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Hi guys,
I mentioned earlier that I had an encounter with a sex worker/prostitute of unknown HIV status.
The acts consisted of ONLY prostrate fingering (female to male). The thing is I am unaware if the girl had any pre-existing cuts on her finger.
The act probably happened on the 29th of July OR 2nd of August of this year.
I remember the girl interrupting the massage for a bit. I vaguely remember that she put on a band-aid when she came back in. After she came back in it was only a hand-job.
I got tested with ELISA antigen+antibody on the 11th of this month and the results were negative. I do understand that antibodys take time to show up and I was wondering whether a test done sometime this week will be a pretty good indication of my HIV status.
I am sorry if this question sounds repetitive to the good folks here but I am experiencing massive anxiety and I know that only a test will put my mind to ease.
A little background on the sex act:
1) I remember the girl went quite deep when she fingered me. Thus I am worried that she might have cut herself while in my anus and therefore transmitted her virus.
2) I remember her interrupting the massage for about 2-3 mins. I vaguely remember her getting a band-aid.
I know that there is no evidence that HIV can be spread this way but I am still so worried. Is there any possible way that HIV can be transmitted this way? I am thinking of the worst case scenario here.
It has been about 2-3 weeks post-encounter and I am getting rashes (red blisters) that sometimes itch on my elbows, behind my ears, etc. The rashes also could be due to stress and heat. I do not have a fever but like I said I am going through massive anxiety. I find that I am losing my appetite and experiencing headaches that come and go (typically don't last for more than 2 mins).
Please I would like to have some re-assurance if anyone can.
Many Thanks.
I mentioned earlier that I had an encounter with a sex worker/prostitute of unknown HIV status.
The acts consisted of ONLY prostrate fingering (female to male). The thing is I am unaware if the girl had any pre-existing cuts on her finger.
The act probably happened on the 29th of July OR 2nd of August of this year.
I remember the girl interrupting the massage for a bit. I vaguely remember that she put on a band-aid when she came back in. After she came back in it was only a hand-job.
I got tested with ELISA antigen+antibody on the 11th of this month and the results were negative. I do understand that antibodys take time to show up and I was wondering whether a test done sometime this week will be a pretty good indication of my HIV status.
I am sorry if this question sounds repetitive to the good folks here but I am experiencing massive anxiety and I know that only a test will put my mind to ease.
A little background on the sex act:
1) I remember the girl went quite deep when she fingered me. Thus I am worried that she might have cut herself while in my anus and therefore transmitted her virus.
2) I remember her interrupting the massage for about 2-3 mins. I vaguely remember her getting a band-aid.
I know that there is no evidence that HIV can be spread this way but I am still so worried. Is there any possible way that HIV can be transmitted this way? I am thinking of the worst case scenario here.
It has been about 2-3 weeks post-encounter and I am getting rashes (red blisters) that sometimes itch on my elbows, behind my ears, etc. The rashes also could be due to stress and heat. I do not have a fever but like I said I am going through massive anxiety. I find that I am losing my appetite and experiencing headaches that come and go (typically don't last for more than 2 mins).
Please I would like to have some re-assurance if anyone can.
Many Thanks.
I am sorry if it sounded repetitive but I just wanted an answer based on the above scenario.
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Okay thanks RainLover71.
- I will take a test at the 4th week mark just to ease my mind.
thanks for your re-assurance .
God Bless!
- I will take a test at the 4th week mark just to ease my mind.
thanks for your re-assurance .
God Bless!
That is what most doctors have told me as well.
One STD specialist also said that I had a Low Risk/No Risk encounter. But I just find that so difficult to understand.
- To me unprotected anal sounds the same as unprotected fingering especially if the man/woman had an existing wound that was aggravated inside the anus secreting infectious blood. I don't recall any of this happening and I hope my encounter was no risk but my mind is just playing games with me.
- The funny part is that before this whole HIV-Phobia that I am going through I was so paranoid about Dengue fever. Now dengue fever seems so trivial.
One STD specialist also said that I had a Low Risk/No Risk encounter. But I just find that so difficult to understand.
- To me unprotected anal sounds the same as unprotected fingering especially if the man/woman had an existing wound that was aggravated inside the anus secreting infectious blood. I don't recall any of this happening and I hope my encounter was no risk but my mind is just playing games with me.
- The funny part is that before this whole HIV-Phobia that I am going through I was so paranoid about Dengue fever. Now dengue fever seems so trivial.
26 days 28 days 30 days--makes no difference with a DUO but again and for the last time you never had a risk--if you can't accept this please get some professional help.
i appreciate your response.
When you say 4 weeks do you mean exactly 28 days? or can it be roughly one or two days earlier.
