in answer to todays question....

[Tess74]

...I can't think of anything that I know now about Hep C that I wished I knew when I was first diagnosed....nothing at all...the only thing I can think of is in general I wish that the whole thing about hep c was more kinda common knowledge, if you know what I mean, rather then it being some kinda underground secret killer virus that for some reason people feel shame for being infect with...thats about it..be interesting to see what others say. Tess

[CalvinHU]

Thanks for your post Tess74! Hopefully through increased awareness and communities such as this the stigma surrounding Hep C will be reduced. Is there any advice that you would give if you could talk to someone who had just been diagnosed with Hep C?

[Tess74 in reply to CalvinHU]

yes...call the hep c trust is always my first go to when I come across people who are just diagnosed and its more common then they'd realise and most of all there is no shame in it. I would like to work more in helping people who find themselves in this situation and currently doing a course in counselling so hopefully I will be able to put my own experience into good use