This is a good forum to hear people's stories. My story is I have been stupid - for the last year I have been seeing prostitutes - practicising safe sex all the time. Despite this, things can go wrong and recently the condom slipped off during one encounter. I don't know how long it was off for - maybe 30 seconds to a minute. I replaced it with another and continued. This episode has scared me because I was exposed for a bit - of course I do not the girls status. To complicate matters, I pick up a throat infection that has lasted for at least 2 weeks - this may just be a coincidence of course. The bottom line is that it has taken a scare to realise I have been on the wrong path for a long time. I have to be prepared for a result either way - I cannot be sure what it will be. I wish all of you well - whatever your status. Just don't be stupid like me.

Hi Every body,
Am called Joseph
I just love any body who cares for those i need, most of the time young people discuss HIV/AIDS, they get worries, positive or negative, they all get scared, but wait for this.
We all matter,we need care love and guidence, for young people in need of support, talk to adults, or trusted peers, seek God, and also look at your self as the most important person ever. You can help your friends thru positive behaviour talks or even emails, talk about the values of family life, christianity and humannity in general.
Think about the best qualities of your future partiners and what kind of person you would want to be.
List down your heroes and what you really like about them, set your goals and work towards achieving them.
Joseph CARES FOR TWO HIV NON RELATIVE YOUNG BOYS.
We will win this struggle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im terrified! I must know every symptom, statistic fact and probability out there for the hiv virus. Today, after a long year of thinking about it every day, I finally gathered the courage to get tested. I beleive an ex had cheated on me.... I remember getting a flu around that time in the winter, but I was too scared for an outcome that i could not deal with. I am 23 years old.I Have had 8 sexual relationships. No transfusions or interveinous drug use. My doctor says its unlikly for me, but still, my mind plays tricks on my all day, to the point of insanity. I just have to know. Im living with my soulmate. and he's being incre4dibly supportive. I know he loves me, and I hope that if the results do come back positive, he will continue to. But I still dont know if i could live with this horrible disease, much less put him at risk, or burden him with sure mood swings and depression. I would most likely become a different person... Not the girl he lovs today. One week, and my fate is unveiled. I just want to sleep till then. I have decided that if my results are negitive, i will always remember this feeling. I will change. I will give up smoking, and vow a better overall health regiman.... if positive however, that holds no promises.... i think im going to puke.

Hi,
I tested positive for HIv almost 2 years ago and my viral load has fluctuated from 4,800 -38,000 and somewhere in between. I get tested every 3 mos or so. Now I just got my last results back and last time I was 20,000 viral load and 423 tcells. This time, I'm undetectable and my tcells are 546. I'm not on any meds. I use supplements etc.... Has this happened to anyone else out there?
Thanks,
W

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TITLE OF A FILM.
my name is charlotte.i do not know anyone who has the hiv/or aids virus iam happy too say.i do feel for people who do.......
iam looking for a title of a movie that involves aids so that i can see the movie again.
it is about a married couple who has problems getting pregnant so the woman has a lot of tests and gets help from the hospital.she gets pregnant and gets the virus with it,so does the husband and child.they both pass away before her and she tells the story.
it is a very touching movie and i would love too see it again,so if anyone has ever heard of it please let me know.
take care,
charlotte

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Hey my name is Shane im 17 year old boy from Wollongong, Australia im writing 2 talk about my story. Well about 5 months ago i had thought i had HiV or Hep C or B beacuse i had got in to a fight with someone who i mite thought of had somthing because i heard that he had been on drugs and that i had a tiny little cut on my knucles i was concerned . Well anyways i 4 long time i thought that i had something it took me along time to work up the courage and get tested i was just afraid of it i was 2 scared to find out the truth but there wasnt one night were i didn sleep proprly it was constainly on my mind i was goin insane i culdn take it anymore so i eventully got tested. My results had come in i was so nervous i was thinking for the worse i didn know i would of reacted i was really coviced that i mite of caught somthing well the results came back NEGATIVE for all of my tests i was so relived i shook hands with my doctor and gave him a huge hug and left. Well thats my story thank you for taking your time and reading it if there is anyone who needs to talk about anything i mean anything any time e-mail ma. i am all ears open to listin and just hear if anyone needs somone to talk 2 or who ever wants 2 chat about it dont hesitate to e-mail
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TO THAT PERSON PLEASE. ARE YOU STUPID OR WHAT HOW CAN YOU SAY YOU LOVE YOUR BOYFRIEND HONEY THAT IS NOT LOVE. HOW IN THE HELL CAN YOU HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX WITH ALL THEM PEOPLE AND THEN GO HOME AND HAVE SEX WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND THAT YOU SUPPOSEDLY LOVE. IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT MAKE THIS DISEASE WHAT IT IS TODAY AND SORRY TOTELL YOU BUT YOU DESERVE THE ANGUISH YOUR GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW!

I have met and fallen in love with a man that is HIV positive. How can we have safe sex? Is oral sex out of the question. I know to use a latex condom, but what else is there to know. I have never had an std and have only had 3 sex partners.
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