In all your years of experience with hiv is melanonychia striata in fact a known symptom or sign if being infected? Oh I tested negative again at 132 days. I just keep noticing changes is my gfs nais as well as mine plus the rash.
Thanks Doc. I know that chances are low after so many tests, but I am just afraid that they may not be accurate in the early stages. I also have trouble getting over the fact that my gf is now having symptoms identical to mine (nights sweats, nausea, insomnia, melanonychia striata, swollen lymph nodes (armpit) and sudden hot flashes. I will be getting a blood anitbody test this week. I am hoping it wil be a waste of money like you say.
It is IMPOSSIBLE that you will have a positive test result, assuming you haven't had another exposure in the past 3-4 weeks (for example, if your regular partner has HIV) Assuming such a risk doesn't exist, it's really silly for you to waste your money on yet another test. If you're so obsessed with the irrational, unscientific idea that you could still have HIV, what makes you think you'll trust this one more test?
This isn't very diplomatic language, I realize. But I'm hoping to knock some sense and understanding into your resistant head.
Correction. My test dates were 40 days Blood test at the doc. 89,115,124 oral oraquick. last test at 4 months two days. i will be really dissappointed if I turn out pos after these tests.
Re-read my reply above. I haven't changed my mind. It would be a waste of money for you to be tested any more for HIV.
I forgot to mention that my last 3 tests were the oraquick home tests.
Is 3 months enough time to pass the window period for a simple oral swab test? I have read that these test will produce a false negative for every twelve tests because they are not as sensitive as the blood. Both my health and that of my gf seems totally different from a few months ago.I plan to take another test this week (blood).
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your question.
First, your exposure was probalby low risk. Heterosexually transmitted HIV, especially from a single exposure, is extremely rare in the US, and your symptoms are not typical of a new HIV infeciton. But most important, as we have pointed out several times on this forum (probably 10 times a week, on average), the HIV tests are among the most accurate diagnostic tests ever developed, for any medical condition. If enough time has passed since the last exposure -- 4-6 weeks, depending on the specific test or combination of tests -- the results always overrule symptoms and exposure history. In other words, no matter how high the risk of catching HIV seemed to be at the time, and no matter how typical the symptoms, the test results rule. That includes the home oral fluids test, especially the ones at 94 and 103 days. Therefore, your test results prove with 100% certainty you don't have HIV.
As for your symptoms, I agree with your own judgment that some of them are typical for anxiety. Some of them could be due to a garden variety virus of some sort, which might explain why your girlfriend has some of the same ones. But for sure it isn't HIV. No other STD would cause such symptoms either.
So don't worry about HIV or STDs. See your doctor if the symptoms continue. If you haven't been tested for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, you should do that -- they wouldn't cause these symptoms, but the risk of these STDs is a lot higher than HIV, and better safe than sorry. But don't have any more HIV tests.
So no worries. See your doctor about your symptoms if you remain concerned. You don't even need to mention your other sexual exposure; your symptoms have nothing to do with that event (except maybe for the anxiety part).
Best wishes-- HHH, MD