HIV-related oral thrush and esophagitis?

[Afflicted_852]

I want someone to help me with this situation: I had an unprotected sex, after the first 2 weeks I felt the sensation of something in my throat and googleing I found that it could be esophageal candidiasis and I was very scared because I also had ARS-like symptoms at the same time.  I also noticed that I had certain white plaques on the sides of my mouth, which immediately made me think and without a doubt that it was indeed oral thrush.  I was tested several times with combo tests (Ag / Ac) and they all came out negative, being the last one at 12.5 weeks.

The concern did not end with those negative tests.  I think that this whole time I have had recourring oral thrush because I still have those white plaques in my mouth and I have a somewhat white tongue, also with dryness in that area.  I would like you to see these images to see your opinions about that.  If it really is thrush oral and tell me if I should worry about or not. I just want to rule out an oral thrush:

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That's all.

[Kirstie_MHModerator]

We're sorry you are experiencing so much anxiety, but as you were advised, you have tested conclusive negative and you do not have HIV.  There is nothing more for our members to say about this event and your negative tests.

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[mike_no]

PCR is not recommended. As suggested by chima7, you have tested negative and it's conclusive. There is no reason to suspect delayed sero-coversion or being a long term non-progressor, if either had been the case, you won't have been all hail and hearty posting on MedHelp. Present, modern day antibody tests are very sensitive, the only ways your body would not be able to produce antibodies to HIV infection is; if you were on chemotherapy.

You are just another classic case of not being able to accept your result and unable to move on. Your symptoms are not specific to HIV, extreme anxiety can cause bad oral health due to severe dryness all the time. Perhaps see an ENT for a correct diagnosis. Also, a sitting with a counselor would help you accepting your HIV negative result. I am going to reiterate, you have tested conclusively negative and further testing is not recommended.

[Afflicted_852]

I find it difficult since it seems that the symptoms do not want to go away, in addition, today I woke up with a huge blister on my scalp, apparently because of seborrheic dermatitis, I am also sweating a lot and I also have a severe headache at the moment I'm writing this.

[mike_no]

You are obviously monitoring your body very closely, every thing points towards anxiety. There are several changes that a body goes through on a daily basis, when we start monitoring it, we amplify each change, that's how the mind works. You don't have HIV, your tests were conclusive. Don't waste your time obsessing about a disease that you don't have. You are not going as a specimen in the history books, you need to see a therapist to overcome your anxiety.

This is the best we could offer you from here, you need to accept your negative and move on.

[Unknown_108]

I reommended a pcr because you have tested conclusively negative but youre still worried that you could be a rare case. No amount of assurance is going to help you when the tests couldnt. The pcr looks for the virus but it is expensive. You can go for a pcr or move on with the help of a psychologist. its upto you. youre HIV NEGATIVE

[Afflicted_852]

I'm really afraid of do a PCR, I know it's stupid, but I think it'll come positive.

[Unknown_108]

I was like you. I took a rapid antibody-negative
I took a western blot- negative.
I was convinced i was seronegative. I had hiv specialists who work with aids patients tell me i was hiv negative.
I didnt listen and i was convinced i was positive and seronegaitve. I took a pcr rna it was negative too . so im sure you would test negative too if you took a pcr. It is not needed tho.

[Chima7]

You're not a special case so you should stop assuming that you are. The fact remains that true HIV symptoms are never ongoing for this length of time. They appear a few weeks after an exposure and then they are gone. Many people never have any symptoms at all and only find out they have HIV when they test positive.

The longer you obsess over a disease that you don't have, the longer you're delaying figuring out what's actually wrong and finding correct treatment.

[Afflicted_852]

How can I be sure that I'm not a rarest case? The symptoms are very coincidental as they started just 2 weeks after the risk exposure and I could not find an another reasonable explanation.

[Unknown_108]

Do a pcr test if youre worried. It is expensive tho.  the pcr looks for the virus and not the antibodies.

[Chima7]

You've tested conclusively negative. Apparently you have tested negative multiple times by your own admission. Whatever is going on has nothing to do with HIV. It's not scientifically possible to test negative multiple times of you're having true HIV symptoms, which further proves that this is NOT HIV.

[Afflicted_852]

I still have some another symptoms (sweats, headaches and swollen lymphs) for more than 4 months... i've read that long lived and aggressive symptoms are associated with poor humoral response (i.e. lack antibody production) that's why that's why I'm very aware of the symptoms... If in some way I wasn't produced antibodies yet, the combo test would still positive as it picks antigen?