Almost All HIV ARS Symptoms!

[LawrenceLS]

Dear all, thank you for reading my post. Here is my case, at 23/4/14, I had protected sex with a Vietnamese CSW after I'm bit drunk. Due to intoxication, I hardly orgasm, she oral me with condom and without changing the condom we had sex, and after 15mins, we changed a new condom and continue until orgasm. During orgasm, I pull off the condom and ejaculated somewhere else but I not sure whether I'm using the same hand to remove and stroke my penis end up ejaculate.

At 18/5/14(25 days post exposure), my body started to have maculopapular rash on both of my arms, chest, both sides of waist, few on thighs, and monilial infection on my penis. I started to get worry and get tested for HIV antibody(ELISA) two days later (27post exposure) and came back NEGATIVE. 3 days later (30days exposure), I started to have low grade fever, diarrhea, no appetite and I realised new rashes on my neck, face, forehead. Therefore I went for STD test for almost all types and all came back NEGATIVE. Due to continuous low grade fever, I started to get more worry and went for HIV test again at 26/5/14 (33days post exposure) and came back NEGATIVE. Then I realize I got white coating on my tongue and mild sore throat and swollen lymph node on neck.

At 30/5/14 (13 days suspected "ARS"), my rashes started to recover and dried up, my fever is gone, white coating tongue also became shallow, no more diarrhea, they all went away suddenly and exactly like what had mentioned earlier. My question are:

1) These symptoms can't explained by doctor, are them ARS?
2) The HIV antibody test done during suspected "ARS" period at 3rd and 9th day provided reliable test result?
3) I can't convinced myself that these are not HIV ARS symptoms, how likely my test result will be 3 days later which is 6th week post exposure?

Thank you for the time and answer. I hope to know more regarding my unexplained situation.

[gouworried]

How r u and what about ur symptoms. why u rested for HBV. what ur doc suggested.... Ur 12 week ab/ag combo test is 100 @% conclusive as suggested by experts in the forum... Pls let us update what have u diagnosed...

[Teak]

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[FormerL]

Swollen lymph node on neck scares me too --17 days now, pain sometimes, soft or hard,can not move

[Vance2335]

You had no HIV risk.
Post in the Hep forum for more info.

[LawrenceLS]

If I had no risk then I wouldn't tested positive for HBV right?

[Vance2335]

You had NO RISK.

[LawrenceLS]

I had done some test and I wish someone can help me diagnose my report. Thank you.

HIV Ag/Ab (12 weeks) = 0.10 (<1.0)
HCV-Ab (12 weeks) = 0.07 (<1.0)
HBsAg (12 weeks) = 0.06 (<1.0)
HBsAb (12 weeks) = 33.14 (<1.0)
HBeAg (12 weeks) = 0.02 (1.0)
HBcAb (12 weeks) = 2.87 (>1.0)

I would like to know is my HIV test conclusive, and if HBV affect the window period of HIV. Is HCV test conclusive at 12 weeks?

[Teak]

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[LawrenceLS]

*UPDATE* 8 weeks post exposure
HIV 1 and 2 Ag/Ab Test : NON-REACTIVE
TPPA : NEGATIVE
RPR : NON REACTIVE

[nursegirl6572]

Your information is not correct.  I wouldn't recommend any more "schooling" online.

[Teak]

Move along with your incorrect information.

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[LawrenceLS]

I realized one important thing, B cells lymphocytes (CD19) is a good indicator for HIV status, when B cells increase significantly during ARS symptoms, it means you are at the border of HIV infection, the next thing you should do is get tested. Because B cells lymphocytes never dysfunction without HIV virus.

[Teak]

Ignore brazilvsmexico, he's a spammer.

[LawrenceLS]

After all the above happened, today is my 8 weeks post exposure, my symptoms getting worse and my doctor suspect I may infected HIV or Syphilis, and done with the blood test, report will come out after 3 days.

Therefore, anyone who worry on their HIV or STD status, stop worrying, get tested and that's the only way to find out HIV or STD status, trust science! No matter what is the result, just accept it and live your life to the fullest!

I will update my status here after I get my report. I understand nobody wish to infect HIV, so stay positive and get tested!  

[Teak]

You never had an exposure and  you do not have an HIV concern.

[LawrenceLS]

I had see few dermatologist doctors but they can't diagnose my rashes. After 25 days of the symptoms, my back, hand and face grow more rashes, I would like to seek for advise whether ARS rashes will keep growing throughout the period? Thank you.

[nursegirl6572]

You didn't need any of that blood work, and the results don't mean a thing, because you don't have HIV.

BTW, your lab results are perfectly fine.  The B subset is barely over the high end value, and that's not terribly uncommon.  Those values will always fluctuate.  If there was something wrong, you wouldn't have just ONE value that was abnormal.

[Vance2335]

Read what you have been told already

[LawrenceLS]

I knew 3 months will be conclusive but I want to understand whether HIV possible to cause the B subset lymphocytes to get so high?

[LawrenceLS]

I received my Lymphocytes Subset test report which done at 42 days post exposure. The result as below:
1) Total T-Lymphocytes (CD3+) : 61.11% (50~84)
2) T-Helper Subset (CD3+CD4+) : 36.97% (27~51)
3) T-Suppressor Subset (CD3+CD8+) : 22.74% (15~44)
4) CD4/CD8 ratio : 1.63% (0.71~2.78)
5) NK Subset : 17.51% (7~40)
6) CIK Subset : 1.74% (<2)
7) B Subset : 22.37% (5~18)

Obviously my B subset is higher than normal range. I would like to know HIV will make B subset to increase significantly?

[Teak]

You never had an exposure and you are not having ARS. If you feel unwell see your doctor, it has nothing to do with HIV.

[LawrenceLS]

That day I'm drunk and it's the first time I go for CSW and I felt so guilty. I felt that my chance of getting HIV is rather high now. Because we both got the similar symptoms although mine would be more serious. My symptoms lasted for more than 3 weeks already. After 17days on set of ARS i go for combo test and it still came back negative, why?

[LawrenceLS]

After one week of the exposure, I had unprotected sex with my gf, now she got all the symptoms and happen at once: fever (2 days), diarrhea (3days), sore throat (3 days), mouth ulcer(5 days), face rash(after 1 week of the above mentioned symptoms) last until now, I'm worry that she's in risk.

[Teak]

You never had an exposure, had the condom failed you would have known, drunk or not.