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hep c contracted by sharing rolled up bill for snorting cocaine?

i attended a friends party over 2 weeks ago and did something really stupid.i snorted coke with 2 of her friends sharing a rolled up bill/banknote.i only did a few lines but now im terrified i may have contracted hep c through such a stupid,drunken incident.also not sure if this would make a difference but i only placed the bill at my nostril not inside .there was no visible blood as well. i just want to know my potential risk or no risk in this situation.im very scared and will test if need be but please can anyone ease my mind until then?
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92903 tn?1309904711
Mostly only when we can't find a diaphram to play frisbie with...
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1856494 tn?1340542614
Oh yeah, we smoked a lot of weed too but we never stuck any joints up our noses.  haha  

Blowing up prophalactics - doesn't every one do that?
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1856494 tn?1340542614
The host was a Vietnam vet who once he tested for Hep C and B came back positive, he immediately informed his guests and we adjusted by bringing our own straws.  The vet was sure he was exposed during group innoculations when he was drafted.  Transmission for us came a long way.  None of these people used needles.  Mostly drank a lot with coke on week ends.  Whoopie!
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92903 tn?1309904711
I've told various  docs, RNs and dentists about the nasal transmission vector (don't you love how they're all like "so how did you get Hep anyway" hoping for a tittilating story - like it matters one iota concerning your  treatment for a hangnail) and if they're of an age where they were around in the 80's they'll say "are you sure?" and I'm like "Oh yeah. Well known vector." And the color drains from their face and I'm suddenly less of a freakshow amusement...

Seems they've been to that poker party too.....

So, what happens if the rubber breaks while your blowing it up? That there would be one sticky mess to contend with. Boy howdy.
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2030686 tn?1351688548
I have never used iv drugs and I have it.  I can't even figure how I might have got it.  Here's the bottom line.  If you have piercings, tattooes, ever had dental work, used cocaine, or were born before a certain year you are at a small risk.  Get tested!!  Even my dr didn't believe it when I got my results.  I had to talk her into even giving me the test.
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i would love for someone to come forth that is going through exactly what im going through right now but no im just getting attacked on here.. nice
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Actually, we all have gone through what you are going through, we all went and got tested and got the answers we needed...You should just go get tested, then you will know exactly what we are going through.....and no, I'm not an IVDU, not sure how i got it...
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179856 tn?1333547362
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just scare mongering!"

If that's what you think then why are you bugging us with the same question over and over especially when several people have told you that is definitely indeed how they got it?
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179856 tn?1333547362
Several of my gang is no longer here. We never did IVDUs together yet somehow at least three of them are dead now of liver disease and another committed suicide but most likely would have passed away from it too and I am pretty far advanced.

Yeah the chances are possible indeed.

For someone with such OCD I am having a hard time how you would do such a thing as snort coke out of a straw...I would think the coke would have made your anxiety INSANE!!!!!!!!!
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1856494 tn?1340542614
Love you Goofydad.  Quite a visual!  

Everyone else - I am pretty sure from experience that hep c is transmitted very efficiently through the nose.  My personal story is a weekly poker party where everyone passed the "tray".  This was a group of about 10.  7 of us got hep.  Can't google that.  We need a future vacine for hep c.  

Please be kind to each other.  Riba rage anyone?  Try to be patient with the fear of others.  We are the same, all of us.  No one is a more precious soul than another.  
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92903 tn?1309904711
Man. Blowing up a rubber after the fact? Why don't I ever find wild chicks like that? I hope you let it loose to  fly around the bedroom sending contrails of spewey. How cool would that be?

And yes - nasal transmission happens. I know.
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1747881 tn?1546175878
No worries, many of us are in the middle of a very tough and trying treatment that has some nasty side effects, just accept the excellent advice you have been given and follow through with it. Good luck to you and use this expirience to your advantage in the future.
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im quite aware i have anxiety,if i didnt i would not be trying to reach out to you guys! some have been helpful yet some of you on here have been quite nasty with me and i dont deserve that.dont worry i will go way.
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thank you and i will leave it be for now...
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163305 tn?1333668571
I looked at your profile earlier today.
You've posted anxiety posts here and on the HIV  forums for months.

Your problem is anxiety.

Now, please, go deal with your true problem and leave us alone.
You don't have to go away mad, just go away.
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my apologies hrsepwrguy as i truely dont know what you guys are going through...im just confused and angry with myself.i never meant to go on and on about it,i will test and post my results.cheers
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1833444 tn?1325557062
hrsepwrguy... you said it.

worried_sick79
No one hear is attacking your threads but giving you the best advice to your questions. With this weighing heavy on you...Your best bet to ease your mind is to go and do the smart thing and GET TESTED as everyone here has stated....take care
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Just get tested dont stress to much , calm your OCD , did you lock your car maybe check again haha , anyway on a serious note what you did is stupid but we all do stupid things , low chance . Stay away from drugs
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1747881 tn?1546175878
You have no idea what we are going through, we are beyond worring about it we have it.
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and now im being ridiculed for having OCD. i would love for someone to come forth that is going through exactly what im going through right now but no im just getting attacked on here.. nice
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thank you
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And the list goes on.
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Your welcome
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1669790 tn?1333662595
Your question has already been answered.  The risk is low, but if you're concerned get tested.  You can ask the same questions over and over, but the answer will not change.  We are not doctors.  Go to the following forum for your answer.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Hepatitis/show/272
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hahaha and thanks for for judging me on my past threads! that have nothing to do with the matter at hand,how predictable..
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