HCP HIV+ needle stick

[RNneedlestick]

Oh god this is my worst nightmare.  I have dreaded this day ever since i became a nurse and hoped i would never have to go through something like this.  I am a RN and I was giving a patient a SQ insulin shot in the back of her arm, she went to get up as i was finished and the needle went into my left thumb.  My heart sank and so did my life. I knew she was HIV+ so i was freaking out right away.  As soon as it happened i bled the site and washed it with soap and alcohol.  I started PEP 2 hrs later (truvada, norvir, raltegravir, and preszita), my initial results are negative. I do not know the viral load of the patient yet, i can only pray that it is low. I know odds are 0.3% but that doesnt settle my fears, i am young and want to live a happy healthy life with KIDS! DR. please tell me if you have honstly heard of any cases like mine that have converted. I am in awe and feel like my life is totally over and ruined.  Only people in my position could ever imagine what i am going through, and NO ONE NO ONE deserves to go through this ....no one.

SQ insulin needle after injection in arm
Was wearing gloves
No visable blood on needle
I bled it right away (lots of blood squeezing hard)
Washed it right away
started PEP 2 hrs after (truvada, norvir, raltegravir, and preszita)

OMG this is my worst nightmare, i am completely freaking out, please help and PRAY please PRAY

[bettyboopy]

RN,
I was stuck by a tbs syringe after giving heparin sq. After finding out that he was + hiv. I started prophylaxis combivir/kaletra 5 hrs after the incident.There was no blood in the  syringe. I let it bleed and washed it with soap/water.  What are the odds that I can convert to hiv+.
I am also worried about the possible side effects of the drugs. I am planning to discontinue the drugs-...I feel tired easily and has a history of high cholesterol/triglycerides. I am also concerned that my liver may become overworked resulting in further medical problems... diabetes/ skins problems//etc.....retirement is several years from now but not soon...

[ceejaybee]

rn-

no problem. i'm currently going through some hiv nightmare myself, so i can relate.

hmm, i also just read that if you started post-exposure prophylaxis, which it sounds like you did,  then you are something like 79% less likely to develop hiv. i think thats a pretty awesome percentage!!!!

[RNneedlestick]

Thankyou, i appreciate anything that anyone has to say. If you are a HCP please learn from my experience, its a terrible feeling after a hiv needle stick

[ceejaybee]

reading what you posted though...  about how you were wearing gloves, and there was no visible blood on the needle, i mean... it doesn't sound very likely that you need to worry?  

i'm sorry, i have no real advice for you, hun. but i will pray for you, and please keep us posted.