Any opinions on this Scenrio

[Sall2006]

Hi everyone
I do have a question for you. Any help is appreciated.
On June 28th, I had anal sex with a transsexual. I was the bottom and I made sure a condom was used. After it was done, I made sure the condom was still intact by filling up with water. Call me paranoid, but I needed to make sure and it was.
After 26 days, on July 23rd. I got a soar throat and my tongue was whiter than usual. There werent any other symptoms, but I did read online about opportunistic infections during seroconversion like  Candida Esophagitis which I was fearful I might have . After a week of soar throat and painful swallowing, I feel some chest pain and feeling of obstruction in the chest.
I am just fearful I didnt get hiv symptoms, but got an opportunistic infection after contracting HIV.
Can anyone answer me this, can you actually get an infection like Candida Esophagitis this early after getting hiv ?
I know I used protection, I even tested negative on July 31 which makes it almost 5 weeks, still a bit concerned.
Thanks in advance.

Sal

[jddkdd]

Good luck....and I am sure that you will be fine.  This site is deteriorating quickly now that the immature and idiotic have run off many of the intelligent and informed.  If you have other questions and want intelligent responses, you should try aidsmeds or other sites like The Body.

[Sall2006]

Thanks guys
I did go to my physician for the symptoms I am having which I was worried might be Candida Esophagitis , my doctor told me I had a sinus infection, even when I explained my worries, she told me she checked my mouth and found no candida.
I will test 2 weeks from now and hopefully everything is fine.
I think once I feel better health wise, my fears should subside.
Thanks for everyone who replied.
You guys are great.

[jddkdd]

no risk..Your first incident was protected and your second was oral which is extremely small to nil for risk as well.  In any event, your 10 week post incident test is reliable.  If you cannot get over it emotionally, wait two more weeks and test again.  that will be your conclusive 12 weeks and then move on with your inevitable negative result.

[Bryanle1988]

12/13 wait 3 more weeks

[Sall2006]

You dont think a test at 10 weeks is conclusive enough?

[lovelylady27]

no risk with oral:)

[OrionQuest]

oh sorry Sall2006, misread it.

[Sall2006]

Well I did keep out a small detail. The reason I am asking about the 10 week test is I had an encounter 10 weeks before the test, I performed oral sex on a male.

[OrionQuest]

Even if there is a slippage, you would have been protected as long as the urethra was covered.

[Sall2006]

I was actually the bottom

[lovelylady27]

you will be negative:)

[MiamiLat]

5 wks is encouraging, 10 wks is good. Don't forget the window period is 12/ 13 wks so the closer you are to that time frame, the more reliable your result. In your case, since there was no risk, you will continue to test NEG.
Opportunistic infections occur when your immune system has been lowered enough to get you sick. The more dangerous ones can occur with a CD4 (helper t-cells) count under 200. You don't have to worry about this because you are HIV NEG.

[Sall2006]

Thanks, I just wasnt sure if there was slippage or not though. Anyways, I do have to ask about opportunistic infections though.
To your knowledge how reliable is a negative Home access hiv test after:
5 weeks
&
10 weeks

Thanks

[MiamiLat]

There is NO risk from your esposure since you had protected sex which you verified yourself. The symptoms you are experiencing cannot be due or related to HIV.