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1105972 tn?1258216265

can i be hiv+? i got my tongue pierced from a random piercing place in pakistan:/

So i live in pakistan and i got this new obsession with getting my tongue pierced, and i couldnt wait to go to a better country, where its hygienic, so i got it done in pakistan in a tiny shady lookin place. But they assured me that the needle was clean... but soon after that i got stressed about it and i had a sudden panic attack, i searched online and all the symptoms relate to hiv! so im really really scared and even more anxious then normal. Help me please! what do i dooo???
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As Teak has said, you were at NO RISK for HIV through your piercing.

-JC-
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1105972 tn?1258216265
really?? are you sure? i've heard people get HIV from used needles and what not... now i dont know if the needle that person used was used or not except for the fact that they told me it was clean...and that person didnt even wear gloves O.o...strange.
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There has never been anyone contract HIV from piercings or tattoos in the history of HIV.
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