All About Hiv / Aids Discussion + I Suspect I Might Have Hiv Symptoms + Hiv Medication Prep + I Tested Positive (Compiled)

[Guest Mind over body]

Aiyo, don't use the word "walking dead", so morbid and discouraging. Try something more cheerful like "New chapter", "New life", "over the rainbow", "life challenger", "transformer", "Dew of hope", "Virus terminator"......etc

[SwimVibe]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe for genital warts, only the outward symptoms will be removed. The virus still remains in your body and lies dormant. I think I read that there are MANY strains of HPV virus (that causes genital warts) so it's possible for a person to get multiple infections. There are some topical creams that you can probably get off the shelf from pharmacies if the warts are external,

Oh, to add, any form of STD increases the likelihood of a person getting infected by HIV MANY times, so do take care and practise safe sex if you're unfortunate enough to have gotten genital warts. The chances of someone having any form of STD increases the likelihood of that person to get infected by HIV by MANY MANY fold !

It's a shame HPV cant be cured till date, only can find medication to suppress the symptoms when you got the sore flaring up, you get them, u will have it for the rest of your life until a cure is created. 2 kinds of HPV, can get them via kissing, quite common in america, also can get them via sexual interactions..

I hope scientists will find a cure soon for HIV.

[Guest Worry Paranoia]

I am sorry for troubling you like this but I need to ask you guys something.

I went to a gay 1-7 to look around and in the darkness of the maze upstairs I bumped into someone's feet quite forcefully and felt his toe-nails scrathed my feet.

I immediately left the area and I checked my feet after that. There appeared to be only some read welt lines and there was really no pain; I did not see or notice any blood. I went to the coffee lounge after that and stayed there for an hour before I left. During that time I felt no pain or uncomfortableness.

This morning I noticed two small pin prick scabs/clots where I was scratched, and another under one toe nail, (the nails I cut in the morning before I went to the sauna). The area under the toe nail area is now a little sore.

Should I be concerned about HIV infection?

I did not have sex, just went to see the place.

I am sorry to trouble you like this. This is kind of embarrassing. But I am getting paranoid over this.

[GachiMuchi]

Please go and read up and understand more on how one can get infected.

http://www.blurtit.com/q598678.html

http://aids.about.com/od/technicalquestions/HIVAIDS_Transmission_Questions.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/definitions.htm

Instead of getting paranoid, go find out more about it before you jump into the conclusion and worried yourself sick for nothing.

If you are still worried call AFA http://www.afa.org.sg/education.php

[Guest Well said]

HIV is like many other kind of illness. If taken care well, a person can live very very long and by than, let's hope a strong cure will be in place. ...............

1. Do not imprision yourself. You are much better than the real prisoners who spend 10 to 20

years in changi prison without seeing daylight.

2. Eat well and enjoy every day with friends and family. You might just surpass them in your

lifespan even when they may not be positive.

3. Continue with protected sex or engaged in less heavy sex activity so as to avoid

getting secondary kind of disease from other people bodily fluids.

4. Take up a healthy hobby, reading writing or craft works to get your mind off all these

unncessary worry.

5. Remember, nobody is immortal, disease of all kinds happened and it can be as lethal as

immeidate effect. Thus HIV pales in comparison to those die in their sleep without

knowing, or paralysed by stroke.

6. Protect those who are negative and treasure the lifes of others as much as you still

treasure yours. God of all forms will walk this journey with you and help you overcome

your worry.

Be Happy even if you are tested postive, it is not the end.

There is nothing I read thus far came be as positive and as encouraging than this message. Well-written!!!!

[kh87]

I am sorry for troubling you like this but I need to ask you guys something.

I went to a gay 1-7 to look around and in the darkness of the maze upstairs I bumped into someone's feet quite forcefully and felt his toe-nails scrathed my feet.

I immediately left the area and I checked my feet after that. There appeared to be only some read welt lines and there was really no pain; I did not see or notice any blood. I went to the coffee lounge after that and stayed there for an hour before I left. During that time I felt no pain or uncomfortableness.

This morning I noticed two small pin prick scabs/clots where I was scratched, and another under one toe nail, (the nails I cut in the morning before I went to the sauna). The area under the toe nail area is now a little sore.

Should I be concerned about HIV infection?

I did not have sex, just went to see the place.

I am sorry to trouble you like this. This is kind of embarrassing. But I am getting paranoid over this.

Darling, dun worry too much, if other highly concentrated fluids like blood and semen came in contact with open wound, than you have to becareful.

