Video: Mother’s anguish at Hepatitis C scare

Patricia Cunningham says the stress associated with the Hepatitis C scare was compounded by the fact that she only became aware through a radio news bulletin.
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Patricia Cunningham

“It was very scary hearing it on the radio, you didn’t know what is was all about,” said Patricia.

“They could have handled it a lot better.

“Most people have the same GP, your GP should have your medical records, so I think it should have been the GP who could have rang us and explained what was going on instead of hearing about it for the first time on the radio.

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Patricia Cunningham
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“It caused a lot of stress at the time, especially for people in my age group, who may have other health problems - to hear that sort of news on the radio is very distressing.”

Patricia said her sister-in-law and another friend had also been treated by the same gynaecologist, but were also given the all-clear after blood tests.