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Tested positive last month...its very difficult!!!

Posted by nevathot, 1 Reply

I tested positive last month and i must say i did not at all expect it..maybe thats why i cant come to terms with accepting it...i disgust myself,im dissapointed and angry..im a very attractive 26 year old african lady and still look perferctly... Read more »

I tested positive a month ago and I'm doing fine

Posted by scottypdx, 4 Replies

Okay -

I was reading most of the posts on here, and...people seem to be taking the news of becoming positive harder than I have. And that's understandable given the world that we live in and the stigma attached to HIV.

I've been doing OK since I got... Read more »

Tested positive one month ago....first labs

Posted by newpozguy, 3 Replies

Hi all,

Back on October 10th I tested postive for HIV. My HIV test had actually been prompted by other traumatic events in my life that I won't go into here, but let's say that 2006 has been an awful year for me. At any rate, I am very scared as I... Read more »

Another surprise tested positive after 3 months

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Please read the following:

http://thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Starting/Current/Q129432.html

and comment.

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I tested positive two months ago

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I'm a 36yr GWM who tested HIV positive 2 months ago. The shock was enough to blow me away. My doctor settled me down and told me not to worry(right). He said that since I haven't had any serious illness that I must still be in the early stages. Well... Read more »

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Tested Positive Last Month

Hye Doc, I have been going through this your column for some 2 months ago.Straight to the question, I am an African staying in Africa, I first tested positive some 1 month ago. My first question is what I hear counsellors here call re-infection. It...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Hi and thanks for your questions.I think by re-infection you may mean getting infected with another 'strain' of HIV than the one you originally acquired. There has been a lot of talk about this, especially regarding the transmission of... Read more »

Positive P24, but still not testing positive for HIV 18 months later

Friend tested positive for P24 one month after sexual exposure when he became ill. Two years later he has had all negative AIDS tests including three viral load tests. F/U P24 tests are negative. T cells fine. He had a history of giving blood w/o...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

The p24 antigen is not recommended for screening purposes for several reasons. One reason is that it is subject to false positive reactions due to the presence of interfering substances in the blood. In view of the subsequent negative p24, HIV... Read more »

False Positive Test for over six months

Dear Dr. Fascino,Thank you for your work. Your site has been very helpful to me as my son had a positive ELISA test three times in the past six months -- all accompanied by negative Western Blot and PCR tests. He was tested because he had flu-like...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,First and foremost your son is definitively and conclusively HIV negative. No further HIV testing is warranted, unless he has a subsequent HIV risk exposure.Regarding false-positive ELISA testing, yes, it is possible for someone to repeatedly... Read more »

HIV test after 7 months - exposure with HIV positive person

Dear doctor,I tested negative on fourth generation HIV A,B/p24 test on day 223 since my oral exposure to semen of HIV confirmed positive person without therapy (I did unprotected oral sex with ejaculation). How "woohoo" conclusive is my...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Mike,Your negative HIV test at day 223 is definitive and conclusive. You know what comes next. Yep, that's right: WOO-HOO!Be well. Stay well. You're welcome for my short "answear".Dr. Bob... Read more »

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