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09-18-13 06:58 #586
Posts: 84Scare continues
Yesterday went for HIV testing again and asked for PCR-RNA. RNA was 7 Times costlier than previous test and when I was giving her the money she said that result will come in a week as it was quantitative test. Immediately backed out went to a second place. They did HIV antibody 1 and 2 test which they said was ELISA but I don't know whether its true. Immunochromatography test had written in the bottom that if positive then confirm with ELISA or Western blot and this 1 & 2 had written if positive confirm with RNA or Western Blot and no mention of ELISA.
Both tests had the same thing that if negative then either negative or you are in Windows period. Test 1 on 31st day and the second one on 33rd day.
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09-17-13 09:54 #585
Posts: 122Originally Posted by Myrrh [View Original Post]
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09-16-13 23:14 #584
Posts: 1000If you consider that even after 3 months x% of people will have a full blood test and test completely negative for HIV, then after 6 months find out that in fact they had it all along.
If someone told you go out to the shops because the chances of you being shot dead by a sniper is only 7 times out of 100 times that you go there, would you still go out there?
Individual reaction to the HIV virus varies widely. Some people are very sick when they get infected whilst others never have a single symptom.
The good news: It is theoretically possible to test for HIV after 1 month. The bad news: you need to be among the freakishly small x % of individuals who show a reaction after such a small period of time.
A negative test after 1 month just means no news.
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09-16-13 22:06 #583
Posts: 15Reliability of tests
Originally Posted by Myrrh [View Original Post]
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09-16-13 20:43 #582
Posts: 84Immunochromatography Test
Originally Posted by WiltTheStilt [View Original Post]
I will head out for one more test and hoping for the best.
And yes there were no cuts or anything on my penis which makes me feel a little better. Secondly I have also come to know that ejaculation or no ejaculation the chances are same and thirdly that even a broken condom gives you some kind of protection.
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09-16-13 20:32 #581
Posts: 500Originally Posted by Myrrh [View Original Post]
I went the other day to get tested, mainly to show my new girlfriend that we can ditch the condoms. I tried to get them to take my sample at 8 and have my results by noon. No dice. They told me the process takes about 8 hours. I did get the results the following day (negative, hooray!).
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09-16-13 19:47 #580
Posts: 122Originally Posted by Rocky Singh [View Original Post]
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09-16-13 19:04 #579
Posts: 1000Originally Posted by Rocky Singh [View Original Post]
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09-16-13 19:02 #578
Posts: 15Immunochromatography HIV tests
Originally Posted by Rocky Singh [View Original Post]
The most common cause of not getting a positive during the first 30 days is that the antibodies are not present in the blood in sufficient concentration to be detected. This is nota false negative. However, this is also not that common as the antibody response is quite quick in most people. As far as I am aware no-one has become antibody positive after 60 days. To put your mind totally at rest I suggest another test at 60 days.
The chances of getting infected on a single occurrence where the condom breaks when only vaginal sex is used are so small but of course it can happen.
Just a point re antigen and antibody measurement. The antigen test is the specific test and basically has replaced western blot that looks for specific antibodies. It is positive much earlier than the antibody tests but it does cost more.
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09-16-13 17:40 #577
Posts: 84Immunochromatography Test
After 30 days, I went for HIV testing and the result came after one hour which was negative. The test done was Immunochromatography. Now can any experienced member tell me whether I need any further testing? For the first time in my life I actually saw how stress could create symptoms in you. Going to behave myself for as long as possible and avoid ay such incidences in future.
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09-08-13 06:14 #576
Posts: 102You are fine
Originally Posted by Rocky Singh [View Original Post]
Again, go to medhelp. Org. The site survives because of all the people who pay 25 dollars to ask a question to the doctor.
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09-03-13 17:44 #575
Posts: 84AIDS Trauma
Hi guys,
First of all I am feeling absolutely normal and healthy right now. No symptoms at all. And I am quite sure that I don't have HIV but I will get tested in the next 2 weeks as I cannot right now due to some very serious constraints.
When I was in Tashkent I told a fellow that my condom broke with a girl (upscale MP in India) and I am little tensed and he replied if there has been no fever then its OK. But as soon as I came back from Tashkent (Day 09 from 1st MP sex) I got fever and got panicked. Coupled with that was difficulty swallowing. And when antibiotics were taken with it I got weakness but it wasn't a normal weakness as I felt like a fainting feeling all the time. Sore throat, fever were gone the next day but fainting feeling persisted. Then after 3 days at home (13th day) I came to work and got sore throat again. I was prescribed antibiotics again. After sleeping 3 more days continuously I still had that fainting feeling. On a particular night I had Diarrhea (15th Night) also which scared the shit out of me.
Now I go back to this doctor and told him that every time I eat I have to go to the toilet though there is no Diarrhea anymore (Happening from the first dose of antibiotic on day 09 ). He said have some curd and after taking that curd (apparently Lactobacillus bacteria) within 3 hours I had regained my strength, no fainting feeling, no more sleepiness etc. So the total ordeal was over now on day 16. The point is that I got too panicked and resorted to too many Antibiotics whereas I just needed some curd to restore my intestinal flora. Fever was just due to too much vodka and exhaustion as I was hardly sleeping in Tashkent. I don't know how many promises I have made to god during this period which I intend to keep though.
After going through a lot of research I came to know that you can't have the symptoms just after 1 week. Not even a single case was documented which presented symptoms so fast. It was a big relief for me I would say. Secondly sore throat was actually strep which is by bacteria but in HIV its through Virus. Thirdly I thought that the MP where I had sex was little expensive so the girls must take better care of themselves and even the customers would be very educated and all but then it was just my imagination to convince myself against HIV, because in reality you never know what the customers are into. What literature said was that after getting the symptoms they persists for weeks and don't go away that easy like in my case where fever went within a day. Anyways it was very very scary for me and I the worst part is you can't really share it with anyone. For now I am putting a stop to mongering for good.
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09-01-13 23:31 #574
Posts: 500Originally Posted by Rocky Singh [View Original Post]
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09-01-13 22:08 #573
Posts: 122Red rashesh and flulike symptom
Originally Posted by Rocky Singh [View Original Post]
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09-01-13 21:16 #572
Posts: 79Don't panic!
Originally Posted by Rocky Singh [View Original Post]