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Extremely Sick possible ARS

I'm pretty scared that I may have contracted HIV and am experiencing ARS. I have heard that ARS symptoms come on around 2-4 weeks post exposure and on the 25/26th day I came down with a high fever, cough, muscle body aches, shivering.

As regards to my exposure what scares me is that i had insertive anal with a transexual escort. I wasn't worried about the encounter initially because I used a condom but since I have gotten sick i'm pretty paranoid. What are the risks that I contracted hiv from condom protected anal, i also rimmed the escort. I didn't think the condom failed when the encounter took place i remember pulling out taking the condom off prior to ejaculating. does anybody recommend testing?
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9669583 tn?1437708663
You had no risk and it is cold and flu season. Condoms don't break in the way that they ccan go unnoticed. When they break, they break wide open so it's noticible
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The previous poster is correct. You had no risk. Therefore, you could not have acquired HIV, nor could you be experiencing ARS. Move on, you had no risk. If these activities are going to cause you this level of anxiety, perhaps you should rethink your actions.
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What about coming down with a fever of 102 within the ars time frame ???
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No testing is needed you are negative because you never had any exposure from protected sex...
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