There was resulting severe neurocognitive deficits, and loss of employment. Infectious disease doc went so far as to say if treatment had been begun years prior that the outcome would almost definitely not have occurred. It is unknown if another was infected, but the patient (me) nearly died. The doc in the ER that night said it was highly suggestive of HIV and told me he wanted to test me, and I signed consent. 2 1/2 years later when they finally tested me and I was very sick, they did not get a consent form signed.
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There was resulting severe neurocognitive deficits, and loss of employment. Infectious disease doc went so far as to say if treatment had been begun years prior that the outcome would almost definitely not have occurred. It is unknown if another was infected, but the patient (me) nearly died. The doc in the ER that night said it was highly suggestive of HIV and told me he wanted to test me, and I signed consent. 2 1/2 years later when they finally tested me and I was very sick, they did not get a consent form signed.