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Am I at risk ?
Hi, I am a 29 years old male with perfect health. Recently I have been infected with a very rare bacteria call Aeromonas hydrophila, which I read from some webpage says that this bacteria causes problem in people with HIV.
When I think back, the only time I had unprotected sex is 13 years ago with my first girl firend, which later I found out that shes a sex worker. Second is my ex gf that broke up 5 years ago, I remember one time we had sex and she is actually having a period..
I am in constant discomfort for 2 months straight, I am currently on day 5/10 on my antibiotic for this bacteria, but am still in pain, also I have a sudden onset of lactose intolerance, which is very strange since I can drink alot of milk wihtout an upset stomach before all this happends (diarreha maybe).
I also did numerous blood test these days, I asked my doctor do I have HIV, he said it will be very bizzare because my lymphocytes level are in the normal range ( I am at 2.3, range is from 1.2-3.8). He explains to me that if you get infected for that long of a period of time (say 13 or 5 years), your lymphocytes will decrease significanly which will be close to 1.2.
Just asking for you guys opinion on how likely I would have an infection of HIV ? I am definitely going to test it out soon, just watch some answers and hopefully can put my mind to peace. I am having a crisis now and anxiety attack every 15 mins. any input will be appreciated.
When I think back, the only time I had unprotected sex is 13 years ago with my first girl firend, which later I found out that shes a sex worker. Second is my ex gf that broke up 5 years ago, I remember one time we had sex and she is actually having a period..
I am in constant discomfort for 2 months straight, I am currently on day 5/10 on my antibiotic for this bacteria, but am still in pain, also I have a sudden onset of lactose intolerance, which is very strange since I can drink alot of milk wihtout an upset stomach before all this happends (diarreha maybe).
I also did numerous blood test these days, I asked my doctor do I have HIV, he said it will be very bizzare because my lymphocytes level are in the normal range ( I am at 2.3, range is from 1.2-3.8). He explains to me that if you get infected for that long of a period of time (say 13 or 5 years), your lymphocytes will decrease significanly which will be close to 1.2.
Just asking for you guys opinion on how likely I would have an infection of HIV ? I am definitely going to test it out soon, just watch some answers and hopefully can put my mind to peace. I am having a crisis now and anxiety attack every 15 mins. any input will be appreciated.
Hello teak thank you for the reply, just wondering if you get infected with HIV for say 5- 10 years will you still have a normal complete blood count ? sorry about so many questions my anxiety is kicking in again.
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