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NO SHOTS FOR ME .. He is just telling you what the "powers that be" recommend. You know ... like the CDC and the NIH.
I've read that baby boomers need to be checked for Hep C .. but if you've never had unprotected sex, never did intravenous drugs, never had a blood transfusion .. then it's your discretion that will decide.
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- You don't say if they are wanting to check a certain strain of infection - or check for the presence of the condition - inflammation of the liver.
If they are checking for the condition of hepatitis, like with a liver ultrasound or other non-invasive tests, it's a good idea since lyme can cause hepatitis, various other infections, can, too.
And so can many medications (and especially if an infection is also on board).
It would be good to know if your liver is inflamed or not as, if it is, there are various things that could help. If it is inflamed, there are also many other things that should be avoided.
If there is inflammation of the liver, that could explain fatigue and trouble with exercise, too (among other things).
Hep C - they are just doing their job with this and it might not be so bad to just get that test so they have it and won't be asking at every exam from now on.
It's a good idea they have thought of this, actually, and there should be no stigma as we don't know all we might about whether one might have had some kind of exposure unknowingly.
Hepatitis A - foodborne - you might read up and see if that can cause chronic illness without a very acute illness first with clear signs that would have taken you to doctor. If so, if it could be quieter, that might be good to check.
Hepatisis E, too, perhaps read up for the same questions - as that can be foodborne and you have traveled out of the country. -
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- If you have had a tetanus shot within the past 30 years (yes, thirty years), you would not need another one. See that article in the set below.
Every time you step foot in a medical visit, they will suggest vaccines of some kind or another.
You may already have your "personal statement" that would be firm and decisive and let them know where you stand, more so than just if you might tell them that you "hate shots" because of lyme.
They are not going to understand that and just hear that you don't like shots. Whatever you decide, whether about some or all, there may be some suggestions here for a simple direct phrase that would work next time you are asked.
Tetanus Vaccine Causes a New Disease Known as Antiphospholipid Syndrome
by Heidi Stevenson - January 29, 2013
Excerpt:
. . . Why New Generation Vaccines Are Especially Worrisome . . . . -
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- I was curious about possible Hep C transmission during medical or dental procedures. While certainly not a full look at it, and most clinics are good with cleaning equipment, a few examples:
Hepatitis C Transmission Confirmed in a Dental Setting
12/18/2013
by Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA
. . . Although the CDC was able to match the viruses of two of the patients through genetic testing, they may never be able to determine how the transmission took place.
The suspected routes of transmission are improperly sterilized instruments and the use of unsterile needles in multiple dose medication vials. The good news is that there have not been any previously reported cases in dentistry. The bad news is that this occurred. . . .
Hepatitis C virus transmission during colonoscopy evidenced by phylogenetic analysis.
J Clin Virol. 2013
. . . evidence of a person-to-person transmission of HCV during a colonoscopy procedure, and the anesthetic procedure was the most likely source of HCV transmission.
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