Well, its been about 5 weeks...Found out my mom was getting blood work done this morning so I said what the hell, I'll go and get my first test. It was so scary signing the consent form at the blood center...and to top it all off, my patient number was 13...yikes!

Anyway, keep me in your thoughts guys...I don't know what to think right now...seems like I've had all the symptoms.

Jon

Jon,

Good luck man, I mean it. Hey, you said to your blood center, how much did it cost and what test did you take at 5 weeks.

The blood center, do you mean the state blood center where you donate blood. I'm reading this and it sounds like a dumb question. But, I have to ask it.

Hey Cajun...

not a dumb question at all...I went to a regular blood lab that my doctor sent me to. The sheet he gave me said HIV abscreen with reflex western blot test. I know its not 100% acurate at this stage but I wanted to go to put my mind at ease...(hopefully) I realize fully that I need to go back in a couple months to have another test.

It only cost me 10 bucks because it went through my insurance at work as regular blood work.

I really do appreciate your thoughts...and like I said, hopefully I can put this tough time behind me soon.

Jon

Hello there Jon? is it? Zimma?

I was reading this board and came across your messages and could not believe how similiar we are. I am going through the same hell! But I have a bigger reason in a way..because my innocent mother was diagnosed by her love of many years that she trusted and since then I been destroyed mentally. Instead of me being smart I did a stupid mistake trusting a co worker of mine. I had oral sex with him but my case is worse because he had a blister on his lip for a couple of days, although it looked okay by then it was still scary. I am very scared. I did not have sex with him but to top it off he is bi sexual.not to offend people but you know what i mean. I do not think you have it and by now you probably got the results. I would have not thought that about myself until i realized he had a blister..I am scared..I can't sleep eat..I can't wait six weeks to find out. I like your personality and wonder if you can help me feel better..lol..I think you wasted your time worrying. I hope after this experience you never do such a thing again..some people like my mom who hates sex and got it anyway are not lucky.

Mimma

I know you will be fine! Please let me know the results

Hey Mimma...

I'm Jon or zimma...doesn't matter either way...lol...I'll respond to both.

Anyway, I havn't gotten my results back yet. I only went yesterday, they said it takes 3 days and we have the holiday weekend so hopfully I'll hear by Wednesday.

I can 100% understand where you are coming from. It is a very scary thought and I often replay that night over and over in my head wondering what the hell I was thinking. But, you really can't look in the past and regret stuff because there isn't a damn thing you can do about it. Honestly speaking, this has been the longest month in my life. I've never been so stressed, nervous, anxious, and depressed in my life. All I can say is you have to fight through this as best you can...

Now, as for your situation,...A blister can be from anything! You name it, it could cause it so I wouldn't worry all that much if I was you. Thats what all of us here try to tell eachother. Acute HIV symptoms can be confused with a lot of other illnesses and the very thing we are going through,.. Stress! Go get the test in a few weeks and get the piece of mind. It seems like an eternity to wait but the day will come. I'm here for you if you want someone to talk to. Try to sleep and eat as best you can. I lost 20 lbs this past month worrying my brains out and didn't have a bite to eat for 3 straight weeks!...needless to say, that only compounded my symptoms.

Well, like I said, I'm here...just shoot me a line on here...I usually check it at least once a day...Hang in there and don't beat yourself up too much!

Jon

Hey Jon, :bouncing:

Mimma is not my real name. It is my cover up..lol..I appreciate your advice. I was not really worried about where the blister came from, but more on if blood could have been present..If he did not have that damn blister I wouldn't be so nervous..if it were like your case I would be more relaxed because you are fine. Once you find out you are negative go eat a big cheeseburger with fries and a milkshake!! and sleep for some good hours and go out and enjoy your life..Enjoy it now! because you are fine..If so happens that you are not then you are probably the 2% and what are the odds? Not that it is comforting to hear you are the 2%..but people live long lives with it...but still I won't blame you because although my mother is upstairs now singing away as she cleans her yard I still worry for her and now myself. There was no blood to blood contact and you don't really get sick a couple of days after you get it..my mom had been fine for many years and found out after nine years she had it and that the man she trusted lied for that long. Her second lover..other than my father and my mother is 53..Everyday I want to kill that man with my barehands..but anyway I won't get into that right now because this is about you and how you will be fine. Thank you for the advice but let me refresh my question since I wrote a whole chapter..Could there have been enough blood on the blister to spread on me? Maybe you read better info..Just the memory alone makes me want to vomit.

Mim