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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: aezz on August 07, 2012, 09:15:26 am

Title: Worried
Post by: aezz on August 07, 2012, 09:15:26 am
Right, bit of back ground. I was a steroid user for numerous years, using needles.. but I never shared etc, all needles were from needle exchange and exposed correctly.
I have developed a skin condition in the past year.. and been worried the past week as doctor decided to do hiv test as I arent recovering as expected..

the reason i am worried is because I slept with a sex worker around 8 weeks ago. i used a condom and was drunk but im sure there were no holes  :-\

just really really worried because i developed a cold 18 days after the event.. and also had a cough for months that just wont go. anyway got tested 30th july which is exactly 6 weeks to the day which is a weird coincidence! been 8 days now and still not recieved results really worried
Title: Re: Worried
Post by: RapidRod on August 07, 2012, 09:24:05 am
Condoms don't get little holes and you never had an exposure. You cannot give yourself HIV by injection if you are not sharing works to inject steroids.
Title: Re: Worried
Post by: jkinatl2 on August 07, 2012, 09:29:29 am
If you used a condom for penetrative sex, then there's no reason at all to worry about HIV.

Sometimes a cold is just a cold.

Title: Re: Worried
Post by: aezz on August 07, 2012, 09:43:53 am
Thank you for the replys! the fact ive lost quite a bit of weight hasnt helped either but that could be down to the lads holiday and stopping steroids 20  weeks ago.

I will admit i am a massive hypochondriac i just cant stop worrying about it!