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bloody contact risk?
About 2 weeks ago high risk guy i know got bloody nose where blood drip down on/around his mouth. He wiped through nite with tissue paper. We ended up drinking/playing darts and shared cigarettes back and forth all night. What is risk of hiv because of blood that got on cigrettes i shared directly after him getting into cuts i may overlooked on my mouth? It probably not that much risk but hearing from a forum member would help.Do I need to test over this?
Can a moderator or someone like Lizzy let me know if my situation was a risk especially now cause of the cut in my mouth? It may sound stupid to you guys who know more about hiv risks, but I'm REAL nervous about going for the hiv test. I haven't had sex of any kind since my last test so I'm hoping this incident wasn't a risk with the addition of fresh cut in mouth and blood. Was there a risk at all? Anybody? Please and Thank You
I DEFINATELY did not. I am hetero non iv drug user. I'm continuing to worry more now cause i remember now having cut inside of mouth pretty bad bleeding from eating food. Wouldn't that make a passageway into my bloodstream if the blood was hiv+. He's a pretty shady character which is why I'm freaking. The only way I guess I stop worrying is when I get tested. Teak, have you ever been wrong in your risk assesments? And if not, are you sure I will test negative over this when I go? Won't bother again over this, Thanks
You didn't have unprotected sex with him and you didn't share works with him to injects drugs. NO RISK.
Teak, would you be 100% sure I would test negative if I went over this exposure? This person just got ill and doesn't care about his status. I just freaking out cause I know there had to be blood on cigarettes and/or cuts on my mouth. You seem like an expert on hiv, but the fact he lives a high risk lifestyle I feel I may have been exposed.
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