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Curious To See

A myHIVteam Member asked a question 💭
Lamar, CO

Just out of my own curiosity, I want to ask how long did it take for you to get a positive diagnosis after you found out you had been exposed to the HIV virus?

March 1, 2019
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A myHIVteam Member

I had an automatic AID diagnosis

March 8, 2019
A myHIVteam Member

6 months

April 15, 2023
A myHIVteam Member

Diagnosed aids in 91

March 10, 2019
A myHIVteam Member

I was exposed to it in about october and diagnosed at the end of movement

March 2, 2019
A myHIVteam Member

I myself was exposed the end of 2009, found out about being exposed the beginning of 2011, and got tested every 6 months after that with negative results until my diagnosis July of 2015. I had done research on HIV as I have a close friend who is positive and I wanted to be able to support him. I have since learned about how the virus can lay dormant in ones system from 7 up to 10 years before becoming active. The person who exposed me didn't tell me they were positive, so I was unaware of being exposed. Thank you to those who have answered this question and to those who answer after this post.

March 2, 2019

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