so right now i dont know what is happening to my body.
out of no wear i just started feeling really weird
i get dizzy alot
i feel like i'm not here sort of like a dreamy state.
blurred
vision
i am always tierd even if i sleep 10 hour nights.
i am also really sore alot.
and i just feel like i'm going crazy!
i dont know what is wrong with me but i dont feel normal.
i have been to the doctor once about it and they gave me anti depressant pills saying i was depressed. but they only helped for a little bit.
maybe i need a high dosage or something but i dont know.
if anyone could help me out i'd be very happy.
id like to know if its something alot of people experiance or if i'm going insane.
and your symptoms don't suggest it.
It's not a bad idea to take a test however.
I recommend staying off the antidepressants, unless you are actually clinically depressed.
Your doctor sounds a bit like a drug dealer to me...
The current CDC recommendation is for all sexually active adults to get an HIV test.
Besides, taking an HIV test these days is almost as easy as asking questions on the internet.
CDC recommends that diagnostic HIV testing and opt-out HIV screening be a part of routine clinical care in all health-care settings while also preserving the patient's option to decline HIV testing and ensuring a provider-patient relationship conducive to optimal clinical and preventive care. The recommendations are intended for providers in all health-care settings, including hospital EDs, urgent-care clinics, inpatient services, STD clinics or other venues offering clinical STD services, tuberculosis (TB) clinics, substance abuse treatment clinics, other public health clinics, community clinics, correctional health-care facilities, and primary care settings. The guidelines address HIV testing in health-care settings only; they do not modify existing guidelines concerning HIV counseling, testing, and referral for persons at high risk for HIV who seek or receive HIV testing in nonclinical settings (e.g., community-based organizations, outreach settings, or mobile vans) (9).
Screening for HIV Infection
In all health-care settings, screening for HIV infection should be performed routinely for all patients aged 13--64 years. Health-care providers should initiate screening unless prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection in their patients has been documented to be <0.1%. In the absence of existing data for HIV prevalence, health-care providers should initiate voluntary HIV screening until they establish that the diagnostic yield is <1 per 1,000 patients screened, at which point such screening is no longer warranted.
All patients initiating treatment for TB should be screened routinely for HIV infection (108).
All patients seeking treatment for STDs, including all patients attending STD clinics, should be screened routinely for HIV during each visit for a new complaint, regardless of whether the patient is known or suspected to have specific behavior risks for HIV infection.
He's never had unprotected sex and he's not an IV drug user so he doesn't fall within the new guidelines.
Which part of "screening for HIV infection should be performed routinely for all patients aged 13--64 years" do you not get? Yesterday you had problems with the word "most". Today it's "all"? ))))
"....regardless of whether the patient is known or suspected to have specific behavior risks for HIV infection." Which part of that statement sounds ambiguous to you?
I really don't think he's shallow (he has AIDS, for crisakes) nor uneducated (the guy is an HIV awareness teacher). You 2 agree on far more topics than you disagree.
Please ease off Teak. Why the hostility towards someone who is suffering from the disease we're all scared of yet devotes their time and energy into helping people who may be at risk for it?
The only motivation I can see is that Teak won't let people off the hook with a six week neg--but that doesn't deserve the hostility.
Ya, I do not understand regularjoey's obsession with trying to find every single nuance that Teak says that may/may not be wrong. And what does '))))))' mean? I could never figure that out...(a ton of parenthesis?). Either way he's arguing irrelevant hair split differences that frankly don't mean a single thing.
Hey, I like and respect Teak, I do, believe it or not.
What I don't like is when shallow and uneducated people attempt to give medical advice and tell others to shut up. If I had a penny for every time I've seen Teak tell others (myself included) that they shouldn't post here... This guy even got into an argument with Dr.H some months ago!!!
"Dr. Handsfield: THANK YOU for that comment on aidsmeds.com. Having HIV or any other disease sure doesn't make you an expert. Jesus, the HIV educator where I work has been HIV positive for almost 20 years, and routinely gives out completely wrong information. And having a disease certainly skews your perspective on prevalence, risks, treatment, etc. There's no way you could possibly be objective when it touches your life personally. Great comment."
