Viral Hepatitis

David is a father of two and grandfather of two, has experienced the struggle against liver disease over many years. His medical history: Hepatitis C (twice), cirrhosis and a liver transplant.

My name is Lori Gavin and in 2009, I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. This news hit me like a ton of bricks!

When I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C I thought how could this happen to me? I knew something was wrong when I was tired all the time.

Thirty-four years ago, I had a blood transfusion during treatment for Leukemia. It saved my life but also gave me Hepatitis C.

My daughter informed us of a recent outbreak of Hepatitis A, we were informed by doctors that I tested positive and also had a little cirrhosis.

I was hospitalized after sustaining a hand injury and the day after completing the pre- surgery lab work, I was visited by a nurse who explained they discovered “non-A, non-B hepatitis.”

The irony was I had been hired as the Hepatitis C Specialist for the City of Boston and was in the process of learning about this virus. Then BAM! I get my diagnosis.

When I was 19 years old l was admitted to the hospital with jaundice. The jaundice reappeared and it was determined that l had hepatitis C.

After giving blood for the first time, it was discovered that she had an active Hepatitis C infection, likely as a result of transfusions when she was born.

He ordered blood work that revealed that her liver enzymes were elevated. He astutely ordered a hepatitis C test which came back positive.