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Do I Have HIV? / Re: Worried, please help 😭
« Last post by Jim Allen on April 18, 2024, 05:03:02 am »
I read your post three times.

Zero HIV risk, move on with your life.

Here's what you need to know to reduce your HIV risks:
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse correctly and consistently, with no exceptions. Consider talking to your healthcare provider about PrEP as an additional layer of protection against HIV

Keep in mind that some sexual practices described as safe in terms of acquiring HIV still pose a risk for other easier-acquired STIs. So please do get tested at least yearly for STIs, including but not limited to HIV, and more frequently if condomless intercourse occurs.

Also, note that it is possible to have an STI and show no signs or symptoms; testing is the only way to know.

Kind regards

Jim

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Off Topic Forum / Republican SuperAIDS!
« Last post by Jim Allen on April 18, 2024, 04:55:12 am »


Not sure if it's true, could be fake but it made me laugh.

https://www.somethingawful.com/news/failed-childrens-toys/

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The SUPER AIDS were aimed at hooking a new generation of young Republicans. The basic gimmick was that six clean-cut young White House aids were accidentally exposed to a chemical that gave them super powers, which they then used to help President Reagan fight injustice around the world.

The action figures hit shelves in August 1982, with an animated television program scheduled to air in November, but things took a turn for the comically unfortunate when the Center for Disease Control finally gave a name to the mysterious and terrible new affliction that had been sweeping the homosexual community: acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS.
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Do I Have HIV? / Worried, please help 😭
« Last post by Haziq on April 18, 2024, 04:52:23 am »
Good day everyone ,

I have been reading this forum for the past 15 days , I know the standard answer for my exposure is no risk... But due to anxiety I really need to ask to clear off this anxiety.

My exposure
I have a few mouth/lips ulser or canker sore and lips were dry , what I did was I suck on breast that have milk assume that the lady was HIV poz

Understand that moderators have been replying multiple times that breast milk is not infected to adults and HIV don't live in saliva

How likely the situations changes when I have multiple lips ulser and dry lips , my worry is the milk went into the lips ulser
Also the saliva might not present in the ulser due to dry lips?

My anxiety have been sky rocket to the moon and back :( I hope mods can reply me patiently , and should I get tested ?

Thanks mods
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Living With HIV / Re: Regular labwork didn’t go as planned
« Last post by Jim Allen on April 18, 2024, 04:32:46 am »
Yeah, generally no panic is needed, repeating the labs is a good idea and waiting for the results particularly as you take Lithium. 

You haven't been taking anything new? Hopefully, the results will be better today and you can continue with the Lithium.

Keep us posted, although before you ask, no, you can't have my kidney.

Hugs, don't stress.


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Do I Have HIV? / Re: Blood Draw
« Last post by Jim Allen on April 18, 2024, 04:23:44 am »
I doubt the guy taking blood is the only person working there.

Anyhow, you're welcome, relax and move on with your life.
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Living With HIV / Re: Regular labwork didn’t go as planned
« Last post by Tonny2 on April 18, 2024, 12:19:51 am »



             ojo.              I’m sorry to read your post but less wait and see. Hang in there, we are here for you and please keep us posted. Everything is going to be OK… Hugs.
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Do I Have HIV? / Re: Blood Draw
« Last post by Hope007 on April 18, 2024, 12:08:45 am »
Hello Jim Sir. Thanks for your response. Actually I was doubtful of the clinic person that's why I came here. So consulting him will be no help whatever he will say will not gain my confidence. Anyways being an HiV Expert if you say no risk I will rest my case here. Thanks again.
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Off Topic Forum / Re: Hemorrhoid Cream Death
« Last post by numbersguy82 on April 17, 2024, 08:28:59 pm »
Wow that is really bizarre. I hope there is some sort of prosecution against the company selling toxic products. As a consumer, it is def buyer beware if you are purchasing from unreliable sources.

As my doctor once told me, “think before you buy, and never ever buy sushi from a gas station”
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Living With HIV / Regular labwork didn’t go as planned
« Last post by numbersguy82 on April 17, 2024, 08:24:25 pm »
So I went last Friday to have bloodwork done for both my upcoming psychiatrist and hiv doctor visits. I can see my results as soon as they arrive, and immediately I saw my creatine level at 1.44 which was sky high compared to my January labs.

I show up for my appointment today and my Doctor had pulled in two colleagues to review my information. Their fear is obviously acute renal failure. I’m not presenting any symptoms outside of general malaise and urinating more frequently. They ordered new labs for rush, and they told me if they come in the same or worse, tomm I will be checked in to the hospital.

So it was def not my usual in and out breezy visit that I’m accustomed to. There’s a chance I’m in lithium toxicity and if that’s the case I can simply adjust my dosage and avoid the hospital stay. It also could have been a fluke reading. So I guess I’ll see what tomm brings.
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Off Topic Forum / Re: Hemorrhoid Cream Death
« Last post by Tonny2 on April 17, 2024, 03:15:18 pm »



          ojo.             Omg!!… here in the United States some people are having problems for using Botox (fake)… thanks for sharing Jim …hugs
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