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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injected twice recently.till then i am having several fears.i am suffering from thoughts like1.the syringe might have been replaced by hiv contaminated syringe by the nurse knowingly or unknowingly.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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
but jgf told that hiv cannot survive in syringes,what about that?i am totally confused.
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.
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