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Spouse visit from the local district health unit
I need a response asap - have not been able to sleep since this happened. A health nurse (2) showed up at my home looking for my spouce who just had an injury (required numeral stiches) to his ankle. They came over asking if the individual still lived there and that the issue at hand was confidential. Does this mean they were coming to tell him that he has hiv?????? I know he went to the hospital to have the stiches put in and im sure they have his next of kin info. I am freaking out!!!! Please respond someone asap......thank you so very much!
No,it doesn,t.They would call you to come in and talk to you confidentially about such matters like hiv,not appear at your house.I think its more related to the injury than anything else.When someone has tested positive on an hiv test they tell you to come in to the clinic or hospital so they can sit you down and tell you,they don,t come and deliver the news to you at your home.That,s not how it works.
PS We are not together anymore and DO NOT SPEAK to each other at all> so there is no way i can ask him or want to ask him. He wont talk to me. Im sure if it is dire he will have to tell me but maybe not. i know he would be inclined to tell me if it is HIV as we have been intimate for over 1 year. I just want to fish at other ideas please helllllp!
I know they just looked so serious and scary. I know that for his work he was required to have all kinds of testing done (it had taken one full day of medical appointments etc) and this was approximately 2 months ago. He does have genial warts that his doctor was treating him for (freeze stuff) perhaps that was why? or perhaps the found something in his blood that is what i am freaking out about. I mean we are average clean working couple. Dont do drugs i mean. What other things could it of been - please just outline a couple so that i can sway myself from thinking that the 'grim reaper' came by and missed me by an inch! This does happen though right - the nurses come by to tell you that you are HIV positive? OMGosh i feel faint. Thank you so much for your reply
You need to discuss this with your spouce and what information he has been given.It maybe related to something other than hiv.Don,t assume the worst.It could be any number of things.
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