FatAndDepressed
07-23-2002, 07:01 PM
and thank God she is negative. apparently the first test did give a false positive. the western blot showed no signs of the virus in her body. thank you all who kept us in your thoughts, and in your prayers. God bless!
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jen1080
07-24-2002, 12:43 AM
That's great to hear. You must be so relieved. I just hope my test is negative in three months...
Jen
Jen
papperclip
07-24-2002, 10:45 AM
Glad to hear that. Best wishes to you and your Mom. Papperclip
sibelius
07-24-2002, 11:16 AM
Well I am very glad to hear that as well. I was actually very surprised that someone's mother could have been infected with HIV somehow in old age (assuming she is >40).
Could you make it clear whether they did a second ELISA test on her that turned out to be negative, or they pronounced her negative solely on the basis of the negative Western Blot?
And also, did the doctors have an explanation for why the first (and only?) ELISA was a false positive?
Well, enjoy your refound happiness!
Could you make it clear whether they did a second ELISA test on her that turned out to be negative, or they pronounced her negative solely on the basis of the negative Western Blot?
And also, did the doctors have an explanation for why the first (and only?) ELISA was a false positive?
Well, enjoy your refound happiness!
FatAndDepressed
07-24-2002, 04:17 PM
thank you all for your replies.
jen1080... i will keep you in my prayers that your test will be negative, and that while your waiting you can have peace of mind. i'm sure everything will be fine, but i will say prayers for you while you wait.
sibelius... they just told hr the western blot came out negative. they still fel that she has to be positive because of her first test results, so now she has to go back in for another blood test (i forget the name of it though). they said based on the results of this next test they will know if she is positive or negative. my mom and her boyfriend went to the clinic last week (after her results came in positive) and had bloodwork done there. there results came in also and said they were both negative. the doctor from the original test believes whole heartedly my mom has to be positive, so we're truely praying after this next test comes back negative they can offer some explanation as to why the first test was positive.
i will keep yall informed as we go. thank you all again for your replies. yall take care of yourself, and God bless you all! :)
jen1080... i will keep you in my prayers that your test will be negative, and that while your waiting you can have peace of mind. i'm sure everything will be fine, but i will say prayers for you while you wait.
sibelius... they just told hr the western blot came out negative. they still fel that she has to be positive because of her first test results, so now she has to go back in for another blood test (i forget the name of it though). they said based on the results of this next test they will know if she is positive or negative. my mom and her boyfriend went to the clinic last week (after her results came in positive) and had bloodwork done there. there results came in also and said they were both negative. the doctor from the original test believes whole heartedly my mom has to be positive, so we're truely praying after this next test comes back negative they can offer some explanation as to why the first test was positive.
i will keep yall informed as we go. thank you all again for your replies. yall take care of yourself, and God bless you all! :)
Yikes!
07-29-2002, 03:07 AM
This may be strange to hear, but there are cases of HIV in the middle-age range, and they're on the rise -- for precisely the reason you indicated. We are an ageist society and don't think anyone older than 40 has sexual relations, let alone with prostitutes or in a promiscuous fashion. I've read several stories of women over 50 who went out with a same-age man and came up with an HIV positive test.
Remember that old folks are people too! They have the same sexual desires they did at 21, though they're slightly diminished in some cases. Your grandparents kiss more than the grandchildren, you know!
Remember that old folks are people too! They have the same sexual desires they did at 21, though they're slightly diminished in some cases. Your grandparents kiss more than the grandchildren, you know!
MarkAIDS
08-03-2002, 06:31 AM
The fastest growing number of HIV cases in Florida is in Senior Citizens.
ice_tornado
08-06-2002, 08:28 AM
hey im glad for you and ur mom, hope everything works out greats AIDS is a hard thing to live with, and some people are jsut scared to get tested, but ur mom did and it came out in her favor ;)