"I looked up aidsmeds.com. Note its byline, "Founded and operated by people with HIV". That is a giant red flag: for any medical condition, not just HIV/AIDS, websites operated primarily by people affected by the condition are prone have inflated, overly dramatic positions about that condition. Surely there are exceptions, and aidsmeds.com lists some accomplished medical advisors. But almost certainly those advisors are not the ones answering posted questions. There is no reason to suspect they or other medical interest websites are out to scare people and most don't intentionally give misinformation. But they come from a particular perspective and should never be trusted sole source of information."
Why do you always want to start an argument here, moreover always gung ho over the YOUR OWN suggestions irrespective of it being factual or not, YOU have no rights to get personal with any body, myself or for that matter any one hasn't seen Teak giving out false info or misleading anyone here.
If you are doing this for your so called *internet fame*, I must say, great stunt however bad character.
No, one is almost always exposed to a little amount of vaginal fluid whilst performing sex / removing the condom but to contract HIV one needs to be exposed to a huge amount of infected fluid.
And if you read about it, the infectious fluid is deeper inside...not to be confused with the 'lubricatory' fluids on the outside/opening which are not really infectious....just think about the continuous regional 'trama' associated with the act...biologically it makes sense.
There you go thinking you know it all again. Go back a read the 2006 Revised Recommendation for Testing for Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings. No one is automatically tested for HIV when going into a Healthcare facility.
Persons at high risk for HIV infection should be screened for HIV at least annually. That is what it says. Now take that up with Dr. H. he helped write the info. You don't test someone that comes in a fracture, sunburn etc.
Again if you don't know what you are talking about it's best you not say anything at all.
Dr. H, comments on AIDSMEDS are unfounded. He doesn't know anything about AIDSMEDS or the numbers of doctors that composes AIDSMEDS. Dr. H., doesn't even treat patients with HIV or AIDS, so before you make judgment on something you don't know about again, you better do some research. But like normal you'll try to squirm out of what you posted.
No, Dr.H is right on, as usual. I've seen aidsmeds, it's a good site, but it's junk when it comes to medical advice. A couple of amateurs playing doctors. Good thing is that advice on HIV testing/prevention is fairly easy and straightforward.. But don't get any illusions Teak, you would rate low even among the aidsmeds people. Ann for example is not too bad. Few other guys are also OK, I don't remember all their usernames....
OK, you guys can checkmate each other until you drop, but I won't keep you company - I have a life. So all your further concerns will have to get addressed later. Good night.
How many of the Profs in your school you attended had degrees? I had one Prof in microbiology, that didn't have a degree and she didn't need it to teach and yes it's a well known University and teaching hospital.
Expert? Let me tell you what the definition of and "EXPERT" is:
An expert is someone widely recognized as a reliable source of knowledge, technique, or skill whose judgment is accorded authority and status by the public or their peers. Experts have prolonged or intense experience through practice and education in a particular field.
You RegularJoey do not fall within that definition.
You come here with a no risk situation. What does that tell people here about your mental aptitude? You’ve went from bigdummy, bigdummy2, bigdummy3, objetoficticiogrande and now
Smartdummy. Which if you take off the prefix of all, leaves you with “dummy,” in which you are.
Teak, stop calling your fellow user Smartdummy dummy. Keep it up and I'll file a report.
Hey, here's an offer you don't refuse - how about everyone here goes and gets himself a beer (except for mike_no, who's not old enough). Anyway, I'm ready for one. Until tomorrow then, cheers!
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How many of the Profs in your school you attended had degrees? I had one Prof in microbiology, that didn't have a degree and she didn't need it to teach and yes it's a well known University and teaching hospital.
Actually I had the fortune of obtaining all 3 of my degrees from accredited universities. Never did I take a course/class etc. from a person without a degree higher than my own. In other words if I had a BS, the instructor had to have an MS/MA or PhD (or doctorate) in the subject being taught.
The degree, was used as their standard for setting "expert" status. I thought that was the way most colleges do things. I guess jr. colleges, or community colleges have different standards.
