my legs when I got home... could I have had HCV on my hands still and just got it with a blood to blood contact?

I called my sister and she laughed at me. She said I had nothing to worry about and really I was losing it. She said if it was that easy to get it, EVERYONE would have it. She also said I had "more" of a chance when I had the wet blood than I did with the dry blood.

The woman didn't even seem to worry about it. Just took the coupon and put it back into her pocket.

[Diane12855]

You don't need to be sorry. Mental health issues are as real as physical health issues, unfortunately you can't just take a pill and they go away. You say that you did seek help previously, but it doesn't sound like you continued with it. One visit won't help. You have to have many counseling sessions to get to the root of your problem, and then it takes many more sessions to learn how to deal with it. I'm talking months to years. You have to love yourself enough to find a way to do this so that life can be happy in the future.

You are worth it.
Diane

[rocketgrl1210]

I'm sorry for freaking out this much about something so not something to worry about. I did sit down and I did think to myself "Why am I letting this get to me."
Yes I did see help. I did go to therapy but unfortunate situations happened that I had no control over. But I do have control over this.
I did laugh to myself that I do handle DISGUSTING money EVERYDAY. Why am I so worried about this? I have NO clue. But when I sat down and thought about it, I realized this is NOT something that should be thought about.
I don't take offense to anyone that says I need to seek help. The truth is, I know I do. I did listen before and I did seek help and that helped me to get through the first situation which was not even near a problem.
The advice was used and I'm sorry if I offended anyone if they thought that I didn't listen to them and I really appreciate your responses

[tashka]

You do need help with your obsessions and anxiety. Forum members that recommend it to you don't mean it as an insult. Your behavior, fear, and anxiety over hepatitis C are irrational. Your sister already told you this. If you sit down in a quiet place and think all of this over, you will realize it too.

Many of us here are married to someone who has hepatitis C for decades, we have children together. And guess what-we don't obsess about hepatitis, we are not afraid, don't scrub everything around constantly, and don't look for tiny cuts and tiny drops of blood everywhere. We live and enjoy our lives. It looks like you can not do it because of a mental issue. And if not hepatitis C/HIV, it will be something else for you. We are surrounded by all kinds of bacteria, viruses, and dangers.

Please, realize that you are in need of help. Some counseling might be all that is needed. You torture yourself over nothing.

[copyman]

you are back again with the same obsessive disorder. I think when you posted before I suggested you seek mental help. I see that have not taken my advice. Oh well I tried......

PS, Just curious how you handle money all day at a register and it doesn't bother you?
Not to add to your OCD problem but I think you should worry more about that dirty money you touch every day.  Ever consider wearing latex gloves while working?

[djbn13]

Why the obsession with hepc and not some other disease?  
There are plenty out there to chose from.  

[pcds]

you have some serious issues and they are not hepatitis.  I suggest you get counseling for your anxiety.

[spectda]

You're torturing yourself thinking about this so much. I have read your earlier posts and you keep thinking you are getting infected. The obsession is the disease for you, not hep c. I don't say that with ill intent, but if you don't come to terms with that you can't help yourself.

Good luck -
Dave

[Trinity4]

"I called my sister and she laughed at me. She said I had nothing to worry about and really I was losing it."

Your sister is exactly right.  You're having a panic attack because you're assuming the blood in infected with hepc. You may want to consider you have touched door knobs and other appliances in public facilities that you didn't even know had blood on them and you will encounter that throughout life.  Perhaps you should consider working in field in which you do not come in contact with the public.

Trinity