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Is it time yet???
I am circumcised. non drug using (never used any hard drug). Caucasian male 25 years old.
I didn't want to ask this question too early but I'm hoping enough time has gone by. About 3 months ago a women I had slept with in the past tested positive for HIV, she was an ex-druggy . Most of the times we used protection but not always and the last time I had unprotected sex with her was July 31 of this year. I think we had unprotected sex maybe 5-7 times. Now this has been hard on me but I saw the odds of female to male transmission isn't very high something like 5 per 10,000 exposures so I've been optimistic. So now it has been essentially 5 months since then (about 138 days).
When i found out she was HIV+ I got tested the next day at about 8ish weeks. I did STD tests and they came up negative. And I did an RNA and ELISA test and it came up negative.
I did another ELISA and STD test at 14 weeks it came up negative for both.
I did one more test rapid HIV 2 weeks ago @ about 4.2 months and it was negative.
And I went in for my last test yesterday and get it back on DEC 31st right in time for the new year. I'm doing one more RNA and ELISA test. I hope it comes out negative and can be done with this.
I have a few question's.
1. I have been told if you knowingly had sex with some one who is HIV+ you have to test to 6 months or maybe even a year?
2. I'm praying to god my last test come up negative. If it does can I take this as a conclusive result? I want to put this behind me before the new year starts.
3. Is there any way after all these negative test my last RNA/ELISA could come up positive? If it did would it be shocking or is there no way it will be positive short of a false-postive?
4. Last question... Is a RNA test more reliable after this much time goes by? Or more reliable after a recent infection? My last RNA test said negative nothing found below 50 copies or something I don't know if that makes sense?
Thanks doctors...
I didn't want to ask this question too early but I'm hoping enough time has gone by. About 3 months ago a women I had slept with in the past tested positive for HIV, she was an ex-druggy . Most of the times we used protection but not always and the last time I had unprotected sex with her was July 31 of this year. I think we had unprotected sex maybe 5-7 times. Now this has been hard on me but I saw the odds of female to male transmission isn't very high something like 5 per 10,000 exposures so I've been optimistic. So now it has been essentially 5 months since then (about 138 days).
When i found out she was HIV+ I got tested the next day at about 8ish weeks. I did STD tests and they came up negative. And I did an RNA and ELISA test and it came up negative.
I did another ELISA and STD test at 14 weeks it came up negative for both.
I did one more test rapid HIV 2 weeks ago @ about 4.2 months and it was negative.
And I went in for my last test yesterday and get it back on DEC 31st right in time for the new year. I'm doing one more RNA and ELISA test. I hope it comes out negative and can be done with this.
I have a few question's.
1. I have been told if you knowingly had sex with some one who is HIV+ you have to test to 6 months or maybe even a year?
2. I'm praying to god my last test come up negative. If it does can I take this as a conclusive result? I want to put this behind me before the new year starts.
3. Is there any way after all these negative test my last RNA/ELISA could come up positive? If it did would it be shocking or is there no way it will be positive short of a false-postive?
4. Last question... Is a RNA test more reliable after this much time goes by? Or more reliable after a recent infection? My last RNA test said negative nothing found below 50 copies or something I don't know if that makes sense?
Thanks doctors...
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Relax. You were not infected. HIV test results are completely reliable 3 months after a new infection -- indeed your first negative test at 8 weeks was almost 100% reliable.
1) Some very conservative advisors advise testing as late as 6 months. I do not; I have never seen nor heard of anyone's test taking more than 3 months, and in my personal experience it has never taken more than 6 weeks.
2) It will be negative. It is already conclusive you don't have it.
3) No. Had you been my patient, I would not have done the RNA test.
4) Both the RNA and antibody tests are highly reliable, roughly equally so by this time. It is not possible to have HIV with both tests negative.
My guess is you were told all these things by the doctors you have been seeing. I hope this confirmation helps settle your remaining concerns.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
1) Some very conservative advisors advise testing as late as 6 months. I do not; I have never seen nor heard of anyone's test taking more than 3 months, and in my personal experience it has never taken more than 6 weeks.
2) It will be negative. It is already conclusive you don't have it.
