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Bit my lip then performed oral
Hi Dr.
On Wed Dec 17, I had sex with a male aquaintence that I just Kind of know. Earlier that day I bit the inside of my mouth kindof hard and it was bleeding a little. Later, with the guys, we engaged in heavy making out. he performed oral on me, and I performed on him (and he had some precum) then I topped him with a condom. I was a little freaked out afterward after remembering my mouth cut and I had performed oral onhim. The next day, my throat started to get a little scratchy and by Fri I had a full blown sore throat. On Sun I went on amoxyl. I woke up Monday morning with no sore throat but very nauseous. I stayed hme from work and I ran a fever all day with the highest temp being 100.8. The fever broke that night. Towards the end of the antibiotics, i got a raised lynphnode in my neck (December 30) its about the size of a marble and since i've felt 2 more on my neck that I havent previously felt,(my doctor would say that they are not swollen but palpable if i were to show him the two new ones. As for anything else, i have pressure in my head most of the day, not really a headache, but like a overall cotton feeling.
Dr. ive been worrying nonstop. I had a blood test the sat after the incident which was negative of couse. Ive talked to the guy, he seems pretty confident that he is negative, says he got tested in August and is nex scheduled for later this week. My GP, says that the strep/fever is too soon to be related to hiv, and he says that the one lymphnode is probably because of that, even though I was on amoxyl at the time. But he doesnt know about my other nodes and my "cotton head feeling". What do you think Dr.? Am I overreacting? What are the chances of getting HIV with a bit mouth, performng oral on him with him precumming? What about heavy kissing? Please help me out Dr, its all I could think of
On Wed Dec 17, I had sex with a male aquaintence that I just Kind of know. Earlier that day I bit the inside of my mouth kindof hard and it was bleeding a little. Later, with the guys, we engaged in heavy making out. he performed oral on me, and I performed on him (and he had some precum) then I topped him with a condom. I was a little freaked out afterward after remembering my mouth cut and I had performed oral onhim. The next day, my throat started to get a little scratchy and by Fri I had a full blown sore throat. On Sun I went on amoxyl. I woke up Monday morning with no sore throat but very nauseous. I stayed hme from work and I ran a fever all day with the highest temp being 100.8. The fever broke that night. Towards the end of the antibiotics, i got a raised lynphnode in my neck (December 30) its about the size of a marble and since i've felt 2 more on my neck that I havent previously felt,(my doctor would say that they are not swollen but palpable if i were to show him the two new ones. As for anything else, i have pressure in my head most of the day, not really a headache, but like a overall cotton feeling.
Dr. ive been worrying nonstop. I had a blood test the sat after the incident which was negative of couse. Ive talked to the guy, he seems pretty confident that he is negative, says he got tested in August and is nex scheduled for later this week. My GP, says that the strep/fever is too soon to be related to hiv, and he says that the one lymphnode is probably because of that, even though I was on amoxyl at the time. But he doesnt know about my other nodes and my "cotton head feeling". What do you think Dr.? Am I overreacting? What are the chances of getting HIV with a bit mouth, performng oral on him with him precumming? What about heavy kissing? Please help me out Dr, its all I could think of
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Perhaps I was not direct enough. You are not at risk from the exposure you describe. The negative test just re-inforces what has been said before on multiple occasions. Further questions wil be deleted without comment. EWH
Hi Dr.,
Iknow that I shouldn't be posting anymore, butI just need a little assurance. I had a rapid test yesterday (34 days post exposure) and it was negative. The HIV counselor there wasnt very confident about 5 weeks, but you have far more experience/credentials. Can I stop worrying now trust that my current night sweats/swollen lymph nodes have nothing to do with it? Last post ever, I promise.
Iknow that I shouldn't be posting anymore, butI just need a little assurance. I had a rapid test yesterday (34 days post exposure) and it was negative. The HIV counselor there wasnt very confident about 5 weeks, but you have far more experience/credentials. Can I stop worrying now trust that my current night sweats/swollen lymph nodes have nothing to do with it? Last post ever, I promise.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
The rash of acute HIV is genralized not limited. The headache is just that, a headache. You need to stop worrying and not think that every little thing that you notice about yourself is HIV. You really are not at risk. Please, no further questions, they do neither you, nor those who follow this site any good. EWH
Dr. one last question. Will you please describe the rash and headache that is representive of HIV infection. I just started to get a reddish radh on my chest. Also, I plan on going to the Dr. on Tuesday (27 days after exposure). if I get tested then, what would the certainty of the results be? i'm sorry to bother you again.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
When I said I was not worried I was telling you what I thought and that has not changed. Nodes due to a sore throat can persist for a couple of weeks after a sore throat. I am not going to comment on what you saw on U-tube, we don't affirm on deny information from other web sites here- it serves no purpose and such information can sometimes be taken out of context.
Really, one last time, you have nothing to worry about. EWH
Really, one last time, you have nothing to worry about. EWH
Thank Dr. I appreciate it. so I would still have the enlarged nodes 2 weeks afater the sore throat subsided (that is the drivivng point of my anxiety) And you are confident that the "headaches" have nothing to do with HIV. I saw from a Dr. Kuhn on youtube that the "secondary symptoms (sore thoaght, ynphnodes, headache etc) would only accompany primary symptms( fever or rash) is there any truth to this? Once again, you're not worried? sorry, i know im a bit of a hypochondriac, but I do appreciate your fast thourough answers and this service in general...
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You can be comfortable that you did not get HIV from the exposure you describe. You have provided nearly all of the information which leads to this conclusion. Let's review it:
1. Your partner gets checked regularly and was negative relatively recently. It is unlikely that he was infected since his last test on a statistical basis.
2. If he was infected, the risk of getting HIV from performing oral sex is very low, if there is any risk at all. We quote the risk, if your partner was infected, as 1 infection per 10,000 exposures and some experts feel there is no risk at all. Having recently bitten your lip does not change that risk. Neither does dental disease, braces or a burn (like a pizza burn) in the mouth, Your bite started to heal just as soon as it stopped bleeding.
3. Your symptoms which came on the next day are far too soon to be HIV and are far more consistent with a viral (non-HIV) sore throat. This sort throat could very well explain your swollen node(s) as well.
4. The cotton head sensation is not suggestive of HIV.
5. There is NO risk from kissing of any sore, including heavy kissing, even if your partner was infected.
You ca feel comfortable that you do not have HIV. Hope this helps. EWH
1. Your partner gets checked regularly and was negative relatively recently. It is unlikely that he was infected since his last test on a statistical basis.
2. If he was infected, the risk of getting HIV from performing oral sex is very low, if there is any risk at all. We quote the risk, if your partner was infected, as 1 infection per 10,000 exposures and some experts feel there is no risk at all. Having recently bitten your lip does not change that risk. Neither does dental disease, braces or a burn (like a pizza burn) in the mouth, Your bite started to heal just as soon as it stopped bleeding.
3. Your symptoms which came on the next day are far too soon to be HIV and are far more consistent with a viral (non-HIV) sore throat. This sort throat could very well explain your swollen node(s) as well.
4. The cotton head sensation is not suggestive of HIV.
5. There is NO risk from kissing of any sore, including heavy kissing, even if your partner was infected.
You ca feel comfortable that you do not have HIV. Hope this helps. EWH
The guy said his next hiv test is for later this month (more towards the end, not later this week) he refuses to get one sooner
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