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Author Topic: TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS  (Read 22092 times)

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Offline andres101984

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Re: TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS
« Reply #50 on: May 04, 2011, 07:02:34 pm »
damn! I never though this topic would be so controversial....hehehe :D
Diag: 08/12/2010
11/03/2010 1st Lab: CD4:200 - VL: 250,000
04/05/2011 2nd Lab: CD4:358 - VL: 81
15/06/2011 3rd Lab: CD4: None taken - VL: UD (Yayyy!!!)

Offline David_CA

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Re: TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS
« Reply #51 on: May 04, 2011, 11:40:52 pm »
A tattoo parlor asking about HIV status is so '80's!  Either they will still tattoo an individual who checks the box for being HIV+ or they won't.  They're not going to shift into 'extra safe' mode when a pozzie's in the house!  When I got a tattoo last year, I did not check the HIV box, as things were sterile and the tattoo artist was wearing gloves.

I got a piercing the other day, and there was no question about HIV.  Things were in the appropriate sealed packages, gloves were worn the entire time, etc.  Also, it was nice not having a bunch of hoodlum-looking juvies hanging about.  Overall, it was a very nice, clean establishment with a cute piercer.
Black Friday 03-03-2006
03-23-06 CD4 359 @27.4% VL 75,938
06-01-06 CD4 462 @24.3% VL > 100,000
08-15-06 CD4 388 @22.8% VL >  "
10-21-06 CD4 285 @21.9% VL >  "
  Atripla started 12-01-2006
01-08-07 CD4 429 @26.8% VL 1872!
05-08-07 CD4 478 @28.1% VL 740
08-03-07 CD4 509 @31.8% VL 370
11-06-07 CD4 570 @30.0% VL 140
02-21-08 CD4 648 @32.4% VL 600
05-19-08 CD4 695 @33.1% VL < 48 undetectable!
08-21-08 CD4 725 @34.5%
11-11-08 CD4 672 @39.5%
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01-10-11 CD4 908 @36.3%
05-23-11 CD4 846 @36.8% VL 80
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