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Which HIV1/2 Rapid test is the most reliable?
Smileyman posted:
I would like some feed back from medical professionals
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Smileyman responded:
The last one I took was the OraQuick Advance HIV1/2 and on that test they used blood,
Report This| Share this:Which HIV1/2 Rapid test is the most reliable?The last one I took was the OraQuick Advance HIV1/2 and on that test they used blood,
georgiagail replied to Smileyman's response:
The OralQuick tests are considered to provide accurate test results when taken after the appropriate waiting period (the recommendation is typically to wait 90 days after a potential exposure for testing).
Gail
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Report This| Share this:Which HIV1/2 Rapid test is the most reliable?The OralQuick tests are considered to provide accurate test results when taken after the appropriate waiting period (the recommendation is typically to wait 90 days after a potential exposure for testing).<br /><br />Gail
Smileyman replied to georgiagail's response:
took the ora quick advance hiv1/2 test at 6.5 months distance from my last sexual encounter, and it was the blood test not the swabb
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georgiagail replied to Smileyman's response:
Then you can certainly trust that the results from this test were accurate.
Gail
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Report This| Share this:Which HIV1/2 Rapid test is the most reliable?Then you can certainly trust that the results from this test were accurate.<br /><br />Gail
Smileyman replied to georgiagail's response:
then why am i still deathly ill? I keep going to the doctor yet they cant find the source something tells me it has to be cancer or something worse at this point 
i vommitt all the time, im always in pain my lymph nodes are swollen all the time. Yet i dont have HIV what could it be? im going crazy here im literally losing my bearings on reality im scared to death and all the doctors can do is tell me we will figure it out? ive been waiting 6 plus months for them to figure it out im done with the waiting
i vommitt all the time, im always in pain my lymph nodes are swollen all the time. Yet i dont have HIV what could it be? im going crazy here im literally losing my bearings on reality im scared to death and all the doctors can do is tell me we will figure it out? ive been waiting 6 plus months for them to figure it out im done with the waitingReport This| Share this:Which HIV1/2 Rapid test is the most reliable?then why am i still deathly ill? I keep going to the doctor yet they cant find the source something tells me it has to be cancer or something worse at this point <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/frown.gif" align="top" border="0"> i vommitt all the time, im always in pain my lymph nodes are swollen all the time. Yet i dont have HIV what could it be? im going crazy here im literally losing my bearings on reality im scared to death and all the doctors can do is tell me we will figure it out? ive been waiting 6 plus months for them to figure it out im done with the waiting
georgiagail replied to Smileyman's response:
Unfortunately, this board cannot diagnose why you vomit all the time and your lymph nodes are swollwn.
All we can tell you is that your tests have clearly shown that you are HIV negative.
Have they referred you to a Gastroenterologist regarding this vomiting?
Gail
All we can tell you is that your tests have clearly shown that you are HIV negative.
Have they referred you to a Gastroenterologist regarding this vomiting?
Gail
Report This| Share this:Which HIV1/2 Rapid test is the most reliable?Unfortunately, this board cannot diagnose why you vomit all the time and your lymph nodes are swollwn.<br /> <br />All we can tell you is that your tests have clearly shown that you are HIV negative.<br /> <br />Have they referred you to a Gastroenterologist regarding this vomiting?<br /><br />Gail
Smileyman replied to georgiagail's response:
Yes I have went to a GI specialist, and ENT, they are even testing me now for cancer, and HTLV. I have been cleared for EBV, CMV, all forms of Hep. The only thing they have found is that some how some way I have liver disease with scarring. This was shocking news for me since I do not drink! My only option at this point is some form of cancer or a allergic reaction to something. I am still waiting on the results from the biopsies as well
Report This| Share this:Which HIV1/2 Rapid test is the most reliable?Yes I have went to a GI specialist, and ENT, they are even testing me now for cancer, and HTLV. I have been cleared for EBV, CMV, all forms of Hep. The only thing they have found is that some how some way I have liver disease with scarring. This was shocking news for me since I do not drink! My only option at this point is some form of cancer or a allergic reaction to something. I am still waiting on the results from the biopsies as well
Sorry for the late response,
sounds pretty frustrating what you've been going through. If they are telling you you have liver disease with scarring, that sounds like a condition called cirrhosis, which can be caused by alcohol, yes, but more likely viruses such as hepatitis B and C. In some cases, they may not be able to identify the cause with standard blood tests, hence why the biopsy is so critical.
I'm a firm believer in getting a second opinion if you feel the specialists aren't helping you.... but it sounds like they've been working you up appropriately, its just taking way too long. And there's no other medications you are on? I would suggest going to this webpage defining cirrhosis and the potential causes so you can be educated when you see the next doctor you do.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhosis
Good luck, and hang in there, be proactive in your care if you don't feel like you're getting answers, but be assured that with the negative HIV tests its not HIV!
David
sounds pretty frustrating what you've been going through. If they are telling you you have liver disease with scarring, that sounds like a condition called cirrhosis, which can be caused by alcohol, yes, but more likely viruses such as hepatitis B and C. In some cases, they may not be able to identify the cause with standard blood tests, hence why the biopsy is so critical.
I'm a firm believer in getting a second opinion if you feel the specialists aren't helping you.... but it sounds like they've been working you up appropriately, its just taking way too long. And there's no other medications you are on? I would suggest going to this webpage defining cirrhosis and the potential causes so you can be educated when you see the next doctor you do.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhosis
Good luck, and hang in there, be proactive in your care if you don't feel like you're getting answers, but be assured that with the negative HIV tests its not HIV!
David
Report This| Share this:Which HIV1/2 Rapid test is the most reliable?Sorry for the late response,<br /> <br />sounds pretty frustrating what you've been going through. If they are telling you you have liver disease with scarring, that sounds like a condition called cirrhosis, which can be caused by alcohol, yes, but more likely viruses such as hepatitis B and C. In some cases, they may not be able to identify the cause with standard blood tests, hence why the biopsy is so critical. <br /> <br />I'm a firm believer in getting a second opinion if you feel the specialists aren't helping you.... but it sounds like they've been working you up appropriately, its just taking way too long. And there's no other medications you are on? I would suggest going to this webpage defining cirrhosis and the potential causes so you can be educated when you see the next doctor you do.<br /> <br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhosis">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhosis</a> <br /> <br />Good luck, and hang in there, be proactive in your care if you don't feel like you're getting answers, but be assured that with the negative HIV tests its not HIV!<br /> <br />David
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