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Undiagnosed hepatitis C? Help!

Hello,
Maybe you'll be able to help me.
In early January, there was a risk of infection.

Two weeks later appeared on the following symptoms:
Tongue orange-yellow, the middle of the tongue papillae with brown-black ends. Strong gnawing eyes.
Tightness on the right side of ribs and the side as well as on the back above the waist on the right. On the neck and shoulders appeared on red rash. Insomnia, trouble falling asleep.
Transferred analysis: AnitiHIV, AntiHCV, both results were negative.

One month later the following symptoms:
On the neck and shoulder rash disappeared. Breaks bones, tongue, mid-brown, nausea, stomach spins, brown urine in the morning, light stools, gnawing eyes, red blood vessels in the whites of the eyes, fatigue.
Transferred analysis: HIV-RNA, HCV-RNA negative both, AST=16 ALT=15

Two months later the following symptoms:
Nausea, abdominal pain, tightness - inflated feeling right side of ribs, gray faeces, urine dark like beer in the morning, there is no appetite, debility, mild headache, joint temporary termination - pulling, throat hurts.
Transferred analysis: ALT=9, AST=11, bilirubin=15
Complete blood count, urinalysis, stool tests, ultrasonography, endoscopy - no shift found.

Three months later the following symptoms:
Diarrhea feeling incision in the abdomen, a feeling of tightness on the right side of ribs. Pale stools, dark urine, headache, tingle hands and feet, gray circles under the eyes, white coated tongue, there is no appetite, itchy skin, dry skin on the wrists, insomnia, cold sweats at night.
Transferred analysis: ALT=12, AST=16, bilirubin=12.2, AntiHCV negative. HCV RNA negative., AntiHIV negative.

Four months later the following symptoms:
Forcing the neck, sometimes difficult to breathe. Afternoons debility. Dry skin on the palms.
Transferred analysis: ALT=16, AST=15, bilirubin=10.2, AntiHIV negative., AntiHCV negative. HCV-RNA negative.
Transferred analysis: HCV-RNA negative for CMV IgM positive (1:10013).

It's been exactly four months, or may be that all the symptoms of CMV? Is there a possibility that I am infected with hepatitis C? Dr. says that with a normal immune system AntiHCV already be seen in analyzes after 2-3 months, but HCV-RNA even earlier.

I feel bad :(
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I had some of the same issue . Please message me back !!!!
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Thanks.
We also hope that you get to the bottom of your symptoms and feel better soon.
Take care
.....Kim
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Thanks for the reply. I'll try there.
I wish that all manage to get free of this virus!
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683231 tn?1467323017
Try the Anxiety Community maybe they can help

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Anxiety/show/71

All we know about is hep c and you do not have hep c
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Ok, but this is a hepatitis C board with no medical professionals, only patients. You don't have hepatitis C. None of us has the expertise and medical knowledge to diagnose you. Sorry.
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The reference interval in our laboratories is 1.1–19.0μmol/L. Of course, I understand the HCV-RNA is negative and AntiHCV also negative but why are the symptoms? This morning I had diarrhea and itchy skin all day. Also have headache and broke bones and can feel the pressure on the right side. Dr. said that 6 years experience in all patients antibodies have appeared in 2-3 months. None of the patients was not who would have to wait longer. All this frightens me.
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683231 tn?1467323017
AntiHCV negative. HCV-RNA negative.

Negative means no hep c
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But is it 1.5 or 15? One is normal or close to it and the other is very very high. What is the normal range at the lab your doctor used?
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Thanks for answer. This is the total bilirubin.
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This is not the profile of a hepatitis C positive person, especially in the acute stage where you would be if you got hep C in January. I would look elsewhere for a diagnosis. I hope that bilirubin result is 1.5 and not 15.
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