No further testing is needed.
Further questions will result in deletion of the ENTIRE thread. EWH .
Last comment for me Dr Edward..Test is not required in my case? Your answer for these question will be my assurance..thank you and god less
Last comment for me Dr Edward..Test is not required in my case? Your answer for these question will be my assurance..thank you and god less
Still virtually no risk.
Your anxiety is truely unwarrranted. To continue to focus on these concerns will just make it worse. Please seek professional help in adressing it. I will have nothing more to say. EWH
Dr Edward,
Thank you very much for your reply..in worst case scenario in question no 1..if the nurse reused the needle to me and the first patient is hepatitis posiitive and HIV positive? What will be the risk high risk or no risk? Please don't be rude Dr your the only chance to ease my anxiety.. I can't understand your answer please make it simplier
Welcome to the Forum. I have to admit, I find your concerns to be more indicative or unwarranted paranoia than true risk. You in particular, should know from the fact that your mother works there and knows the others who work there should assume that your care is better than that received by others, not worse. As you point out the materials use to draw your blood are disposable an many are designed in such a way that the CANNOT be re-used. Further, as the first person in the lab, you should know that at the end of each day it is standard practice to clean everything up at the end of the day in preparation for the next day- this means disposing of all previously use materials, cleaning surfaces, etc. I will briefly address your questions but my honest and heartfelt advice is that you need to discuss these unwarranted fears with a mental health professional- they are not good for you.
1. IN theory, perhaps. the chance that the needle was reused however is virtually zero and even if she did, the chance that the person it would have been use on before you had hepatitis or HIV, or that if they did, the virus was still alive is also virtually zero. These are unrealistic concerns.
2. No
3. Yes
4. See above. Your concerns are not realistic and the fact that you have them suggests you are inappropriately worried an should seek counseling.
5. You are not at risk
EWH