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Offline geezoo23

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help me...
« on: January 24, 2010, 10:02:13 pm »
i have been diagnose with clymadia... the unprotected sex was about 8th month and the protected sex with csw is 4month before i do the blood test...  i do hiv1, hiv2, vdrl, hep b, hep c... the result come all negative... but i right now i have some swollen lmph nodes... a size of pea at my neck... i don;t know if they are swollen or not... i just discover... i also have shortness of breath... please somebody... help me... how did swollen nodes due to hiv?

Offline Andy Velez

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Re: help me...
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 08:20:46 am »
You are worrying needlessly. You have reliably tested negative for HIV. You ARE HIV negative. Period. End of story.

Chlamydia is not an HIV-specific occurence. It also happens to people who are HIV negative. Discuss it and your swollen lymph nodes with  your doctor. They have nothing in this instance to do with HIV.
Nor do any other symptoms you are mistakenly attributing to HIV.

You also can avoid having concerns over the sexual transmission of HIV in the future by always without exception using a condom when you have vaginal or anal intercourse. Protecting yourself is really that simple.
Andy Velez

Offline geezoo23

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Re: help me...
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2010, 06:39:21 am »
why the doctor here said 6month? they always keep on saying 6month? i even called them several times? even aids assosiation here also said 6month for conformation? this makes me worry... and when i not feelling well i always being negative thinking... i want to retest but i don't have any guts... i feel very weak....

Offline RapidRod

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Re: help me...
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2010, 07:19:14 am »
Your doctor is not up to date on HIV testing protocal. It hasn't been 6 months since 2004.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/gap/pmtct/Trainer%20Manual/Adobe/Module_6TM.pdf

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Number 4

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Offline Andy Velez

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Re: help me...
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2010, 08:37:43 am »
It isn't our responsibility to explain why other sites or sources give out the misinformation that they do.

We tell you what we know to be correct based on the latest science and our experience. You can accept what we tell you or not. That's your choice.

You are HIV negative. If you are having health problems that's something to discuss with your doctor. Based on what you have reported I can tell you that HIV is not the problem.
Andy Velez

 


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