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Do I have HIV?

Hello, I was tested positive for Genital herpes in Mid March this year. My first symptom I realized my throat was very sore and I had dry cough. I had white spots and my throat was huge on both side and I had red spots at the back of my throats indicating a sore throat. Other than this , when finding out I had herpes I had no symptoms. Before I had unprotected sex , keep in mind this was during spring and I had really bad allergies even before I had unprotected sex and where I am from there are tons of trees everywhere. I experienced no symptoms from herpes and I asked the three doctors what it might be on my throat. One said it might be mono, the other said it was bad allergies and he really assured to me over and over again as if I was dumb asking him if I had HIV and told me constantly over it was just bad allergies and there would be no need for an HIV test because he was positive i just had bad allergies. I haven't had dry cough since after about 1-2 weeks of having a sore throat, my throats look way better now, the white spots are gone, and I haven't had a sore throat, or dry cough since March. In June, I had a herpes outbreak because I was very stressed with work, was not taking acyclovir at the timeC and I experienced night sweats and a fever. I had this fever for a week and that was it. Today I have no symptoms, my throat is still red at the back of my throats like i have a sore throat, but It actually doesn't feel like it is. I was wondering do I have HIV? I had some little dirahhea but not for long at all, have not vommitted at all as well as no rashes. The doctors assured me before that my throat was nothing to worry about however I still have red spots on my throats today, and he literally told me just not to look or worry about it. The only symptoms I experience now are from herpes, are muscle pains every now and then which I believe are from acyclovir . Do you think I have HIV? The girl I had sex with had nothing on her throat she told me as well when I contracted herpes from her. I'm scared if I was told false information from the doctor who assured me that there is no need for an hiv test because my throat has gotten very better, but I am scared about the red spots at the back of my throats till being present till this day. Thank you
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15249123 tn?1478652475
This isn't HIV.
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Hello. It's the same person. Also, I was on tetracycline for a while. I had trouble breathing on two occasions when I took tetracycline , and Advil. I had very shortness of breath, as I couldn't breathe at all, and I had to lay down to control my breathing. The Advil I was taking wasn't expired, neither was the tetracycline, however I had some reaction and couldn't breathe. Could this be a possibility of white spots on my throat like tonsillitis, red spots on my throat, and swollen lymph nodes?? I stopped taking both tetracycline and the Advil when I seen my throats for the first time. Thank you
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