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Suggest Treatment For An Enlarged Spleen Post Broken Ribs, Cheekbone And Pneumothorax

Hello, On the 29th of december I had a nasty fall 300 meters off a mountain in France, slid on ice and slipped all the way down and burned my face. I had 3 broken ribs, a broken cheekbone and pneumothorax. Now I have a enlarged spleen and the Dr told me to do an chest xray and some blood test, and HIV test. I was tested negative with HIV test before I left and was negative and no sexual relation since then. Should I be worried?
Wed, 16 Mar 2016
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

It should be fine. If you were previously negative and the first test was done past the window period of that particular test , then it is a true result.

The window period of a test is the time from infection to when a test can reliably determine if an infection is present.
For example if a window period is 1 month, this means that after 1 month, this test would give a true and accurate picture.

There are different types of HIV tests and the window period can vary from 2 weeks to 3 months depending on the test chosen.

If the test was done after the window period, it would have reliably shown that you are not HIV positive.

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Suggest Treatment For An Enlarged Spleen Post Broken Ribs, Cheekbone And Pneumothorax

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic It should be fine. If you were previously negative and the first test was done past the window period of that particular test , then it is a true result. The window period of a test is the time from infection to when a test can reliably determine if an infection is present. For example if a window period is 1 month, this means that after 1 month, this test would give a true and accurate picture. There are different types of HIV tests and the window period can vary from 2 weeks to 3 months depending on the test chosen. If the test was done after the window period, it would have reliably shown that you are not HIV positive. I hope this helps