Re: HIV testing

From: Dr. Ainsworth (ainsron@sbcglobal.net)
Sat Nov 29 20:50:04 2003


Yes, it was reported positive also.

At Sat, 29 Nov 2003, Charlie Chambers wrote: >
>Has the western blot testing come back positive? Otherwise, I'd hold
>off discussion with them. Seen it happen before, and needlessly scare
>the person.
>On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 02:53 PM, Dr. Ainsworth wrote:
>
>> Today I had the second positive HIV since beginning routine OB testing.
>> It was on a woman I've known for 20 years. She and her husband are
>> both
>> pillars of the community, both professionals. Now I've got to have her
>> come in on Monday to discuss this abnormal test result. Barring a
>> screw
>> up at the lab, this result will be devastating to this family because
>> of
>> the ramifications that one or the other was unfaithful and/or has a
>> hidden life. She has never had a surgery or blood transfusion and to
>> my
>> knowledge, neither has he. It certainly emphasizes to me that we need
>> to do universal screening for HIV and not exclude our friends and
>> neighbors from testing.
>>
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>cchamber@alumni.rice.edu
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>"Almost anything you do will seem insignificant but it is very important
>that you do it....You must be the change you wish to see in the world"
> -- Mahatma Ghandi.
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