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What likely has taken place is lab error from handling the blood sample:
http://www.hivinfosource.org/hivis/hivbasics/results/
GailView Thread
Why no risk from HIV?
1. There is no evidence that this came from someone who was HIV positive.
2. HIV is an extremely delicate virus outside of the body. Once the medium it is in (i.e., blood, sexual fluids) dries, the virus dies.
3. Simply placing blood in the mouth does not transmit the virus. Your daughter would have had to have an open (i.e., bleeding) wound in her mouth and the blood on the applicator would have had to be fresh (i.e., liquid) for there to be even a risk of transmission.
These little ones certainly are curious, aren't they!
GailView Thread
The test is OraQuick from OraSure. It's a home version of a rapid HIV test already being used by health care professionals in community settings.
Click here to read the full WebMD article .View Thread
I see no cause for worry.
DanView Thread
Your medical lab should have policies that employees are instructed to follow in case of accidental needle sticks, eye splashes. These typically involve testing.
GailView Thread
There's a website called HIVdent that may have some information to help you. Here is the website, look through it and see if it can help: http://www.hivdent.org/ .
you also may want to try with Tampa General Hospital to see if they have some HIV services or consult with her primary care doctor to see who they send people to for oral healthcare.
Happy mother's day to you... I know this is difficult and I hope it gets better for you and your daughter.
DavidView Thread
GailView Thread
HIV is transmitted by direct contact between the blood or sexual fluids of an infected person and the blood stream of someone else. This only realistically happens during unprotected sexual intercourse or sharing IV needles. Avoid those activities, and you do not need to worry about HIV.
First, it's unlikely that there was any sexual fluid on his hand when he touched you. Even if there were, any virus in it would have long since died by the time you brushed your cheek or washed your face.
DanView Thread
HIV is an EXTREMELY delicate virus outside the body. There has never been a case of someone becoming infected with HIV from a nail salon.
GailView Thread
Thanks a lot, you are very helpfull, i will see a doctor.
im not circumcised, and i believe what you are saying, but anyways this was a BIG wake-up call to stop all the idiotic things i was doingView Thread
DanView Thread
This is really not a situation you need to keep worrying about. You made the right choice by stopping the sex when the condom came off, so congratulations for having the presence of mind to do so. However, the minimal exposure you would have had in this encounter really means that there is effectively no chance you could have gotten infected.
HIV is not an easy virus to catch. The average estimated risk for a man having an average-length episode of unprotected vaginal intercourse with a woman definitely known to be HIV-positive is about 1 in 2000. Your risk is substantially lower because of the short time of exposure and the fact that your partner very likely doesn't have HIV at all.
It's good for your mental health that you are getting tested. If the test is done 90 days or more after this episode, then your results will be fully conclusive and reliable - and if this is your only risky encounter, I'm fully confident that they will be negative.
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DanView Thread
Those are the most common side effects of Atripla. Ask your doctor if you can take Complera, which is another once a day pill that only switches one medication out, but it is the one that causes the dizziness and drunk feeling.
Let me emphasize this - with your numbers YOU DO NEED to be on medication. But Atripla, as popular as it is, has a lot of side effects that folks don't like. Complera is a good option, or there is are regimens you can take that are only 3 pills a day or 4 pills a day. Most of the options can be meds you only have to take once a day, but which ones don't cause side effects is the main thing.
Many docs will tell you to wait 2 weeks on the symptoms from Atripla to go away. For some, they do, for others, they don't. Ride it out for 2 weeks and if its not getting any better, talk to the doctor about a switch. With you not having resistance to anything, important thing to know is that you DO have options.
DavidView Thread
GailView Thread
You waited the proper length of time to ensure an accurate result, and you went to a clinic that specializes in STD testing.
It should be an open-and-shut case that you do not have HIV and have no need to continue to worry about this. For some reason, however, you can't let it go.
Why is that? For many people who we help here, guilt is the force that won't let them accept the reality that they don't have HIV. Whatever is preventing you from accepting your results, I think you would benefit from talking with someone you trust, be it a counselor, therapist, or clergy person.
DanView Thread
If your boyfriend is on medication, that is one thing, as there may be some potential side effects from the medications, depending on which meds he is taking.
Regardless of whether he is on meds or not, most scientists support the notion that when HIV is in the body, there is a constant struggle between the virus and the immune system, which causes a state of "chronic inflammation" in the body that can, over the long term, increase the risk of:
- heart attacks
- early arthritis
- strokes
- bone loss or fragility (osteoporosis)
These are a few, but we're learning more now that there are many more people who have been living HIV for over 20 years. In short, it may accelerate the aging process on some levels, so it is important that your bf do general things like:
- eat healthy
- exercise
- get enough sleep
- avoid any or excess smoking, drinking, drugs, etc.
- take care of his mental health
- see his doctor for regular check ups on blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, routine health screenings.
Look at it this way - your body's immune system is already fighting a virus every day, even if the meds are helping, so your bf should do to everything in his power to support that immune system. He doesn't want to make a bad situation worse. And with you there supporting him, as is evident from your email, you will both be fine.
I just went to a conference yesterday that stated that someone who is diagnosed at 20 with HIV, if on meds, which are easier to take and have less side effects nowadays, has a life expectancy of 52 years!!!! This is very good and is a reason to be optimistic, and also means that folks living with HIV have to take care of all their other health matters as well.
Hope that is helpful!
DavidView Thread
Since there were no fluids present in your assault, there was no risk. Moreover, HIV does not cause the symptoms your are experiencing.
If you are not currently receiving treatment for your GAD, I highly recommend that you do so since that appears to be the primary cause for concern at this time.
DanView Thread
Your friend isn't even sure of his status.
GailView Thread
Screening tests typically check for antibodies the immune system begins to release after transmission has taken place. Medications such as Coumadin play no role in this.
GailView Thread
Insertive (you), unprotected, penile-vaginal intercourse carries an ESTIMATED risk of 5 per 10,000 exposures with a source KNOWN to carry the virus.
Keep this is mind...
It does not appear you are aware of the ex-girlfriends status; thus, your risk would be even lower than that listed above.
We do not attempt to diagnose HIV by symptoms. If you remain concerned, get a screening test at the 90 day mark.
GailView Thread
And if you have any medical questions about your own diagnosis, Dr. Malebranche is always here to help.
Regarding the other questions, those also deserve considerate responses; their fears are real. I'm so grateful for Gail and Dan and any others who take the time to help them here.View Thread
GailView Thread
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