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Sequel to my other posts, it's already a year since exposure (unprotected sex). Most of the symptoms(they are listed in my journal and previous posts) are gone save the mouth ulcers, blurry vision and swollen lymph nodes. I was able to get in touch with the lady I got exposed to, and urged her to test. Well, the result (definitely a rapid test which i'm skeptical about)she showed me was negative, so I don't know what else to do.
I've read a lot of articles of people who didn't test positive until years later and this got me worried again. Will i test positive one day or degenerate to AIDS stage with a negative rapid test? Am i among the few who won't produce antibodies?
These are questions i ask myself everyday.
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3147776 tn?1549545810
As noted in this and earlier threads, your tests are conclusive.  You do not have HIV.  There is nothing more for our members to add about your event and your conclusive tests.

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20620809 tn?1504362969
Symptoms are NEVER used to diagnose HIV.  A listing of everything you've felt or experience in the past year has nothing to do with HIV. If you had unprotected sex a year ago, I assume you took a test.  If a 4th generation Duo test was taken at 28 days or beyond or any other test at 3 months or beyond, and is negative, that is a conclusive result.  That's it. The information has not changed.
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I took series of rapid till the 6th month after exposure. The lady took a rapid test a year after exposure too.
It's just been hard to move on with all i've experienced.
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