Do I have HIV? Symptoms and Exposure...

[metsfan99]

Hello. Please bare with me as I have a detailed explanation of whats been going on...
Between January and September of this year, I've frequented several massage parlors (approx 8 times) where the girls either licked my anus for a while (rimjob), or spit on their fingers and rubbed/inserted their fingers into my anus. At sometime (I believe in May), I experienced cold-like symptoms (sneezing,runny nose,sore throat, don't remember having a fever).  This went away in about one week.

Now, about 6 weeks ago, I started getting daily headaches every day for 6 weeks. Headache seems to be all frontal, top, temples and back of head. I went to the neurologist last week and she said I have a bit of fluid in my right ear which will not cause the headaches. After stressing and googling, I read that ear fluid is usually from a viral infection (or eustachian tube infection), so I'm putting this together with my everyday persistent headaches and thinking I have HIV. Online, I read that persistent headaches are usually sign of viral infection as well. Please know that my head was already hurting for a couple of weeks before I started thinking about HIV. My only other symptoms are a 3- pound weight loss in the last month, and a decreased appetite.

My questions are as follows:

1. Did I have an exposure to HIV at these massage parlors, receiving rimjobs and getting rubbed with fingers/saliva? I worry that there could have been some blood in the girl's mouth when licking, or mixed with her saliva on her fingers.

2. Do I need an HIV test? Based on my exposures and symptoms?

3. I read all kinds of things online saying these are small risk situations vs. your "no risk" situation. Can you please elaborate on this?

Many thanks in advance for your reply.

[metsfan99]

Hi, I responded to your answer above with a couple additional questions. Thank you.

[metsfan99]

I also want to add to the above that my ENT scoped my sinuses and they looked good, so he's convinced my daily headaches aren't from the sinuses. This worries me about HIV too. I'll await your response to the above questions. Thank you in advance.

[AnxiousNoMore]

1. No
2.No
Only sex risks are penetrating anal or vaginal which you didn't have so nothing you can add to your situation will make it a risk for HIV. HIV science is 40 years old and well proven.
We are not affiliated with other sites and don't pay attention to their claims, since we rely on the opinion of expert doctors. Some of them use theoretical risks that have never manifested over the 40 years, so you won't get it either.

Self diagnosis is generally wrong. So when you do some Googling and have put together some medical information as you stated, it isn't likely to give you a correct diagnosis, and in this case you are trying it to connect it to an HIV disease that you didn't have exposure to. Many people have headaches as you can tell from looking at all the OTC remedies, and you interact with others who carelessly cough on you, so your May cough resulted from that activity - not ARS.

[metsfan99]

Thank you, but I have a couple last follow-up questions ....

So, are my daily unrelenting headaches for the last 6 weeks a sign of HIV? I lost 4 pounds in the last month as well. Appetite not as strong. Are these signs that I might have HIV as well?  Especially since the ENT said it could be viral?

Also, if HIV is not a risk as you state in these situations, why do medical professionals wear gloves when handling blood or fluids?

Lastly, RubyWitch on this site says these situations are low risk, not zero risk. Which one is correct and why?