BBFS mistake... I'm soooo stupid...
Ugh.
I'm so stupid.
Got hammered on Saturday night and wound up with an Indo girl from Neptune 2. Went to Ming Court and had covered sex but was hammered so had a hard time keeping it up. So, she took off the condom and I went at it with her for about 2 minutes and then came. That was the only contact. I barely remember it but I'm positive we did bareback, and that it was not that long. I have no idea what her history is.
I've tried to contact her to get her tested so I can sleep at night but no go on that. So now it looks like I have to take the traditional route.
I've read up on the website and various internet forums about the window periods for HIV and how to go about testing. I've also seen a million statements about how nobody should state anything here because we aren't doctors. I am not trying to tell anyone anything with this thread. I am merely repeating what is being told to me as I go through this as a frame of reference for others who may go through this, as well as providing details of what I experience for interested parties.
So... first stop was to an STD clinic today. I went to NeoPharm in Central. Li Dong building, 21st floor. The place was very clean and professional. The doctor was fully booked but when I called they said that they could have a technician administer tests even though the doctor was not available so I went.
When I arrived, I told them my situation and that the unprotected insertive vaginal episode happened three days prior and I was freaking out about STDs. I also told them that I had never gotten screened before.
The technician recommended a brand new HIV test called HIV PCR RNA. Apparently it's been around but this is a new version of it. He told me that it will detect HIV within 3-7 days of the episode, and that it is reliable. I asked him for a statistic though and he could not quote one. However, I asked him should I test again in one week and he said no. Nothing I had read stated that this was even possible but it's not like this place seemed shady or anything so I just went along and believed him. What did I have to lose. I'm gonna obviously retest anyways if it comes out negative, but a negative result may relieve some anxiety so I figured it was worth it. My basic research shows that tests after 4-6 weeks are pretty good, although after 12 weeks is the best. Again, NOT giving advice here. Just relaying what I've seen and heard.
So, I took that test, and also got a full screening for all the other STDs as I'd never gotten tested before. They took blood twice from me and had me pee. The whole thing took less than an hour.
For just the HIV test, it was $1100hkd. However, since i went with the whole suite of tests, they reduced it to $700, and the whole testing package was $2400hkd total. Turnaround is two days so I am supposed to call on Thursday for results. I read somewhere that the free clinics have about a 10 day turnaround. It's totally worth it for me to pay $2400hkd to avoid 8 extra days of (hopefully) pointless worry and anxiety.
I tried to schedule a doctor's appointment for Thursday just so I could discuss my situation but the receptionist said it would be better to schedule it after results were in. My current plan is to see what happens with the results and go from there. I am 100% going to test again multiple times but will listen to the doctor's advice on how to proceed.
I scheduled an appointment with my primary care physician tomorrow to discuss my anxiety. Even if everything comes back clean on Thursday, I doubt I'll be comfortable with the situation until after 12 weeks. My plan is to discuss my anxiety with my doctor and see if he has any advice. Maybe he'll give me cool meds.
Will report more on this as it happens. The waiting is killing me. As a I report, I'll give a number of my stress level. It's about a 9 out of 10 right now. Based on test results, we'll see where that number goes. | |
