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HIV scared by symptoms

3 month ago, I had sex with a sex worker in a massage parlor, and since then I have been very scared that I may have got HIV. The sex was unprotected oral (insertive) and protected vaginal. From what I have been reading on this forum that it was a relatively low risk behaviour, however my symptoms are very concerning. I have tried my best to dismiss any symptoms that I have which may point to HIV infection, because my risk is low, but new symptoms just keeps showing up and more and more suggesting a weakened immune system.

To put my story short, the symptoms are 1. folliculitis (started week 2, come on and off, usually disappear after 2 days and new ones shows up) 2. petechiae all over the body mainly on arms and left rib cage pain (started around week 3, ongoing until now which is nearly 3 months) 3. oral thrush (white coating and red bumps at the back of my tongue, doesn't feel painful until i scratched it) 4. hard bump under left jaw ( i thought it was a raised lymph nodes, however my GP dismissed it by saying its normal for certain people). 5. lost 3kg weight, which is a lot consider I am very skinny. 6. diarrhea in the first few weeks after exposure, although been having this before the exposure for some time.

Onto my testing, I am still waiting for 3 month conclusive tests, and the waiting is killing me inside. Had a 24 days (3.5 week) antibody test because that is when I noticed the hard bump under jaw. The result was negative. GP also did month culture swap, nothing showed up then. Hep C is negative also. Red blood cell/White blood cell level all normal at 3.5 week test.

So just a few general questions:
1. What are my risk of HIV, and does the fact the person wearing braces increase the risk of infection?
2. A lot of my symptoms showing weakened immune system, such as folliculitis, petechiae and oral thrush. Could HIV caused all these within 3 months?
3. I have been getting Hep B vaccine, could any of the symptoms related to this?
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" The sex was unprotected oral (insertive) and protected vaginal."

I don't mean to be disrespectful, but when the other members and I read your question or similar ones, the only sentence we're interested in is the one in which the type of exposure is explained.
So, I'm afraid you needlessly typed a very long description of your symptoms, because symptoms are NEVER used to diagnose HIV.
The good news is that you're SAFE. Your type of exposure is not "relatively low risk" as you state. It is NO RISK.

You had no risk for oral sex ((with or without braces - with or without minor cuts and scratches))
You do NOT need to test.
None of the things that you are experiencing are related to HIV
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