Concern over exposure risk

[hjklop]

Hi.

I am a 28 year old heterosexual male from Glasgow, Scotland. Around 8 years ago, I had a very brief unprotected encounter with a girl in a nightclub. There was vaginal penetration, but as I was very drunk and nervous, I quickly lost my erection and withdrew. The entire thing probably lasted all of 30 seconds.

Around 3 months later, I found a few white spots on my uvula (which disappeared with gargling salt water) and redness in the back of my throat. To this day, I still have a kind of white coating/raised red bumps at the back of the tongue and slight redness in the throat.  I remember being off work with what the doctor told me was a throat infection and, at a separate point, diarrhea which lasted 3 or 4 days, but as it was so long ago, I can't be sure as to the timescale of these occuring.

I THINK I may have swollen lymph nodes at the right side of my groin, but I'm not entirely sure what it is they should feel like. Other than the tongue and this possible swelling, I am in good health

I would be hugely appreciative of any help anyone could provide in telling me how likely it is I could've contracted HIV. Or could these symptons in the mouth be related to any other STD.

Thanks in advance.

[hjklop]

Thanks again for everyone's comments.

Would any doctors care to offer any opinions on my case?

Thanks in advance.

[energizer26]

i was in a same situation like you
i tested after 7 yrs

[reallyregret]

Hi hjklop,

What you should know is that it is not the test that causes you to have hiv. It serves to informs you of your true status. Knowing your real status can relief your anxieties (and allow medical care to and prevention measures to be performed).

Please go get your test now. Until then, there is really nothing else that this forum can do for you.

Good luck and take care!


May God bless


reallyregret

[NickOne7]

Anxiety can do alot to a body

[hjklop]

Thanks, both of you.

No, I've never tested for HIV, because, and I know this is foolish, I'm genuinely terrified of the results. I didn't think to at the time and it's only now having read up on symptoms that I have grown concerned.

It worried me that this thing on my tongue and throat never went away in all this time, even though I rarely get ill in any other way.

[reallyregret]

Hi hjklop,

8 years ago? Hmmm, if you have gotten hiv from that incident 8 years ago, you would probably have a little more severe issues now than just some throat infection. Your apparent good health after 8 years is in itself good evidence against hiv.
It is also highly unlikely that you had any other sti's and have not yet shown the typical symptoms of them yet.

Have you been tested for hiv yet?

Why not just do one now and you can then put your mind completely at ease. That said, i highly doubt you had hiv from that incident 8 years ago.


Take care.


May God bless


reallyregret

[NickOne7]

It has been long enough to test for HIV and get a conclusive result for this exposure, there is really no reason to keep guessing and worring about being infected.

I can say that 30 sec of unprotected sex is not a huge risk for infection, but it is still a risk so testing is needed to rule out this possibilty. Odds are on your side for sure.

Symptoms do not start that late after infection, 2-4 weeks after and last 1-2 weeks.  plus symptoms do not mean anything only a test can tell you your status. Your symptoms do not even sound like HIV symptoms anyway.

Test now that it has been more than 3 months and put this behind you for good and next time always use a condom