This is not a community college or a jr. college. You only have to be an Expert to teach in a college and yes she is an Expert. She is also a researcher in Molecular biology.
All of this bickering is rediculous. It doesn't help anything. I admit sometimes it is mildly amusing, but just think how stupid we look to those thousands of people searching the internet for HIV information. Teak and Joey agree on most of the important issues. Dam lets stick together through all of this. Some very informative and helpful people are leaving this forum due to all of the BS. Take Peek for example. And when was the last time anyone heard from Xhost and monkeyflower? Is the goal to be the top dog on a forum noone goes to anymore? I feel like Im in the room with my parents fighting.
Dummy, I like you. I don't think you need to be here (no risk), but I enjoy your company and you have always been cool to me. If Peek reported you, Im sure she felt that she had good reasons. Im sorry you got banned, but it seems you can't keep a good dummy down. :)
I know how you feel. It just seems as if once you cross the bridge into health anxiety, the symptoms never end. I wouldn't put too much faith in that insect bite stuff. I have logged hundreds of hours reading about hiv and I haven't seen anything like that. I hope we all get over this soon. Im going to test again in the next couple of days, and am scared to death. Why don't you go this week too?
This is not a community college or a jr. college. You only have to be an Expert to teach in a college
Where is this, Maylasia or Guatamala? I would NEVER attend:
1) an non-accredited uni.
2) a uni that allowed non-degreed individuals act as instructors.
Maybe 30 years ago, accredited learning institution did use non-degreed instructors.... if they are still used today, I for sure would not attend such a place. Tuition is high enough to warrant degreed instructors. I want my moneys worth. After all, what is the value of a degree, where the instructors are non-degreed. How does non-degreed individual, bestow a degree to someone? Weird logic to me.
No one was asking you to attend anything. They are a fully accredited institution and you can't slip through there with a C in any of you classes. You have to maintain at least B average to graduate from their college.
He don't need none of those pesky instructors telling him what to do. )))
The education at the Bovine University is just fine, thank you.
And it shows...
A "B" average does not mean much when the grades are inflated to begin with.
and technically, you could maintain a B average, with a C in a course.... A + C = x/2 = B so there went that statement.
If I ever had a person with a H.S. diploma walk into my nuerology course to be my instructor because she is a self proclaimed expert... that would have been the day I resigned from school and began teaching at another "college." Why, because they are obvisously in dire need of qualifeid instructors. I would have also demanded a refund. You, know I never thought my college to be outstanding until now. I thought I just went to a mediaocre college. I didn't realize it had such high standards, after all... I got accepted, based on my good looks, in ability to spell, and charm.
I think we have someone here trying their best to justify, or at least up-lift their standing ont this forum. Well, if that be the case, you do not need it here at this forum. We don't care about degrees. If we did, we would pay the 15$ and ask the doctor. Otherwise, we are just a bunch of folks looking for assistance among freinds & family. Teak, there is no doubt you know a lot about what you are talking about and probably you fit your deffinition of an expert. But that deffinition you like use sure does not apply at my uni's.
I'm not looking for a title of Expert. I'm just a person that lives with the disease and I happen to teach classes on HIV/AIDS. I too would go to a doctor to ask questions, one that treats patients for HIV and AIDS, that prescribes tests and one that knows pharmacology and is up to date on treatment and trials that are available.
I think anyone who lives with the disease, (the disease that we all fear and cant stop talking about) and teaches a class on it is an expert by most standards.
I teach, work in hospitals and consult in the area that I have my degrees in.... I do that because I am an expert... the wallpaper that I have verifies that. Otherwise... im just a guy that has read a lot of stuff.
Yes, I know a guy that contracted it on his first and only encounter. He is also married and he's lucky his wife has forgiven him. He found out later the gal died of AIDS.
I'll say he regrets it. I guess some people just have horrible luck. If his wife is still with him, she is an incredible woman and he is lucky he has her.
I have a girlfriend that I haven't known long, but already she wants sex and I can't do it with this over my head. God works in mysterious ways. Before this I had to wine and dine. I meet a girl who can't keep her hands off me, and I can't do anything.
