See above. No further discussion about HIV. This is not an arthritis site either so I will not comment on that either. One last time, this is not HIV. Please do not waste your time or money re-posting in the HIV stie. EWH
Dear Mr. Hook,
thank you very much for your help which is really much appreciated!!! Anyway I have to say that you and your colleagues are doing a great job here in this forum. I have never felt the internet such a really useful resp. helpful thing.
May I ask one last question:
I still suffer from the stiff neck and the pain has even spread to my shoulders. Couldn't this be a rheumatoid arthritis? And could this be due to a viral infection like HIV? Would it appear that early (knee pain after 8 weeks, stiff neck after 12 weeks) or when does HIV related rheumatoid arthritis normally occur?
Thanks again!!
You have posted on the wrong site. Questions about HIV belong on the HIV prevention site. I will do my best to answer your HIV related questions with this reply but, if you have additional questions or follow-up they must be on the HIV Prevention site. Sorry
Regarding HIV, you have nothing to worry about. Symptoms are not a good indicator of early HIV infection. You have been traveling and your symptoms are much, much more likely to be due to a combination of jet lag, viral illnesses (like the flu) picked up during travel, and fatigue. I will not spend time dealing with your symptoms one by one - none of them indicate any likelihood of HIV infection in your situation. In addition, You've had a negative HIV test at 39 day, nearly six weeks after your exposure. At six weeks, over 95% of HIV tests that are going to be positive will be. Thus when considered with your very low risk of getting HIV to start with from a single exposure, you have nothing to worry about in terms of HIV.
The only symptom you have mentioned that I would have any concern about is to days of cystitis. This could be indicative of an STD like gonorrhea, chlamydia or nongonococcal urethritis. You should have a swab or urine test to look for these infections.
Hope this helps. Do not worry about HIV, you do not have it. Get checked for the STDs I mentioned. EWH
Sorry, again forgot an imprtant detail: The 39days tests all came back negative.
One symptom I forgot to add:
During the last weeks I also feel a slight pain in my armpits. But once again I can't see or feel anything abnormal.
Thanks!