Should HIV testing be required?

HIV Testing and my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

• I am writing this post only for the people who get scared of HIV Testing, I had a my first sex 6 months back with unknown girl (Status also unknown) in Dubai. Oral was Unprotected and Vaginal is Protected. I told about this incident to one of my friend and I don't know what was in his mind, he said she might be a HIV+... Till that time I never thought about HIV, Once he told, I started thinking that I might have got infected. (Because lack of education about HIV)... within 1 1/2 months I had to fly to India due to VISA renewal... from the time I heard about that word HIV+ from my friend, I got scared like hell, panic, anxious, unable to concentrate on anything... I did not work for 1 1/2 months... I just used to go to office and come back... Since I was a good resource they did not care much about me much (Moreover there was not much works)... I used to go to office and browse lot about HIV... always.. In that 1 1/2 month, I did not sleep well, I did not eat well, I did not go anywhere... even though there were 10 friends around me, I was thinking about this only... without testing itself, I came to the conclusion that I might have got infected... It was hardest moment in my life... I desperately wanted to come to india and get tested. Because, in UAE you cannot test it, If it turns positive then, you will be deported immediately to your hometown....... I was really got scared on that... I was crying, thinking about my family... were lot of things in my mind... I behaved like a dead man... finally I came back to India, As soon as got down india, I booked the hotel near to the Hospital where I can take a test.... I went and gave my blood for testing... before that, I prayed lot to Jesus... I cried literally... I lived with Phobia... The doctor told that, take a ELISA test and to confirm the result will go for Western Blot... I told him, whatever, you can take my blood for both tests... (But inside I was terrifically scared of the results)... he told come after 2 days and collect your result... OMG 2 days... I thought I will die... 2 days... Oops... was toughest moment in my life. Cried cried, always was thinking about HIV... was talking to family members and friends as if I will die soon... Terriffic... 2 days went... got a courage all of sudden and went to hospital and prayed to Lord Jesus (It was infront of clinic) and went and collected my result... It was NEGATIVE.... I could not believe it since I was living with HIV phobia and was not convinced with result... The doctor told that the confirm test (Western blot) result will come only tomorrow. oops again.. I was thinking that surely it gonna be POSITIVE... thought like I did SIN thats why God was punishing me... again 1 day went as it is... went to Hospital to collect the result again... Thank God it was Negative...!!! Oops... was bit relief but not fully convinced... In that hospital no pre-counselling or post counselling, I have collected the report from Reception and almost the other person who stood next to me could able to see my report. Again started searching on Internet to know whether the test result is conculsive... Oops.. there are lot of false informations (I came to know later)... 3 months window period, 6 months window period, 1 year... lot lot... for me it just 1 1/2 months... So, got scared again and browsed lot and got a HIV specialist contact... and got an appointment to meet him on next day... He was really god for me... what a person he is... He did not judge, he did not ask even single question that what you did.?? I just showed him the western blot test result, He said its very very rarely the test result will change after 1 month and all... But I was not convinced, then he wrote HIV PCR DNA Test and asked me to take from the one clinic and asked me to meet me with results... I took the HIV PCR DNA Test and went again to his hospital... HIV-1 and HIV-2 was not detected. He said, you should distribute sweets now... you should be happy about your reply.. go enjoy your life... He said PCR DNA test is very very accurate within 30 days. If its negative then you are Negative......But was not able to believe my result.. He said you don't have HIV but you have HIV Phobia.. So he recommended to meet one Psychotrist... I took medication for 30 days.. was forgot everything and felt normal, and met again the same HIV specialist.. He said you are absolutely normal and you don't need to take test for your lifetime....Now I am OK...still the story goes on, exceeded characters limit.... :-) What I lost from this is, I did not go back to Dubai and found job here itself... Information I have gathered from him, 1) HIV PCR DNA Test is very very accurate test than any other test, it detects the virus itself.. 2) Oral Sex is not at all RISK for HIV, till now there is not even single person reported thru ORAL 3) We have to believe with our results and move on... 4) Protection is Protection, No need to take Test at all

• Answer:

  Yea man, I notice with a lot of invidiuals and HIV they have difficulty accepting they're result. I wish you the best man, If you have any more questions send me an email.