[Guest Guest]

Wat do HIV drugs do to a HIV+ person actually? Anyone care to explain? Do they bring his cd4 cell count up? If so, how? If a HIV- person takes HIV drugs, does his cd4 cell count go up too? If not y? How do HIV drugs behave differently in someone who is HIV+ to someone who is HIV-?

[Foreign Talent]

I am sorry for troubling you like this but I need to ask you guys something.

I went to a gay 1-7 to look around and in the darkness of the maze upstairs I bumped into someone's feet quite forcefully and felt his toe-nails scrathed my feet.

I immediately left the area and I checked my feet after that. There appeared to be only some read welt lines and there was really no pain; I did not see or notice any blood. I went to the coffee lounge after that and stayed there for an hour before I left. During that time I felt no pain or uncomfortableness.

This morning I noticed two small pin prick scabs/clots where I was scratched, and another under one toe nail, (the nails I cut in the morning before I went to the sauna). The area under the toe nail area is now a little sore.

Should I be concerned about HIV infection?

I did not have sex, just went to see the place.

I am sorry to trouble you like this. This is kind of embarrassing. But I am getting paranoid over this.

OK, this is the kind of accident that can happen anywhere you are barefooted - eg. in a swimming pool, changing area in a gym or a yoga class. So yeah you bump into people, they scratch your feet, it happens.

Theoretically speaking, HIV infection is a possibility if the person whom you bumped into had just been having sex and got some semen on his toes (say someone who is HIV+ shot his load on his feet) and that happened literally moments before you bumped into him and that bump resulted in a scratch that as enough for the semen to make it's way into your blood stream. Then yes you could be infected, though the chances of that happening is very low because:

- HIV virus particles cannot survive outside the body, so if someone with HIV shot his cum on a chair and you sat on it later, then the HIV would not have been able to survive in a pool of semen on the chair. The virus dies within a few seconds when exposed to air so if it would have lasted literally moments on that person's foot.

- You did not detect any bleeding on your foot after the incident.

As for the soreness, hey you're human - bump into something hard and you're bound to feel sore. I bumped my knee in the kitchen yesterday and it is still sore now - why? Cos you don't expect to do damage like that to your body and not expect it to hurt - that's all part of being human.

You are fine my friend. Just be more careful the next time you're in a dark room, allow your eyes to adjust to the dark before moving around the room to avoid such bumping accidents.

[Guest Guest]

How does MOH trace your contact? if you never tell the truth, what will happen?

[Guest Guest]

better lock ur door when u sleep. ur enemy could have cut ur skin and cum on ur feet while u r deep sleep

[Guest Guest]

Can we still claim insurance for sicknesses when u r HIV+?

[SuperSentai]

Wat do HIV drugs do to a HIV+ person actually? Anyone care to explain? Do they bring his cd4 cell count up? If so, how? If a HIV- person takes HIV drugs, does his cd4 cell count go up too? If not y? How do HIV drugs behave differently in someone who is HIV+ to someone who is HIV-?

Edited February 12, 2012 by sentai

[DavidLee]

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Edited September 5, 2022 by DavidLee

[Guest Guest]

based on the latest hiv case recently, the guy receiving oral sex got infected. how can get sucked still get infected

Are you talking about this news: <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_762640.html>? Did you read properly? They had oral and anal sex.

[DavidLee]

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Edited September 5, 2022 by DavidLee

[Guest PgLoh]

guys, if u want to have anal sex, pls wear condom.... or masturabate pls. dont go around anal people without condom and anal another people with the same dick too ....

[Guest Guest]

based on the latest hiv case recently, the guy receiving oral sex got infected. how can get sucked still get infected

How do you know who's the giver and who's the receiver?

[pocketsizebf]

Call me heartless - but a person who contracts HIV from an ons, well it's deserved.

If he got it from non deserving means- Such as parents, accidents, unfaithful bf/gfs etc- my heart goes out to them: remember, it isn't the end ))

[Guest Guest]

Call me heartless - but a person who contracts HIV from an ons, well it's deserved. If he got it from non deserving means- Such as parents, accidents, unfaithful bf/gfs etc- my heart goes out to them: remember, it isn't the end ))

u r not heartless. u r just plain self-righteous and ignorant. There are very effective medications for hiv now but discrminations and prejudice have no cure so hiv positive people are made to 'deserve' sufferings till no end.

[pocketsizebf]

u r not heartless. u r just plain self-righteous and ignorant. There are very effective medications for hiv now but discrminations and prejudice have no cure so hiv positive people are made to 'deserve' sufferings till no end.

