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[bucket9]

HELLO IM a 31 yr old married man i recently went to the clinic to get my blood pressure taken and they did a blood test as well .....they called me back in to tell me i had high cholesterol and my white blood cells wre low at 2.5 and my plattelets were low to please tell me what these numbers mean to you ive had a possible hiv exposer  two yrs ago do you know how fast it proggesess though i dont have any symptoms ....i did get diagnosed with periodontitus my wife and i are scared please help..

[reallyregret]

Hi bucket9,

Your risk depends on whether you have shared your needles while you were an IV drug user, if you did not share your needles, then you don't have a risk.

You can just go ahead and look for a clinic which offers you the 20min rapid test and you can get back the results in 20mins. It's fast and you won't have to suffer an additional 2 weeks of anxiety just to wait for the results.


God bless you.


reallyregret

[Goodyear50000]

It's best to be tested.  Certainly you can not know for sure because what you are having may be a number of things, many of which are not very serious.  But testing would be a smart idea.

[joggen]

The only way to know your status is to have an HIV test.

[upstateny123]

If you were/are an IV Drug user, YES, you should be tested (in the case that you are needle sharing) if sharing needles with other persons whose HIV status is positive or unknown.  If you ceased using IV drugs 2 years ago, you can assuredly get tested now for an accurate HIV test result.

[bucket9]

is that a seriously low white blood cell count i wemt to a community clinic with a high workload and no customer service meaning doc did not explain crap and just told me to get tested again

[bucket9]

needle using

[upstateny123]

I am a tad bit confused.  What exactly was "this" risk 2 years ago?