can i be positive?

[sofrkdout]

yes im so FREAKED OUT!... i took an Elisa/Western blot test at 5 weeks after vaginal sex (blood involved) and got a Negative result. Then i took a Rapid Elisa test at 9 weeks...NEGATIVE again (thank you LORD!). but my anxiety and guilt follow me everywhere... im 2 weeks away from another dual test but im looking for answers asap. PLEASE HELP! should i still be worried? is 5 weeks conclusive?(in 2010) is the 9 week Rapid test a NEGATIVE STAMP? if at my 3 month mark(88 days) im still negative can i put this to rest?? i cought HSV2 from the same woman thats why im SO FREAKED OUT!!!... p.s thanx for your time.

[Dr Sean Cummings]

Hello again

I thought I'd been very clear with my original answer.

"Hello

I think you are fine and that you are NOT HIV positive from this event.

The tests you have had are excellent and in the sequence you have performed them will be conclusive already - I am certain you are HIV negative. Obviously go for your next and FINAL test - and be reassured.

Learn from the experience and make sure you use condoms in future!

best regards, Sean "

I dont have anything to add to that except that you are most definitely HIV negative.

[Dr Sean Cummings]

Hello

I think you are fine and that you are NOT HIV positive from this event.

The tests you have had are excellent and in the sequence you have performed them will be conclusive already - I am certain you are HIV negative. Obviously go for your next and FINAL test - and be reassured.

Learn from the experience and make sure you use condoms in future!

best regards, Sean

[sofrkdout]

i cant take this!!!!! my trouble breathing continues!! WHY!?? i read its a symptom of accute HIV! (PLEASE NOOO!) im so F`n  sick of this!  i want my life back and i lost a huge piece of mind about 3months ago when i got hsv2 on my 5week negative hiv test,(still the thought of hiv haunts me).. doc(s) i took a test at 12 weeks (83 days actually) and im waiting on results ...CAN I RELY ON THEM TO BE CONCLUSIVE? I NEED HELP! Sean Cummings if you are going to respond to my comment please dont retype the last one.  i already feel bad and am going through a very tough time. none the less thank you for your time... HELP!

[sofrkdout]

wow i really hope and pray you are right sir, i just keep hearing how this window period applys to everyone...(6months) and i for one have a stress filled life already so u can see why my anxiety gets the best of me. sorry if you feel im being a pansy doc i just been mentally abused by the thought of having hiv... and the chest pains wont go away (left side)...i thank you again for your time, THANK YOU!

[sofrkdout]

PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE WITH KNOLEDGE ABOUT HIV TESTING IN 2010 (ELISA/WESTERN BLOT)...TELL ME , IS 12 WEEKS CONCLUSIVE??? I NEED TO KNOW!! MY ANXIETY IS TAKING MY LIFE AWAY!!! IM STILL FREAKING OUT!! I WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT JUST TO CRY MYSELF BACK TO SLEEP...PLEASE HELP ME AND BE SINCERE...

[sofrkdout]

hey, I read in a forum (not sure which one) that the new window period for Elisa/Western Blot testing was 3-4 weeks is this true??. my anxiety stalks me and all i do is cry (i guess i desereve it), but i dont deserve hiv!! -doctor(s) im in desperate need of a piece of mind... after my 3 month(88 days) test results can i put this to rest forever? im not a frequently ill person and i dont do drugs of any type. my encounter involved blood would that mean antibodies will show sooner?  please thats 3 very important questions i need answers to... thank you.

[sofrkdout]

thanx alot for answering my question so soon...i just been having major chest pains and breathing hurts at times.It scares me! (is it the HIV? i ask myself). Im only 24 with 3 kids and getting hsv2 will definetly help me reach out to my babies about safe sex and sex in general, but i just want to know why the chest pains?? i took x-rays ct-scans and everything is normal... what can help the pain go away (besides an asprin)?  AGAIN THANX FOR YOUR TIME SEAN.