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PrintableYes, when giving blood. I was also tested for HIV and all other STDs about a month ago and came out clean. I wasn't afraid because I've never had unprotected sex but I can see how it could be terrifying.
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AzureStar said: I get tested...
I do have a question, in case anyone knows... a girl from work got poked with a needle while taking out trash and has been off of work for nearly two months, even though all tests came back negative for AIDS and for some other thing. I hear yesterday that she is finally coming back and that the reason she was off of work for two months is because the doctors put her on the AIDS Cocktail to prevent AIDS, and she was getting sick from it. Would they really do that? That makes absolutely no sense to me that they would put her on medication when you can't prevent AIDS with medication (can you?) and there is no cure. If that was the case, wouldn't there be many people taking this medication if they've had unprotected sex and might suspect they caught the virus? What is the point of giving her this medication if, in fact, they really did? I questioned two people about it and they think they would put her on it to prevent it. I still don't understand why they would... They are not putting her on this med cocktail to prevent AIDS...however, if you are exposed to the virus and they find out about it early enuf they will put u on an AIDS cocktail to help prevent H.I.V. from becoming the full blown AIDS virus...Chris if u know of any other reason please respond...but this is what i hear from my friends that work in the health service industry...if they are accidentaly poked with a needle they get put on the cocktail and also recieve Hep A & B shots... . [This message was edited Tue Mar 25 12:40:46 PST 2003 by AzureStar] | |
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Proud Member of the Gay Org MafiaIf you are sexually active i think that it is your responsablity to not only your partner but also to yourself to get tested. Some ppl get tested after each partner. However, being a gay man I am listed in that "High Risk" catagory that was mentioned earlier...So here is what I suggest all gay men do...And this was suggested to me by one of my friends who is a Director of Nursing...
If you are a gay man/woman you should b tested for HIV every 3 months...you should get a Hep A&B test & shot every year along with a Pneumonia shot & a Flue shot... Personally i do all of the above and am thankful for it...I got a knot in my stomach the first time that I went for my HIV test and since then I really don't have a problem...If you are having "Safe" sex then you have already taken a good step in preventing the disease...  | |
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DORA said: i am clean as a whistle
all the women that have talked about getting tested while they were pregnant...??? how did that happen..??? did the doctors ask if you wanted one... cause i dont believe that it is legal to be tested for AIDS without consent... The push right now is for it to become standard to do an hiv test on pregnant women. The idea would be to offer an option to the woman to 'opt-out' of the test if she didn't want it. (as opposed to 'opting-in') This would make it seem more standard and hopefully remove the stigma associated with getting the test. Rhondab mentioned the decreased risk of passing on HIV to a child with treatment during pregnancy, so why wouldn't a woman want to know for sure? As I see it, if you were able to 'catch a baby' don't you think you'd also be able to 'catch hiv'? | |
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alexnevermind319 said: AzureStar said: I get tested...
I do have a question, in case anyone knows... a girl from work got poked with a needle while taking out trash and has been off of work for nearly two months, even though all tests came back negative for AIDS and for some other thing. I hear yesterday that she is finally coming back and that the reason she was off of work for two months is because the doctors put her on the AIDS Cocktail to prevent AIDS, and she was getting sick from it. Would they really do that? That makes absolutely no sense to me that they would put her on medication when you can't prevent AIDS with medication (can you?) and there is no cure. If that was the case, wouldn't there be many people taking this medication if they've had unprotected sex and might suspect they caught the virus? What is the point of giving her this medication if, in fact, they really did? I questioned two people about it and they think they would put her on it to prevent it. I still don't understand why they would... They are not putting her on this med cocktail to prevent AIDS...however, if you are exposed to the virus and they find out about it early enuf they will put u on an AIDS cocktail to help prevent H.I.V. from becoming the full blown AIDS virus...Chris if u know of any other reason please respond...but this is what i hear from my friends that work in the health service industry...if they are accidentaly poked with a needle they get put on the cocktail and also recieve Hep A & B shots... . [This message was edited Tue Mar 25 12:40:46 PST 2003 by AzureStar] Thanks...  | |
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No. I'm tested positive for the funk, though. "Goodness will guide us when love is inside of us... The Force will be with you, always" | |
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alexnevermind319 said: AzureStar said: I get tested...
