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hairdresser scare
hi everyone, im a bit concerned and need some input pls as i read so much conflicting information.
I recently took my 6 yr old to have his haircut, he had headlice which i had removed the night before but he still had little nicks on his head as he had been scratching badly,While the hairdresser was cutting his hair she cut her finger, she stopped what she was doing and put a plaster on but before she had done this i had noticed quite alot of blood running down onto her hand... after putting the plaster on she carried on cutting but i could see that blood had sept through.
Although im aware that its unlikely she would have had hiv i am still worried that her blood may have got into these little bites my son had on his head.Im finding it hard to put the thought to bed.
I am not sure whether my sons bites would have been enough to let the virus in if she had it as they were little, im also not sure if the bites were bleeding at the time and whether or not this would be an important factor. If it were me i could easily put the thought to bed by having a test for hiv and hepatitis but my son is 6 yrs old and i dont want to put him through any unneccasary trauma, im just a worried mom, maybe a bit over protective but ive had an hiv scare in the past as an ex partner of mine was a drug addict and although he is alive and perfectly healthy he lost his friend to hiv . I went through quite a traumatic time, anyhow i would be grateful for any responses and thankyou for your time
I recently took my 6 yr old to have his haircut, he had headlice which i had removed the night before but he still had little nicks on his head as he had been scratching badly,While the hairdresser was cutting his hair she cut her finger, she stopped what she was doing and put a plaster on but before she had done this i had noticed quite alot of blood running down onto her hand... after putting the plaster on she carried on cutting but i could see that blood had sept through.
Although im aware that its unlikely she would have had hiv i am still worried that her blood may have got into these little bites my son had on his head.Im finding it hard to put the thought to bed.
I am not sure whether my sons bites would have been enough to let the virus in if she had it as they were little, im also not sure if the bites were bleeding at the time and whether or not this would be an important factor. If it were me i could easily put the thought to bed by having a test for hiv and hepatitis but my son is 6 yrs old and i dont want to put him through any unneccasary trauma, im just a worried mom, maybe a bit over protective but ive had an hiv scare in the past as an ex partner of mine was a drug addict and although he is alive and perfectly healthy he lost his friend to hiv . I went through quite a traumatic time, anyhow i would be grateful for any responses and thankyou for your time
yes, i agree, and sadly the community paedatrician gave a similar opinion, thanks again for your input :)
Im not ashamed of admitting i may need help, i would not be anxious if i had not been through a scare in the past,which may not have been a trauma to some but i was distressed,a friend died and these anxieties dont just pop up in my head for no good reason, infact it has all surfaced out of nowhere due to the hairdressing incident.
And as for getting educated its very hard because there is so much conflicting information.I visited my doctors and he described hiv as aids and said the hairdresser would know if she had it as she would have symptoms.... i knew this was wrong, i am still shocked he said it, i also rang the THT helpline who said although unlikely it could get in through a small wound, it was only when i stumbled across a post on here about cuts i decided to ask because this post said it COULDNT get in through a superficial wound.... i asked because i was confused, there is one thing we all agree on though i do need counselling although i feel my post was witheld,
And as for getting educated its very hard because there is so much conflicting information.I visited my doctors and he described hiv as aids and said the hairdresser would know if she had it as she would have symptoms.... i knew this was wrong, i am still shocked he said it, i also rang the THT helpline who said although unlikely it could get in through a small wound, it was only when i stumbled across a post on here about cuts i decided to ask because this post said it COULDNT get in through a superficial wound.... i asked because i was confused, there is one thing we all agree on though i do need counselling although i feel my post was witheld,
should we really assume that everyone we meet has HIV, to be safe,? some say yes, i dont know...i think that's the cause of all this anxiety in people...we are told to assume everyone has HIV...!
thanks for your prompt reply, the situation has bought back all the trauma that i went through 20 odd yrs ago, i had been sleeping with someone that was sharing needles with someone that was hiv positive, i didnt find out until later, i was pregnant with my new partner when i was called in to be tested, it was a harrowing time for me, i was negative and i did move forward in my life but its all come flooding back and i worry about my children now, im going to look into getting some counselling. thanks again.
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