Prison Pulse Report

I recently discovered I have Hepatitis C, but sort of by accident. I went in for a checkup because I’d lost 39 pounds over the last year, so I figured something was off. They did some blood tests but never told me the results. So, I went back and asked to see them. I noticed that my liver enzymes were almost double [what they said was the norm]. I thought something must be wrong, so I went to the medical open house and asked the LPN to help me understand them. She told me I may want to get my labs redone. So, I did and this time it showed I have Hep C! If I hadn’t followed up on my own, who knows when it would have been discovered. (I still haven’t been seen again or been given any treatment.)

June 2024

FACILITY

FCI Hazelton

TOPIC(S)

Medical