HIV and urine and blood work. MORE ANSWERS PLEASE.NURSES, PPL IN THE FIELD?

I recently was in the ER. I had a UTI that spread to my kidneys. They said that my white blood cells in my urine were very high and meant even after antibios the infection is there. ANYWAY... if I would have gotten AIDS from a partner 2 and 1/2 years ago, that blood count would be quite low correct? I also had complete wiorkup including any internal viral problems I could have due to my symptoms that nite just in case somehting like mono was present., everything was normal in my labs. So is that a good thing in the sense that I can stop driving myself crazy about this mistake I made over 2 years ago? With all the commercial/ads to keep ppl safe it is hard to not constantly think about it. When I went to my gyno 2 months ago for my annual my pap was normal, they are required to ask if I want an AIDS test and I asked her if she thought I needed one and she said she isnt concerned for me w/ my history, but its still my choice. So should I just put my mind at ease and let this go?

A blood cell count is just a way to gauge your immune system, if you don't know what your typical cell count is it's not going to indicate a whole lot. Not only that, during intial HIV infection your white cell count actually skyrockets. Long story short, cell count alone does not inicate the presence or absence of an HIV infection.

A "complete workup" will not include an HIV test, nor should it because you have to give permission for your blood to be screened for HIV. Unless you specifically signed a consent to screen for HIV antibodies, your "complete workup" would not have detected it.

If you truly want to put your mind at ease, get an HIV antibody test done. Nowadays there are plenty of clinics that provide the test for free, and there are types of tests that will give you a result in 20 minutes.

Of course you should get one!! Even if you weren't worried about it, everyone who's sexually active should be tested!! Besides, if it's stressing you out why wouldn't you want to get one to ease your mind?

Get a full std check. I know promiscuous people that gets it every 6 months, and these people have never gotten nothing in their life.

i want to remind you that the amount of white cell just a reference but cannot definitely sure about the HIV. i knew this through a friend on positivesingles.com , she suspected whether she got the virus or not, so she went to have a test of blood, the test showed her white cell is high. so she took it easy. however unfortunately, 4 months later , she was tested positive, so... i think ,you need pay more attention!

why not just get the test and know for sure? all this long question and all you need is a simple blood test?? jeeeez

daisy,

You have been on these boards worrying yourself sick about HIV. Go get a test. Probably you can get it free at a clinic.