Swollen glands

[Concernedpartner145]

Any hiv +ve people out there, or anyone have any advice on the following symptom:
- Swollen armpit glands (not individual nodes, but a general swollen feeling) for 4 weeks, starting 23 days post exposure. Is this the normal timeline for acture HIV symptoms, and is this a common one?
- Could this be related to another STD anyones aware of?
- Does the Oraquick (gum swab) test provide the 80-85% accuracy at 4 weeks some people seem to be claiming, or does this figure only apply to blood tests?

[ExtremeStress]

FIRST! START YOUR OWN THREAD. DON'T BRING ONE BACK FROM A DAMN YEAR AGO! TWO! WHY DON'T YOU HAVE HER TESTED. IF YOU HAVE HAD SEX MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH! I'M SURE THERE IS SOME ATTRACTION AND FONDNESS BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU. JUST ASK. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ASK, THEN GET TESTED 3 MONTHS FROM THE LAST UNPROTECTED INCIDENT. IF YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX ON AND OFF IT WILL VOID THE PREVIOUS TIME AND SO FORTH. THAT'S WHY IT WOULD BE BEST FOR YOU TO BOTH GET TESTED. THAT WAY YOU SHOW HER YOU CARE ABOUT HER AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE A RELATIONSHIP.

[joe88881]

I have been dating this Woman a month and have had inconsistent condom use!  I have had a sore throat, no noticeable lymphnode swelling but perhaps the  nodes in my neck were tender.  It is just now subsiding after about a week or week and a half.  No noticable fever or diarrea. No skin rashes.  The doctor found no strep but noticed drainage in the back of my throat.  I did have ear pain associated with this sore throat.  I had ear pain before I started dating this young lady but getting a sore throat shortly after being with here bothered me.  Now I have a cold and stuffy nose.  Do I need to worry about this illness. Yes I need to be more responsible in my condom use and am dedicated to doing this from now on.   But just curious is my illness timing a coincidence?  The only symptom I got that even remotely resembles ARS is the sore throat.  Also though I did not think much of it because I thought is was my mind playing tricks.  At the beginning of my illness my skin like got itchy with no rash.  Symptoms gone or maybe not I don't know it could all be in my mind on that one.  No rash has ever developed and I have not noticed even a low grade fever.  Temp has been a steady 96-to 98!

[Concernedpartner145]

70 day HIV testing - negative

Still suffereing from armpit and groin node swelling/pain, and have swelling beneath the sternum which we are concerned is liver inflammation. We are still awaiting Hep C testing results.

Should a Hep C coninfection exist (and I beleive this can delay the production and detection of HIV antibodies), would HIV testing out to 6 months be recommended?

[snippets69]

There's a line between concerned and supportive and catering repeatedly to OCD like anxiety.  I think you crossed it way back.  

I'm not saying this to be rude or unfeeling - trust me, I KNOW what it's like to worry about having HIV, but there's nothing further we can do to help you.  Get a therapist or collect your 8 week negative and let it go.

[Concernedpartner145]

I am very grateful for all the replies I have received, in particular Teak's. Just wanting to be informed and supportive. Hope to return the favour one day (med student), I'm sure he too would like to contribute.

[snippets69]

Cut it out.  You've had more than enough replies to your lymph node questions.   I'm actually amazed Teak has been so patient with you. Get a therapist if you can't handle the anxiety.