Yes the woman was infected at the time he had sex with her and he didn't know. No bournemistake it was not his first sexual encounter in life. It was the first and only time he had sex with her. Yes he cheated on his wife and now he regrets it dearly.
Other than global warming, here are some of my worries
STD Journal
May 18th 9:00 PM Exposure: Receptive Unprotected Oral & Protected Vaginal/Anal with a Thai CSW (Commercial Sex Worker)
Female complained of painful vaginal intercourse and had heavy bleeding. (Supposedly unexpected bleeding) She also had a fairly recent “Bikini Scar” and stated that she had undergone a surgery & that she would have had laparoscopic surgery, but could not afford it. She also seemed to have been suffering from an upper respiratory illness. She stated that she was currently on medications that made her feel nauseated. I never engaged in kissing, or administered Oral sex on her. Showered between sessions, & used new condom each session. Checked for condom leaks between each session, found none.
May 19th 7:00 AM Felt a slight tingle sensation in urethra & slight sore throat
May 19th 10 AM 1.5 gram Zithromax
May ? 4 days doxicycline did not take 7 day dose due to adverse reaction (pain hands feet, eye pressure etc.
June 15th 28 day post exposure HIV antibody test Taken (Negative)
28 say post exposure PCR HIV test taken (Negative)
June 16th 8:00 AM 1g Zithromax
June 17th 8:00 AM 250 mg Zithromax
June 20th tested positive for Chlamydia at a small clinic, test was a swab test, with some type of fluids added to the slide & analyzed under a microscope.
Placed on Eurothromycin 4 X daily for 7 to 21 days
Diagnosed with epididymitis within right testicle
Symptom Right testicle pain
June 21 Second opinion at Changmai International
o Tested negative for Syphilis 1 & 2 (Blood test)
o Tested negative for UTI/NGU based on a White Blood Cell count of 1 (Urethral Swab Test)
o Diagnosed with epididymitis in right testicle
June 25 Pain in bladder, ex-ray taken of pelvis, a white area was noted on left area of bladder, considered un-remarkable by the physician. Given 2 more weeks supply of erythromycin, instructed to take them if needed.
June 29 after taking Erythromycin for 9 days as directed was tested at Bumungrad International Hospital:
1) Test indicated “Normal Flora” source C/S (cotton swab) urethra (very painful)
2) Test at 48 hrs Negative source 20 ml urine
3) PCR DNA Negative for Chlamydia source 20 ml urine
Firs Flow urine sample was approx 6+ hrs since last voiding
July 5th stopped meds based on meds becoming intolerable and based on the negative test result on samples taken on May 29
July 6th Right testicle pain appeared on a level of 1-10, pain was around a 7
July 7th
• 7:00 AM Clear Discharge was noted, but may be attributed to pre-ejaculate due to an incomplete sexual encounter.
• Slight burn upon urination
• Hip noticeable hip pain (pain in joint) (bilateral)
• Abnormal urine stream/flow
IGG study done
• Positive for Chlamydia pneumonia
• Positive for mycoplasma pneumonia
• Urinalysis showed normal after 3 days culture
July 8th
• Right testicle pain essentially gone, very slight amount of clear discharge at initial urination
• Hip pain more prominent
• Slight burn upon urination
• Abnormal urine stream/flow
July 9th
• Hip pain more prominent both frontal and rear
• Lower back pain, seems to pulsate, scale of 1-10 rate at 6
• No burning during urination
• No discharge noticed
• Slight burn during ejaculation
• Neck pain has decreased
• Abnormal urine flow/stream
• 200mg Celebrex taken 10:00 PM Pain diminished significantly.
July 10th
• Appointment at Bumungrad Int. Hospital at the Infectious Disease dept.
