Do blood donation centers and or plasma centers report hepatitis c if they find antibodies in your blood ?
Biggyb said
Apr 2, 2013
Yea me either. Told me i couldnt give again too.
news said
Apr 1, 2013
A few years before I found out I had Hep C I tried to donate blood and was told I had hepatitis antibodies and would not be able to donate again without a clearance from a doctor. This information was sent to the American Red Cross and perhaps other agencies, but I have never been able to donate again. They seem to see me coming. Not sure how they do that. And now I am told that even though I have SVR I can never donate again. The blood guys don't ever want to see me again.
alan
-- Edited by news on Tuesday 2nd of April 2013 12:29:28 AM
Biggyb said
Mar 16, 2013
I don't think they report your name, i found out i had hepc from a donation center 17 years ago. Never has anyone found out i had it.
mallani said
Mar 16, 2013
If you tested +ve to HCV Antibodies, why would you not do a HCV VL test to see whether you have chronic HepC? If you don't want to know, and plan to just ignore the result, good luck to you! You may regret that when you have developed cirrhosis and/or liver failure, but the choice is yours.
Ouchie said
Mar 16, 2013
I guess Im asking that if I were told about being positive for antibodies but never got any further testing , can that donation center or does that center report this to any agency ? can an insurance company pry and get these results ? even if these results are NOT positive results of an active infection. Would this be a pre existing condition ? the Insurance company would just love that lol
Yea me either. Told me i couldnt give again too.
A few years before I found out I had Hep C I tried to donate blood and was told I had hepatitis antibodies and would not be able to donate again without a clearance from a doctor. This information was sent to the American Red Cross and perhaps other agencies, but I have never been able to donate again. They seem to see me coming. Not sure how they do that. And now I am told that even though I have SVR I can never donate again. The blood guys don't ever want to see me again.
alan
-- Edited by news on Tuesday 2nd of April 2013 12:29:28 AM
I don't think they report your name, i found out i had hepc from a donation center 17 years ago. Never has anyone found out i had it.
If you tested +ve to HCV Antibodies, why would you not do a HCV VL test to see whether you have chronic HepC? If you don't want to know, and plan to just ignore the result, good luck to you! You may regret that when you have developed cirrhosis and/or liver failure, but the choice is yours.
I guess Im asking that if I were told about being positive for antibodies but never got any further testing , can that donation center or does that center report this to any agency ? can an insurance company pry and get these results ? even if these results are NOT positive results of an active infection. Would this be a pre existing condition ? the Insurance company would just love that lol