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I have horrible HIV anxiety and need someone to answer this for me...i
.I went and got blood work today. I told the girl I bruise easily so she made a small cotton ball and put it under my bandaid without gloves on after she put a bandaid on another lady with out gloves on. She did use hand sanitizer after putting the bandaid on the otehr lady. If she got blood on her finger then made a cotton ball for me and put it under my bandaid could some sort of infectious disease be passed that way?? like HIV??
I know my question sounds crazy but my mind works overtime and these are constant fears of mine. I tried posting on the hiv site but all they say is no rick! Can someone please help me I feel like im losing my mind ! :(
.I went and got blood work today. I told the girl I bruise easily so she made a small cotton ball and put it under my bandaid without gloves on after she put a bandaid on another lady with out gloves on. She did use hand sanitizer after putting the bandaid on the otehr lady. If she got blood on her finger then made a cotton ball for me and put it under my bandaid could some sort of infectious disease be passed that way?? like HIV??
I know my question sounds crazy but my mind works overtime and these are constant fears of mine. I tried posting on the hiv site but all they say is no rick! Can someone please help me I feel like im losing my mind ! :(
First off, it's nearly impossible for me to believe that a licensed phlebotomist would not wear gloves while doing a blood draw. It is not just for your protection they wear gloves. Do you think THEY want what YOU might be hauling around?
Secondly, I also find it hard to believe that she would be drawing blood from two people at the same time. I do believe there are rules in place that forbid that practice. (Unless you were in some sort of blood draw "factory." Perhaps the rules are more lax there.)
All of that aside, you were told in the HIV Forum by the very best that you were never at risk. Now she has come here and explained to you WHY you were never at risk.
If you think you're going to hear something different on THIS forum, you're partly right.
But first I will take the liberty of repeating what Lizzie Lou has already told you............YOU WERE NEVER AT RISK!
Secondly, you state, "I know my question sounds crazy but my mind works overtime and these are constant fears of mine." Since that is the case, the advice you will get on THIS forum is to seek out the help of a good therapist to work on your anxiety issues.
Peace
Greenlydia
Secondly, I also find it hard to believe that she would be drawing blood from two people at the same time. I do believe there are rules in place that forbid that practice. (Unless you were in some sort of blood draw "factory." Perhaps the rules are more lax there.)
All of that aside, you were told in the HIV Forum by the very best that you were never at risk. Now she has come here and explained to you WHY you were never at risk.
If you think you're going to hear something different on THIS forum, you're partly right.
But first I will take the liberty of repeating what Lizzie Lou has already told you............YOU WERE NEVER AT RISK!
Secondly, you state, "I know my question sounds crazy but my mind works overtime and these are constant fears of mine." Since that is the case, the advice you will get on THIS forum is to seek out the help of a good therapist to work on your anxiety issues.
Peace
Greenlydia
only if you had an opening on your skin or sore next time ask her to wash her hands that is your right
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