paranoia or just me?

[standardfork937]

Heres the deal, i am bit of a hypocondriact and ive been dealing with my anxiety of having contracted hiv for almost three years now. My anxiety has got so bad over my paranoia that it has limited my sleeping patern, my personal life and its starting to take away from my ability to be with someone i care very deeply about.

Unfortunley i am postive for herpes and my fear is that my symptoms can be more than just herpes, i have tried to get tests done but anytime ive gone in to my family doctor he jerks me around somehow and its eventualy led to my serious anxiety issues. So here it goes:

I got very very sick a few years ago, the doctors first thought it was strep because i was so sick, i had a very sore throat, swollen glands, leisons in my esophogaus and muscle cramps like no tomorow. I also had a painfull time swallowing and since my throat was so hoarse i could barley eat, i ended up basically not eating for over two week scause i was so sick. I eventualy got better after about two and a half weeks. The next month i noticed little sore on my genitalia which where clear and clusterd, i went in and got confirmed visualy for herpes.

With that all said, are my symptoms just herpes and i should quit whining and secondly i have decided to go in and get my hiv test even though i got jerked around three times before when i asked, so do i really need to get this worked up?

[Healthadvisory]

You should be tested for herpes.


Go to your local health clinic and do a routine sTD check, your negative results should help with your Fears.

[standardfork937]

Thank you, your answer helps alot. I was really worried cause of how sick i got and although its been a few years the fear still lingers but this definley helps. Ive got an aapointment to get tested and some reassurance does make me feel better.

Thank you.

[diver58]

While is clear that HIV is not your problem, otherwise it would have been picked up by your doctor and he would ordered a test for you, however I personally believe that your anxiety level will not come down without looking a NEGATIVE on your own report.

Although you don't need a test in this situation, if you go for it now, it will already be conclusive and give you a peace of mind, you have been looking for. Sometime test is needed to lay our worries to rest permanently.

Rest assured, you will get a negative result...