First off, I want to tell you about this dream I had last night. I think it was because of me thinking about writing my question in, but I hadn't... Well my dream was of me meeting you. In my dream you were so full of brightness and looked so beautiful. It was amazing how you illuminated. It was a place where everyone was so happy and so beautiful. It was such a unforgettable dream. Not much talking, but the feeling was bliss and comforting. It was almost as if you were God. I don't know what the dream means, but I interpreted it a you being like a God to so many people. Giving us answers and guidance to many of our depressed and low times.

I had a question to go along. I bought some condoms at the local supermarket. The condom box were wrapped in clear tape. I asked the lady if someone had opened it and if they re-sealed it. She said, no. That they seal it extra so no one steals the condoms. Is there a way someone could have tampered with the condoms and the lady was lying. What if someone that has HIV, purposely put the virus into the condom?

Sound crazy, or worrisome? Thank you again for you love and support.

Hi,

Wow, you actually dreamed about me??? I'm glad I was "illuminated" and surrounded by "bliss and comfort," rather than in a red suit with a long pointy tail surrounded by flames and lots of fallen rightwing, uber-conservative, closeted GOPers!

Regarding your fears of condom tampering, you can relax Max! Your worries are completely unwarranted. Surprisingly you are not the only one to have these types of totally irrational fears. (See below.) Remember, HIV does not live very long at all outside the body or on the shelf of condoms at your local Piggly Wiggly, OK?

Be well. Stop worrying!

Dr. Bob

Suspect that condoms were tampered with Mar 25, 2009

Recently i bought a 12 pack of Durex condoms from wal-mart. I used one the night i bought them, and when i got home i noticed the box had a slash on it. It was like a scratch all the way down the box. Most of the scratch did not penetrated completely through the cardboard, however there was about 1 inch of the scratch that did penetrate all the way through the cardboard. I am worried that someone might have deliberately cut the box and injected an STD into the condoms. Could it be possible to contract an STD (such as AIDS) in this way. I am pretty sure that the box was cut when i bought it because i did nothing to it except lay it in the seat of my car.

Response from Dr. Frascino

Hello,

You are actually worried someone at your local Piggly Wiggly pharmacy deliberately cut the box of condoms you bought and injected an STD into the condoms???? Whoa dude! Just how much crazy powder did you put in your protein shake today? Did you ever consider it might just be the result of an overly aggressive stock boy with a box cutter opening a carton of Durex boxes prior to restocking the shelves? Do you really think homicidal psychotic HIV-infected whack-jobs are going to spend time trying to inject HIV into condoms? No, of course not. They are much too busy carefully arranging for concealed HIV-infected needles to stick people in the butt when they sit down in movie theaters and convincing little old ladies to dry their wet kitty cats in the microwave oven. Dude, your fears are unwarranted. Psychopaths are not interested in your condoms and Felix the Cat never exploded in a microwave, OK?

Dr. Bob