Hello Doctors, In March I had vaginal intercourse with a girl who I later found out was HIV positive! The condom broke and I was exposed for about 1 to 2 minutes. 1 week later symptoms began, every SINLGE symptom I read on the net that happen during ARS, except for fever. Most of the symptoms went away at around week 7/8, I am now 5 months post exposure and some symptoms have not gone away - 3 lymph nodes in my neck (1 the size of a marble the other 2 pebbles), folliculitis, oral hairy lukoplakea, a sore throat that comes and goes, diarreah, fatigue.
I had several antibody tests (some ELISA and some the rapid finger prick tests) at weeks 2,4,6,8,9 and 13 all negative/non-reactive. As well at week 16 I had another antibody test ICMA with a Western Blot negative/non-reactive, in addition I had RNA PCR for HIV 1 non detecatble.
I just don't know what to think because of the exposure, the fact that I still have all these symptoms, and that there is too much conflicting information on the net about how reliable/conclusive my test results are!
1) Just how conclusive/reliable are my test results? From everything I am reading on the net, conclusiveness of test results are based on percentages and not a simple 'you have it or you don't.
2) Is it possible that my symptoms are in fact ARS/HIV and none of the tests I had are picking it up? Has any case like that ever happened?
3) I've always been a super healthy person, what could possibly be causing these symptoms?? I had about 3 full blood labs done, everything has come back normal, my CD4 count was 718.
When can I put HIV behind me for good?!
Thank you.
Joe