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Thank you for your question Cotton,
There are certain blood tests that are given by physicians to make sure that you are suitable for any surgeries and/or breast augmentations. Your blood work has to be reasonably normal.
October 31, 2009 - 10:37amHave you already spoke to your physician about breast implants?
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I have and he said that I should be fine.
October 31, 2009 - 12:31pmWho did you surgery? and did it cost more cause of the HIV
August 10, 2010 - 11:47amDear Cotton
If you and your doctor/surgeon believe you are healthy enough, then there should be no problem. If you've talked to your doctor about it already and he's aware of your condition, then you should be fine. The benefits and risks (with all surgeries, and additionally with a patient with a chronic illness, a terminal illness (in many cases HIV is no longer considered a terminal illness) or compromised immune system) will be explained to you in detail and ultimately the choice is yours.
Good luck with your decision!
October 31, 2009 - 1:32pml was refused breast enlargement because l told them that l was hiv the nurse consulted the surgeon who point blankly said, l cant do it, l might get infected. l was honest because l got it throug blood transfusion, my doctor and the health clinic told me to go ahead as l am not on medication and my blood is healthy, l felt like a life sentence when the turned me away, l felt ashamed, dejected and angry at the same time. l am considering suing these people as l have never heard of it, many celebrities live with hiv and have had so much surgery on them. l felt l did the right thing to tell them the truth even the nurse said if you hadnt told us we probably wouldnt have known. lf thats how hiv people are treated then some of them will not tell the truth anymore. l am so gutted.
June 5, 2010 - 2:36pmDear Anon
Thanks for your post!
I'm sorry you were turned down like this, although you must always inform your medical professionals that you are +. You did the right thing by giving this information! While they take utmost precaution either way, a person could endanger others by not telling them and the patient may not get the help they need in the event of surgery going wrong or some kind of emergency happening in the OR. They could also face a lawsuit by knowingly withholding that information in a surgical setting.
Please make another appointment with another surgeon - I am sure you will find one who will not turn you away. Your best bet (to save time) is to let them know you are + right off the bat so that they won't waste anyone's time. Then you can proceed. I am not sure about a lawsuit, I assume private surgeons get to choose who they work on and why (or why not) as plastic surgery is elective, although I'm not a lawyer so I can't give advice on that.
I'm so sorry you feel this way, but again, I am sure there are many surgeons who will help you. Perhaps your own doctor can help you with this, referral-wise. Tell him/her what happened, how humiliating it was and that you do NOT want to go through that again. He/she may know surgeons who don't have this policy.
When you say you felt like it was a "life sentence" - is this referring to being turned away, or because you feel you will never get the implants?
Susan
June 5, 2010 - 4:33pmCotton,
Here's what I love about your question: You are, absolutely, LIVING with your condition. You have HIV but you are not letting it limit what you want out of life.
I do have a question for you. Based on the way you phrased your question, I am wondering this: Did you ask from strictly a medical point of view? As in the need for blood transfusions, wound-healing, and so on? Or is there something else about your having HIV that is making you doubt whether to do this?
Can we find more detail on anything specific for you?
November 3, 2009 - 7:39amI am also positve. i have been wondering as well. HELP!
November 24, 2009 - 9:11amCan you tell us more about what you are wondering about, and did the above responses answer your question? If no, can you tell us what your exact question and situation are?
August 10, 2010 - 12:23pmI am HIV pos. and i have wanted breast implants for about 5yrs. but found out I was HIV pos. at 14 yrs old. so I thought I cant get them. so do they charge more when finding out bout u are pos? also who did them and for how much?
August 10, 2010 - 5:49pm