It's That Time of the Year

My hana and I went the hospital for his annual liver check up. You see, my hana has Hepatitis C. This virus is only blood born, so it's not really that contageous. It's not airborne and it can't be contracted through sex. Transmission occurs when blood from an infected person enters the body of a person who is not infected. HCV (hepa c virus) is spread through sharing needles, through needlesticks or sharps exposures on the job, or from an infected mother to her baby during birth So no need to take cover. :) He thinks he got it when he either had his ear pierced or got one of his tattoos years back. Would you believe he wouldn't have known he had the virus until he was about to donate blood? It's really a dormant disease. You may have it and not know it at all since it doesn't have any symptoms! By the time you feel something, you already may have cirrhosis of the liver (liver cancer). So it was really a blessing that he found out right away. The good thing with this disease is that it's manageable. As long as you keep your liver healthy 9good thing he doesn't drink), you don't have to worry. Most HCV infected people have been known to survive this, even dying later on from other causes but Hepa C. I mean, look at Naomi Judd and Pamela Anderson (yes, they have HCV). They don't look like they're gonna die soon, right? Anyway, we held our breathes for like 10 minutes while the doctor did an ultrasound on my hana's liver until he finally said, "you're liver is ok." Whew!!! God is SO good!