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[krish555824]

ihave got injected twice recently.till then i am having several fears.i am suffering from thoughts like1.the syringe might have been replaced by hiv contaminated syringe by the nurse knowingly or unknowingly.
2.the nurse might have injected hiv virus/blood into me wantingly.
all the times i saw the nurse opening a new syringe,but the element of doubt that my syringe being replaced by a hiv contaminated syringe is killing me.
some people are saying shared/needles can cause hiv.some are saying it is impossible as the virus becomes inactive in air.some are saying hiv can be transmitted through syringes as they are airtight.
what out of these is true.what are the chances of my risk?i didnt had sex with anybody.i am from an orthodox family.this hiv fear is killing me.please help me and save my life.

[FightagainstOCD]

Krish,

How long ago did this incident happen? If it is over three weeks, please go ahead and get it tested. You will get the results on the same day or the next day.

you will be OK, please relax. I know what you are going through but you need to make up your mind. I am suffering from OCD from past 15 years and I ahve gone through everything. I have stopped enjoying my life because of OCD. I am trying to get some medication.

I do not have money to get help from a psychiatrist. But this forum will help people with their anxiety. Please relax and that's all I can say. you are fine

[krish555824]

let me know this...i have seen an used syringe placed on the table(there was no dustbin at that instant)where my new syringe is also placed.is there any chance for my new syringe to be replaced by the old one?can the nurses distinguish new syringes from used syringes?

[lola099]

OCD is not an easy disease to deal with. irrational fears and fears of contamination are two things that I deal with on a daily basis. The thing is that you have to know when your fears are irrational. This does not make them go away but it can help you when trying to get past them.

HIV can survive in syringes, and it can be transmitted that way. CAN, does not mean that every syringe out there contains the virus. A nurse WILL NOT knowingly inject you with the virus, nor would anyone switch the needle. If you were high and injecting drugs the possibility and just that a possibility would be that you could have transmitted the disease.

The issue here is that you are afraid of something that you are researching and it is turning up a risk in your eyes. Yes, you can get HIV from a contaminated syringe, However the risk is SMALL. VERY small. And in your case there is NO risk. None at all.

Take a deep breath. Or several. And breathe. Relax. You are ok.

[JGF25]

I am not a professional.  I have had OCD for most of my life and that is what this forum is about.  Discussing OCD issues with people and helping them to find the right help.  Talking to them and letting them know that they are not alone and can get better but short of that, I can't fix people.  

If you want to know the ins and outs about HIV then you need to to go the HIV forum. I can't help you anymore.  I think that you need to either get an HIV test or go and see a psychologist.  You are stuck on this one thought, and I don't think it is going to go away unless you go and get a test and yes, I think it will be negative from all that you have told me.  So here is my answer.  Now you need to hold up your end of the bargain and also get yourself some help.  

[krish555824]

please jgf answer the above question...life became difficult for me.i promise you this time i wont disturb you.

[krish555824]

please jgf answer this one question...about the survival of hiv in a syringe?rainlover71 told that hiv can survive in a syringe for a longer period..you told that hiv cant survive in a syringe and can only transmitted when injected immediately.what made you tell that?please give me the explanation so that i feel better and wont disturb you again.please answer this and save a person from deadly ocd.your single answer can save a life.
this  time i promise you i wont disturb you..

[krish555824]

ok this is my last question...what do you expect my test result would be?

[JGF25]

This will also be the last answer I give as well.  It is apparent to me that you have "decided" that you have been injected with HIV and will not be disuaded in this thinking.  I think it is absurd and RainLover thinks it is absurd and we are both telling you that you are thinking irrationally but apparently you don't want to accept any of our answers nor our advice to find yourself a good psychologist.  

At this point nothing is going to alleviate your fears except an HIV test.  So go and get it done so that we can all move on.  

[krish555824]

k this will be my final question....can the nurses differentiate a new syringe from an used syringe? i am asking this because i have seen a used syringe on the table left,and have a doubt that my new syringe(i have seen him opening it from a cover)is replaced by that used syringe unknowingly
2.should i go for hiv test?

[RainLover71]

That's absurd and this will be my final response to you on this matter.Syringes cost next to nothing and in many places they are free,only you can overcome these thoughts by thinking rationally.There is no point repeating the same thing over and over again when you know you were never at risk.

[krish555824]

actually i am from india,where standards are quite low.the element of doubt that what if that1. "particular clinic staff feels its waste of money to buy new syringe"
2.what if the particular nurse wants to earn money on new syringes by reusing the single syringe on people.
i have these thoughts.please help me to overcome these thoughts

[krish555824]

please see the comment of rainlover71,he said that hiv can survive in syringes for longer period.....what about that?

[RainLover71]

I can 100% assure you that the syringe was not re-used.When a syringe is used to take a blood sample it is then thrown in a sharps container and never used again,trust me,this is the official guidelines for any clinic or hospital.You can relax now.

[krish555824]

how can you say that the incident never happened?its all about human error.i have seen the used syringe on the table. the nurse bimistakely would have taken used syringe.how can you so surely say that i was not injected by an used syringe?if you say that i will be relaxed.

[RainLover71]

Again I would suggest you stop worrying and seek some therapy for your irrational thoughts.You were never stuck with an infected syringe,accept the facts and this forum has helped you all it can,it's up to you now to realize that the incident you described never happened.I'm a sure that JGF25 was talking about the tip of the syringe not the inside of it anyway.Enough now please.Move on.

[krish555824]

see jgf what rainlover71 told in his previous comment..he told that hiv can survive in syringes for longer period.. what about that?you told that hiv is very fragile and cannot survive in syringes.

[krish555824]

but jgf told that hiv cannot survive in syringes,what about that?i am totally confused.

[RainLover71]

The blood on the tip of the needle would become inactive but inside the syringe HIV can survive for long periods.You don't need to worry about this because it never happened.Please stop worrying.

[krish555824]

k i agree with you.but if by mistake,i was injected with a used syringe,is two minutes time enough  for the hiv virus to become inactive in shared iv drug works(needle or syringe)?

[RainLover71]

Please seek some therapy for your irrational thoughts,nurses don't go around infecting people with HIV.That type of thinking is totally absurd.

[krish555824]

k jgf i agree with you.you said that hiv is transmitted only when shared iv drugworks immediately from an infected person.i am sure that there was atleast two minutes time gap when i was injected as there was no other person there.is this two minutes enough for hiv virus to become inactive?

[RainLover71]

I agree totally with JGF25 and what she has advised.She is excellent dealing with HIV/OCD matters.Your thinking is totally irrational,please accept your assessment and seek some therapy.All the best.

[JGF25]

You cannot maintain HIV tainted blood in a bottle and have the virus still be alive.  I don't know where you live, what type of clinic you went to, but why don't you go back.  Perhaps they can show you the bottle in question.  I was giving you statistics which state that infections from somebody purposefully injecting somebody with HIV are so small they are basically non-existent.  Do you really think you are that one person who has this happen to them if statistically it is even 1 person?  Really...1 person out of 23,000?????  Please see a psychologist.  I really cannot answer any more of your questions since I have pretty much answered them all and then some.  You want me to say yes but I'm not going to because I don't believe it has happened.  If you have any further questions perhaps you can contact the clinic or an HIV hotline to get reassurance.  

[krish555824]

what do you mean jgf?is there any chance for the nurse to inject me with hiv tainted blood wantingly by maintaining hiv tainted blood in a bottle.i am very much worried about that extra bottle.is there any chance for it to contain hiv tainted blood in it?