• HIV antibody test taken, Negative result. (7 week post exposure)
• Slight discharged noticed
• Physician ordered Cravit 500mg x 1 daily 7 days, with the instructions that if the symptoms begin to subside, to continue the medication for another 3 weeks
• Physician suspected Rieighter’s syndrome/Reactive Arthritis
• Hip and back pain diminished
• Began medication at approx 9:00 PM
June 11th
• Slight right testicular pain
• Lower back spasmodic type pain during ejaculation
• Slight burning with ejaculation
• No remarkable burning during urination
• Very slight hip pain
July 15 Right Testicle pain
July 16 Sight testicle pain and slight burning in urethra
July 17
Received 250 mg IV of Rocefin
Felt 100% perfect for about 12 hours, then testicle and coccyx pain started to return
July 18
Placed on 2 gram Rocefin x 14 days
Felt improvement very little pain, still had slight burning in urethra while under medication.
July 28th
Urinalysis done on Urine with a prostate massage Negative
48hr Urine Cultures Negative
August 4 (off meds)
I have been off of meds now for 4 days
• Urethra burning still present during voiding
• Slight bladder pain/discomfort
• Testicle pain questionable
• Coccyx pain very slight
• Diarrhea onset after finishing medication.
• Flu like symptoms (nausea, headache, slight sore throat, fatigue) onset shortly after finishing medication.
August 5 (off meds)
• Urethra burning minimal.
• No bladder pain
• Right testicle pain more prominent
• Coccyx pain more prominent & sometimes throbbing, decreases after bowel movements
• Nausea
• Slight Fatigue
August 8 (off of meds)
• Urethra burning almost gone
• No bladder pain
• No testicle pain
• Coccyx pain has dissipated, but is still noticeabl
• No nausea
• Fatigue is now a non-issue
Points of Interest:
1) According to the doctor in Changmai on June 20th, I was positive for Chlamydia on June(swab, slide, microscope, liquid added) (I am not sure if the doctor actually visually saw Chlamydia or saw WBC’s)
2) On June 21st a swab test at another location found a WBC of 1. They said I was negative for Chlamydia based on that test.
3) Tested Negative PCR for Chlamydia on June 29th
4) IgG test showed NO antibodies for Chlamydia trachomatis
5) The initial positive test result for Chlamydia appears to be a false positive.
6) I have never been tested or treated for Trichomoniasis
• Metronidazole 2g orally single dose or 500 mg orally twice a day x 7
• Tinidazole single dose of 2g
7) Never have I had a semen culture
8) Discharge was never remarkable & actually may have been a “normal” amount.
9) Urethral burning onset seems to be after an aggressive swab x 5 weeks ago (June 29th)
10) All test performed where done while under antibiotic treatment
11) No mention or investigation of an adenovirus has been made thus far.
Summary of meds taken
1) 5/19/07 Zithromax 1.5 g single dose
2) 6/1/07 Doxycycline 4 days 2 capsules per day
3) 6/14/07 Zithormax 1 g + 250 mg following day
4) 6/20/07 Erytrhomicin 4 x per day 15 days
5) 7/10/07 Cravit 500mg Twice Daily x 6 days
6) 7/17/07 Rocephin 250mg single IV dose
7) 7/18/07 Rocephin/Ceftriaxone 2 gram single doze IV x 14 days
Summary of Tests:
• Positive Chlamydia test (swab,Slide, Microscope & liquid used)
• Positive for Chlamydia Pneumonia IgG
• Positive for Mycoplasma pneumonia
• Negative White Blood Cell Urethra swab test the following day after positive Chlamydia swab
• Negative Syphillis (syphilis) 1&2
• Negative urinalysis no culture
• Negative Urinalysis after 48 hrs
• Negative Urinalysis after 72 hrs
• Negative Urinalysis done with a prostate massage
• Negative Urinalysis after 48 hrs
• Normal Flora collected from urethra swab test
• Negative IgG study for Chlamydia trachomatis
• Negative PCR test for Chlamydia trachomatis
• Negative PCR HIV study at 28 days post exposure
• Negative HIV Antibody study at 28 days post exposure
• Negative HIV Antibody study at 7 weeks post exposure
Personally I like this idea of teachers with no degrees.
I mean, why create this barrier between the teacher and the student?
Let the blind lead the blind, see what happens )))
This way you can also smoke some crack with your professor in the informal setting...can't beat that