How the doctor’s error and my revenge mission costed me my life, career, and education

Janet is working as a Human Resource manager in one of the Insurance company in Nairobi.He confided in me on how the doctor's error, when she visited her for an HIV test costed her his life, career, and education.

Speaking to me on Sunday after church Janet said she regret every moment she is living because of a simple mistake she and the doctor committed.At one point she blamed the doctor for breaking the sad news that she was HIV positive yet she was not.

On the other hand, she had herself to blame because after being given the wrong results she planned a revenge on each and every man that came seeking for her ‘forbidden fruit’.

 She defied the doctor’s advice of abstaining and living a positive life and decided to have unprotected sex with each and every man that came her way.It was after doing several other tests that she discovered that she was HIV negative.

Three doctors confirmed that indeed she was HIV negative. She then planned to visit the testing centres after three months only to be greeted with a rude shock when she met one of the men he had unprotected sex with at the same centre. Janet learned later that the man was on medication.


The man being used to the doctor he casually walked into the testing room without knocking on the door.When their eyes met Janet was lost of words. The man asked her two questions that she says has haunted her for the rest of her life.

 “Janet, you have started medication already? You don’t want to die young like me?” asked the man.

Janet’s worst fears were confirmed. She had been infected by the man.She said that she regretted tearing the condom at the base when she had sex with the man thinking that she was the one infecting the man with the deadly disease.

According to her, she dropped out of Kenyatta University after knowing her status because at her tender age she could not shoulder the burden and soldier on with her studies. She only went to college later and a perused a different course and not her dream career -law.

Right now she says that she doesn’t see the need of getting married because she doesn’t want to start a family which she will not take care of owing to her health status.

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