Aa
already know...........
I have had unprotected sex, and now Im paying for it. I was recently diagnosed with HIV. my numbers were pretty high the first test out, but my t cells are sort of okay. I just had a lot of oral sex with a guy I really like. Mostly nipple sucking (who cares) but I also went down on him with my mouth orally and analy.....is he at risk from me? If I were to sallow him, would he catch this from me?
Again, my heartfelt sympathies to you. I can only imagine how difficult it might be. But I think that people who live with HIV are very curageous, and they often have a better perspective on life.
On Today Show, today, I saw Mat Laver(?) interview Majic Johnson. He has lived with it for 16 years. Read up on his life. People say he has the best kind of health care because of his money; that may be true, in terms of access to doctors; but not to medicine, which is available to most people, (if you have good health insurance)
Majic says, working out and being possitive about life helped him lived as long has he has. And also getting enough rest.
I wish you best of luck.
On Today Show, today, I saw Mat Laver(?) interview Majic Johnson. He has lived with it for 16 years. Read up on his life. People say he has the best kind of health care because of his money; that may be true, in terms of access to doctors; but not to medicine, which is available to most people, (if you have good health insurance)
Majic says, working out and being possitive about life helped him lived as long has he has. And also getting enough rest.
I wish you best of luck.
Get a life man; this forum is not for digging up infor. about people's familial relations.
All the best mate...i know i am not the right person to say this...but hiv is not the end of the world...be strong....
not yet,....Im supposed to see him on Saturday evening. .....I will tell him then .......
I suggest that you stay at AidsMeds where you can get more information and guidance. These people on this forum are mostly in fear of contracting HIV and have no clue on transmission. I also noticed that you told the person you were positive.
I know, I tried to start this there too, but no one is responding to it, so it has all been coming here .......................so here I am........
You should be posting in the "Living With HIV" forum instead of this one. This forum is for prevention and testing.
Call the ASO that represents the area in your state you live and they will give you contact numbers and address of support groups.
You don't need an appointment to go to an HIV support group. They're just like going to an AA or NA support group. You just walk in.
I have an appointment in January...............it was the soonest I could get.
Thank You......You are very kind. "I am not as I once was,....and never will be again"
Hi, I read through your post and just wanted to give my support. I myself got a seven week negative and if you've read through the forum, because my symptoms persist, I'm somewhat frightened about my 12 week test. I've wondered how I would live with the disease if I were positive and about relationships and about family and about all the goals I had set. I know just how difficult it was thinking I had it. I can even imagine somewhat the feeling of guilt, as I felt an extreme amount of guilt since it was my first sexual encounter.... I can imagine the guilt and all the feelings are ten fold when you actually test positive.
Before all of this I never imagined what it would be like to live with the disease.... I just knew that it must be difficult, but reading the posts of people like Teak, has certainly given me a different perspective.... If anything it is a bit of encouragement as well. My Grandmother died from HIV. She was a nurse and was infected while dealing with a patient.... I never knew at the time.... But now I think of how my father might feel if I'm infected by the same disease that killed his mother.... And like you, I can't imagine telling my Mother and feel that that will be my biggest obstacle.
Again, I just wanted to leave my encouragement. I won't even begin to relate to you and your experience, but I can already see some strength in the fact that you are now here sharing your experience. I'm sure you'll get through.... Just continue to pray and to be as optimistic as possible.... As long as you have life you have opportunity.
Best wishes and I'll keep you in my prayers.
Before all of this I never imagined what it would be like to live with the disease.... I just knew that it must be difficult, but reading the posts of people like Teak, has certainly given me a different perspective.... If anything it is a bit of encouragement as well. My Grandmother died from HIV. She was a nurse and was infected while dealing with a patient.... I never knew at the time.... But now I think of how my father might feel if I'm infected by the same disease that killed his mother.... And like you, I can't imagine telling my Mother and feel that that will be my biggest obstacle.
Again, I just wanted to leave my encouragement. I won't even begin to relate to you and your experience, but I can already see some strength in the fact that you are now here sharing your experience. I'm sure you'll get through.... Just continue to pray and to be as optimistic as possible.... As long as you have life you have opportunity.
Best wishes and I'll keep you in my prayers.
It is very hard for me to have a positive outlook on life when it is now more difficult than ever to meet anyone I would want to spend a lifetime with........
.........I now have the kiss of death...........
You should not feel very depressed. There is alot of medication for hiv now days that would help you have a normal life expectancy. So feel good, life is gonna go on. If you need any information on the treatment advancements you can learn from various websites, such as poz or thebody. I am pretty sure you will have a positive outlook.
it was very hard to get out of bed....to walk to the bathroom was a chore in itself........
but once I got there, it took a while to finish up. every time.
I'm also Type 2 Diabetic, and now thats completely out of whack too. My sugar hasn't been below 200 since this all started.
but once I got there, it took a while to finish up. every time.
I'm also Type 2 Diabetic, and now thats completely out of whack too. My sugar hasn't been below 200 since this all started.
Wow im sorry all of this has happened to you., Like i said hang in there and you will be OK. You can come to this site at anytime and talk about stuff if you want to thats what this site is here for. When you were going through your ARS was it hard to even get out of bed.
Have an Answer?
You are reading content posted in the HIV Prevention Community
Condoms are the most effective way to prevent HIV and STDs.
PrEP is used by people with high risk to prevent HIV infection.
Can I get HIV from surfaces, like toilet seats?
Can you get HIV from casual contact, like hugging?
Frequency of HIV testing depends on your risk.
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) may help prevent HIV infection.
