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Hello everyone,
Thank you for taking the time to read and hopefully answer my questions.
on December 3rd 2014 I had Protected anal sex as the insertive partner and unprotected oral as the receptive partner, there was also mutual fingering.
on December 14th i went in for my first HIV test and it came back negative, (I went in due to swollen lymph nodes and white coating on my tongue)
On January 27th I went back for another test which also came back Negative.
I know my perceived risk is VERY low based on Protected sex and Receptive Oral but I am still feeling massive amount of stress and anxiety over this episode.
The lymph nodes have persisted now for over 5 months with no reason why, the only thing I can think to attribute this to is my 1 time encounter with the guy I met online.
My questions are 1) What are the chances I contracted HIV from this exposure?
2) Should I retest now that it has been nearly 6 months?
3) Am i freaking out over nothing?
I haven't had any of the other ARS symptoms (I know symptoms are something to almost ignore with HIV).
Only other possible symptom I could think of would be at around the 3 month mark I had a small bumpy rash on my arm that was SUPER itchy but mainly at night. . No idea what caused it.
Thank you for taking the time to read and hopefully answer my questions.
on December 3rd 2014 I had Protected anal sex as the insertive partner and unprotected oral as the receptive partner, there was also mutual fingering.
on December 14th i went in for my first HIV test and it came back negative, (I went in due to swollen lymph nodes and white coating on my tongue)
On January 27th I went back for another test which also came back Negative.
I know my perceived risk is VERY low based on Protected sex and Receptive Oral but I am still feeling massive amount of stress and anxiety over this episode.
The lymph nodes have persisted now for over 5 months with no reason why, the only thing I can think to attribute this to is my 1 time encounter with the guy I met online.
My questions are 1) What are the chances I contracted HIV from this exposure?
2) Should I retest now that it has been nearly 6 months?
3) Am i freaking out over nothing?
I haven't had any of the other ARS symptoms (I know symptoms are something to almost ignore with HIV).
Only other possible symptom I could think of would be at around the 3 month mark I had a small bumpy rash on my arm that was SUPER itchy but mainly at night. . No idea what caused it.
I just took an Oraquick test I bought at Walgreens, This was 21 weeks post possible "Exposure" the results were Negative!
Thank you for your time, I truly appreciate it!
Thank you for your time, I truly appreciate it!
we have swollen nodes by default, any small infection will make our node to swollen , Actually nodes are our body wall , so don't relate everything with HIV.
Yes , if you have real HIV symptoms , definitely your result will become positive.
The main part is YOU DONT HAVE HIV RISK , Oral sex will give other STD. Please check in STD forum.
Yes , if you have real HIV symptoms , definitely your result will become positive.
The main part is YOU DONT HAVE HIV RISK , Oral sex will give other STD. Please check in STD forum.
I am still a little worried but your reply helped me a lot.
took a nice amount of the weight off of my shoulders!
Any idea why I would have the swollen nodes in the right side of my neck for almost 5 months now?
Also, When the node began it was at the near 2 week after the sexual event, 6 weeks later i went and had my 8 week test which came out neg, would it have been positive if this was at all related to ARS?
Sorry about the 2nd post. I think if those 2 questions are answered it could help me exponentially.
Thank you for your time.
took a nice amount of the weight off of my shoulders!
Any idea why I would have the swollen nodes in the right side of my neck for almost 5 months now?
Also, When the node began it was at the near 2 week after the sexual event, 6 weeks later i went and had my 8 week test which came out neg, would it have been positive if this was at all related to ARS?
Sorry about the 2nd post. I think if those 2 questions are answered it could help me exponentially.
Thank you for your time.
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