3) No. Had you been my patient, I would not have done the RNA test.
4) Both the RNA and antibody tests are highly reliable, roughly equally so by this time. It is not possible to have HIV with both tests negative.
My guess is you were told all these things by the doctors you have been seeing. I hope this confirmation helps settle your remaining concerns.
Best wishes-- HHH, MD
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
OK, consider it confirmed: you don't have HIV.
But I do not believe for a minute this is going to resolve your uncertainty about it. You show too many signs of inability to accept the evidence in a way that resolves your irrational anxieties. If indeed you find yourself entirely relaxed and not worrying about it, fine. But if that doesn't happen, please talk to your primary care provider about it. He or she may suggest counseling. Either way, this forum has nothing more to offer and I won't have any other comments.
But I do not believe for a minute this is going to resolve your uncertainty about it. You show too many signs of inability to accept the evidence in a way that resolves your irrational anxieties. If indeed you find yourself entirely relaxed and not worrying about it, fine. But if that doesn't happen, please talk to your primary care provider about it. He or she may suggest counseling. Either way, this forum has nothing more to offer and I won't have any other comments.
hey doctor... so my results wern't supposed to be ready yet but i called any way this morning and surprisingly the SF city clinic manager gave me my results over the phone. And they were negative both ELISA AND RNA... I wasn't sure if they could that so i called again to double check and he said yes he's looking at the screen and they were negative... I know this is anxiety speaking but they wouldn't just tell me that right lol??
Well i know they wouldn't so i guess this is great news huh??? So this 100% for sure huh? There is no way I got HIV from that women right?? the onyl other risk i could imagine is if one of the many doctors office's i went to used a dirty a need or lancet to take my blood right ?? but that doesn't happen does it?? Thats just anxiety again i know but if u could just answer them so i can see it and truly move on from this im sooo happy!!!
Well i know they wouldn't so i guess this is great news huh??? So this 100% for sure huh? There is no way I got HIV from that women right?? the onyl other risk i could imagine is if one of the many doctors office's i went to used a dirty a need or lancet to take my blood right ?? but that doesn't happen does it?? Thats just anxiety again i know but if u could just answer them so i can see it and truly move on from this im sooo happy!!!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
These are anxiety-derived, not very logical questions. The statements in point 3 are correct, and thus 1 and 2 are irrelevant.
You have been through a lot. Among other things, you might feel snookered by a partner who should have told you about her HIV infection before you first had sex, assuming she knew about it. If that' the case, shame on her; there is no excuse for such behaviora. But the important thing is that the odds of your getting infected were actually quite low (with only a few episodes of sex) and the test result show you didn't catch it. It is time to put this behind you and move on with your life.
You have been through a lot. Among other things, you might feel snookered by a partner who should have told you about her HIV infection before you first had sex, assuming she knew about it. If that' the case, shame on her; there is no excuse for such behaviora. But the important thing is that the odds of your getting infected were actually quite low (with only a few episodes of sex) and the test result show you didn't catch it. It is time to put this behind you and move on with your life.
Thank you so much for help, I have been pretty calm lately I think I lucked out this time. I've been through some tough stuff in my life and I've been lucky to make it alive thus far!
Last questions and I'm done.
1. If I never put my self @ risk again do you ever see a need to get tested again? I read some stuff on the internet of people taking like a year or 2 to test positive for unknown reasons? I just want to be this behind me and never worry about HIV again.
2. Also, so your saying the there is no way I'm infected, that's great news! But if for any reason these test come back positive which I think they wont. But if they did then you would be certain they are false-positives??
3. So I guess I'm done huh? I can collect my last negative results and never worry about this again??
Last questions and I'm done.
1. If I never put my self @ risk again do you ever see a need to get tested again? I read some stuff on the internet of people taking like a year or 2 to test positive for unknown reasons? I just want to be this behind me and never worry about HIV again.
2. Also, so your saying the there is no way I'm infected, that's great news! But if for any reason these test come back positive which I think they wont. But if they did then you would be certain they are false-positives??
3. So I guess I'm done huh? I can collect my last negative results and never worry about this again??
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