In the past year, maybe you’ve skipped so many hair color appointments your roots are reaching new ground or let so much time go by without a teeth cleaning that it took a crown casualty to get you back into the dentist’s chair (guilty on both counts over here). We’re all having feelings about seeing the doctor or maintaining regular appointments for fear of COVID. But, if you’re one of the six in 10 Americans living with a chronic condition, including psoriasis, seeing your derm, especially when you’re having a flareup, can be crucial to care.
What’s the most common hep C symptom?
Actually, the most common symptom for hepatitis C is no symptoms at all. The disease can go undetected in the body for years, sometimes decades, which is why it’s important to talk with your doctor about screening if you are in a high-risk group.
How will I know if my hepatitis C is cured?
You doctor will measure something called viral genetic material in your blood. To do this, you will be asked to take a blood test about three months after you’ve finished your course of treatment. If the test does not show any viral genetic material, it means you are cured of hep C.
Crohn’s Disease and COVID: Fact Versus Fiction
Everything you need to know about how the virus does (and doesn’t) impact your healthcare.
March 11, 2021
Let’s face it, life in the time of COVID is no joke for anyone. But navigating this new normal while dealing with a chronic disease like Crohn’s is enough to make you want to pull up the covers indefinitely skipping doctor appointments, missing meds, and avoiding necessary bloodwork altogether. Basically, everything you should NOT be doing. For the approximately 780,000 Americans living with this inflammatory bowel disease, symptoms like persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, and fatigue can escalate to severe levels without treatment.
If you’re living with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease where the immune system targets your own body and attacks the joints, chances are you were taking your meds, seeing your doc, and managing the condition like a champ to avoid the stiffness, swelling, and pain that comes courtesy of the condition. But then came COVID. And all the uncertainty surrounding the sometimes-deadly virus may have sent your usual clockwork care into a tailspin. And you’re not alone, the CDC reported an estimated 41% of U.S. adults delayed or avoided medical care because of concerns about COVID-19, including 12% who reported having avoided urgent or emergency care.
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