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Ars or not?

Hello and good day.
I had sex with a woman unprotected for a couple of sec only and then wore a condom which i ejaculated inside. It was 7 months back. To verify, i undergone a checkup a month after the exposure and had the results to be negative. I didnt experience any symptom. But yesterday, i experienced a some kind of rash. It is like a very small bubble in my ring finger. They are only two. Its not itchy.

Question:
1. Is it related to ars hiv rash? Im thinking maybe its just a heat rash or something.
2. Based on what i read on symptoms, one of these is the swelling of the lymph nodes. I have no swelling lymph nodes since the encounter. If u had ars, or u havent experienced ars but u are hiv positive, do swelling of lymph nodes occur?
3. Im gaining weights. My body is growing big because i eat a lot for the past months. If you are positive , is it contradicting that i have hiv? I have read that ul lose weight if you are positive.

Thanks for the answers and more power.
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GO AND TEST. It is the only way to know.
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Usually ars occurs on most infected people sir? By how many percent?
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Symptoms or lack of will not tell you anything about HIV.
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I mean if u are gaining weight, this means that it is opposing the symptom which is losing weight. Can i conclude for small percentage that im not infected? Even 5%?
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Yes sir. But regarding thesesymptoms and my weight? Can u enlighten me with this one?
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Test now to know since it has been 7 months since exposure.
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I tested 1 month after sir here at saudi. Do they use a test here which detects hiv faster?  How about the rash and weight sir? What can u say about that?
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When did you test? 3 months after exposure is conclusive
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This rash is not itchy. Do u mean this is not a symptom? Do lynph nodes swell without the presence of ars if u have hiv? i tested negative sir.
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1. No
2. No
3. No

Test to know your status
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