Posts by northernpanther12

Everything’s fine by me—honestly, I don't mind throwing up at all, as long as we don't end up like those guys in that old joke:

-Doctor, did the surgery go okay?
-I'm not a doctor, I'm Saint Peter.

Thanks for letting me in 😁
I've got nose surgery coming up in about two months under general anesthesia—woohoo! Honestly, at this point, I might just prefer being knocked out with a blunt object to the head 😂

Morgan Torres said:To put it simply—if you're kissing someone, there's a chance you'll end up being intimate with them too. Not everyone is going to run to the doctor for testing beforehand. A partner might not even realize they're carrying anything, and that’s how unprotected encounters happen.
And honestly, when you're kissing someone, you aren't exactly looking for someone with teeth so decayed it hurts, right?

Think about it this way: you're out on the town, maybe you've had a couple of drinks, and some guy starts hitting on you. You get a little tipsy, things move fast, and suddenly you're saying goodbye after a night together... what are you actually going to ask him? "Hey, can I see your dental records first?" lol

Steven Jackson13 said:So, I actually put in some actual legwork here and dug through the data—and look, I found this one specific instance from 1997 where an HIV transmission was recorded via kissing. But—and this is a big "but"—it involved a couple where both partners had significant gum disease. They had been together for a long time and practiced safe sex, so you can't exactly rule out a faulty condom or perhaps some oral contact... which means that whole narrative doesn't entirely hold water if you think about it. Regardless, that remains the one single documented case. Anyway, if anyone has anything to add—especially those of you with medical expertise or a professional background—please do! Cheers.

That's exactly my point, though—I'm talking about people who have been in long-term relationships while living with HIV. Sure, maybe they caught it from a kiss early on, but after being together for ages, they test positive and suddenly everyone starts questioning if it happened through sexual contact. That's what I'm getting at here. Why would they have picked it up through sex? Who actually confirmed that part anyway?🙏

Hannah Newman42 said:I’m actually not at the hospital—I’m back home. I only went under the knife for cosmetic stuff at a private clinic. My nose was just way too much for my face in every single way—it had this weird hump, a wide tip, and it was just way too long.

Aha... honestly, I'm not really sure. I mean, didn't your surgeon give you his direct number? You should just give him a call and ask him yourself... I don't know much about cosmetic procedures, though. By the way, what kind of anesthesia did they use for the surgery?

Hannah Newman42 said:Thanks for getting back to me. I've only just turned the page to the third one, so I'm honestly a bit worried about whether this is all totally normal. I keep cleaning everything up with wipes—and while the blood isn't that deep, dark color it was yesterday—it’s turning much lighter now. Still, it’s freaking me out a little, especially since I was already dealing with anemia even before the surgery.

Are you still at the hospital??? And what exactly did you have surgery for?

Hannah Newman42 said:I had nose surgery yesterday, and honestly, it’s driving me crazy—even with all those nasal tampons in place, I can still feel a little bit of blood seeping through the gauze just above my lip. I'm wondering if anyone else dealt with this kind of bleeding after their procedure?

Wait, so they aren't even in the hospital???

Hannah Newman42 said:I had nose surgery yesterday, and it's really bothering me—even with all the nasal packing in place, I can still see some blood slowly seeping through the gauze just above my lip. I was wondering if anyone else dealt with this kind of bleeding after their procedure?

I can't speak from my own experience since I haven't been through it myself, but I definitely know people who went through the exact same thing—plus, you can always check out the other comments here on the forum to see what others have dealt with.

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[QUOTE="northernpanther12, post: 531288, member: 26212"]So, I've got my septum deviation surgery scheduled for early February... general anesthesia and all that fun stuff... honestly, I'm pretty nervous about it!🙂[/QUOTE

I'm actually heading in for surgery soon too—my date is January 28th, but I'll be doing mine up in San Francisco... 😁
Sending you good vibes! 😁[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

Lisa Doyle said:Look, I know an owl is weird...but a drunk owl with syphilis isn't🙂. You see stuff like that every single day!🙂

Since we're already talking about drunken owls with syphilis—which, wow, quite the image—I actually have a story about something similar from a few years back...🤣🤣🤣🤣

lol I’m talking about that ex of mine—I'm basically admitting that after everything went down, I didn't even go get tested

Why on earth would you want to avoid surgery??? I mean, look—if you actually need to widen up those sinuses or fix a deviated septum, there isn't some magic pill or workaround for it... you've just gotta go under the knife to get it done properly.

Angela Wright said:You’re clearly an extreme zealot.🤣
So, have you actually tested positive for HIV?

Look, I haven't actually gone out and gotten tested for HIV—mostly because I was the first one to go all the way with that girl, you know? But honestly, if I had picked up anything, I’m pretty sure I would have felt the symptoms by now... it's been a good amount of years since then.

