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Am I Going To Die If I Have Hiv And Taking Medications

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5th time asking and i m going to die why not replying me ?

hello doc m asking this 5th time please please tell me if doctor use shared syringe in my gum after 10-20 min of 1st used with HIV + person , what chance to transmit HIV and what chance to be safe please answer me i beg you ...
Shannon Southall

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES
HiA doctor should not ever reuse a syringe on someone, if this indeed did happen, HIV dies once it leaves the body. So if HIV were to be present on the needle and then used 20 minutes later, the HIV will have died. But again reusing needles and... Read more »

Is my boyfriend going to die?

My boyfriend got very sick and was diagnosed with Aids in a hospital a year and a half ago.... Read more »

will die of fear of symptoms,not of HIV!

Dear Doctor,i'll try to make this as short as possible.I'm a 24 year old guy who has just... Read more »
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Corrected Update: I am going to die

Posted by soworried27, 1 Reply
So sorry I meant to post the update with the original story under, and I forgot to post the update. Anyway, I got a hold of the girl via text and she claims that she is clean. She says that she is tested once a year when she goes for her regular... Read more »

Update:I am going to die *DELETED*

Posted by soworried27, 1 Reply
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Another Update: I am going to die

Posted by soworried27, 3 Replies
LLet me begin by saying that I am not in any away against those with HIV, in fact I have family with the virus. In my last post I wrote 'clean' because the girls words to me were literally that she was clean and clear. Also I only called her... Read more »

I'm going to die if I don't get help please.

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Had unprotected sex 3 times with a male who I believe is pos.
contracted std turned into pid within a months time. It's been 4 months now and I'm either dieing or killing myself from not eating and stress. I have swollen lymph nodes in my groin for 1... Read more »

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