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HELP!!! Tested negative after three months but still showing symptoms!!!

I am a single mom to a 2 year old daughter. I went through a bout of depression after her father and I broke up and got kind of careless with my sex life. Over a period of 4 months I had unprotected sex with 3 people. (One of them is now deceased due to suicide....which I'm starting to wonder if the reason he killed himself had anything to do with HIV) My last "at risk" interaction occurred in early November. After three months I began experiencing flu symptoms so I purchased an at home HIV testing kit and tested negative. I also went to the doctor where I was swabbed and found negative also. Three months following my negative testing, I am once again experiencing some questionable symptoms like lymph node swelling, muscle aches, head aches, and shortness of breathe. I am convinced SOMETHING is going on and I am mortified at the thought of it being HIV. 4 days ago I had some blood work done but was told that it would take about a week for results to come back. I am an emotional wreck to say the least. I can't eat or sleep and I cant stop crying. I feel awful. I have a daughter to live for and I've let her down!!! Somebody please help me! I am literally going insane
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First if a try to relax and calm down. I had a similar experience starting 2 years ago after a stressful breakup I began experiencing many of the same problems you have. I was also checked for HIV and every other test imaginable and all came back negative. Recently I was diagnosed with a condition called May-Thurner Syndrome. While it might not seem related I had a stent placed at this site and almost immediately all my problems dissappeared. Hope this helps and feel free to private message me is you have any questions.
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