Posted: 9/6/2011 3:39:59 AM EDT
| I don't have it!!! I had an exposure at work with a dirty needle stick months ago. Today I got the results from my final test and thank God it is negative. The past months have been the most stressful time of my life. I feel like I can finally get back to my family and life and not spend the days wondering "what if". Just wanted to share the good news with you all. |
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I was bitten by a pregnant HIV+ offender back on 15 April 1995. Blood-to-blood, as she broke my skin with her bleeding mouth (Gum disease, not a well-deserved smack-down).
Yup. It is a big weight off the shoulders. I'm glad they are able to rule it out much more quickly now. It helped ruin the relationship with my then-wife, as we had just been married a few months before, and no nookie for a LONG time while waiting. Anyway, God bless, and good luck. |
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ugh
Had a guy deliberately contaminate me with his stupid blood once. I was absolutely enraged, and im not to proud to tell you that as a result i gave that chucklehead the single most savage 1-on-1 beating i have ever seen. He ended up being clean, though. They had plenty of time to test him during his stay in the hospital. |
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Had to tell a DR. that his rapid test was positive.
His pupils gave away the initial stress while the rest of him started going into denial. Fortunatly the later test was negative. The patient was on all kinds of chemo and such so it threw off the test. In nine years of dealing with sticks I've never known an employee to contract HIV. Hep C is a different story.... |
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The source refused an HIV test and was young. Mine was negative as well as my Hep screens. The stick occurred when the safety device for the needle failed resulting in me slicing my hand with the contaminated needle, right through the glove. The 'good' news for needle sticks is that they VERY, VERY rarely cause HIV (Hep. can happen a bit more easily)...and some of the reports of 'needle stick' infected Health Care workers may have been from lifestyle infections (IV Drug/ Unprotected Sex) wanting their treatments covered. Glad it turned out all right for you. Had one of the techs in the Blood Bank (where I was working part time) get cut by broken glass from the test tube holding the one of the samples for the unit of blood. Fortunately was easy for them to test the unit quickly (it was negative). AFARR |
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Quoted: The source refused an HIV test and was young. Mine was negative as well as my Hep screens. The stick occurred when the safety device for the needle failed resulting in me slicing my hand with the contaminated needle, right through the glove. I had something similar back in 1989. Was exposed to a significant amount of some kids blood while trying to keep him from bleeding to death. Got it in my eyes, mouth, cuts on my hand. Me and one other guy save his life and he wouldn't submit to a test afterwards. Health department rules at the time were to test immediately, then at 6 month intervals for 18 months. Only after 18 months would I be "clear". That was a looooong 18 months. |
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The source refused an HIV test and was young. Mine was negative as well as my Hep screens. The stick occurred when the safety device for the needle failed resulting in me slicing my hand with the contaminated needle, right through the glove. I had something similar back in 1989. Was exposed to a significant amount of some kids blood while trying to keep him from bleeding to death. Got it in my eyes, mouth, cuts on my hand. Me and one other guy save his life and he wouldn't submit to a test afterwards. Health department rules at the time were to test immediately, then at 6 month intervals for 18 months. Only after 18 months would I be "clear". That was a looooong 18 months. The hospital I work for tests at time of exposure, 3 months, and 6 months. |