Negative HIV results, but with symptoms !!

[SleeplessHIV]

Dear Dr. Jose,

I'd really appreciate your answer here, please.

I had sex with a transgender 6.5 weeks ago where I penetrated her anally with a condom but when I withdrew my penis I didn't see my condom on! I ran several STDs tests and ruled out all the bacterial infections as far as my Dr said. I also ran "mainly" two HIV tests. The first one was at the 28 days mark and the other one was at 40 and a half days post exposure. Both tests were combo AG+AB tests. The results were negative. However, I still feel some symptoms and I don't know if they're related to the HIV issue. I have a lower back pain and it's right up the butt near to my left kidney, I suspect. When I approach that area to touch, I feel a considerably not a small lump in there which is movable. I also went to my GP and he diagnosed me with a baker's cyst on my left knee. By the way, these two problems were visible at the time I ran the 40 days test. My concern is, I don't know if that lump is a swollen lymph node and that the baker's cyst is also a swollen lymph node!
My question is;
1. Do you think these two issues "back pain+baker's cyst" are related to HIV?
2. I daily take a full spoon of honey and other natural immune boosters. Do you think consuming them would delay or hinder the process of creating Antigenes and/or Antibodies and thus not detected in my scheduled tests?
3. Suppose I have an "unknown" disease to me, such as "cancer", would that also hinder the process of creating AG and/or AB and thus not detected?
4. Do you think my results are conclusive and that I do not need further tests. Thus, I should seek medical help for these symptoms and not to relate them to HIV ?

Please, reply to me as soon as possible.


Kind regards

[SleeplessHIV]

Thank you so much Dr. Really appreciate your answers. Have a good one!

[Dr. Jose Gonzalez-Garcia, MD, MRCGP, PhD]

Hello,
Thank you very much for your post and welcome to our forum.  I will answer each of your questions here below:

1. Do you think these two issues "back pain+baker's cyst" are related to HIV?
NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO AT ALL.

2. I daily take a full spoon of honey and other natural immune boosters. Do you think consuming them would delay or hinder the process of creating Antigenes and/or Antibodies and thus not detected in my scheduled tests?
NO, NOT AT ALL.  THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT DOING THAT WOULD HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE RELIABILITY OF THESE TESTS.

3. Suppose I have an "unknown" disease to me, such as "cancer", would that also hinder the process of creating AG and/or AB and thus not detected?
NO, IT WOULD NOT.  CERTAINLY NOT THE ANTIGENS AS THEY ARE TOTALLY INDEPENDENT OF YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM ANYWAY.

4. Do you think my results are conclusive and that I do not need further tests. Thus, I should seek medical help for these symptoms and not to relate them to HIV ?
YES, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR TESTS ARE FINAL AND FULLY CONCLUSIVE.  YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE ANY FURTHER TESTS.  IF YOUR SYMPTOMS PERSISTS, YOU NEED TO CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR, AS THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH HIV.

Best wishes,
Dr José