Hi and thanks for trying to look at my case.
I went to an asian massage parlour in the first week of January this year, where I had a risky exposure.
The next day onwards I had constant burps expecially after meals. After seven days, I began having chills(no rigors though) very often, but no fever. I also had exactly two chicken-pox-like boils on my arm and abdomen. Boils appeared on my scalp which my doc dismissed with a 2.5% selenium sulphide shampoo. The boils on my body went away (with scar tissue) after few days but continues on my scalp.
After two weeks post exposure, I had severe acid reflux, nausea and gas and rumbling in my stomach and pain in my abdomen, along with fatigue. But still no diarrhoea. Then one evening I had muscle ache, malaise and a fever for one night for 100F and a itchy throat. The fever never came back but my throat is hoarse though not sore. But no diarrhoea, no headache, no rash, no sweats, no vomiting,no photophobia. But I lost about 5 pounds in a week.
I respect my doctor but he is not an HIV expert. He gave me Nexium for acidreflux. HIV antibody tests were -ve at 2 different labs. Acid reflux and burping after meals still present. And fatigue continues with hoarse throat. Doctor says I am having a random viral infection in the flu season.
My bloodwork says 4900 wbc/cc. Doc says that even if I had hiv seroconversion illness going on, my wbc count would rise up. I am not so sure if this is true. (i can post the full bloodwork details in a comment later if you permit)
My questions:
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--is a "normal" wbc count consistent with HIV seroconversion illness ?
--could my stomach/eosophagus problems a manifestation of CMV/HSV/HIV causing gastritis and eosophagitis?
--what is the HIV confirmatory test before 28 days post exposure?
Please please help,
thanks,
k1978.
p.s. my risky exposure was that I performed oral sex on the woman at the massage parlour and i definitely felt her fluids in my mouth.