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I've gone out on a few dates and mention I had hep c. I cleared 12 wks into treatment and i've been off treatment for 1 yr a/o may. The misconception out there is that hep c is not curable. I've decided not to mention that I had hep c because both times they never called back. I figured I cleared virus and have been tested 6 mo post treatment. Is that an ethical decision?
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Absolutely. You do not have hepatitis C any more. If it were me, I wouldn't tell a date unless I thought it was getting serious. Of course if I had not cleared I would certainly tell before I started an intimate relationship. I don't think you owe a casual date that much medical history if the relationship isn't definitely going somewhere.
I guess I have been lucky in my last several relationships... I have told every man before it got "there" and guess what not a one of them backed away. They wanted to know more. I am in treatment know hoping to gain a svr. If I do i really dont think I will mention it anymore. One question not that i would but if you get a svr can you donate blood?
With all this "love" going around it kinda reminds me of a case of hemmorhoids.... Which reminds me, oh never mind why ruin all this love.
Not to incite acrimony in the midst of a rare MedHelp lovefest...
"You do not have hepatitis C any more. If it were me, I wouldn't tell a date unless I thought it was getting serious. "
Why even discuss it when there is seriousness? Would you also report the fact that you might have been antibody positive and self-cleared if that was the case in your past? Would a prior case of hemmorhoids make the "serious disclosure checklist"?
"You do not have hepatitis C any more. If it were me, I wouldn't tell a date unless I thought it was getting serious. "
Why even discuss it when there is seriousness? Would you also report the fact that you might have been antibody positive and self-cleared if that was the case in your past? Would a prior case of hemmorhoids make the "serious disclosure checklist"?
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