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03-14-2011 , 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by nham
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03-14-2011 , 02:52 AM
Same thing happend to my aunt who worked as an ER nurse about 15 years ago, she turned out ok but it was definitly a scarry time. Best of luck to your family.
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03-14-2011 , 02:58 AM
i heard some stats and its something like the odds are still stacked against getting aids even with blood on blood contact... so dumb... hope it works out for the best.
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03-14-2011 , 08:29 AM
OP,

My (medical) doctor friends also seem to think that there's only a very low likelihood of her being infected. Obviously you won't be at ease with the whole situation until you know for sure, but odds are she should be fine. Try not to worry too much, since it's out of your hands now; trust the doctors that are taking care of her. Also, she's not a leper or anything, so go to dinner with her or take her mini-golfing or something. She's obviously having a rough go of it as well.

Lastly, keep in mind that, although it definitely sucks, even in the worst case scenario, HIV is not the death sentence that it once was. Again, I know that this will do little to ease your fears, but she'll be ok, even with the (remote) chance of her being infected.

And dnky, lol, but Jesus Christ, dude.
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03-14-2011 , 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by littlebrother
if she was positive (which seems unlikely) i really couldnt blame him for wanting someone else...for a variety of reasons.

i know if i was dating a girl and all of a sudden i had to wait a year to find out if i would even want to stay with her, then part of me would be looking at other options. i certainly would not abandon her. i would continue to hang out, watch movies, or whatever. but i would not be as loyal as i would be otherwise.
I don't know - if they've been dating for a couple of years while in mid-to-late twenties (which sounds like they have been) the relationship should be serious enough not to take off over this.

I'd have little respect for any of my friends that started looking for other options in this case. And I'd have super little respect for him if he still wanted to 'hang out' but go bang other girls.

It sounds like you haven't got what a bunch of us have told you. This situation isn't nearly as bad as most people think - and certainly much better than it would have been 10 years ago.
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03-14-2011 , 10:28 AM
AIDS isnt that big of a deal anymore, look how well Magic Johnson is doing. He is healthier then I am.
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03-14-2011 , 10:34 AM
I have nothing meaningful to contribute but best wishes to your sister. My mom was a nurse's aide and had a similar scare once (but it turned out the guy wasn't HIV positive to begin with.)
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03-14-2011 , 11:01 AM
I remember this plot from outbreak. Dustin Hoffman is a genius.

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Originally Posted by LetMeLive
did you grow up in a house with lead paint or something?
lol, and his response.
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03-14-2011 , 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by littlebrother
idk, i dont talk to her about that. i have met him tho and he seemed like a a genuine guy and i liked him. this can certainly change things tho so idk.

if she was positive (which seems unlikely) i really couldnt blame him for wanting someone else...for a variety of reasons.

i know if i was dating a girl and all of a sudden i had to wait a year to find out if i would even want to stay with her, then part of me would be looking at other options. i certainly would not abandon her. i would continue to hang out, watch movies, or whatever. but i would not be as loyal as i would be otherwise.
You can still have sex with a condom. He may be scared but used properly it is pretty safe

You can still have children through IVF/IUI with a very low chance of transmission (I think without drugs it's 1 in 4 infection, but with drugs it is closer to 1/100). Alternatively they could do surrogacy, which is not out of the question for a doctor to afford.

Life does not stop with HIV any more and she can live a fairly normal long life. It is not the death sentence it was 30 years ago
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03-14-2011 , 12:53 PM
My ex was a dentist and as careful as he was, he got stuck a few times himself. He thought anyone who claimed they never made a mistake and never got stuck was lying. Not sure why the first person who posted here was quick to claim OP was lying, it seems to me he is very genuinely concerned.

I have no additional info on this but want to wish your sister good luck.
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03-14-2011 , 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Maso777
This test can be done 12 days after potential infection.
i think she has to wait longer because the treatment she is on will make the test unreliable right now.
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03-14-2011 , 04:35 PM
sorry to hear that, hopefully she's fine. fingers crossed.
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03-14-2011 , 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by flash75gordon
sorry if true but this sounds really fake. At the regular doctors office or blood donors place they wear gloves and take a lot of precautions with just normal people who presumably don't have HIV while handling blood and your telling me your sister was working with that needle from the HIV patient open handed?
Ban forever plz.
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03-14-2011 , 05:33 PM
If the boyfriend dumps her over this, she should consider herself lucky she found out he was a total prick this early on. They can wear a condom, and even w/o one the odds of contraction are insanely low.
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03-14-2011 , 05:48 PM
OP, I am sorry to hear what happened to your sister. I have heard about this type of thing happening to a doctor before, and the after treatment they give really helps prevent/reduce the risk of getting HIV. The only drawback is, that medicine really gives one a bad ongoing stomach ache. Honestly, I really do think she will be OK. However, I am NOT a doctor. Please keep us updated, thanks.
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03-14-2011 , 06:09 PM
Stop sleeping with your sister immediately, just in case.
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03-14-2011 , 06:13 PM
Really low chance of her getting it, but gl.
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03-14-2011 , 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by NoahSD
One of the few things that the medical community really does legitimately hide from people is that HIV is actually pretty damn hard to contract in a lot of the ways that people think is standard. One of those ways is like this. (Obviously they don't shout this from the rooftops because they don't want people sharing needles. They similarly avoid mentioning the fact that it's very hard for a man to get HIV from vaginal sex unless he or his partner already had some sort of STD.)

Another thing to remember is that even if she does contract HIV, this is no longer a death sentence. It totally sucks and means she'll be on meds for the rest of her life, but plenty of people live normal lives with HIV now.

Sorry that your sister is going through this. Waiting for a year to find out is going to suck. Once she's off the prophylactic treatment (wiki says four weeks ), I suggest that she try to stay busy and keep her mind off of it as much as possible.
This.

I should also add, even thought it's been covered, that the medicine you mentioned has a very high success rate iirc.
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03-17-2011 , 02:33 AM
i am in fact a doctor, you're sister has hiv.
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03-17-2011 , 02:40 AM
Dear sirswish,
You are a douche.

-NoahSD
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03-17-2011 , 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by TripSearching
AIDS isnt that big of a deal anymore, look how well Magic Johnson is doing. He is healthier then I am.
He's also n times richer than you, so he can afford the ridiculously expensive medicare.
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03-17-2011 , 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by NoahSD
Dear sirswish,
You are a douche.

-NoahSD
thx for contributing!
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03-17-2011 , 03:25 AM
This happened to my girlfriend a couple years ago (except the patient was Hep B pos, not HIV pos). We decided to go with condoms until she could get the all clear. Midway through the first sesh I threw the condom away and never looked back. HIV's a different story though. Make sure to wear a condom every time.
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03-17-2011 , 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Hardball47
He's also n times richer than you, so he can afford the ridiculously expensive medicare.
I don't think he's getting that much better healthcare than the average American with decent health insurance.
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03-17-2011 , 08:56 AM
OP,

who, not whom.
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