Could I be infected with HIV

Firstly, I will like to thank you guys for taking the time to read my story. I’ve never done this before but this is a different situation.

I am a 30yr male, 225lbs, healthy and hardly get ill. Well I had unprotected (protected, but condom malfunctioned) sex with a girl I’ve known for a while but also a stripper in May/09. After discovering that the condom broke during sex, I ask her about her status and told me that she had a STD/HIV test done 3mons prior to our encounter that she is clean. I was a bit concerned and the next day, I noticed white discharge on my penis which lasted for about 5 days. 10 days after the encounter, I came down with the worst flu I have ever had. I had running nose, headache, fever, night sweats, coughing and also fatigue that lasted for about 3-4 days. I knew at time that I’m probably infected with something, so I schedule a STD/HIV test which was setup to be a month after the encounter. After the test, I went back 2 weeks later for the result and was told that everything came up negative but traces of herpes. I never had cold sore or any outbreak but the doctor says 25% of the population have some kind of herpes so I shouldn’t be worried. I ask about HIV and he told me I don’t need a retest cause its negative. I was relieved and moved on with my life.

I started working out early this year and just wanted to live a healthy life and over the past 17 months only had sex couple of times which were all protected. I did an intense chest workout about 2 wks ago and after a couple of days I developed chest pain on my left side. I starting checking the web on chest pain and came up with many sites that linked it to HIV symptoms. I started panicking and also noticed other symptoms like joint pain, white tongue (NOT SPOTS), fatigue and the chest pain has developed to sharp pain that appears all around my body including headache. I sleep less lately due to being worried and the chest pain. I would’ve gone to the hospital but I lost my job couple of months back and financially struggling right now which has added to my stress. I know that I probably need another HIV test but when I get the money.

My questions to the expert and those that have experienced similar situation are: 1) Could my flu symptoms last year be ARS, 2) is a test at 4 wks+ be reliable and 3) are my symptoms now relating to HIV. Another thing I smoke and when I noticed the chest pain I stopped trying to find the cause of the pain.

Again Thank you

[canermy]

Your 3 month test was conclusive. Stay off the internet. Every symptom we have in the world will be THEN linked to HIV. You dont have HIV.