However i am not totally convinced that it was a No risk encounter (even though I have done the same at least 15-20 times before this). I never noticed my *** bleed before and I suppose my HIV test on 11th of August was conclusive in that regard.
- Its just that I found the behavior of that sex worker strange. I got up one night remembering that she went out of her room to change her bandage. I am not sure whether i was dreaming or having nightmares. Its just that incident playing on my mind everyday. I can't work, sometimes get nauseous when it comes to eat. I hope the test on 11th was not in vain.
When you say 4 weeks do you mean exactly 28 days? or can it be roughly one or two days earlier.
However i am not totally convinced that it was a No risk encounter (even though I have done the same at least 15-20 times before this). I never noticed my *** bleed before and I suppose my HIV test on 11th of August was conclusive in that regard.
- Its just that I found the behavior of that sex worker strange. I got up one night remembering that she went out of her room to change her bandage. I am not sure whether i was dreaming or having nightmares. Its just that incident playing on my mind everyday. I can't work, sometimes get nauseous when it comes to eat. I hope the test on 11th was not in vain.
The DUO is a better test at 4 weeks and it's 99% reliable but you don't require testing--you never had a risk.Enough now please.
So a test at 4 weeks will not be necessary then.
Don't want to be a pain in the anus.......but I just fail to understand how a bloody finger in the anus remains a NO RISK encounter.
- I know blood dries up when exposed to the air......but what 'if' her finger bled inside my anus. To me that sounds similar to unprotected anal intercourse.
- I hope the sex worker was not HIV positive. For what its worth she was fat and looked like she had a healthy appetite. So doesn't look like she was HIV+ but then again never know.....she could have been sero-converting.
- Also most people say a ELISA 4th gen test at 4 weeks will be something like 95% accurate. Do you feel the same?
Don't want to be a pain in the anus.......but I just fail to understand how a bloody finger in the anus remains a NO RISK encounter.
- I know blood dries up when exposed to the air......but what 'if' her finger bled inside my anus. To me that sounds similar to unprotected anal intercourse.
- I hope the sex worker was not HIV positive. For what its worth she was fat and looked like she had a healthy appetite. So doesn't look like she was HIV+ but then again never know.....she could have been sero-converting.
- Also most people say a ELISA 4th gen test at 4 weeks will be something like 95% accurate. Do you feel the same?
I know you say a test isn't required for such an exposure. But,
Suppose I took a ELISA antigen and antibody (4th generation) test on the 25th of this month would that be somewhat definitive (in terms of probability at least).
- I spoke to an STD doctor from around here and he said that the 4th generation ELISA tests have a reliability of around 99.6% at six weeks. He also advised me that I did not need testing based on my 'exposure'. Would you agree that testing at 4 weeks and then at 6 weeks would be enough?
- If you were in my shows would you bother to test?
Suppose I took a ELISA antigen and antibody (4th generation) test on the 25th of this month would that be somewhat definitive (in terms of probability at least).
- I spoke to an STD doctor from around here and he said that the 4th generation ELISA tests have a reliability of around 99.6% at six weeks. He also advised me that I did not need testing based on my 'exposure'. Would you agree that testing at 4 weeks and then at 6 weeks would be enough?
- If you were in my shows would you bother to test?
I really hope so RainLover.
Its just that I am worried if her finger bled while she fingered me. And some of her blood found its way into my system. Suppose she was sero-converting as well then that would mean even a tiny drop of her blood would be highly infectious.
I do understand that the probability of being infected in such a scenario is so low that most would consider it a no risk event. However I am just so paranoid I cannot let it go.
It has been at least 3 weeks since my last encounter and I am experiencing rashes almost daily. Sometimes in the torso (which go away in 1-2 days), upper chest, arms, sometimes in the neck, back of the ear.
- the rashes are mostly small little bumps - sometimes red/sometimes skin colored.
Its just that I am worried if her finger bled while she fingered me. And some of her blood found its way into my system. Suppose she was sero-converting as well then that would mean even a tiny drop of her blood would be highly infectious.
I do understand that the probability of being infected in such a scenario is so low that most would consider it a no risk event. However I am just so paranoid I cannot let it go.
It has been at least 3 weeks since my last encounter and I am experiencing rashes almost daily. Sometimes in the torso (which go away in 1-2 days), upper chest, arms, sometimes in the neck, back of the ear.
- the rashes are mostly small little bumps - sometimes red/sometimes skin colored.
sorry just to point out ;
A test done this week - say 25th (which will be at least 3-4 weeks post-exposure) - would this be good enough?
A test done this week - say 25th (which will be at least 3-4 weeks post-exposure) - would this be good enough?
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