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Scared, please help
I have seen many links to this site from google so I hope someone here can help me evaluate my current condition. I would have to say my encounter is low risk, fingering a girl with a cut on my finger. About 2 weeks after the incident i developed a sudden fever and was bed ridden for 4 days, no diarreah, nausea, swollen lypmh nodes. following my fever i think the infection manifested itself into a middle ear - ear infection. I also developed a late night cough and was having congestion issues. I read somewhere that once a person goes through ARS phases (where their body produces antibodies) they test positive after that. I tested 8 weeks post exposure and got a neg result (would that mean my initial symptoms were not related to HIV?
however about 5 days before my test, i developed what i believe to be are canker sores on the back of my neck (quite a few) which was accompanied by sore, swollen lymph nodes in my neck. This friday will be the 10th week, and i still have the same cough and my canker sores and swollen lymph nodes (now about 3 weeks old) are still here. I also developed a cold sore for the first time in my life 3 days ago.
I have heard that @ 8 weeks 95% of infections are detected, would someone else be able to vouch for this? I would also like to know if any of these "symptoms" are ARS related, or just the cause of seasonal allergies/ cold or flu. I was going to take the 8 week test as conclusive, however these recent problems along with a 2 month long cough have convinced me that i am still sick with something. Can someone please help me?
however about 5 days before my test, i developed what i believe to be are canker sores on the back of my neck (quite a few) which was accompanied by sore, swollen lymph nodes in my neck. This friday will be the 10th week, and i still have the same cough and my canker sores and swollen lymph nodes (now about 3 weeks old) are still here. I also developed a cold sore for the first time in my life 3 days ago.
I have heard that @ 8 weeks 95% of infections are detected, would someone else be able to vouch for this? I would also like to know if any of these "symptoms" are ARS related, or just the cause of seasonal allergies/ cold or flu. I was going to take the 8 week test as conclusive, however these recent problems along with a 2 month long cough have convinced me that i am still sick with something. Can someone please help me?
ARS symptoms do not stay around for that long - they start a couple weeks post exposure and last about 2 more weeks. This doesn't sound like HIV.
I can assure you that in the "Real World" of HIV, it is NOT transmitted this way. I could go into a long, complex explanation for this but it wouldn't be helpful nor relevant for you. HIV can NOT be diagnosed through ANY symptoms, they mean nothing in the HIV arena. Your 8 week NEGATIVE(not needed for this encounter) further reinforces your status. Get your mind on other things and away from this emerging HIV phobia. Best of luck to you.
-JC-
-JC-
Thank you for the swift reply, but i find it hard to believe that there is absolutely no risk. It would that by rubbing an almost open cut, (yes stupid i know) in vaginal fluid carries some risk of transmission. I realized my mistake and took my 8 week test with a grain of salt. I would like nothing more than to move on from this, however the persistance of symptoms that could possibly related to HIV still bothers me. I would like an evaluation on my so called symptoms, and whether or not they are ARS related or have no relation to acute hiv.
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