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Is this going to kill me?

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  1. TheFirm53 TheFirm53 is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 3:06pm)

    So I'm in the act of hitting save edit on my last post, as I walk up to the train station. All of the sudden I hear, excuse me, can you help open this"? Standing before me is a well-dressed lady, likely in her early 60's. She is struggling to open up a band-aid as her right pointer finger is dripping blood. In retrospect I probably should of told her that I'm not comfortable touching her blood but I didn't, I helped her out.

    Now I'm on the train typing this and looking at her blood stained on a few of my finger tips. And I'm grossed out and a little scared. I called my wife and she literally yelled at me from her office.

    All I want now is to get off the train, find a bathroom and start scrubbing. Am I an idiot? Cue the got aids pic.
    Edited By: TheFirm53 Mar 2nd, 2011 at 03:13 PM
  2. Bigblind Popper Bigblind Popper is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 3:10pm) in reply to TheFirm53

    before you wash your hands rinse your hands off with some alchohol or some hand santatizer. if you feel any burn, that means youve got an open wound of somekind and you should go see your doctor to get blood tests. if you dont feel a burn than your fine, just wash your hands.
  3. LeftyMark LeftyMark is online now Boss of Birds

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 3:22pm) in reply to Bigblind Popper

    Just lick it to see if it tastes like aids. If it doesn't, you're safe. Good luck man.
  4. UncleLeo UncleLeo is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 3:24pm) in reply to LeftyMark

  5. El Burro El Burro is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 3:26pm) in reply to LeftyMark

     
    Originally Posted by LeftyMark View Post

    Just lick it to see if it tastes like aids. If it doesn't, you're safe. Good luck man.

    If it is AIDS, count your blessings. That shit is delicious.

    By the way, you can't get AIDS that way. Unless her blood came into contact with open sores on your hand, you probably don't have anything to worry about in any regard.
  6. tamayo85 tamayo85 is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 3:29pm) in reply to El Burro

    You don't have aids...prolly just the hiv
  7. TheFirm53 TheFirm53 is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 3:37pm) in reply to tamayo85

    I'm all scrubbed clean now but feeling queasy. I do have an open sore on my right middle finger just below the nail, from scrapping ice off my car on Monday.

    I was consciously trying to avoid that finger from her blood but who knows when your talking particles.

    We aren't talking about a homeless woman. She was heading downtown to work and felt terrible asking me for help.
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  8. Oh Rale Oh Rale is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 3:45pm) in reply to TheFirm53

    was she black or white?
  9. MissBecky MissBecky is offline if you're nasty

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:02pm) in reply to Oh Rale

    i'm sure you're okay...my understanding is there has to be 2 open cuts to transfer hiv. like, you would have to have a cut for her blood to enter. still a very gross situation. next time "just say no" not everyone can be charlie man. ;)
  10. Spiltbongwater Spiltbongwater is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:03pm) in reply to MissBecky

    I thought you could only contract aids from having unprotected homosexual buttsex.
  11. TheFirm53 TheFirm53 is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:18pm) in reply to Spiltbongwater

    She was white. I've calmed down now, still will likely have my doc run the appropriate blood work at my upcoming physicial.
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  12. TwystedPair TwystedPair is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:21pm) in reply to TheFirm53

    This is a level, right?
  13. nastysmell nastysmell is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:28pm) in reply to TwystedPair

    oh for the love of pete! what has this world come to when you can't help a fellow human being ?
  14. Mr Galt Mr Galt is offline sister-in-law's a ho

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:29pm) in reply to nastysmell

    Did you run seconds on her heroin needle too? PM me your passwords justincase.
  15. winwin07 winwin07 is online now

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:45pm) in reply to Mr Galt

    I used to work in the mall food court, which I loathed, and one time this fat vile lady was ordering and I noticed she had a big open gash on her arm. But not wanting to actually help beyond pointing it out I instead just said nothing.

    coolstorybrah
     
  16. pokerhitman pokerhitman is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:45pm) in reply to winwin07

    just wow, are you really this paranoid, there is away to avoid this situations in the future, just stay inside your home.
  17. Nickc011 Nickc011 is offline The Law

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:48pm) in reply to pokerhitman

    Perhaps I'm wrong, but I can't imagine anyone that actually has AIDS walking up to a random person with blood all over them and asking them to open a band-aid...
     
  18. Popperhead Popperhead is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:49pm) in reply to Nickc011

    Just avoid the drinking fountains thats where most of the aids gets transmitted
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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 4:58pm) in reply to Nickc011

     
    Originally Posted by Nickc011 View Post

    Perhaps I'm wrong, but I can't imagine anyone that actually has AIDS walking up to a random person with blood all over them and asking them to open a band-aid...

    just like someone having aids is also supposed to tell any sexual partners, but they dont always do it!!!

    I don't see why he was so worried though, the odds a respectable looking 60 year old woman has aids is probably an extreme, extreeeeeeemee long shot. like 1 in 10,000 at worst
  20. ECUgirl ECUgirl is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 5:05pm) in reply to penileinfection

    http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/survei...ic.htm#aidsage

    In other words, what the poster above me said (lol at that SN)
    Edited By: ECUgirl Mar 2nd, 2011 at 05:07 PM
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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 5:13pm) in reply to ECUgirl

    Aids is not the only disease that I could contract from this situation.

    It's done with and if in the small possibility that I catch something, I'll deal with it. For the most part, I'm happy that I assisted the woman but I still don't think it was the smart play.
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  22. coolhandkev coolhandkev is online now

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 5:14pm) in reply to TheFirm53

    You got punked I think. Give it a few months and you'll be on TV and you can rest assured you're okay then.
  23. ECUgirl ECUgirl is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 5:16pm) in reply to TheFirm53

    Yeah, that's true. I'm sure you're ok, though.
  24. TwystedPair TwystedPair is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 5:34pm) in reply to ECUgirl

    I refuse to believe that you're posing a serious question, and I am going to ignore all of the seemingly legit responses to this obvious level.

    Well played
  25. Mr Galt Mr Galt is offline sister-in-law's a ho

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 5:37pm) in reply to TwystedPair

    You had a good run man. Can't live forever brah.
  26. FlexingN9es FlexingN9es is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 6:00pm) in reply to Mr Galt

    This is such an idiotic topic. Of course you cant contract anything just by having blood on your fucking fingertips. Can you catch cancer by touching a person with cancer?

    The only way you are going to contract something is if you have a hole in your arm/stomach/chest etc and someone is literally standing over you, pouring blood into the wound, which would never happen.

    When I was taught cpr for my job, we were told "if you arent comfortable doing it, you dont HAVE to. But the chances of contracting something, even if you have an open wound is 1 and a ka-trillion"

    You have an immune system right?

    There is your answer.

    Ps - your wife is a fucking idiot too.
  27. Lameass_ Lameass_ is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 6:06pm) in reply to FlexingN9es

    lol doyou carry around hand sanatizer and use it all the time to??

    man up
  28. TheFirm53 TheFirm53 is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 6:15pm) in reply to Lameass_

    I guess I'm the strange one because I'm not comfortable touching a strangers blood bare handed. I doubt most of you brave people would of even stopped to talk to the woman.

    Had I had hand sanatizer on me, I don't even make this thread.
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  29. Gregrrr Gregrrr is offline

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    Mar 2nd, 2011 (3/2/2011 6:41pm) in reply to TheFirm53

    You should know that no good deed goes unpunished. When your blood test comes back positive, at least you have an excuse to hand the wife.
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