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Hello Dr.'s this is my last post regarding HIV, I have some lingering questions and concerns. I caught Chlamidiya and possibly HIV, Hep C or a host of other diseases in mid May the 12th to be exact. I have multiple HIV test PCR DNA exactly 28 days, 6 week 8 week standard 11 week ora quick 12 and 13 standard antibody test all negative. Checked for Chlamidiya 2 weeks positive syphliss and ghonorhea negative 6 week positive all std's negative they did not check for herpes or hep c. My sinus infection started around week 12 or so or week 13 I will get my final 6 month HIV test November 12th which will be 6 months. My problem is I am going to a ENT Wed and my Sinus infection has been going longer than 2 months. I feel it in my face my jaws my headache can be chronicI ave a lot of Mucus I have taken augmenton nasal steroids and nothing has help I believe it could be HIV is this a concern. I know if by slight chance I caught Hep C it can delay the antibody test and produce a false negative infection an I live in Va. We follow very conservative guidlines concerning HIV because its not that big of aconcern so 6 months is the gold standard here. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY STILL USE GENERATION 1 hIV anti Body test and not more current and they don't even know and I can't find that info out. Is it still a chance I have HIV are my symptoms suggestive of HiV THE SINUS INFECTION IS AWFUL NEVER DELT WITH ONE FOR OVER A WEEK AND THIS IS 2 MONTHS GOING STRONG. Should I get tested for hep And herpes no outbreaks. She was aa female and she sleeps around a lot. Tried washing sinuses no hope. Should I mention this to my ENT or would it be silly to do so and can I move on for good, I want too work in my church with children and they ask do I have HIV should I just wait for my 6 month test or can I depend on the previous test discussed?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Yes, as you've been told before. EWH
Awesome I havet had any sexual intercourse or contact with anyone since this incedent can I consider myself HIV free?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
This needs to be your last post until February. We limit clients to two questions on any combination of our two Forums in a six month period in order to allow others to have access to the limit numbers of question slots we have each day.
Hepatitis C is not transmitted through heterosexual sex. Your concern about it, like your concerns for other STDs is inappropriate. Even with a generation 1 test (which I doubt is being used) your HIV results are definitive. The recommendations for testing at 3 and even 6 months are the result of two factors- data from older tests no longer used (you really do not need to worry about which generation of tests you were tested with, at this time virtually all tests are far more sensitive that they were even 2-3 years ago when the 3 month recommendation was made. IN fact, to my knowledge so-called first generation tests are no longer made or used anywhere in the U.S, including in Virginia) and secondly, the fact that some, mostly governmental agencies which have to provide recommendations for virtually everyone without the sort of interactions such as those you get with your doctor or on personalized sites such as this one, feel the cannot "afford" to be wrong and therefore make recommendations and guidelines which leave most people unnecessarily nervous for 4-6 weeks longer than the 6-8 weeks it takes virtually everyone to develop HIV antibodies.
I cannot imagine why your church would ask you about HIV. That makes no sense, no matter what sort of work you plan to do. Not even health care workers are asked about their HIV status.
Your chronic sinusitis is unrelated to the exposure which is worrying you. You need not mention it to your ENT. Believe your test results, really. EWH
Hepatitis C is not transmitted through heterosexual sex. Your concern about it, like your concerns for other STDs is inappropriate. Even with a generation 1 test (which I doubt is being used) your HIV results are definitive. The recommendations for testing at 3 and even 6 months are the result of two factors- data from older tests no longer used (you really do not need to worry about which generation of tests you were tested with, at this time virtually all tests are far more sensitive that they were even 2-3 years ago when the 3 month recommendation was made. IN fact, to my knowledge so-called first generation tests are no longer made or used anywhere in the U.S, including in Virginia) and secondly, the fact that some, mostly governmental agencies which have to provide recommendations for virtually everyone without the sort of interactions such as those you get with your doctor or on personalized sites such as this one, feel the cannot "afford" to be wrong and therefore make recommendations and guidelines which leave most people unnecessarily nervous for 4-6 weeks longer than the 6-8 weeks it takes virtually everyone to develop HIV antibodies.
I cannot imagine why your church would ask you about HIV. That makes no sense, no matter what sort of work you plan to do. Not even health care workers are asked about their HIV status.
Your chronic sinusitis is unrelated to the exposure which is worrying you. You need not mention it to your ENT. Believe your test results, really. EWH
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