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wound and massage
I had very large acne which did not break for many years.
About two months back, it finally broke with a lot of pus and blood oozing out. during the healing process there was a slightly deep open wound...now it has stopped oozing blood or pus. However, the wound has not completely covered up.
Whenever I squeeze hard, there is still white clear liquid or sometimes a bit of pus. I am conerned this is happening even after the acne broke few months back.
With this I went for a massage. Pure Massage. But the massage venture is not really clean...so I wonder if the masseuse had cut her hand and had fresh blood on her hand/palm and she rubbed/massaged the wound hard, is there any risk?
How abt if the bed or bedsheet had blood, sperm or vaginal fluid from previous customer?
About two months back, it finally broke with a lot of pus and blood oozing out. during the healing process there was a slightly deep open wound...now it has stopped oozing blood or pus. However, the wound has not completely covered up.
Whenever I squeeze hard, there is still white clear liquid or sometimes a bit of pus. I am conerned this is happening even after the acne broke few months back.
With this I went for a massage. Pure Massage. But the massage venture is not really clean...so I wonder if the masseuse had cut her hand and had fresh blood on her hand/palm and she rubbed/massaged the wound hard, is there any risk?
How abt if the bed or bedsheet had blood, sperm or vaginal fluid from previous customer?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
This makes no difference.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome back to the forum. However, I am concerned that you seem to be having difficulty accepting the accurate opinions and advice you have received both on this forum last May and in discussions on the HIV community forum. Namely that HIV does not survive in the environment, is not transmitted by hand contact, and so on. Based on the responses in those discussions, you should understand that the events described here present no risk of HIV. The virus has never been transmitted by massage or by contact with infected secretions in the environment, even in people with various kinds of open wounds. You are at absolutely no risk from the events described here, even if the masseuse had HIV or if a previous massage customer had contamined the room with body secretions or blood.
Understand this, which should cover any and all questions you may have in the future: If you do not have unprotected vaginal or anal sex, and do not share drug injection equipment with other people, you will never get HIV. Period, full stop. Do not worry about any other kind of human interaction or contaminated environment.
Finally, note that MedHelp permits a maximum of 2 questions every 6 months in the professionally moderated forums (see Terms and Conditions). Beyond that, questions are deleted without reply and without refund of the posting fee.
HHH, MD
Understand this, which should cover any and all questions you may have in the future: If you do not have unprotected vaginal or anal sex, and do not share drug injection equipment with other people, you will never get HIV. Period, full stop. Do not worry about any other kind of human interaction or contaminated environment.
Finally, note that MedHelp permits a maximum of 2 questions every 6 months in the professionally moderated forums (see Terms and Conditions). Beyond that, questions are deleted without reply and without refund of the posting fee.
HHH, MD
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I should add that when I touch the wound which seems to have healed, it seems to be a bit deep however, it only oozes clear liquid or pus when i sqeeze hard. That is why i am unsure whether it has healed or remains susceptible to infection.
ANOTHER INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS A SMALL WOUND..
I should add that when I touch the wound which seems to have healed, it seems to be a bit deep however, it only oozes clear liquid or pus when i sqeeze hard. That is why i am unsure whether it has healed or remains susceptible to infection.
ANOTHER INFORMATION IS THAT IT IS A SMALL WOUND..
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