testing

[anxiety86]

I had a low risk situatuion.  My friend was bleeding I had a small  open cut and I am not sure if his blood got into my small cut or not, i just want to get tested.  Anyways i have a test at around the 10 and a half week mark, and it was a low risk is this long enough to wait?

[spectda]

Does your friend have hiv or hcv?

[James10500]

Because if it's positive you have to get a PCR anyway, and then wait for the results of another test and stress on it. Having a positive anti body test means you have anti bodies, not active virus.  A PCR test tells you in one test.

[anxiety86]

why would an antibody be a waste? just curious.
Thanks

[James10500]

Get a PCR test for the virus, thats the only test you can do at 10 weeks.  Antibody test is a waste of time anyway.

[hrsepwrguy]

That is not a pcr follow link provided for info on question

[anxiety86]

oh and the blood test i am getting is an anti body blood test? or something like that?? I dont know if that is pcr,
thanks guys

[anxiety86]

Also my elbow was hardly bleeding.  If that matters. Blood wasnt rushing out or anything.  Unlike him he had blood EVERYWHERE.  thats why I am afraid somehow it got into my cut..... :/

[anxiety86]

I had my HBV shots, and I am also testing for HIV.  and no i wasnt he got cut on some glass, needed stitches, and I got 2 open cuts on my elbow from the glass, I just didnt know if somehow a drop of his blood dropped into mine? I have anxiety so i understand this sounds crazy.  

[hrsepwrguy]

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/How-long-to-wait-before-being-tested/show/1353923

[James10500]

Ya get a PCR 10 weeks is enough time.  You might as well get tested for HBV, and HIV while your at it.  

Where you rubbing your cut into his blood ?  The blood would have had to get into the OPEN wound, to enter your blood stream.