ARS, 1 week, only thrush?

It has been exactly 1 week and 1 day since my potential exposure. Today I noticed the side of my cheeks seemed a little raw. So I started to feel them with my tongue and noticed it felt like the skin was coming off. I looked in the mirror and it seemed like I had just burnt the inside of my cheeks or maybe bit them, I'm not sure. Either way the skin came off very easily, was in patches, and was somewhat white. Only my right cheek had it bad, my other cheek didn't. So my questions are:

1. In ARS is it common to have only thrush as a symptom? I have no had any other symptoms that I know of.

2. Is 1 week and 1 day too early for ARS? Isn't it possible for ARS to occur this early?

3. How long does thrush typically last if it goes untreated? Assuming it was due to ARS.

4. I was on PEP for a couple of days after the expose and got off because my incident was very low risk, as it seemed. Could PEP make ARS happen faster if you were only on it for a couple of days?

5. If you get on PEP and then get off wouldn't it make the virus multiple faster afterwards?

Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it. Very scared right now.

[ukloser]

Hey,

What was your exsposure if you don't mind me asking? I has similar symptoms in my mouth and soreness around the top of the penis, i am concerned because i hear Thrush is an early indication of HIV. My Risk was Oral (recieved)

[davidblaine]

thrush is the white thing on the tongue?

[peekawho]

Here's what Dr. H had to say about it:

"White/coated tongue occurs from time to time in normal people and can be a sign of literally hundreds of health problems. Coated tongue is not particularly indicative of HIV."

[worriedcrazy1234]

I dont have a coated tongue, just stuff on the inside of my cheek. Mabe its skin, mabye its not, but it's easy to peel off and since I've peeled it off it hasnt come back.

Doesn't thrush typically stay a while? Not just a day or 2.

[lexman]

I have oral thrush now for 20 days. Came 30 days after possible exposure. And 20 days after antibiotic use. I keep testing negative but so terrified everytime I look at my tongue.

[Teak]

Thrush, is not specific to hiv. Anyone can get thrush. Antibiotics is one of the big causes of thrush. Thrush is very painful if not treated.