Thanks you all :) yes, I can now relax and my husband also seems more relaxed.. what a hell of a year for us both! People kept telling me everything was going to be okay but it was so hard to accept that and trust that.. this long horrible journey has now ended.. it's almost like a new life now.. as crazy as that is to say.
LOL JessyJames.. will do but I guarantee he won't touch an avacado with a 10 ft pole.. he's a meat and potato man ;)
Thanks again.. God bless!
Congratulations! Time to celebrate. Take your husband out! ' make him an avocado sandwich. =)
glad you got the results finally so you can relax :)
Well, called for my results cuz they still haven't came in the mail.. everything is good!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!
oh man, what a relief!! Thanks everyone for the support :)
that's true Grace.. guess I've just turned into a worry wart this year.. plus I've had a couple friends tell me that I'm turning into a hypocondriac.. lol.. I tell ya, I have not been myself this entire year.. worst year ever!
Thank you JesseJames.. I wouldn't wish this crap on anyone!
I still have not received my results.. am getting impatient!!
That's what I was thinking. I just need you to say that.
well if your results were mailed and they do that when everything is normal - shouldn't be any reason to worry right?
Hello
Also just wanted to commend you 4 saying "just wanting to keep an update to all who read this for your own benefits.. maybe someone can learn from someone's bad habits and mistakes.. if you do, you're smarter than I am... "
This is one of reasons I decided to stay here and help.
The good thing is your going to be alright.
well, I gave in a called a few minutes ago and the nurse on the phone told me my results have been mailed to me.. she said usually they do that when everything is normal.. I jumped in the golf cart and zoomed down the driveway to check the mail, lol but alas, the results are not there.. sigh..
I'm too nervous.. I'd prefer them to call me and was told by my doc that they would call my cell phone.. I've been packin it around with me everywhere.. uugh >:( If I don't hear anything by Friday I guess I'll call them..
why not just call them and see if they are all back?
I still haven't heard anything from my doc.. maybe that's a good sing.. if the results have came back already and there was something bad they'd contact me by now I'd think..
It is definitely a comfort to hear that.. thank you Grace for that message. No call today.. guess it might be Monday when I hear something..
Further update coming soon.. thank you Grace, you're a sweetie ~
don't expect any of this to be different from your original test results. 10 weeks was enough time for all the testing you had done originally. don't let the guilt of this over shadow the real risk from it.
grace
Just an update.. I had my bloodwork done again 2 days ago for HIV, Hep panel, HSV 1 and 2, syphillis.. this is 6 months past my exposure now.. should know the results today or Monday.. a tad nervous but it is what it is.. I feel like everything is going to be okay. Will post results. Fingers crossed X.. wish me luck!!
Thanks for updating us. It's good thing for others who might be in the same situation. Most people just fade away and never follow up.
Stress combined with unhealthy lifestyle habits can wreak havoc on the body. Hopefully things will clear up for you.
I also drink coffee about every morning.. looks like that hairy tongue junk can be caused by that too.. in addition to smoking and drinking alcohol.. I do all of that.. coffee in the morning.. drinking beer at "5 o'clock somewhere" lol.. and smoking like a freight train.. so looks like I need to atleast curb my habits.. just wanting to keep an update to all who read this for your own benefits.. maybe someone can learn from someone's bad habits and mistakes.. if you do, you're smarter than I am...
Today I went to see an ENT and she said I had a hairy tongue.. which it's nothing like you see online with the black crap.. uugh.. and then she says I have some kind of overgrowth at the base of my tongue... I can't see it or telll it's there.. she prescribed me heartburn medicine and wants to see me in 6 weeks. I don't think I have symptoms of heartburn.. somethin's goin on and I don't like it.. she just told me to stop drinkin and smokin... so. don't know..
Thank you for the message. I've been pretty shaken to the core myself.. looks like there's many people on these forums feeling the same way.
Well, I sure hope the doctors on these forums are right when they say it is very rare for a 10 week negative test to turn positive later. I know for a fact that stress has played a huge role in my symptoms. When I heard my test results over the phone, I immediately felt better.
Yes, the emotional stuff.. that's a toughy. My poor hubby :( I feel so horrible for him.. all I can do now is just be the best wife I can be and hope he will be able to recover. He has forgiven me and he loves me very much. I never thought I would do such a thing. I feel like a peice of S#$%!!
It may be a good idea for your hudband to also get screened. He might as well do a full screening and blood work since he's there, just to make sure he can rule everything out.
Also, your symptoms are strange, but I agree with Vance, it doesn't sound STD related. Since you are a heavy smoker and you are under a lot of stress and anxiety, perhaps this is a combination of all those things. Stress and anxiety does some very strange things to our minds and bodies. I'm not saying this is all in your head, but the stress and anxiety along with your heavy smoking and potentially other lifestyle habits may be cause you to have this reaction. You're doing the right thing by getting blood work and screening done. Maybe once you put this behind you and you are assured that you and your husbnad don't have STD's as a result of your encounter, you will begin to feel better physically. Then it's a matter of tackling the emotional stuff.
Thank you Vance for taking the time to read my lengthy message. I appreciate it. I hope with all I have that my tests are accurate.. I'm trying so hard to trust the results.
I told my husband he doesn't have to get tested if he doesn't want to endure the humiliation, since it's at our regular doctor and not a private clinic. It really is humiliating, but it is what it is.
I truely hope those are rumors but I have a gut feeling they're true, or atleast partially true since his wife left him due to his constant cheating on her. I could just bash my head in a wall for getting involved with a crowd like that! I'll be so happy and relieved if my husband comes out of this with a clean bill of health and then I can also get my old self back! My husband is my main concern and I have made him an appointment to get his regular blood work done. I plan on going with him to his doctor's visit if he will let me, to tell the doctor things he may forget to say or things he might be too hard headed or nervous to say. So, we'll see. Thank you again for your response. Have a nice day!!
Your tests show you do not have a STD. Your symptoms have nothing to do with a STD. Your husband should see a Dr, not for testing but to find out about his cough and his 30lb weight loss if he has done nothing different.
Oh and don't listen to rumors. Could that guy have chlamydia...yeah. Could he have syphilis...yes but very very unlikely for him to have syphilis. Probably more of a rumor then anything else.
I also have multiple, very tiny white painless bumps on the top of my tongue near the tip which will not go away along with a crack in the center of my tongue. My tongue feels like sandpaper when I rub it against my top lip. For the past 2 years I've been consuming ALOT of beer so I don't know if my tongue condition could just be related to binge drinking, heavy smoking and stress. I guess it could be but along with my other symptoms it just makes me curious. Thank you in advance to anyone who is willing to read my looooong message and help me out with any advice.