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Author Topic: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??  (Read 5376 times)

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Offline thisisuser1

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PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« on: July 03, 2009, 07:12:12 pm »
It was one month ago i had a very high risk exposure with someone highly likely to have hiv. I was drunk and made a stupid mistake. I do take responsibility of my actions. Within hours of exposure i went to local hospital here in USA. I asked for PEP told them i had risky exposure and they tell me they don't know what im talking about. Furthormore a dr came in and said no such thing.

This was at 5:00am in the morning. I don't know why they misled me. I then thought hmm i guess this is only availible in forign countries not in USA. So i gave up in search and now i think im poz.

Is there a database or search that says which hospitals have PEP.
« Last Edit: July 04, 2009, 12:06:29 am by thisisuser1 »

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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2009, 08:22:04 pm »
Now that your post was moved to the proper forum. I'm here to tell you I don't believe a word of your post. It's possible that the hospital doesn't have the PEP drugs but you would have been written a script to get filled if you had an exposure that met the guidelines for prescribing PEP.
« Last Edit: July 03, 2009, 09:42:53 pm by RapidRod »

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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2009, 09:42:25 pm »
user,

PEP is generally available in most large US hospitals. Perhaps the doctor you spoke to was just uninformed, or maybe the hospital was a small one that doesn't ordinarily stock the medications necessary for PEP.

What do you consider to be "a very high risk exposure"? You may be worrying over nothing.

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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2009, 10:47:13 pm »
i had unprotected vaginal sex. It was a sex worker and i was protected in the beggining but after i couldnt stay erect i removed condom and had unprotected vaginal sex for under 2 minutes. The hospital pissed me off telling me there no such thing. It was large hospital.

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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2009, 01:50:21 am »
I'm going to test at 6 weeks and if its negative again at 3 months. But if it's indeed positive do i have a lawsuit? I really am very angry with this hospital.

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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2009, 06:30:24 am »
This,

No, you wouldn't have a lawsuit. PEP isn't recommended for a one-time, unprotected insertive vaginal incident with a woman of unknown hiv status. Why? Because the chance of you ending up positive from this encounter is very slim. To give you PEP would have been to go against the guidelines. PEP consists of heavy-duty drugs that cause side-effects. Many people who start on PEP never finish the whole 28 day course because of these side-effects.

Hiv is a fragile, difficult to transmit virus and more so from a woman to a man. It's very unlikely you'll test positive because of this encounter.

It's not just sex workers you need to be using condoms with. You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together. To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI. Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.

Have a look through all three condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence.

Anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.

If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results. Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv.

As you say, test at six weeks and confirm your negative result at three months. And please, learn from this and use condoms for the WHOLE act.

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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2009, 08:05:41 am »
Ann, thank you for your kind words and encouragement.

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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2009, 08:48:56 am »
In addition to Ann's always accurate words of wisdom, I'll add that mixing casual sex with excessive drinking is a good thing to avoid. You can have sex with anyone you like. Just do it soberly and always without exception wear a condom. Doing it soberly allows you to make safer choices such as when your willy goes soft. (Which happens to lots of guys).

Your overall risk was low and like Ann I expect you to test negative.

Cheers.
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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2009, 10:45:12 am »
Hi all,

I just got off the phone with the lady at the home access hotline. My test results at 43 days is Negative. This is 6.14 weeks. I couldn't believe it. I told her cmon what are you serious.

First off i was connected to an operator during results and i was like i knew it, here we go its possitive. She got on the phone and said negative. This was because i said i was likely to test positive at registration.

I was so sure i had it but i guess not. Thanks you all for the support you guys really do make this place helpful and home in times of pain.

I will test again at 3 months


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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2009, 10:55:08 am »
p.s. i this wouldnt effect my test. The blood i used for the test was takenen from a Varicose Vein on my theigh. I didnt like the fact of pricking my finger so i just cut this small red vein i found on my leg. It delivered more than enough blood and i hope this is the same thing.

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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #10 on: July 15, 2009, 11:05:31 am »
This,

It doesn't matter what part of your body you got the blood from - although I would say cutting a varicose vein probably wasn't the brightest idea. That's a good way to get a bacterial infection.

I don't expect your three month confimatory test to be anything other than another negative and neither should you. You were never likely to end up positive over this brief, one-time incident.

Ann
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"...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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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2009, 10:31:56 am »
I have been getting headaches alot lately. I cant help but think this is due to hiv. Is this 6 week negative likely to change? Has there been any cases where it has changed? Whats the likelyhood that it will change?

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Re: PEP AND PrEP NON EXSISTANT AT MY LOCAL HOSPITAL??
« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2009, 10:35:48 am »
A headache? Take an asprin. Symptoms will never tell you anything about your status. You have been advised when to obtain a conclusive test result.

 


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