Could I have HIV?

[midwestern]

First of all, I am getting tested this week but this has been killing me for the past several weeks.  Here is my story.

I last had unprotected sex back in late July of 2007, and had hernia surgery in early July 2007.  Several days after having sex I had all the symptoms of hepatitis and was tested.  My liver enzymes where very low and I was tested again 1 week later in which I was negative for hep.  I had the hep symptoms for about 1 1/2 weeks total (jaundice in the eyes) then they went away.  My doctor said it could have been a result of workout supplyments I had taken, or alcohol consumption too soon after surgery.

Fast forward to two weeks ago.  I start to have pains the shift if both groin areas, then muscle aches a few days later, then headaches.  This all is spread out over 2 weeks.  I also feel weak, but not exausted.  My tounge was semi white (not in patches...just all over).  It's been 3 weeks now and I feel fine, but my tounge still has some white on it.  I've always had some pain in my groin area due to lifting weights, but this was a pretty sharp pain that would shift from both sides.  I can't tell if the lymph modes are swollen there, but the pain comes and goes.

After searching on the web these all seem like HIV symptoms.  Is it possible 15 months later to experience symptoms?  Was my possible hep symptoms the early stage of HIV?  Keep in mind I was feeling sick 2 days later back in 2007 and had yellow eyes.  

Just looking for some answers while I wait for my results.  Thanks in advance.

[auntiejessi]

HIV questions belong in the HIV prevention forum, and a really easy way to find out if you have HIV is to test.

Your symptoms don't sound anything like HIV.

Aj

[AlbumLeaf]

After a year isn't impossible, HIV is a virus, when your body fights viruses often symptoms like that can emerge- a lot of times doctors can't diagnose what virus you have, so they pass it off as a "viral infection". Either way, I still wouldn't be concerned with HIV. The pain in your groin could be attributed to a different virus, you have lymph nodes there and that's where viruses are fought. If you feel weak and have throat problems that are persisting, I would get tested for mono- I'm fighting it right now, and they have very similar symptoms. Hope this helps.

[laplace222]

No. symptoms related to hiv occures with in teo to three weeks after the infection,appearing of symptoms after an year is impossible.

[midwestern]

I hope you are right.  Searching the net def can scare the heck out of you when it comes to symptoms.  

[AlbumLeaf]

I wouldn't contribute the white tounge to HIV. The back of your tounge is a hotspot for bacteria, everyone has bacteria back there (thats partially what causes bad breath.) If you don't brush/scrape your tounge on a daily basis, the buildup can get pretty nasty. As for the other symptoms, I wouldn't necessarily link those to HIV either, there's hundreds of other things that can cause those symptoms. Hang in there, I'm sure you'll be happy with your test results.

[midwestern]

Also...I've been having lower back pain during this time as well that comes and goes.  Yesterday was the worst but today it's much better.  Am I just freaking out about this stuff?  My weight has been consistent since my encounter and I haven't had a sore throat.  I got the sniffles the other day but it went away rather fast.