There's a knife on the table- u know it can cause u harm, but u tell yourself what are the chances. U juggle it. It stabs u, and blinds your eyes. Who's to blame? (adults btw).

I'm not self righteous. I just believe in serving your consequences. If u are caught for raping- you deserve jail. If you are "caught" for sleeping around without protection- you have earned your little disease.

I must make it clear that my biasness is only for the self-inflicted cases. Aka my heart goes out to those who were victim of circumstances

[pocketsizebf]

Social stigma had a function role in the running of the society. It discouraging people from pursuing the norm- in this case; loose sexual behavior.

Would I help someone whose's HIV positive. Yes. Would I pity someone who got it from sleeping around. No

[dwba]

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Edited July 27, 2012 by dwba

[qez]

Go ahead and judge! Call those promiscuous dirty cheap sluts prostitute homosexuals indulging in unnatural god-forbidden intercourse godless orgies worthless piece of shit. But leave HIV out of this. It is not God's divine punishment against those who sinned. It is certainly not your hand of justice that enforces your version of morality. It is just nucleic acids coated in proteins and lipids. It doesn't know and it doesn't discriminate. It is not a bad person's disease; good people get them too. It is simply a disease.

Edited February 16, 2012 by qez

[qez]

http://youtu.be/8Fw3bSvQCjY

Edited February 16, 2012 by qez

[Walking Dead]

Go ahead and judge! Call those promiscuous dirty cheap sluts prostitute homosexuals indulging in unnatural god-forbidden intercourse godless orgies worthless piece of shit. But leave HIV out of this. It is not God's divine punishment against those who sinned. It is certainly not your hand of justice that enforces your version of morality. It is just nucleic acids coated in proteins and lipids. It doesn't know and it doesn't discriminate. It is not a bad person's disease; good people get them too. It is simply a disease.

It's precisely people like these that makes the world the way it is I guess. I question the concept of social stigma discouraging people from so-called pursuing behaviour deviant from the norm (probably the wrong choice of words by that particular poster, whatever, we shouldn't stigmatise him for the uncalled-for errors made I suppose ) Are we not already perceived by certain factions of the heterosexual community as being pursuing a deviant form of lifestyle, even though it might be inherently inbuilt aka due to genetics ? Along the same line of logic, we deserve it when we do not adhere to the perceived heterosexual norms, the perceived norms of having to fall in love only with a member of the opposite sex etc ?

I do believe that ths thread is intended for the purposes of HIV/Aids discussions in general, not specifically catered only to people who are unwittingly infected with the disease, and thus deserving pity from those people who stand from their moral high-horse and perceive to judge others ? FYI, I believe I stand for a minority of us in saying that we seek understanding and compassion, not pity. Save that for the less unfortunate souls who seek to point their accusaing fingers at others, only to have four fingers point back at themselves.

To such people, please start your own thread if you wish to pour out your deluge of condemnations and stigmatizing and not unnecessarily hijack the normal flow of discussions, thanks This will be my first and last response since I typically do not have the time nor energy to indulge in such potentially flaming activities. Of course I will continue to offer my 2 cents based on my humble experiences in hope to offer some assistance and consolation to those who may be in the same shoes.

@Qez, thank you for standing up for us, the stigmatized and marginalized minority, thank you :clap:

@dwba, I have replied to your earlier PM, do drop me a PM if you have questions, and I'll try to share with you whatever I know, take care !

[Guest Cannot Tahan]

Social stigma had a function role in the running of the society. It discouraging people from pursuing the norm- in this case; loose sexual behavior.

Would I help someone whose's HIV positive. Yes. Would I pity someone who got it from sleeping around. No

What a self righteous ass! And trying to justify that he is a kind soul bcos he "will help" HIV+ people. So based on your line of reasoning about the knife, a girl who dresses up skimpily deserved to get raped? Don't be so judgmental. U are not god! Have a little compassion. Judging from what u write, I don't think hv any, so buzz off. Or better still, go private message or meet up with "the Visitors" - I have a feeling u both will get along great!

And Well said qez!

[Guest U-Hypocrite]

Social stigma had a function role in the running of the society. It discouraging people from pursuing the norm- in this case; loose sexual behavior.

Would I help someone whose's HIV positive. Yes. Would I pity someone who got it from sleeping around. No

So you are saying that Social Stigma against Homosexuals is good and functions in the running of society? And that this social stigma by the straight population against the Gays is good as it discourages man from having sex with man ie. the Norm of the Gays?

Listen to yourself! What an ignorant hypocrite you are.

