Aa
Eleven week test?
Hey everyone,
I recently posed this question to Dr Hook, but i just wanted to see what the consensus is out there with Lizzie and Teak and anyone else who might be kind enough to offer me some advice. As i posted once before, i had a really bad night almost 11 and 1/2 weeks ago where i got way to drunk and blacked out part of my night. I am concerned that i could have possibly gotten infected with HIV because about a week after i got a really bad flu, with fever and night sweats and the whole nine. 3 weeks after my date i got a PCR RNA Test which was negative. I had a bunch of other tests since then, about one every week or two weeks because of the high stress, and all have been negative. My last was at 11 weeks. In the past week i got a chest cold with congestion and the past two nights i have woken up in a sweat every time i fall asleep. Do you guys think i should keep testing, or should i try to drop this and move on with my life? I just feel like the past few weeks i have not felt like myself at all, loss of appetite being the main symptom. Cooking was my favorite thing to do in the world, and in the past month i dont even want to look at food. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance for your advice.
I recently posed this question to Dr Hook, but i just wanted to see what the consensus is out there with Lizzie and Teak and anyone else who might be kind enough to offer me some advice. As i posted once before, i had a really bad night almost 11 and 1/2 weeks ago where i got way to drunk and blacked out part of my night. I am concerned that i could have possibly gotten infected with HIV because about a week after i got a really bad flu, with fever and night sweats and the whole nine. 3 weeks after my date i got a PCR RNA Test which was negative. I had a bunch of other tests since then, about one every week or two weeks because of the high stress, and all have been negative. My last was at 11 weeks. In the past week i got a chest cold with congestion and the past two nights i have woken up in a sweat every time i fall asleep. Do you guys think i should keep testing, or should i try to drop this and move on with my life? I just feel like the past few weeks i have not felt like myself at all, loss of appetite being the main symptom. Cooking was my favorite thing to do in the world, and in the past month i dont even want to look at food. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance for your advice.
well guys i really did it now. SO i spent most of my afternoon at work looking through hiv related sites and basically scared myself back into oblivion with the idea that if i had somehow gotten infected years ago (there was one time i got really drunk while i was living in spain and i had unprotected sex with someone i met at a club) that its possible the rapid tests can miss a long standing infection. Apparently, long story short, according to aidsmap, the oraquick has been shown to miss long standing infections from time to time. I need to be clear of all doubts if i want to move on, I have gotten a bit nutty about all this. Its funny to think that at some point recently i didnt want to know my status...
anyway. i made an appointment to have a standard eia test dont tomorrow morning at a lab near my place. They told me it will test for hiv type 1 type 2 and 0. the guy on the phone referred to 0 as the "european strain". is this true? if so this is what i need. .honestly i feel crazy doing this, i dont even want to tell my partner im going tomorrow cuz shes going to think i have really lost it, after all this testing. But i need to be sure. I dunno, maybe i have lost it. I dont know. Regardless, i dont see a way to move on with my life if i still have doubts. Tomorrow it will have been 88 days on the nose from my most recent, about 5 years from the time im worried about in europe. This will be okay right?
anyway. i made an appointment to have a standard eia test dont tomorrow morning at a lab near my place. They told me it will test for hiv type 1 type 2 and 0. the guy on the phone referred to 0 as the "european strain". is this true? if so this is what i need. .honestly i feel crazy doing this, i dont even want to tell my partner im going tomorrow cuz shes going to think i have really lost it, after all this testing. But i need to be sure. I dunno, maybe i have lost it. I dont know. Regardless, i dont see a way to move on with my life if i still have doubts. Tomorrow it will have been 88 days on the nose from my most recent, about 5 years from the time im worried about in europe. This will be okay right?
So guys,
Just for clarification here is my testing history:
3 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood + Negative RNA PCR test + Negative Syphilis, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
6 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
8 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
10 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
11 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
12 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
When i went for my 12 week test on Saturday they also ran another PCR test and another syphilis test because i guess its part of this clinic's routine screenings. I will get those results in a couple weeks.
That not withstanding, am i conclusively negative now? Can i breath? Do i need to test any further?
Just for clarification here is my testing history:
3 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood + Negative RNA PCR test + Negative Syphilis, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
6 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
8 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
10 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
11 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
12 weeks- Negative Oraquick hiv1/2 Finger Blood
When i went for my 12 week test on Saturday they also ran another PCR test and another syphilis test because i guess its part of this clinic's routine screenings. I will get those results in a couple weeks.
That not withstanding, am i conclusively negative now? Can i breath? Do i need to test any further?
