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Is it just me....
Or are there waaaaaaaaaaaay too many people worried about contracting HIV via deep kissing and handjobs? How many times can you say 'it's not a risk' before people understand?
I empathize with people who have had unprotected penetrative/receptive sex, even receptive oral sex, but surely the others, who don't have risks, MUST have better things to be doing with their time??
Hope all the WW's are well rather than worried today!:)
I empathize with people who have had unprotected penetrative/receptive sex, even receptive oral sex, but surely the others, who don't have risks, MUST have better things to be doing with their time??
Hope all the WW's are well rather than worried today!:)
Give therapy a try. Instead of worrying about STDs that are specific to Thailand, sort out your psychological problems. Your life is falling apart. This is your biggest problem. Not STDs because you weren't at risk. YOu have a fungal infection, no more:)
Not a chance, as people can travel anywhere on the planet in a day. It would be a hell of a way to get your 15 minutes of fame, as having the first of a new std. I can see it on CNN now. :)
I'm knocking off now. Don't worry about that thread. Go home and love your wife and child, and keep believing that you'll be fine. Because I guarantee you will be:)
Later dude!:)
Later dude!:)
Im sorry to post this again. i am very worried about my symptoms. thanks for your understanding
I am very concerned. I received a hand job from a massage parlor in Thailand back in late Dec. that’s all. Not spit.
Two weeks later, When I returned home 2 weeks later my doc put me on cipro for some flu symptoms I was expericing. At the same time I had STD tests done, they came back negative. I do know that after exposure to antibiotics it can cause redness, burning, irriation in the groin that I am now experiencing to this day. My primary doctor believes it is a fungal infection and will heal on its own and so she has had me using topical creams for weeks. I met with her yesterday and she has given up on me now. Nothing more she can do. Anybody ever experience anything like this? Doc H has already told me that I most probably could have not contracted anything. But I am still a bit worried if I could have contracted an std hiv or something else, and it is driving me bonkers.
I am very concerned. I received a hand job from a massage parlor in Thailand back in late Dec. that’s all. Not spit.
Two weeks later, When I returned home 2 weeks later my doc put me on cipro for some flu symptoms I was expericing. At the same time I had STD tests done, they came back negative. I do know that after exposure to antibiotics it can cause redness, burning, irriation in the groin that I am now experiencing to this day. My primary doctor believes it is a fungal infection and will heal on its own and so she has had me using topical creams for weeks. I met with her yesterday and she has given up on me now. Nothing more she can do. Anybody ever experience anything like this? Doc H has already told me that I most probably could have not contracted anything. But I am still a bit worried if I could have contracted an std hiv or something else, and it is driving me bonkers.
You can have hand jobs until the sun swallows the Earth (in probably about a billion years from now) and you won't get HIV.
Don't answer him. First of all he's thread jumping.
Second of all he has been told again and again that he didn't have a risk. AAAAAAH!
Second of all he has been told again and again that he didn't have a risk. AAAAAAH!
Ah! We were posting at the same time!
Good for you with your lectures, I'm doing a research masters and I'm jealous!
Where did a doctor say she'd had instances of HIV via oral? Don't forget that people lie!:)
The worst thing you can do while online is check things about your own condition, really:)
Good for you with your lectures, I'm doing a research masters and I'm jealous!
Where did a doctor say she'd had instances of HIV via oral? Don't forget that people lie!:)
The worst thing you can do while online is check things about your own condition, really:)
im sorry for the trouble all. i am panicing. do you think i could have contracted another std?
I've just got to pop out to the shops, but I'll try and find that thread on thebody.com. You're absolutely right - wasn't too clever reading it for me! Get back to you later... :)
You're not causing trouble, but you are panicking! Seriously there is no threat for ANY STD based on the exposure you describe. I and everyone here is certain of that. Absolutely certain.
