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just curious
A good question was asked the other day about your experience in testing patients at the six week mark, just wondering in your experience have u seen many, or how many patients tested negative at the four week mark, that went on to test positive later. Thanks doc.
Hi,
College Boy has a good point, as do the others. Have you jumped the gun? Remember that there are false positives on the ELISA test. I assume when you say you're going back tomorrow that you are going to get the results of the Western Blot. You may not have HIV.
To me this doesn't necessarily make you a liar; it's possible that a primary care doctor doesn't know a lot about HIV and simply reached a conclusion based on the ELISA result. At a testing center, a counselor would probably make a point to explain the tentative nature of the results; maybe at a doctor's office that process was skipped. At any rate, you need to stop telling people, even strangers, that you have HIV, when you haven't gotten the Western Blot.
At this point, believe it or not, there is still a good chance you're HIV-. The symptoms are irrelevant, it's all about the antibodies.
J
College Boy has a good point, as do the others. Have you jumped the gun? Remember that there are false positives on the ELISA test. I assume when you say you're going back tomorrow that you are going to get the results of the Western Blot. You may not have HIV.
To me this doesn't necessarily make you a liar; it's possible that a primary care doctor doesn't know a lot about HIV and simply reached a conclusion based on the ELISA result. At a testing center, a counselor would probably make a point to explain the tentative nature of the results; maybe at a doctor's office that process was skipped. At any rate, you need to stop telling people, even strangers, that you have HIV, when you haven't gotten the Western Blot.
At this point, believe it or not, there is still a good chance you're HIV-. The symptoms are irrelevant, it's all about the antibodies.
J
Mackia,
We all want to believe you and what you say, but there are some inconsistencies in your story that make us think otherwise.
We in no way want to belittle you if you are in fact positive, but your situation bears more investigating as to whether you are actually positive or negative.
Like CollegeBoy, I have been through a scare in the last several months, and no, I have not gotten tested. Posts like yours scare me, and well frankly, maybe they should scare me and other people like me into wearing condoms. But, furnishing false information on the internet is uncalled for and puts down people that are really HIV+ and have to live with this caca for the rest of their lives.
WENDO: You sound really educated on this subject. I wasn't told if a western blot was done; only that I was indeed positive. Most of the symptoms could have been simultaneous, but definately over a 14-18 day time frame. It has all seemed like a nightmare.
CRISCBLUE: I HAVE DROPPED 10 LBS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION:
COLLEGEBOY: YOU MUST FACE REALITY THAT THIS REALLY HAPPENS. The Forum M.D. did say in my rash posting 8/28 - that the description of the rash sounded similar to that of primary or acute hiv infection.
CRISCBLUE: I HAVE DROPPED 10 LBS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION:
COLLEGEBOY: YOU MUST FACE REALITY THAT THIS REALLY HAPPENS. The Forum M.D. did say in my rash posting 8/28 - that the description of the rash sounded similar to that of primary or acute hiv infection.
Mackia,
Did you go into the doctor's office for the result? Did they give you a piece of paper? If so, what did it say? Also, did they do a viral load test? Being tested quite soon after infection probably would show a high viral load, especially if you are still experiencing seroconversion symptoms.
Mackia,
Why not stay away from this forum for a while? When you see your doctor, ask him about the Western Blot. If you have HIV, you need to reduce your stress and this may not be helpful. If you don't, you only need to practice safe sex, which you already understand. Either way there's not a lot more info you can get by coming to this forum, and you may be causing yourself stress.
I hope all goes well for you.
J
Why not stay away from this forum for a while? When you see your doctor, ask him about the Western Blot. If you have HIV, you need to reduce your stress and this may not be helpful. If you don't, you only need to practice safe sex, which you already understand. Either way there's not a lot more info you can get by coming to this forum, and you may be causing yourself stress.
I hope all goes well for you.
J
Okay, clearly this is not healthy for me to keep paying attention to you MACKIA. This is my last time chiming in. Please pay attention to what I have to say. Although I felt horrible about my last shouting match, I must say that you continue to have several "holes" in your story. It's EXTREMELY UNLIKELY in the US (although not impossible, as anything is possible I supposed) that a US-trained doctor would leave you with an HIV+ diagnosis without a confirmatory WB. That's just not the reality. HIV has been around for 20+ years, and US doctors at least know how to administer test results. This is the first point that leads me to believe that this is a game that you are playing on everyone.
I suspect that more and more people on this Forum are becoming skeptical. It's incredible that your doctor would do this. I find it way too hard to believe.
I know that I am worried about my HIV risk, and that my worrying is playing a role in my reaction. But objectively speaking, your story still has holes.
I'm done with this Forum for good. I hope people on this Forum will not reply to Mackia any longer. Clearly, this is NOT a laughing matter to pretend to be infected. Mackia, if you step back for a moment, you can see why some folks would think you are not being 100% truthful.
Take care, Mackia.
I suspect that more and more people on this Forum are becoming skeptical. It's incredible that your doctor would do this. I find it way too hard to believe.
I know that I am worried about my HIV risk, and that my worrying is playing a role in my reaction. But objectively speaking, your story still has holes.
I'm done with this Forum for good. I hope people on this Forum will not reply to Mackia any longer. Clearly, this is NOT a laughing matter to pretend to be infected. Mackia, if you step back for a moment, you can see why some folks would think you are not being 100% truthful.
Take care, Mackia.
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