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Unexplained illness
For starters, I have not had sex for many, many months.
However, I had some medical tests done in a 3rd-world country about 4 weeks ago - which included needles and bloodwork. I was told that all needles were 1-use-only and disposable.
About 2 weeks ago, I came down with the most devastating sickness that i have ever had in my life. I was fine until the evening, at which time, I developed an extremely high fever, difficulty walking / thinking straight, violent diarrhea, headache, nausea. This took about 5 days of bed rest and anti-biotics to clear.
During this time, I developed a persistant case of oral thrush and night sweats.
I am taking fluconizole for the thrush and wake up with heavy night sweats frequently.
I am starting to question whether or not the cleanliness of these facilities should be a concern or not.
Due to my work, I have to test for HIV regularly. I tested negative 3 months ago.
What do you think? Should I be concerned? What course of action would you suggest?
However, I had some medical tests done in a 3rd-world country about 4 weeks ago - which included needles and bloodwork. I was told that all needles were 1-use-only and disposable.
About 2 weeks ago, I came down with the most devastating sickness that i have ever had in my life. I was fine until the evening, at which time, I developed an extremely high fever, difficulty walking / thinking straight, violent diarrhea, headache, nausea. This took about 5 days of bed rest and anti-biotics to clear.
During this time, I developed a persistant case of oral thrush and night sweats.
I am taking fluconizole for the thrush and wake up with heavy night sweats frequently.
I am starting to question whether or not the cleanliness of these facilities should be a concern or not.
Due to my work, I have to test for HIV regularly. I tested negative 3 months ago.
What do you think? Should I be concerned? What course of action would you suggest?
I think you should be concerned for sure, but don't panic. Even if the needles were clean you could have gotten an infection some place else in the country with an illness that is not common here. If you are responding to your prescribed treatment and don't have any other symptoms, I wouldn't be too worried, but I think you should visit an Infectious Disease doctor just to make sure. It would make you feel better and ease your mind.
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