I, like new-sojourn, was tested for HIV (was negative - whew!)because ex-fianc
Good news....I'm HIV negative! Honestly I'm starting to freak myself out between dealing with HCV and tx. "Oraquick" is a 99.5% effective HIV antibody test with 20 minute results. Now I'm back to the HCV fight.
http://www.abbottdiagnostics.com/Reagents_Tests/testdetail.cfm?test=oraquick
Interestingly enough, when I told my therapist that I was too afraid to get an HIV test, she laughed. She said that was odd - that most people feel more stressed about getting the Hep test. She said that these days the HIV meds are so good that people are actually looking at Hep C as a more serious infection. Hmmmm. Don't know if that's true or just a bunch of horse pucky.
If you're a shooter then get tested. Many shooters are infected w/both. For peace of mind, get tested. Your lifestyle, and only you know that, will give you a clue. My ex was a chronic cheater, so I got tested for HIV b/they didn't test for hep c. I was worried about the wrong thing!