[pocketsizebf]

So you are saying that Social Stigma against Homosexuals is good and functions in the running of society? And that this social stigma by the straight population against the Gays is good as it discourages man from having sex with man ie. the Norm of the Gays?

Listen to yourself! What an ignorant hypocrite you are.

The title says discussion. There's always at least two sides to an argument. Be open and understand there's more than one view.

None is right, none is wrong.

There's a function in society. I didn't say it was all good, or it benefits everyone. But yes in utilitarian sense it is better for general society.

Homosexuality is always a discourse cos its against pro-creation. It will never be mainstream. I'm not saying being homosexual is wrong. But it is a discourse.

And once again, homosexuality isn't a self-induced infliction. You all can choose to label me self-righteous idiot. But at the end of the day, I'm just stating the other opinion which is lacking.

Unless this is just a thread for pity?

[pocketsizebf]

What a self righteous ass! And trying to justify that he is a kind soul bcos he "will help" HIV+ people. So based on your line of reasoning about the knife, a girl who dresses up skimpily deserved to get raped? Don't be so judgmental. U are not god! Have a little compassion. Judging from what u write, I don't think hv any, so buzz off. Or better still, go private message or meet up with "the Visitors" - I have a feeling u both will get along great!

And Well said qez!

A girl who dresses skimply doesn't deserve to be raped. That isn't a casual sequence. However what is unwanted sexual visual harassment- aka ppl looking at her.

I'm not trying to sound better when I say I would help. U can judge me, or te opinion I'm having.

But u can't deny there's two sides to every moral issue.

[Guest guest]

any HIV positive wanna share yr story and yr regret to others? our ears are ready for listening .

[Guest compassion]

There's a knife on the table- u know it can cause u harm, but u tell yourself what are the chances. U juggle it. It stabs u, and blinds your eyes. Who's to blame? (adults btw). I'm not self righteous. I just believe in serving your consequences. If u are caught for raping- you deserve jail. If you are "caught" for sleeping around without protection- you have earned your little disease. I must make it clear that my biasness is only for the self-inflicted cases. Aka my heart goes out to those who were victim of circumstances

Your line of thoughts and arguments will only make u more righteous but do nothing to alleviate the sufferings of those u chose to despise whether they are at fault or not. There will be a day in future for sure that u wake up from ur slumber, boy. Don't cast your stones too early.

[Guest Jun]

Hiv is a fraud

Check this up at YouTube

[Guest Jun]

HIV is fabricated. It is all this big western pharmaceutical plot to earn million or billion dollars out of we innocent people

[Guest Jun]

HIV is fabricated. It is all this big western pharmaceutical company's plots to earn million or billion dollars out of we innocent people

[mishmash01]

Call me heartless - but a person who contracts HIV from an ons, well it's deserved.

If he got it from non deserving means- Such as parents, accidents, unfaithful bf/gfs etc- my heart goes out to them: remember, it isn't the end ))

We all deserve a fate worse than death. We are all Adam's seed. Every action has its consequences. It is a natural law. You touch fire, you get burnt. Ought you not have compassion and render aid to the one who burnt himself/herself? True, it was a silly act. But the consequence is not a punishment for the act. It simply is just a consequence. To say the person deserves it presuppose that a judgement had been made. Who is to judge? Who made that call? Look past the actiOn that brought the consequence. Address the issue. People do stupid things not because they don't know better or are irrational. They do stupid things because something in them is crying out. There is a brokenness inside. You can judge the person all you want for his most heinous crimes. Have you sought to understand why he did what he did? Why he chose to do what he did? Ppl look at your actions to judge you but rarely do they look beyond that.

[vin8tan]

Call me heartless - but a person who contracts HIV from an ons, well it's deserved. If he got it from non deserving means- Such as parents, accidents, unfaithful bf/gfs etc- my heart goes out to them: remember, it isn't the end ))

Hi pocketsizebf, I really think your "heartlessness" is uncalled for. If someone who has contracted HIV regrets and learns his/her mistake, and the fact that they have to live with HIV for the rest of their lives, is good enough a reason to stop judging, criminalising and stigmatising them. HIV is a larger and far more complex issue than it seems. The constructed myths that the society, you, me and many others continue to perpetuate, may lead some people to contract HIV. Such as barebacking, and having the need to "sow seeds".

HIV is fabricated. It is all this big western pharmaceutical plot to earn million or billion dollars out of we innocent people

Sure it is. But please explain why 2 million people die every year, why nothing seems to work for my uncle and partner until they went on ARV, why people continue to die or got so weak while trying "alternative" therapies to treat a magical sickness?

