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Broken and Inflamed Finger in HIV lady's Vagina

Dear Doc

On March 24th, when I was in a business trip in Yangon Myanmar, I called massage service in the hotel. During the massage, the lady provided masturbation  to me with lube oil, and I inserted my middle finger into her vagina for about 5 minutes.

After the massage, I was aware that there was a big and deep gap between my nail-root and the skin, as you know, usually there should be a connection, but maybe for the dry and cold Winter, the connection between my nail-root and skin disappeared and there was a gap about 2.5mm deep, in addition, the skin above the nail root was inflamed at thai time with touching pain. With niddle I can lift the skin and see the red flesh in the gap. (I wonder if the skin above the nail root in the gap is mucous membrane)

On April 9th, 16 days after the high risk behavior,  some symptoms appeared to me, including overall body bone &muscle ache, slight throat sore, slight lymp node and continuous enterorrhea. When such  symptoms appeared, I started to measure my body heat with mercury thermometer, but the oxter temperature never over 37.4C0, it was around 36.8 to 37.3 from April 9th to 14th.

On 3rd, 10th and 14th of April, I had regular blood test, the result is like below, the ratio of LYM shows I had viral infection, in according to my doctor's opinion:
the lym ratio in these three days is: 35.7%, 33.9%, 46.9%, and the normal range is 20-40%. It dereased firsly, then increased over normal limitation.

The day before yesterday I called the hotel and asked them if all the massage ladies past HIV test, they said they do not have such test for them, As you know Myanmar is a high risk HIV area.


The overall bone ache is so serious and now I still can feel it on my shoulder.... and till now the enterorrhea still continues. Some doctors in my country said the bone ache is one of the most important symptoms in HIV infection period.

In additon, in the middle of February, I got chiken pox, and it last for 2 weeks
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300980 tn?1194929400
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Welcome to our Forum.  I'll try to help.  The contact that you describe falls into the category of masturbation and even if your masseuse had HIV (which is statistically unlikely, even in Myanmar), masturbation is considered safe sex.  That you ha an open sore on does not change this- still no risk.  

It does sound as though your symptoms could represent a viral infection but that by no means makes it even likely that it is HIV.  

There really is no medical reason for you to test for HIV however, if you are worried an it would give you peace of mind, go on and get tested.  If your symptoms which began on April 9 were due to HIV, the test will be negative.

I hope this comment is helpful.  There really is no reason to worry.  EWH
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300980 tn?1194929400
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Thanks for the follow-up. Glad to hear that your test was negative, as we anticipated.  Take care. EWH
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Dear doctor,

Thanks god I do not become the first one in record who was infected by fingering. Yesterday, the 43th day, I had ELISA test and I just got the test result, it is negative. Please accept my most sincere appreciation to all the experts and volunteers of MEDHELP forum. Thanks a lot for your continuous endeavor to help the patient all over the world.

After this lesson, I will never do such stupid behavior again, and will try my best to take care of my family.

Thank you very much again! I will never forget your and all the other friends's help in the past one month, the best wishes to you and all the other friends here! Wish MEDHELP become the best and the most famous health forum in the world! You have the best experts and volunteers!
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Dear doctor,

The day after tomorrow I will go to test. My diarrhea continued for 2 weeks and recovered automatically 3 days ago. And now there still is muscle pain on my back and neck, and slightly joint pain on my shoulders, knees and left hank finger.

God bless me not to be the first one who is infected by fingering and masturbation in the record. The symptoms are so similiar and the appearance date is just on the 16th day.

No matter what the test result is, I will inform you. I think the result will come out on next Monday or Tuesday.

God bless me! If I am not infected, I swear to try my best to take care of my parents and wife, and never do such stupid thing again! God bless me!!!

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Dear doctor,

So sorry for bothering again after you said the end of the thread. I am going to have a Test on the 6th week, it will be on 6th of May, and now I am in a business trip in Moscow.

Today my symptoms are still continue since 10th of April, including severe muscle ache on my back and neck, continous joint pain in vertebra, shoulders, knees and ankles, diarrhea; especially yesterday because of the severe muscle ache on my back neck, I  touched there by hand, suddenly I discovered two swollen lymp node which are more than 1cmx1cm with touching pain.

Frankly speaking I am a little dispaired now, the symptoms are completely the same to HIV infection and so unique to other kinds of viral infection, I never got such a continous muscle and joint ache before for the sake of flu or something else. And as I remember, 1 or 2 weeks before the synptoms appearance, I never went to crowded place, only in the office and my car.

The sore on my middle finger or the lube cream the massage lady used maybe really caused infection. If unfortunately I am infected, I will report it to you and medhelp, upload all the related datas and documents, as a contribution to find the new type of infection way. The skin in the gap between my finger root and nail wall is so thin and with touching pain, it is mucous membrane.

At first I was scared and nervous, now only regretted. Sorry to my wife and family. 10 days later I will go to the hospital and have the test, although I think the result is already most likely known. Thank you and all the other friends in medhelp including Teak for your help. Thank you so much. I will inform you the result 10 days later.
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Thank you doctor.
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300980 tn?1194929400
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These are both anxiety driven questions- there is no meanigful difference between an open wound and an open sore.

As I said, you have no reason to worry.

It is time for this thread to end.  EWH

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And doctor, you called the gap on my finger an "open sore", is it similar to "open wound"?
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So doctor, you still think there is a chance to be HIV?
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300980 tn?1194929400
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I apologize, I wrote the wrong word as part of my response.  I meant to write that if your symptoms were due to HIV, your test would be positive.  HIV antibody tests typically become positive within just a few (4-6) days of the beginning of symptoms.  The symptoms are actually caused by the reaction of HIV antibodies with a virus and the symptoms are due to formation of virus-antibody combinations called immune complexes.

I apologize for the typo.  EWG
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Thank you doctor for your prompt reply. I feel much better now in my heart.

But you said " If your symptoms which began on April 9 were due to HIV, the test will be negative", what dose it mean? Do you mean even if the symptoms are due to HIV, my test result still will be negative? Could you pls tell me why?

You know, my immunity is always lower than other people's since my childhood. Today it is little cold, I keep sneezing from morning to now.

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