Dear Sirs and Madams
I am a young women in Vietnam
When I did a blood test last month, I had
an following accident
Before my turn, the nurse who got my blood
touched the blood of the other men, and
his blood was still on her gloves
The problem is she stick this blood on new
needle which she injected to me.
I don't know exactly that did that men get
HIV
I am so worry about this
Please help me. Thank you very much
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mominashoe
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Posted: 03-26-08 12:00pm
You won't get HIV from that unless the
blood was infected with HIV.Either way,
you should get yourself tested for HIV...I
hope its negative!!
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testvietnam
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Posted: 03-26-08 12:06pm
Oh, my god
How long can I take a HIV test?
I 'm so anxious
please help me
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mominashoe
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Posted: 03-26-08 12:17pm
How long does it take for HIV to show up
in a blood test after initial infection?
Up to 6 months. If there has been NO risk
for 6 months prior to the test, the
results are 99.9% accurate. People with
HIV may be MOST infectious to others
during this first six months.
Oh gosh you must feel so terrible!! I
wish there was something more positive I
could say...I so sorry this happened to
you. The only thing we can hope for is
that the blood wasn't infected.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 03-26-08 12:19pm
Oh and you should probably get youself
tested every month for the next 5
months....
do read the info on that link.
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Muthoni
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Posted: 03-26-08 12:30pm
The nurse stuck the blood in the needle
and then injected you? That is criminal
my dear.
Yes you need up to six months to get an
accurate HIV test. It is recommended that
you take two tests three months apart.
Wait three months, do a test and then wait
three months and do another test. This is
because the test catches 98% of the people
infected. There is another 2% that takes
six months.
All the best
Muthoni (Mson)
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Muthoni
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Posted: 03-26-08 13:29pm
mominashoe
wrote:
Oh and you should probably
get youself tested every month for the
next 5
months....
Mominashoe,
It is not necessary to go for a test every
month. It is too much stress if nothing
else. It is advisable not to have any
risk activities while waiting for the test
results. Use protection and such is what
I would tell TV.
Thanks.
Muthoni (Mson)
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homerx
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Posted: 03-26-08 14:31pm
testvietnam, dont worry 2 much. The risk
is minimal. It really is. Take mominashoe
and Msons advise and you will be OK. Do
not stress or freak out over this please,
that wont help the situation, just get
tested and remember that HIV is not the
death sentence it once was. People are
living long healthy lives with AIDS and
HIV.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 03-26-08 18:32pm
Yeah sorry that was just my own personal
suggestion. I read that people are the
most contagious in the first 6 months of
infection, so that's why I said it, and
you're right, that would be too much
stress. She can just avoid activities
just the same. Sorry.
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homerx
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Posted: 03-26-08 19:00pm
Dont apologize, mominashoe...we appreciate
you and your advise was not bad and the
web link was very good so no apologies,OK?
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