Have you considered therapy? YOu are clearly out of your mind with worry. Your mind is just as important as your body. Take care of it:)
Have you considered therapy? YOu are clearly out of your mind with worry. Your mind is just as important as your body. Take care of it:)
Well, I had a panic attack this morning, but I think it was something to do with stress from lectures I was giving this morning for the first time and being stupid enough to read a lot of posts about oral sex and HIV transmission on thebody.com the night before.
The first post I read, one of the docs was saying she had seen 12 cases of oral transmission, but to be honest, she didn't say whether it was receptive or not and the rest of the reading calmed me down a bit as it was the standard stuff about no cases via insertive oral sex and maybe 1 or 2 questionable ones via cunnilingus.
Still, it was the first time in about a week that I had woken with a panic attack.
Anyway, how are you two, dobber and peekawho?
The first post I read, one of the docs was saying she had seen 12 cases of oral transmission, but to be honest, she didn't say whether it was receptive or not and the rest of the reading calmed me down a bit as it was the standard stuff about no cases via insertive oral sex and maybe 1 or 2 questionable ones via cunnilingus.
Still, it was the first time in about a week that I had woken with a panic attack.
Anyway, how are you two, dobber and peekawho?
Thanks Dobbler. i feel better. my pcp recommended that i seek some mental help yesterday at my appointment. i probably should but i feel so embarressed. :(
Why would you be embarrassed???
If you had a problem with your stomach, wouldn't you go and visit a doctor?
The Jesuits said 'Give me the child and I'll give you the man'. You have some issues in your head that probably have been there for a long time. They need to be resolved, because they are making you overreact to this non-risk situation. Because that's what it was; a non-risk situation. I guarantee you that if you go and have a few sessions with a therapist that you will feel better. If you don't the only thing that will happen is that your health and outlook will worsen because anxiety is a killer.
But put STDs out of your mind because you weren't at risk. And seek professional help. It is the right, and the noble thing to do:)
If you had a problem with your stomach, wouldn't you go and visit a doctor?
The Jesuits said 'Give me the child and I'll give you the man'. You have some issues in your head that probably have been there for a long time. They need to be resolved, because they are making you overreact to this non-risk situation. Because that's what it was; a non-risk situation. I guarantee you that if you go and have a few sessions with a therapist that you will feel better. If you don't the only thing that will happen is that your health and outlook will worsen because anxiety is a killer.
But put STDs out of your mind because you weren't at risk. And seek professional help. It is the right, and the noble thing to do:)
Thanks for your kind comments. your right, i will give therapy a try. your absolutely right, my life has been falling apart recently due to anxiety suffering from this fear. my friends, family, and girlfriend are very concerned. My girlfriend is on the brink of leaving me. I need to due something. I have just had so hard of a time convincing myself that i didn't contract an std (maybe one unique to Thailand) due to my lingering irriation in my groin area. I have had std test panels done and the results have been negative.
Do you think Thailand could have unique STDs we dont test for here, or am i dreaming up something?
I think there should be a new word in Webster's called 'HIV paranoia', because there seems to be a lot of people out there suffering from it. I, myself, used to suffer from this mental illness.
Hi gytiup. I very much doubt there are STDs that you can catch in Thailand and nowhere else. IF you can, find another healthcare provider to have another look. Just be conscious that it is not HIV or any of the STDs that you have tested for. It may just be an allergic reaction...
Haha, mass attack, that's brilliant. I just had a 'Lord of the Rings' moment.
I get so angry when I look at the CDC website and see some of the things they say, like deep kissing MIGHT be a risk for HIV infection, even though they've had NO documented cases in a decade. There is so much misinformation about this disease!
BTW my colleague's fever is gone, so I'm guessing it wasn't ARS. Ho hum, I'm as bad as the rest of them!
Hope you're well today peekawho:)
I get so angry when I look at the CDC website and see some of the things they say, like deep kissing MIGHT be a risk for HIV infection, even though they've had NO documented cases in a decade. There is so much misinformation about this disease!
BTW my colleague's fever is gone, so I'm guessing it wasn't ARS. Ho hum, I'm as bad as the rest of them!
Hope you're well today peekawho:)
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