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Offline dankington

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ARS question?
« on: August 06, 2009, 01:28:31 am »
June 21 I had sex with an escort I did use a condom but when I got home I Noticed I had a small cut on my scrotum the skin was broken because i dabber it with some TP and noticed two small drops of blood  can I get HIV from her Vaginal fluid if it got on that area? I need an answer I'm going Nuts I pretty sure that area was rubbing against her its now been a little past 6 weeks i did take a test at the 6 week mark it was NEG but I started to get sick a sore throat and a mild runny nose and mild body aches what do you guy think of my situation?

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Re: What do you guys think?
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2009, 06:02:46 am »
Dank,

You were never at risk. (as you've been told at MedHelp - the doc there went into details and I'm not going to waste my time repeating them) You never needed to test over this in the first place.

You do not need further testing. You do not have hiv. Your result is conclusive.

If you feel unwell, see a doctor in person, not on the internet. Whatever is going on with you has NOTHING to do with hiv. You do not have hiv.

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Offline dankington

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ARS question?
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2009, 06:11:02 pm »
I just want to know can ARS show up after 6 weeks? thats all plz answer my question...

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2009, 06:16:56 pm »
Anyone who continues to post excessively, questioning a conclusive negative result or no-risk situation, will be subject to a four week Time Out (a temporary ban from the Forums). If you continue to post excessively after one Time Out, you may be given a second Time Out which will last eight weeks. There is no third Time Out - it is a permanent ban. The purpose of a Time Out is to encourage you to seek the face-to-face help we cannot provide on this forum.

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Offline dankington

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2009, 06:26:39 pm »
I just want to know? will someone answer the question

Offline RapidRod

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2009, 06:44:19 pm »
READ THE POSTING GUIDELINES OF THIS FORUM.

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2009, 07:24:07 pm »
The average time to seroconversion is 22 days. All but the very smallest number of those who are going to seroconvert will do so within 4-6 weeks after an exposure.

Anyone who tests negative at 6 weeks is extremely unlikely to receive other than another negative result for a conclusive answer at 13 weeks.
Andy Velez

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2009, 07:40:24 pm »
Dank,

I've merged your new thread into your original thread - where you should post all your additional thoughts or questions. It helps us to help you when you keep all your additional thoughts or questions in one thread.

If you need help finding your thread when you come here, click on the "Show own posts" link under your name in the left-hand column of any forum page.

Please also read through the Welcome Thread so you can familiarize yourself with our Forum Posting Guidelines. Thank you for your cooperation.



As Rodney pointed out, if you keep posting about this no-risk, conclusive negative situation, you'll be given a time out.

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HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Offline dankington

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2009, 07:44:47 pm »
thanks for the reply ;D but I was still wondering if ars can occur after 6 weeks? any info will help loads i have been looking all day for this answer thanks for the help.

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2009, 07:48:06 pm »
again I'm so sorry i just feel sick and scared :-[ please be patient with me guys

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2009, 07:52:59 pm »
Dank,

It would be rare in the extreme for it to occur after six weeks.

But you're not getting what we're telling you. You are NOT going to experience ARS as you did NOT have a risk! You were first told this on July 5th in another forum. Yes, I found your posts when I was vetting your account when you applied for membership here.

It's time you gave this irrational fear a rest. Condoms have been proven to prevent hiv infection and it doesn't matter that you had a nick on your nuts or shaving rash on your stash. NO RISK.

If you cannot put this irrational fear behind you, perhaps it's time you sought the help of a counselor. We cannot help you with that here.

Ann
Condoms are a girl's best friend

Condom and Lube Info  

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Offline dankington

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2009, 09:30:20 pm »
have you guys ever seen someone test negative at six week than poz at a later time and if so what would cause the delay ;D again I wanna thank you for all the answers the people I talked to while taking my test really could not answer my questions. I really wanted to talk to somebody who knows alot about hiv

Offline RapidRod

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2009, 09:32:33 pm »
You think we were joking about the WARINGS?

Offline dankington

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2009, 09:44:05 pm »
 :'( my bad
« Last Edit: August 06, 2009, 09:47:39 pm by dankington »

Offline dankington

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2009, 09:45:47 pm »
I just want to know :'(

Offline physicsguy

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2009, 10:41:03 pm »
Stop worrying.  The results are extremely reliable.  If you want to entertain yourself for a little bit, here's a paper that gives the details.  Of course, as others have said, there's no reason for you to doubt the results since you didn't actually have a risk.

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Re: ARS question?
« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2009, 06:45:18 am »
I just want to know :'(

Dank,

You want to know? Then try paying attention to what you've been told both here and at MedHelp.

You did not have a risk for hiv infection.

Your six week negative is NOT going to change.

YOU DO NOT HAVE HIV.

I'm giving yoiu that time out you've been warned about. Do not attempt to create a new account to get around your time out because if you do, you will be permanently banned.

Ann
Condoms are a girl's best friend

Condom and Lube Info  

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

 


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