this is my first time posting here althought I have been checking in on this board since feburary, and silently counting down my three month mark or somewhere there of for testing.

And yes I bit the bullett and took the test at a local health clinic on the 8th. I don't know how others work anywhere else, but they don't give results over the phone and say they will contact you with in 2 weeks if anything is wrong.

Then I went to another clinic 1 week later and they also took blood and was next door to the clinic that I went to at first, the man said that he was not going to take a sample for hiv cause I had a test one wek earlier, but then when we got into the lab he went and took the sample anyway.

I mean initally I wanted himto talk the sample just to be sure, then when he said that he was not, and did it made me a little paranoid. Mabye he went next door and they were gone to lunch and could not give him the results, and that is why he took the test again.

However this was on the 18th and I have not heard anything form them. I have been to both of these places before and every thing seems to be consistant with what I have experienced there before.

My question is that The event in question happened on Feb 27-28 and I waited until July 8th then then again on July 18. People say to wait 3 months but I waited more than 3 months, then they say wait 6 months. Is it ok that that I waited somewhere between those 2 time peroids? And is it necessary for me to test again after the 6 month peroid, since I tested close to the six month peroid??

Hi anna-bananna
I've noticed you here in the past but you haven't let on anything about your situation. You have been very silent.
I presume you mean June and not July?
Your results will be conclusive. Get your 4 month result and then rejoice! Move on, let it go or whatever you want but just forget about it after the negative result comes through. It is really important to forget about it and move on. This stuff has a bad habit of hanging around in your head even when you have the facts in front of you!
Don't worry about 6 months with todays testing equipment.
12 weeks is actually at the very upper end in regards to testing as nearly all will have a positive result by week 8 (some say week 6)

Longwaysouth

Yes I did mean June, and yes I have been very silent, I mean everyone is bsaically asking the same question and everyone basically has the same concerns.

There was a point when I was very unbelivebly stressed out about the situation and I literally felt sick every time I thought about it and I am sure that everyone here is familiar with. So I just asked the questions that I needed to, asked for clarification on theings that I did not understand and added my comment when I felt necessary.

I am really glad that you replied to the post, my experiences with you have been delightful and I have alwasy enjoyed reading your post, they are always full of facts, information and down to earth. You are from Australia right( sorry if I spelled that wrong and if I got that wrong) I would like to visit there someday it just seems so me and I thing that I would really enjoy my self.

Yes I am glad the testing thing is over and I have not heard back from the first place so everyting is cool, well at least with them. They said that if anything was wrong they would call me with in 2 weeks and this is with the health department, so I know that they will call if anything is wrong or send a letter in the mail or something.

The second place was right next door to them and their files are combined as well as in the computer and the guy who took my blood assured me that if anything was wrong they would have told place #2 and they would have to tell me then sinc eI was there or both have to hunt me down..by law to noitfy me. So I am a little more at ease now but everytime my phone rings and it is a number that I don't reconize I am terrified for a min. and I press no and if it is someone who wants to get in touch with me they will leave a message.

The worst thing about this is that the very first time I found my self in this situation I pormised that I would not be back at the embarrsing local health clinic for this problem, but here I am yet again, I have got to stop breaking the promise that I have made to my self, cause God knows I don't want to go through this again. But thanks for listening and helping!!!

You're welcome and thanks for the compliments. Yes your spelling of Australia is correct and yes I am sure you would like it here very much. I believe I am very lucky to be living in a country with such high living standards and natural beauty. Especially after visiting some other parts of the world. I am sure where you live it is the same. Where are you from?

Take care
Longwaysouth

Yes where I live has its own definition of natural beauty Mississippi USA Trees and other things, but it would be nice to see other types of natural beauty like waves, mountains, desert, ice caps, water falls, natural springs, you name it I wanna see it. Mabye some day I will, but Australia is on the list, so is Brazil and a few others, mabye I could take a cruise next summer if I save up enough.