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!!
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!
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