Do i have OI and HIV ?

Hi med help!

The first time i had sexual intercourse was about five years ago. I came from a family that never talked about sex.  I didn't even know how to put a condom on or what to do with my pee pee. Being uneducated about the matter i  had unprotected vaginal intercourse with a high risk sex worker.. I was only 15 years old at that time.. Do virgins have a better chance of getting infected?

Since that day i've always practiced safe sex. I have been really healthy till recently..

the last month i've been getting alot of symptoms which i belive can be Oppurtunistic Infections.
Every morning for the past month Numbness and tingling after i sleep, it could be peripheral neuropathy. Joint pains, do workout though, extreme muscle twitching and somethings my body jerks for no apparent reason. the last 2 days before going to bed i have been short of breath.

I know there is something wrong with my body, I could have HIV+,STDs, or even Cancer?...I have recenlty taken a full body check up including HIV testing. so i'll keep you guys updated..

If i do have OI from HIV+ than what's my chances of living a normal life or is my body already severly damaged?. I see people living with HIV for over 20 years but are those the people who detect the virus earlier? Do i still have any hope that all this could be from anxiety and stress? Can i say Woohoo and get a second chance like the many i seen on the forums?

but it's been daily thing every morning that i wake up extreme peripheral neuropathy on my fingers. I know something is damaged in my body.

Thank you!

[Teak]

What is your deal shy boy? Did you or did you not say you were postive a couple of theads down? On other forums you stated you had an HIV test, so what is your deal? Don't be coming to a forum such as this and stating one thing then another. These people have their own problems.

[shy-boy-123]

I made another thread about this.. but i haven't had the courage to go see my blood results yet.. sorry guys i just want to be reassured.. I also booked an appointment with a HIV clinic on the 18th which is why i haven't went to see my results yet. i am planning to see my results on the the 16th-17th than go to the HIV clinic..

[shy-boy-123]

i never once said i was positive. i said i am pretty sure i am but haven't seen my blood results yet.

[Teak]

I am new to the HIV+ thing. Now what does that lead people to believe?

[Xhost]

Hi Shyboy,

I think, clearly, that you the thing that you need to do now, just to preserve your sanity, is to get up the gumption and go look at your test results. I would not put you in a very high risk category at all for having contracted HIV from the one time exposure that you described, and I am not sure if it is worth all of the stress and anxiety that you are going through right now.

You seem to have come to the conclusion that you are HIV positive, and in doing so, you look at yourself in those terms (which is where I bet all this confusion came from). This would seem to me to be taking a pretty big leap at a fairly huge conclusion. First, you are not a doctor, so please do not diagnose yourself with peripheral neuropathy or any other "symptom". That should be done by a real doctor. Even if you were a doctor, it is notoriously difficult to diagnose oneself with any illness. Second, it cannot be doing much for your mental health. Third, symptoms mean absolutely nothing in terms of diagnosing HIV - only a test will tell you your status. Many people come here with "symptoms" that disappear about two minutes after they find out that they are negative (strange but true).

So, do yourself a favor, and go look at those test results. In my estimation, they are going to be a big relief. And once you know, you can let all of this go, once and for all. The time spent finding out your results will better serve you than years spent browsing the Internet for HIV related information and skulking around in forums such as these. As Nike says: just do it.

Take care of yourself,

xhost

[wackybong]

nice advice and nice nike advertisement!

[shy-boy-123]

what i ment was that i am not qualified to give that person advice since i am not an expert on HIV..

[shy-boy-123]

sorry for the confusion guys... I've probally posted in like 10 different boards.. yeh i know its time to look at the test.. i'll keep everyone updated

take care

[Xhost]

Have any updates shyboy? And, no worries about the postings. I know how it goes when you are afraid. It's a hard thing to deal with.