Pascal Farful

Had a last minute panic about PrEP as it contains lactose monohydrate and we're not sure if I'm intolerant to it or not, though I've never had an issue while taking it, I'm just paranoid that it will somehow fail to work when I need it.

Rang up the clinic to see if that'd stop the stuff working and they went "well, the one nurse we have is booked up, we might be able to get to you Monday or maybe today." All the documentation makes no mention of a problem so... I dunno??

Jul 28, 2023 at 7:54amWeb
Show threadPascal FarfulJul 28, 2023

So, my new anxiety is that despite *seeing myself take both PrEP pills* that I need to start my dose, that *somehow* I *only took 1*.

I took both. I know I took both. But because I forgot to take a picture of video of me taking both, my brain is trying to convince me that I didn't. Even though I was focusing heavily on it. And saw it. And felt both pills. And remarked on both as I took them. And checked where I could have somehow dropped one.

Fuck Brains.

Show threadPascal FarfulJul 30, 2023
Car crash human continues. Currently paranoid that because my dentist had once mentioned I get a little bit of bleeding when I brush and I had oral sex with my friend last night that I'm going to get HIV. I'm sure I took the PrEP properly and I didn't get anything in my mouth but... Christ I just... don't know what to do.
Show threadPascal FarfulJul 30, 2023
The clinic isn't open on weekends, even if I SOMEHOW, SOME WAY missed a pill on Friday, there's a fair amount of PrEP in my system. I'm not sure if I can even get PEP under those circumstances. I know I need to start PEP within 72 (ideally 24) hours so... I don't know if I should just go to the A&E just in case? Even though I know I did it right??
Show threadPascal FarfulJul 30, 2023
Gone to the A&E and have spoken to someone, they've said PEP is only usually prescribed for high-risk things and mine isn't high risk. They're asking another doc and we'll see
Show threadPascal FarfulJul 30, 2023
While I'm waiting I've spoken to a fur who works in sexual health and has basically gone "no, that risk is impossible." which is reassuring. My only anxiety now is that PEP is most effective if started within 24 hours of the exposure and it is soon to be longer than that. Though judging by the opinions of doctors here, it's unlikely I'll need PEP anyway?
Show threadB. P. RuggerJul 31, 2023

@PascalFarful The risk of transmission through oral sex is practically nil. It's theoretically possible, but you'd need an open wound or sore and the person to ejaculate right into it.

A little bit of blood when vigorously scrubbing? Not going to cut it. He didn't ejaculate in your mouth? Not going to cut it. You're on PrEP? Not going to cut it.

Each of those reasons would be sufficient on their own. You have 3.

You're good.

Show threadPascal FarfulJul 31, 2023
@DammitMooMoon *nods* I've spoken to the clinic, and they agree. She did mention that if there were cuts or blood in the mouth it'd be a higher risk to the person being sucked off... which after I hung up I remembered that I did do that too, but... again, he didn't swallow any of mine either. It's just my brain thinking of ways for me to get HIV and contorting events around to make me scared. It's a form of self-harm and it's horrifying because I can't make it stop.
Show threadPlease Gently the DragonJul 28, 2023
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Show threadSparky the bearJul 28, 2023
@PascalFarful Consider getting one of those boxes with little spaces for every dose you take. You can set it up at the start of the week and take a picture to verify all the slots have the correct drugs, then throughout the week it’s very easy to verify if you took a dose or not by if the associated slot is empty.