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HIV risk or anxiety

Hey. 17 days ago I had protected sex with a sexwork who's status is unknown. I have had serious anxiety since the incident because afterwards I had a red mark in my pubic region that healed about 2 days later. This mark could have been from kickboxing but I am not sure if it was from something that happened during the sex. I have had serious anxiety thinking I contracted herpes or HIV.  I wore a a condom for about 2 minutes of oral and 1 minute of vaginal sex. The condom didn't break. I have had a small fever and sore throat, as well as trush in my mouth. On my thigh I also have a suspicious rash that is red and looks under the skin. It also hurts in my groin sometimes when I walk and I feel as if my lymph nodes may be swollen.  I am worried HIV is causing these symptoms although I am aware my anxiety could have run my immune system down and therefore possibly given my the flu or these symtpoms.. Please help and tell me my risk, I wore a condom so I thought I was safe..
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You never had an exposure and your symptoms have nothing to do with HIV.
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I have just had all of the symptoms online and in ever order on websites that seam very liget and like ARS.
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Including weird red spots under the skin on chest and thighs? Thank you  for response
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366749 tn?1544695265
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This is not an HIV related symptom.
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Just confused cause I have had all of the symptoms 2 weeks later
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Although it didn't look like a cut just more like raised red skin
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Thank you I appreciate your response. Although from what I've read they do fall under the ARS. -a fever accompanied by sore throat... and then progressive symptoms days after like a rash and Swollen lymph nodes... I'm very lost with this and even paranoid the girl may have gave it to me on purpose threw that small cut in my pubic region
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366749 tn?1544695265
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You used protection  and the protection did not fail during the sex. This situation does not put you under the risk of HIV at all. You are going through a mixed feelings of guilt, anxiety and undue stress.

Your symptoms do not fall under the ARS. Relax and move on with your life
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