There's no need to apologize for brief follow-up questions. However, your symptoms do not change my opinion or advice. New HIV infections do not cause nasal congesion, sinus symptoms, etc. You have a cold. Feel free to be tested for HIV if you wish; you are correct that it "would only be for reassurance and not medically needed".
Thanks for your reply. Three weeks on and i have one follow up. I have what appears to be a cold, congestion (sinus) slight sore throat and feeling malaise...Just to be sure of your response you are saying there is zero risk from the activity i described. Any testing would only be for reassurance and not medically needed.
Apologies for the follow up.
Welcome back to the forum.
As Dr. Hook informed in your thread last August, sexual transmission of HIV requires insertive sex, i.e. a bare penis (no condom) inside another person's vagina, rectum or (rarely) mouth. You apparently misunderstood something else you read on the forum; rimming (oral-anal contact) has never been reported to result in HIV transmission. Perhaps in some past thread Dr. Hook and I have talked about theoretical risks for oral-anal exposure, but I stress that no such transmission has ever been known to occur. Further, you describe a partner who probably doesn't have HIV.
Therefore, there is no need for HIV testing on account of this event, and you can safely continue unprotected sex with your regular partner(s).
I hope this helps. Best wishes and happy new year-- HHH, MD