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Possible condom fail. Worried

Had a Sexual encounter with a TS 8 days ago.

I topped and used a condom. The TS removed the condom when finished after being on top of me so I never saw if it was intact.

Later on I asked them was it intact they said yes and no need to be paranoid.

The following 4-5 days up to now I have felt off. Not a sore throat but more on and off irritable on both sides comes and goes.

Whenever I eat no matter the type of food almost instantly my stomach feels funny which passes.

Not sure if I have lump behind my ear. Visibly it's hard to tell but it feels like something is there.

Some head pain which just comes and go. Wouldn't call it a headache but it's there.

I could just be letting my imagination run wild but am worried the condom failed and I've been exposed to HIV. Cant take a 4th gen test for another week but just looking for some advise. Could possible ars symtoms hit so quickly?
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You used a condom which, by your own admission, didn't break. You had no risk for HIV. Symptoms are not used to diagnose HIV therefore are irrelevant to your story. No risk means obviously there's no reason to test.
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I hope you’re okay, try to relax and go for a test in a month
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There is no point in testing for a disease he was never exposed to.
3191940 tn?1447268717
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You've created a scenario in your imagination that doesn't exist.
Those aren't ARS symptoms.
If the condom broke, it would have been a big deal and your partner would have struggled to take it off.

Taking tests for this no-risk event will likely only fuel your anxiety, but that is your choice.
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