I do have a question, in case anyone knows... a girl from work got poked with a needle while taking out trash and has been off of work for nearly two months, even though all tests came back negative for AIDS and for some other thing. I hear yesterday that she is finally coming back and that the reason she was off of work for two months is because the doctors put her on the AIDS Cocktail to prevent AIDS, and she was getting sick from it. Would they really do that? That makes absolutely no sense to me that they would put her on medication when you can't prevent AIDS with medication (can you?) and there is no cure. If that was the case, wouldn't there be many people taking this medication if they've had unprotected sex and might suspect they caught the virus? What is the point of giving her this medication if, in fact, they really did? I questioned two people about it and they think they would put her on it to prevent it. I still don't understand why they would... They are not putting her on this med cocktail to prevent AIDS...however, if you are exposed to the virus and they find out about it early enuf they will put u on an AIDS cocktail to help prevent H.I.V. from becoming the full blown AIDS virus...Chris if u know of any other reason please respond...but this is what i hear from my friends that work in the health service industry...if they are accidentaly poked with a needle they get put on the cocktail and also recieve Hep A & B shots... . [This message was edited Tue Mar 25 12:40:46 PST 2003 by AzureStar] i should have asked my doctor yesterday when i was there, but here's what i know... because my infection was caught SO quickly (within 3 months) they immediatly put me on meds. the sooner you get on meds, the better, but only if it is caught within the first 6 months. the meds, regardless of how quickly it is caught, DO NOT keep you from becoming positive. the merely stop the virus's ability to recreate it self for the most part. my viral load at the time of original discovery was 3,000. in the course of 3 months, it has dropped to non-detectable. it does not mean that i am no logner positive, it means that the virus has very very little effect on me. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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 just have receive the result of the last test, I made...
Elisa A pos. and Elisa B pos. The curieus thing in this matter is, I am since 20 years HIV pos. and have had since then and until today no symtoms of AIDS. - The doctor told me, last monday, that I probably would not become AIDS! There are about 10% of HIVpos. people, theyr virus does not devolope in theyr bodies, or only a little little. Nobody knows why... I think, the way we do lead our thoughs, feels and acts, can been plus points. We here in the rich countries have a lot more posibilities to lieve sain, or as sain as possible and disaffortunatly, sometimes we do not care about it. Also he said to me, it was maybe good, did never did say yes to any treatments.
We all knows, the treatment can affect the immunsystem, so why do take it, if feel okay? - see life, not dead.
If someone means, I'm proud of it: you're wrong. I'm a believer and keep always my faith, even if I can't let it to been or do make soemtimes wrong. But do ask me, WHY do fresh infected people, so soon begin with the treatments, if theyr immunsystem is still normal and good? I think they fear to die. And fear is bad energy.
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AzureStar said: Rhondab said: AzureStar said: I get tested...
I do have a question, in case anyone knows... a girl from work got poked with a needle while taking out trash and has been off of work for nearly two months, even though all tests came back negative for AIDS and for some other thing. I hear yesterday that she is finally coming back and that the reason she was off of work for two months is because the doctors put her on the AIDS Cocktail to prevent AIDS, and she was getting sick from it. Would they really do that? That makes absolutely no sense to me that they would put her on medication when you can't prevent AIDS with medication (can you?) and there is no cure. If that was the case, wouldn't there be many people taking this medication if they've had unprotected sex and might suspect they caught the virus? What is the point of giving her this medication if, in fact, they really did? I questioned two people about it and they think they would put her on it to prevent it. I still don't understand why they would... . [This message was edited Tue Mar 25 12:40:46 PST 2003 by AzureStar] it's known to help to reduce the risk for contracting the virus for those who have been known to be exposed to the virus...for example, the give a pregnant HIV infected mother AZT during pregnanycy to reduce the chance of the baby becoming infected. 25% of babies born to HIV+ mothers become HIV+ themselves...but witht he meds that number drops to 8%. I never heard of anyone doing this... thanks, Rhonda! Rhondab - I never knew that, is it really that successful? If it is that is great. Azzure - It is quite common to receive anti-HIV/AIDS cocktails to "prevent" infection. It's used particularly in healthcare services when people potentially infect themselves through accidental skin pricks and cuts. It acts by eliminating the virus (should it be present) before it gets a hold and establishes itself in the human cells. Works too! | |
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just a bit more info...
the peak in transmission to newborns(in the US) was about 1992, by 1999 there was an 83% decline in infection rates.. Also, there's a newer treatment, Nevirapine, which is an alternate to AZT. It's administered in 2 doses, 1 to the mother an hour or so before labor and 1 dose to the child in the 1st 3 days...This has been shown to drop the transmission rate from 25% to 13%...it's a good alternative when the HIV diagnosis in the mom isn't discovered until labor... | |
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endorphin74 said: just a bit more info...
the peak in transmission to newborns(in the US) was about 1992, by 1999 there was an 83% decline in infection rates.. Also, there's a newer treatment, Nevirapine, which is an alternate to AZT. It's administered in 2 doses, 1 to the mother an hour or so before labor and 1 dose to the child in the 1st 3 days...This has been shown to drop the transmission rate from 25% to 13%...it's a good alternative when the HIV diagnosis in the mom isn't discovered until labor... And the Papa? | |
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