Steven Jackson13 said:"So, folks—don't let yourselves get so caught up in the details that you lose sight of the big picture." 😳

😂You’re spot on there. I am definitely on your side regarding that point...
I just struggle to wrap my head around it as a theoretical possibility—I mean, there isn't a single documented case involving a kiss, other than that one outlier that surfaced out of nowhere—haha, though I suppose I might have overcomplicated things.
By the way, we're talking about a son here, not a daughter... 🙂

😂You’re spot on there. I am definitely on your side regarding that point...
I just struggle to wrap my head around it as a theoretical possibility—I mean, there isn't a single documented case involving a kiss, other than that one outlier that surfaced out of nowhere—haha, though I suppose I might have overcomplicated things.
By the way, we're talking about a son here, not a daughter... 🙂
😂You’re spot on. Honestly, I am totally on the same page as you regarding that...
I mean, I totally get it as a theoretical possibility—on paper, sure—but honestly? There isn't a single documented case where someone caught it just from a kiss, aside from that one weird outlier that surfaced out of nowhere. Hahaha, gosh, I really went and made that way more complicated than it needed to be!
Just to clear things up—and I don't want anyone getting confused here—we’re actually talking about a son, not a daughter!🙂

Look, let's be real for a second—trying to pinpoint exactly how someone contracted HIV is an absolute nightmare. It’s incredibly difficult to prove the specific moment of transmission. Most people who test positive have had sexual encounters, sure, but it isn't always that black and white. You could have had a kiss that carried the virus, and by the time you actually realized what was happening, you'd already engaged in sexual activity. Then, once that positive diagnosis finally hits you like a ton of bricks, everyone just jumps to the easiest conclusion and assumes it was sex. It’s a massive assumption, and honestly, it's way more complicated than people want to admit.🙂

Angela Wright said:I think you're overreacting. Besides, with "love bites," you aren't actually ingesting blood; you’re just getting bruises on the skin.

If I were a parent watching my daughter head out into the real world, I’d be much more concerned about Hepatitis B and C. Those viruses are far more aggressive than HIV because, unlike HIV, which is incredibly fragile when exposed to the air, Hep can survive outside the body much longer, making it significantly easier to catch. I would absolutely make sure my kid was vaccinated against Hep B. Unfortunately, there’s no vaccine for Hep C.
On top of hepatitis, you’ve got mononucleosis, often called the "kissing disease." A lot of people who catch it deal with permanent immune system struggles, not to mention the lifelong dietary restrictions needed to protect a liver being taxed by the virus. That goes for the hepatitis viruses too.

So, folks, don't let yourselves lose sight of the forest for the trees. 😳

Now, regarding that whole blood thing—that's definitely worth a conversation. Back when I was a teenager, maybe 16 or 17, I gave my ex girlfriend such a hard bite that I actually had to spit blood in the bathroom. Since I didn't fully grasp how HIV was transmitted back then, I ended up going to some classes to figure it all out... so yeah, if a bite is intense enough, you really can transfer blood. It all depends on how rough things get.😉😉

Douglas Green31 said:Theoretically, you could scrape yourself on a thorn bush in the woods right after someone with the CDC virus did, and catch it that way.
The odds of that happening are about the same as catching the CDC from a kiss.

For that to work, you'd have to stumble upon an infected person at just the right moment, and both of you would need significant open sores in your mouths.
Besides, it’s not like every other person walking down the street is positive, nor do people typically walk around with bleeding wounds on their legs.
The CDC is transmitted through blood, not saliva.
Essentially, for a kiss to be a risk, the infected person's blood would have to enter the other person's bloodstream through a wound.
I’d say those chances are incredibly slim.

lol, yeah, that’s exactly what I was getting at—the chance of even bumping into someone in that situation is low, and then the actual ways to catch it drop that percentage even further. But look, you see tons of teenagers doing those gross "love bites" on necks, right? Now imagine if that person happens to be CDC positive... and you've got a cut or a sore in your own mouth (and I don't just mean a bitten lip)...

Honestly, the odds are incredibly slim—mostly because the chances of you even being in contact with someone who is CDC positive in the first place are so low... I mean, we’re talking less than a 1% chance, and that specific type of encounter drops those numbers even further. It’s a bit of a mathematical paradox: the more often you find yourself in situations with someone carrying the virus, the higher your overall risk becomes, but for this specific scenario?

Could this actually happen, say, after sitting for a long stretch and then standing up too fast? Because I’ve been having these moments where I’ll be glued to my computer, get up to head to the restroom, and suddenly my heart just thumps—like it skips a beat or two—before finally settling back down... but it always happens right after that sudden movement.

Steven Jackson13 said:Look, let me be clear—you aren't going to catch it just by kissing. From what I’ve gathered, for something like that to actually happen, we’re talking about massive, bleeding wounds occurring simultaneously in both partners during the kiss. And honestly? The odds of that happening are practically zero... unless, of course, both people decide to pull their wisdom teeth out right before they lean in for a smooch... am I right?

Well, it doesn't necessarily require both people to be actively bleeding at the exact same time. Think about it this way—so many people deal with dental issues where they might have a sore or an ulcer in their mouth, right? It irritates the nerve, causes a little bit of bleeding, and then—say Person A was dealing with that earlier and still has trace amounts of blood in their saliva (like under the tongue or tucked between the lip and the teeth)—and then they go and kiss Person B, who also happens to have an open sore in their mouth...
I think I've made myself clear enough there.

Angela Wright said:Come on, people, I’m begging you... 🙂

Do me a favor and actually go study "The Industry Standard" —specifically the section that breaks down the potential risks and explicitly lists where those risks don't apply.

Man, if only we’d known that sooner! Lol. It seriously doesn't say anywhere that you could actually catch the CDC through a kiss—assuming both people have some dental issues or open sores in their mouths, that is.😵