Last answer. Your results will be the same as the results you already have, showing that you did not get HIV. Your prior results were conclusive. These will not change. You did not get HIV
End of thread. EWH
Dr. Hook,
Once again. Thank you for your input. I reside in Edmonton AB. Despite your advice I decided to go for testing as I was feeling very anxious. I tested at the 6 week mark and at 8 weeks and 6 days mark. Both results were negative.
Also at around the 2 week (15th or 16th day) mark I had taken an HIV test for a hair transplant surgery scheduled in May 2013
On the 8th week and 6 day report the name of the test was as follows
" Anti- Hiv 1&2 (Recombinant Antigens) "
I had not asked for the report for the first two tests but I am told that it would have been the same tests
I had called up the provincial Lab and they told me that they use 4th generation testing (perhaps that is why they have mentioned antigents).
Given the name of the test can you confirm if the results can be considered conclusive ?
Regards
Thank you doctor. God bless you. I am relieved
You are repeating yourself, not to mention being inpatient- we do not man the site 24/7. I would think the repeated statement "no risk" would be interpreted as just that. Einstein said "one definition of insanity is to ask the same question again and again and expect different answers."
I realize you are nervous but no risk will still mean no risk no matter how many times you ask it. EWH
Doctor,
Can you please comment ?
Again doctor, with regards to my last post I am assuming no risk
So hiv blood on an inanimated object cannot infect regardless of coming in contact with hangnail cuts.And it doesn't matter weather the hangnail cut was bleeding or not. This will be my last post to you doctor. No more bugging
Correct, still no risk of transfer from an inanaimate object. EWH
With reference to my second post...I assume that this would be a case of transfer via an inanimated object so this would a case of no risk too ?
I am assuming that this would be a case of transfer from an inanimated object so this should be no risk too ?
As you note, the virus was most likely yours and even if it was not, the chance that the person had HIV is miniscule.
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As you note, the blood was most likely yours and even if it was not, the chance that the person had HIV is miniscule.
You seem to be taking the case to Blood getting onto the toilet paper and HIV dying there. What if I had touched blood of a inanimated object like toilet seat or something non cloth or non paper and accidently touched my hangnail ? I am not bothered about using toilet with blood on it to wipe myself as I didn't use those sheets with the suspisious red dots/spots
Welcome to our forum. I agree with the assessments you have already received on the HIV community site- this was a no risk event. As you note, the virus was most likely yours and even if it was not, the chance that the person had HIV is miniscule. Even if that unlikely circumstance was the case, there is still no risk. If there were HIV contain blood on the toilet paper, the virus would have died rapidly on exposure to the environment in the interval between the time that the blood got onto the toilet paper and when you used the bathroom. Furthermore, viruses such as HIV "stick" to cloth and paper so even if there were HIV there and even if the HIV was potentially infectious, the virus would not have been to transferred to you.
there has never been a case of HIV transmitted to another person in the manner you are suggestion. there is no reason to worry and no reason for testing.
I hope this comment is helpful to you. EWH