So I went to my doctor a few weeks ago to get some blood work done. It was just a routine check up mainly to see if I was diabetic because it runs in the family. No big deal. And then my doctor asks me if I would like to have them test for anything else like STD's. I'm 99% sure I don't have a thing, but theres that 1% there that made me uneasy, so I said what the hell, go ahead and do it. I'm not going to get the test results back for a week so my mind is wandering. Throughout the week my mind reflects on possible situations and drunken nights where I could potentially have gotten something. What a nightmare of a week. I start to beat myself up about past experiences and think that I could almost surely have it.
So a week later, I go back to the doc and he runs down the list "Negative. . .Negative. . ." and then he says HIV and a 2 second pause. "Negative". Whew what a relief, and what a bastard of a doctor to leave me in limbo for those extra 2 seconds.
I never really thought that I could have it, but until I got tested, I never really thought about it as long and hard as I had after they had taken the blood.
Curious if anyone else has had this scary experience.
And if you haven't, GET TESTED! Even if you don't think you have it, get tested anyways. Seeing that test come back negative is just something good to know about yourself.
So a week later, I go back to the doc and he runs down the list "Negative. . .Negative. . ." and then he says HIV and a 2 second pause. "Negative". Whew what a relief, and what a bastard of a doctor to leave me in limbo for those extra 2 seconds.
I never really thought that I could have it, but until I got tested, I never really thought about it as long and hard as I had after they had taken the blood.
Curious if anyone else has had this scary experience.
And if you haven't, GET TESTED! Even if you don't think you have it, get tested anyways. Seeing that test come back negative is just something good to know about yourself.
