Too Scared To Get Tested After Shaking Hands

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Just took the test & shaking!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi,

I just took my first HIV test ever. I have had unprotected sex several times but I have had no sex for the past 4months.

I wanted to make sure I waited the correct amount of time so that I can start my new sex life, free of HIV thoughts and... Read more »

shaking someone's bloody hand

Posted by 613, 2 Replies

2 years ago at a concert, this guy cut him self in a mosh pit. He shook my hand and had blood on it. Freaking out, I washed it off using water. I dont think they had soap, and I was not actively bleeding either.

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wicked scared i got infected at the testing site

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am scared I may have been infected at the test site because I scraped my knuckles on the door. That was 7 weeks ago and I am practically having a nervous breakdown. I have a lymph node behind my ear which is swollen. Does anyone know how far... Read more »

Just took the test......Scared

Posted by Anxious222, 2 Replies

Hi,
I have tried to dismiss my fears and to no avail. I have lost 10 lbs in two weeks, I can't sleep, I can't concentrate, I'm a mess. I decided to take charge and go get the test this morning and I will have the results back on Monday. This is... Read more »

i tested positive 3 weeks ago. I'm scared. Help me

Posted by movingon, 3 Replies

Hi all, i must say out of all the junk i have read on the internet , this discussion site has given me the most hope yet, so many thanks. I am a hetrosexual male living in asia , who was single and sexually active for a long time, living the life,... Read more »

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Dr. Bob, I Would Love to Shake Your Hand

Dr. Frascino,I think that you are a truly extraordinary man. I have the utmost admiration and respect for you and your work. I would love to shake your hand. First of all, I would like to say that anxiety is very personal and not very rational at...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Do I think there is significant risk of HIV transmission from protected insertive sex when the condom did not fail and subsequently "a couple of tiny flakes of what appeared to be dried blood on my shaft . . ." were noticed? No, I... Read more »

Scared to go to the doctor or get tested (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2010) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2010)

Dr Bop please, please, please I need your help.I've written to you many times over the past few months, you have responded twice, and I thank you so much for that (I was the Positive I'm Positive Fluffernutter who tested negative on an...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,What do you mean "I was the I'm Positive I'm Positive Fluffernutter . . ."??? You shouldn't put that in the past tense ("was"), because it's quite obvious you are currently very much still completely... Read more »

scared of testing (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2010) (CONSEQUENCES OF LATE DIAGNOSIS, 2010)

Hey....I am thirty years old..have never done an hiv test.....found someone who is just remarkable....who insist that we have one done before we become intimate......he did his today it was negative.....but I'm scared to death in doing...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,While I'll certainly admit getting HIV tested can be anxiety provoking, it's important to note that when it comes to HIV, what you don't know can kill you. See below, and yes, by all means, take the test before your Mr.... Read more »

so scared to get tested, thoughts of suicide

I will readily admit that my past is NOT spotless. Soon after losing my virginity, I engaged in behaviors I know were not safe. I ran around with a bad crowd, some of whom used drugs. I am not sure if they were injecting drugs, but it wouldn't...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

The symptoms that you are experiencing are undoubtedly due to anxiety. If you are considering suicide, then you need to get psychiatric help. You may be suffering from depression or some other psychiatric condition that is eminently treatable. If... Read more »

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Scientists Receive Grant to Develop Hand-Held Self-Monitoring Test for HIV Viral Loads

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