Drinking After Someone Afraid I Have AIDS

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Help, afraid my dad is infected and hiding it!

I am afraid my dad might have AIDS and not telling me. He is gay, living with an HIV positive man. I'm not sure about unprotected sex. Basically, every partner he's been with in the past 8 years has been HIV positive. My dad also drinks...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

I appreciate your concern for your Dad. It is both understandable and commendable. There's obviously no way for me to tell if he's HIV infected from your note, though I do have to admit that many of the things you write are very... Read more »

Family is afraid of Spouse's HIV + status

Hi Dr. Bob,My husband is HIV +. We have a daughter who is negative and I am negative. However, my... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Afraid of being resistant to all Meds

Recently, I was diagnosed with HIV. My T-Cell count was 540 and my viral load was relatively low.... Read more »

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Education: "People Are Afraid to Touch Them"

Oxford University and South African researchers are working on a two-year study of child caregivers in families affected by HIV/AIDS. More than 7,000 people in three South African provinces -- about 6,000 children and 1,500 guardians -- will be... Read more »

Choosing Alcohol Over HIV Meds? New Study Examines Why People With HIV Skip Treatment When Drinking

Half of HIV-positive individuals who are on treatment and drink alcohol skip taking their HIV medications on purpose, under the erroneous belief that mixing antiretrovirals and alcohol is harmful, according to a prospective study presented at the... Read more »

My Kind of Life: Not Just Another Healthy Drink

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A Personal Story: Please Read if you are Afraid

Posted by RBK, 5 Replies

This is my first post to this forum, though I have read many of the posts over the last few months. About an hour ago, I received the results of my HIV test. I am NEGATIVE. I feel so incredibly relieved right now. My body literally feels better than... Read more »

Drinking

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

What would be the chances of contracting the HIV virus from drinking a bottle of wine in South Africa after the local waiter cut his hand on the corkscrew while opening the bottle? Would alcohol have killed the virus anyway? This may sound like a... Read more »

Afraid to tell my parents about my HIV

Posted by aug27, 4 Replies

I have been HIV + since sept of 2005. I curently live at home with my parents and have not told them that I have HIV. It is getting harder and harder to do and I am getting more distant from them. I love them very much but I think it would absoulty... Read more »

family members afraid

Posted by koko, 6 Replies

I need some suggestions here. My father has AIDS and my sister (whose only 4) may be HIV pos. They are both visiting from out of town and I've noticed a lot of ignorance when it comes to 2 of my family members and how it's spread. Please someone,... Read more »

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