just been diagnosed with HIV

[slowdeath]

im really scared and upset. I really feel a need to meet people who have it. I feel my life is over im only 27. I feel suicidal reading all the scinareos of secondary infections and cancer. What can i do to meet people?

[squarebear]

Seems a strange username to pick if this is a genuine thread?

[Drisgirl]

Pity Lungys not here pal !!

Hope its not too slow and painful saddo !

[karmgirl]

I'm so so sorry to hear this.

Hasn't your doctor put you into contact with a support group or anything?

[know-ledge]

go to a gay bar

[4getmenot]

yer bit of a strange username. Just go to this site, its a hiv myspace site

http://www.hivaidstribe.com/

[redcrx]

speak to the counsellor that youll have seen. They should be able to point you in the right direction

[B00]

I presume you've been diagnosed by your hospital or GP. Did they not give you leaflets and things? Surely there's numbers of help groups on there?

I don't know anything about this subject, but surely they just don't tell you something like this then send you on your way?

[slowdeath]

Im not gay! My doctor doesnt know I went through the GUM clinic. Thanks for that Drisgirl!

[B00]

Still, I find it hard to believe they just dumped that on you then sent you home??

[redcrx]

"At the clinic you will be offered pre-test counselling, which is the chance to talk with someone before the test. You can talk about what you think your result might be, what risks you think you have taken and how you�d react to either a positive or negative result.

Then if you still want the test, a small sample of blood is taken from your arm.

Getting the result
How quickly you get the result depends on the clinic. Some places, like THT Fastest clinics, can tell you the same day or the next day. Many clinics will have your result within a week.

Whatever your result it will not be usually given over the phone or by letter: you will need to go back to the clinic.

The next steps
After hearing your result you should be given post-test counselling, which is the chance to talk to someone about how you feel about your test result. Your result is confidential: no-one else will be told without your permission, including your partner if you have one, your doctor or the immigration authorities.

If your result is positive you will be given support and help with finding out what to do next, including seeing a doctor to talk about whether taking anti-HIV drugs is a good idea"

http://www.tht.org.uk/informationresources/hiv andaids/testingforhiv/whattoexpect/

[slowdeath]

They gave me groups i can attend but next week is a long way away. I havent told my familly as I am too ashamed. Also last week I ended up in bed with my oldest friend from school and we didnt us protection. She is married with kids. I dont know what to do.

[squarebear]

This is a wind up.

[4getmenot]

go to the site I told you about

[redcrx]

call the clinic then.

(yes squarebear, i think youre right)

[gelda]

This sounds very much like Lungy!!

[MiniN]

if this is a windup then the world is full of sick people.

if your problem is genuine then this must be an awful time for you. if you need to talk to someone right away ring the samaritans or email them via their website.

if it is true that you had unprotected sex with someone recently then you need to call that friend right now to tell her that she may be infected. you owe her that much.

[slowdeath]

thankyou mini and 4get. Why somebody would make this up i dont know. Could you imagine if this was happening to you and you had a bunch of people of which im presuming teenagers telling you that you are making it up! Its unbeleivable!