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I had sex with a sex worker in Cambodja. The condom broke, I realized it maybe 30 secs after it happened.
Exactly six weeks later I got Fever / headache / dry cough / muscle ache. The fever was strong the first day, but the second quite less. After 8 days (and a lot of sleep), I started feeling quite ok again. On day 17 however, I again got sick, slept about 17 hours, and was feverish again. Next day I still felt sick (that's today), and wondered if it could be ARS.
What do you think doc?
Looking at internet sympoms and reading about ARS is making me crazy. Is it just fear of HIV, or is the threat of being
HIV-ill quite real?
Exactly six weeks later I got Fever / headache / dry cough / muscle ache. The fever was strong the first day, but the second quite less. After 8 days (and a lot of sleep), I started feeling quite ok again. On day 17 however, I again got sick, slept about 17 hours, and was feverish again. Next day I still felt sick (that's today), and wondered if it could be ARS.
What do you think doc?
Looking at internet sympoms and reading about ARS is making me crazy. Is it just fear of HIV, or is the threat of being
HIV-ill quite real?
Thx for your comment Teak.
I followed your advise and took a HIV quicktest. It came out negative, which gives me a piece of mind.
Wondered if it isn't frustrating for you to answer all these longshots-hypothetically- hiv-positive-questions, considering you are hiv-positive. What keeps you motivated to keep answering them?
Kind regards,
Jochem
I followed your advise and took a HIV quicktest. It came out negative, which gives me a piece of mind.
Wondered if it isn't frustrating for you to answer all these longshots-hypothetically- hiv-positive-questions, considering you are hiv-positive. What keeps you motivated to keep answering them?
Kind regards,
Jochem
The only way to know that you have went through ARS is to test HIV positive and confirmed, other than that it wouldn't be ARS.
Well in that case, i'm quite lucky being ill for about 18 days now ;)
Thx Vance, you don't go into my comment about sources saying it's 2-6 weeks, maybe you can link your source about the 2-4 weeks, or is it common knowledge?
Thx Vance, you don't go into my comment about sources saying it's 2-6 weeks, maybe you can link your source about the 2-4 weeks, or is it common knowledge?
Another interesting question would be:
can we interpret 2-4 as: week2 + week3 + week4 or is it week2+ week3
some goes for 2-6
can we interpret 2-4 as: week2 + week3 + week4 or is it week2+ week3
some goes for 2-6
Hi Vance,
First of all: thx for your response.
The window period of ARS is described by several sources, some say it is 2-6 weeks, others say it's 2-4 weeks.
First of all: thx for your response.
The window period of ARS is described by several sources, some say it is 2-6 weeks, others say it's 2-4 weeks.
Another symptom that has lasted the full period (18 days) is a sore throat, however it was quite less after 8 days of the first symptoms.
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