Picking Your Nose Scared To Death

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Scared to death

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Now I am really scared. I just read what "billc" has written. I have the same Symptoms of left side of my face feeling soar and blood clots coming out everytime I blow my nose. I recently have been suffering from allergies from the pollens in the... Read more »

SCARED TO DEATH

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I REALLY NEED SOME ANSWERS IF POSSIBLE!!!I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH TOTAL AND COMPLETE HELL FOR MONTHS. I DISCOVERED MY BOYFRIEND OF ONE YEAR WAS HIV +. ( HE DID NOT TELL ME. I FOUND A CRIXIVAN PILL AND A DOCTORS BILL DATING BACK FROM LAST JUNE... Read more »

Question for a friend thats scared to death

Posted by mustang77, 2 Replies

i have a question for the experts here.
1) What are the early signs of hiv infection? He has a stuffy nose 3 days after a possible exposure Lasted 1 week (Allergy season here state side) (not sure if there was one he was drunk) He also has a cough... Read more »

Scared To Death Of Death

Posted by DaveyBoy, 6 Replies

Being HIV positive has its woes for sure. When I first found out I had HIV (early 90s), all I could think was poor me, I cannot deal with this, what can I do, what do I care to do? I got so depressed and confused. Things got worse and I wound up... Read more »

HIV -Scared to death

Posted by JVJ, 2 Replies

Dear Doc,
I had sex with an escort last night and I am scared to death. I wore condoms that she provided. She did an oral on me with condoms and we had protected sex. When she was on top of me I am scared that her fluid might be on my genitals where... Read more »

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Wrong Place, Wrong time and scared to death

Hi, my story goes like this, i was in a corner store and a guy was getting rowdy and he ended up punching me in the choas and my tooth cut my lip from the inside and caused a small cut outside the lip that bleed also, i puched back in self defense...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I strongly doubt you have any risks. However, it may completely reassure you if you did get testing for your own peace of mind.... Read more »

Scared to Death in Iraq Please Help

Sir; I am in need of some information, I do not have very good access to the internet at my present location in Iraq, when I went out on leave I stoped in Dubai and that is when the below incedent took place. I am a nervous wreck I have read quite a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Iraq Guy,Thanks for your kind comments. Regarding your HIV-acquisition risk, the "protected" sex would not be considered a risk, assuming the latex condom was used properly and did not fail. HIV cannot permeate intact latex. No way.... Read more »

Picked my nose after touching semen

I recently came into contact with semen of unknown HIV status at a sauna - the semen was on a seat and I touched it with my fingers as I left the room I was in - I wiped my hands to rid of the semen and being an idiot I picked my nose (probably...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiYou are fine. The chances of getting HIV this way, none. The virus dies within minutes of leaving the body and if it had been sitting there that long, you touched it, wiped it off and picked your nose, all that time in between and the wiping of... Read more »

HIV / Picking your nose?

Hi bob, a few quick question. Met with a sex worker and she gave me a long protected blow job (I could feel her teeth once in a while, hopefully the condom was still intact, she didn't bite) and then I had very brief protected sex with the same...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You've never seen a nose-picking question here before? Hmmm . . . actually there have been quite a few. It's a nasty, but quite common habit. Just take a look at the guys on either side of you next time you're stuck in traffic, and... Read more »

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