Did you have a blood transfusion before 1996?

[Rocknrollstar]

I read in The Times that before 1996 blood donations weren’t tested for Hep C which is hard to diagnose but can cause liver damage. The NHS are offering a testing service - click on the link below and you get a home testing kit, You simply prick your finger with the tool provided and collect the blood in a mini test tube and send it off. If by any chance you are positive for Hep C, they will prescribe a course of tablets to cure it. Here is the link to order a test: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hepatitis-c/
I just did mine - I had a blood transfusion in 1994 which saved my life.

Yes I had a blood transfusion before my girls were born in 1990. I took this test and it was negative.

Thanks for this link, I had no idea. I had my blood transfusion in 1995 after I had my daughter. Ordered now, just to make sure.

I do wonder why this isn’t widely known tho? Seems like it could affect a large number of people…