Hey guys
So i had my 12 week test today and i am happy to say that it was negative. My partner came with me to the clinic, and she has been incredibly supportive throughout all this, despite the fact that it was a possible indiscretion that landed me in the hellhole ive been in the past 3 months. I just want to thank all of you as well because i have found a lot of solace in your support and the knowledge you guys help to share. I told myself i will not question my result once i am at the point of conclusive, so i already scheduled an appt with a counselor to hopefully do some soul searching and move on with my life. I still dont feel very well, but im gonna blame it on the stress, anxiety and way too much cigarette smoking to deal, anyway good luck to all of you who are still waiting on your results!!
So i had my 12 week test today and i am happy to say that it was negative. My partner came with me to the clinic, and she has been incredibly supportive throughout all this, despite the fact that it was a possible indiscretion that landed me in the hellhole ive been in the past 3 months. I just want to thank all of you as well because i have found a lot of solace in your support and the knowledge you guys help to share. I told myself i will not question my result once i am at the point of conclusive, so i already scheduled an appt with a counselor to hopefully do some soul searching and move on with my life. I still dont feel very well, but im gonna blame it on the stress, anxiety and way too much cigarette smoking to deal, anyway good luck to all of you who are still waiting on your results!!
I do not think the test will change. You only need three months to tell if you was infected. You need not worry your self, that might be the reason you are not eating the way you was. Just for closure just get one more test done and after it is conclusive let it go and move on with your life...GOOD LUCK on your test.. :-)
Hey guys, im going in for my 12 week test tomorrow morning. I have never been so anxious. Although, after 12 weeks of this, i can honestly say my nerves are shot. Hopefully i will have good news to report tomorrow. I am ready to move on with my life. Wish me luck!
the docs on the expert forum say 6-8 is a very good indication.But 3 moths is conclusive from cdc
its not ARS. no way.
dude ive been sick too. apparently ive developed allergies. never had them before, google "sudden allergies" first thing i say was "acute hiv infection" its weird though i dont sneeze.
well the point of this was, your anxiety will make you very ill. if cancer was a acute infection symptom , we'd all be needing chemotherapy.
dude ive been sick too. apparently ive developed allergies. never had them before, google "sudden allergies" first thing i say was "acute hiv infection" its weird though i dont sneeze.
well the point of this was, your anxiety will make you very ill. if cancer was a acute infection symptom , we'd all be needing chemotherapy.
I cant believe its only wednesday. This week feels like a year. I just want to get this test on saturday (12 week mark) and know for sure whats going on. Better yet, whats NOT going on, i hope.
I am really bugged out by this cough i developed in the past week. Is it possible for me to start getting symptoms now, this close to the 12 week mark? My chest has been congested and ive been coughing up green mucous like crazy. Does this sound like ARS? and can it come on so late?
I am really bugged out by this cough i developed in the past week. Is it possible for me to start getting symptoms now, this close to the 12 week mark? My chest has been congested and ive been coughing up green mucous like crazy. Does this sound like ARS? and can it come on so late?
I know its not rational, i know what i need to do. Im not even sure why i posted this question. I knew i was either going to hear yes, youre okay, or no, wait for the 3 months. Its hard getting conflicting answers on something thats consuming youre every waking thought. Im getting tested on the 12 week mark to the day. I just really hope its negative. I guess it helps to hear that the possibility of turning positive after 11 weeks is low, it gives me hope for a good outcome and i can use the optimism on days like today. Thanks metalman, i hope your test goes well man.
exact same here. i posted a question about mine. do you remember having sex? if not then you probably didnt. ive gotten hammered and still remembered everything BIG like fighting or puking. i would think that i would remember sex. and if youre that drunk odds are you couldnt get it up anyway.
did you know anxiety about hiv can cause all the symptoms. and theyre really all brought on by anxiety anyway. HHH says test at 12 weeks. i think 11 is pretty solid.
did you know anxiety about hiv can cause all the symptoms. and theyre really all brought on by anxiety anyway. HHH says test at 12 weeks. i think 11 is pretty solid.
always amazes me how ppl KNOW that 3 months...NOT 11 WEEKS...is conclusive. yet...they still go test at 11 WEEKS and then want to know blah blah blah.
it is HIGHLY unlikely that a test at 11 weeks will change in 1-2 weeks.
it is HIGHLY unlikely that a test at 11 weeks will change in 1-2 weeks.
Have an Answer?
You are reading content posted in the HIV Prevention Community
Condoms are the most effective way to prevent HIV and STDs.
PrEP is used by people with high risk to prevent HIV infection.
Can I get HIV from surfaces, like toilet seats?
Can you get HIV from casual contact, like hugging?
Frequency of HIV testing depends on your risk.
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) may help prevent HIV infection.
