Spots on Foot: HIV related? Posted: 08-03-07 20:09pm
Hello guys, I know you are gong to tell me
to go get tested but let me run some
things by you. I have to give you my
sexual history to explane my worries. I
am 33 and stated haveing sex at 17. from
when i was 17 to 21 i have sex with about
15 woman. only 2 unprotected and one the
condom broke on me. Went I turn 21 i
found the girl i wanted to wed. I always
used condom when i had sex with her. We
decided to get married but first to make
sure ther was no hiv in our systems. We
did not goto the health department but
gave blood through red cross(cause we did
not think we had anything). they told us
that they checked blood for several things
including hiv and if infected by anything,
they would send a letter informing you. I
had not had not had sex with anyone in
right at 6 months after about 2 months we
both recived our doner cards and no
letters saying you have anything. this was
in 1996 so we married. in 2006 we
seperated. I had sex with 2 women and
touched another in that time. i used
condoms every time. now we are back
togheter. I actually put my finger into
the vigia on all three of them. i never
though of trasmfition from that before.
now i have about 13 small black non raised
spots on my foot. I am scared that It is
ks. I have not been tested yet but how
long would it take to develope ks, my mind
is going crazy, is there anything esle
that could cause black/brown spots on my
foot? the are kind of faint and look like
they are faiding and the size of pees and
about 5 on the other. do ks leigions
disapeer or are they there for good? the
wife has been tested and negative. would
a wound or cut on a finger have to be
fresh to transmit? what is the time line
for fresh. i do not think i had a cut, but
you never know about a hang nail. or do
you think it could be something from back
in 1996? what is better the home test or
just going to the doctor? thanks any
thing to help calm my nerver before
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Dale123
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 697 Location: Barrie, On Canada
Re: Scared Mind Going Nuts Posted: 08-03-07 20:25pm
dirtyleft
wrote:
Hello guys, I know you are
gong to tell me to go get tested but let
me run some things by you. I have to give
you my sexual history to explane my
worries. I am 33 and stated haveing sex
at 17. from when i was 17 to 21 i have sex
with about 15 woman. only 2 unprotected
and one the condom broke on me. Went I
turn 21 i found the girl i wanted to wed.
I always used condom when i had sex with
her. We decided to get married but first
to make sure ther was no hiv in our
systems. We did not goto the health
department but gave blood through red
cross(cause we did not think we had
anything). they told us that they checked
blood for several things including hiv and
if infected by anything, they would send a
letter informing you. I had not had not
had sex with anyone in right at 6 months
after about 2 months we both recived our
doner cards and no letters saying you have
anything. this was in 1996 so we married.
in 2006 we seperated. I had sex with 2
women and touched another in that time. i
used condoms every time. now we are back
togheter. I actually put my finger into
the vigia on all three of them. i never
though of trasmfition from that before.
now i have about 13 small black non raised
spots on my foot. I am scared that It is
ks. I have not been tested yet but how
long would it take to develope ks, my mind
is going crazy, is there anything esle
that could cause black/brown spots on my
foot? the are kind of faint and look like
they are faiding and the size of pees and
about 5 on the other. do ks leigions
disapeer or are they there for good? the
wife has been tested and negative. would
a wound or cut on a finger have to be
fresh to transmit? what is the time line
for fresh. i do not think i had a cut, but
you never know about a hang nail. or do
you think it could be something from back
in 1996? what is better the home test or
just going to the doctor? thanks any
thing to help calm my nerver
before
Lots of people get tested at the doctor.
Whatever makes you feel more comfortable.
I think that everytime something happens
to you you'r going to think that youhave
HIV or AIDs. So, you have got to find out
at some point or another. Just go to the
doctor. Update us!
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Johnny555
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 4 Location: USA
Posted: 08-03-07 20:35pm
If you got to your doctor, what is he
going to do? He will ask you to get the
test done. Once this happens, and if you
go using your health insurance, it will be
on records and life insurance companies,
and employers, etc will find it out.
So you loose.
If on the other hand you got thru these
agents (there are more of them, google and
you will find), then you are protected
from that. Weather you are +ive or -ive.
Make sense?
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ScubaSteve
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Gainesville, Georgia
Posted: 08-03-07 21:00pm
Due to the nature of HIV and its slow
progression in the majority of patients,
you are always going to wonder if you have
HIV even if these lesions disappear. Sure,
your history increases your chance of
having HIV, but then again it only takes
one time with the right person to push
someone elses chance of HIV right past
yours. The only solution for your sanity
would be to get checked and with todays
privacy you would be fine. I'm not exactly
sure I would wage life against insurance
policies and the fact that you wanted to
get checked will not raise your premiums.
I work in the Emergency Room and if I went
for an HIV test because of a splatter or
stick my insurance would not increase.
However, even if it would I wouldn't let
that hold me back from peace of mind and
treatment. There are wonderful agents
these days that make living with HIV
"enjoyable" and comfortable in final
stages. Though, people with HIV are living
much longer.
Good luck to you bud, hope you get peace
of mind soon.
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 08-04-07 18:53pm
I recommend going to a doctor or STD
clinic since most at home tests are not
FDA approved.