[GachiMuchi]

HIV is fabricated. It is all this big western pharmaceutical company's plots to earn million or billion dollars out of we innocent people

Dumb ass with dumb answer to HIV.

Why don't you go to CDC at Tan Tock Seng to see for yourself how many ppl are there with tubes in their mouth dying from Aids. Or try being a volunteer at AFA and see the real reactions of those whom were tested positive for HIV.

Do you think by burying your head in the sand, HIV don't exist? That its some kind of ploy that some company hatched out?

Well, do you need to catch HIV to be proven wrong? Let's us know when you catch it, ok. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Edited August 28, 2012 by GachiMuchi

[mishmash01]

It might actually be worth re- looking at the HIV/AIDS hypothesis. There are dissenters. Perhaps judge for yourself if the claims the dissenters make, make any sense

Edited August 28, 2012 by mishmash01

[EasleyLim]

Hiv is a fraud

Check this up at YouTube

Lol, do you know how ridiculous you sound? Not to mention your 'evidences' comes from the very Big Brother Corp. conspiracy logic that you're so against of.

[vin8tan]

Dumb ass with dumb answer to HIV. Why don't you go to CDC at Tan Tock Seng to see for yourself how many ppl are there with tubes in their mouth dying from Aids. Or try being a volunteer at AFA and see the real reactions of those whom were tested positive for HIV. Do you think by burying your head in the sand, HIV don't exist? That its some kind of ploy that some company hatched out? Well, do you need to catch HIV to be proven wrong? Let's us know when you catch it, ok. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Eh GachiMuchi, don't be so worked up and cruse him. We really don't need another person infected with HIV and affect the rest through negative associations.

[GachiMuchi]

Ok, sorry. I take it back.

[hitchcube]

Well, in case anyone needs to have an idea to know what it's like to live with HIV, here is Lester's story. He is 21 years old, and a student at a local university. He lives in an HDB flat with his parents and sister, and is HIV-positive.

“I must have been around 18 years old when I got infected with HIV. For some reason, it didn’t occur to me that there was a link between HIV and sex between men. As far as I knew, the media had only portrayed the link between HIV and heterosexual sex, the kind of sex men have with women. I didn’t know I could get HIV through gay sex.”

Read more here.

[ajax]

HIV-positive man gets 15 months' jail for not telling partner

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/hiv-positive-man-gets-15-months-jail-not-telling-partner-20121019

An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 15 months' jail on Friday for having sex with a partner without telling him that he was infected.

The defendant, a young bespectacled man, had pleaded guilty last month to engaging in sexual activity at the same time with the victim, who is a homosexual, and an unknown man without alerting the victim of the risk of contracting the infection and getting him to agree to accept that risk.

The offence took place at his residence on April 8 this year.

The court heard that the defendant, a student, was notified that he has HIV infection in mid-February this year.

[azimuth]

HIV-positive man gets 15 months' jail for not telling partner

http://www.straitsti...artner-20121019

An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 15 months' jail on Friday for having sex with a partner without telling him that he was infected.

The defendant, a young bespectacled man, had pleaded guilty last month to engaging in sexual activity at the same time with the victim, who is a homosexual, and an unknown man without alerting the victim of the risk of contracting the infection and getting him to agree to accept that risk.

The offence took place at his residence on April 8 this year.

The court heard that the defendant, a student, was notified that he has HIV infection in mid-February this year.

This is a very sad case. Two young boys. Does it seem to me these days that people are not educated about using condoms, or are the young people these days more willing to take on more risk?

[c0ldFire]

sad but true and this may be just tip of the ice berg, many similar cases may not been uncovered ..

there again..

what would u do.. if u know a guy, went on the first date.. all wnt very well..

and while he walks you home, he told u he is keen in going further with u, and, he is a carrier.

what would your reaction be? first moment, immediate, instinctive, real, response..?

Edited October 21, 2012 by c0ldFire

[boiboi122]

I am so stress now i dono what to do. I met a guy first time cos too stress did some fun with him. No Anal but i bj him. I realise i got ulcer in my mouth. Now i worried i got aids. Damn worried. I feel so hopeless and helpless now.

[luke84]

see a doctor and you will not feel so stress

[boiboi122]

Tt wil be 1,3,6 mths later before i can see doctor I am really dcare ne

[rr0879]

Ur ulcer maybe bc of stress rather than anything alarming but it doesn't hurt to go check with doctor...n do chillax urself..dun stress so much...not gd for e mind n body...

[boiboi122]

I mean i got ulcer and do bj. So i scare hiv may transmitted through ulcer