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In March I performed oral sex on another male (we're both 30, caucasian, and gay). I don't know this person's HIV status. We kissed for a while and then I put his penis in my mouth for 15 seconds, but he did not ejaculate in my mouth: I took his penis out of my mouth and I used my hand on him. I think I had cuts on my gums from having flossed hard eariler that day and I'm afraid he had pre-ejaculated by the time I put his penis in my mouth, and the cuts on my gums may have exposed me to HIV. Since March I've had 3rd generation HIV antibody tests at the 3,4,5, and 6 month marks. At the 6 month mark in mid September, I also had a NAAT test and a rapid antibody test done. All of my HIV tests have been non-reactive.
Since March my digestion hasn't been normal. I've had reacurring bouts of diarrhea (sometimes lasting days) and I burp constantly. I have been having reacurring bouts of nausea, and extreme fatique. For the first two weeks of June and the first two weeks of July I had "shotty" lymph nodes under my jaw and a lymph node behind my left ear has been swollen since August 6th (Its now smaller, but still slightly swollen). Throughout July I had a rash appear on my palms and fingers. This rash consisted of about 25 or 30 small red dots which would appear about 5pm every day and last about 3 hours. I've had a reacurring sore throat, and in May and June I had several mouth ulcers.
I had a complete blood count done in August and again in October and they were normal. I've been tested for Mono, Hep A, B, and C, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Clamydia. These tests have been fine too.
I now have a strange rash on my right knee. This rash consists of 11 small, red, pimple-like bumps and a friend suggested I may have Herpes. Do you think I do?
On Friday a nurse at an STD clinic told me to test for HIV at the 9 month mark. Should I? If you have any insights as to what may be the trouble with me I'll be very grateful.
In March I performed oral sex on another male (we're both 30, caucasian, and gay). I don't know this person's HIV status. We kissed for a while and then I put his penis in my mouth for 15 seconds, but he did not ejaculate in my mouth: I took his penis out of my mouth and I used my hand on him. I think I had cuts on my gums from having flossed hard eariler that day and I'm afraid he had pre-ejaculated by the time I put his penis in my mouth, and the cuts on my gums may have exposed me to HIV. Since March I've had 3rd generation HIV antibody tests at the 3,4,5, and 6 month marks. At the 6 month mark in mid September, I also had a NAAT test and a rapid antibody test done. All of my HIV tests have been non-reactive.
Since March my digestion hasn't been normal. I've had reacurring bouts of diarrhea (sometimes lasting days) and I burp constantly. I have been having reacurring bouts of nausea, and extreme fatique. For the first two weeks of June and the first two weeks of July I had "shotty" lymph nodes under my jaw and a lymph node behind my left ear has been swollen since August 6th (Its now smaller, but still slightly swollen). Throughout July I had a rash appear on my palms and fingers. This rash consisted of about 25 or 30 small red dots which would appear about 5pm every day and last about 3 hours. I've had a reacurring sore throat, and in May and June I had several mouth ulcers.
I had a complete blood count done in August and again in October and they were normal. I've been tested for Mono, Hep A, B, and C, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Clamydia. These tests have been fine too.
I now have a strange rash on my right knee. This rash consists of 11 small, red, pimple-like bumps and a friend suggested I may have Herpes. Do you think I do?
On Friday a nurse at an STD clinic told me to test for HIV at the 9 month mark. Should I? If you have any insights as to what may be the trouble with me I'll be very grateful.
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Welcome to the HIV forum. But you had accurate replies on the HIV and STD community forums, and all I'm going to do is briefly say the same thing. Your exposure history and symtoms are not relevant, since your test results prove you did not catch HIV. It is not possible to have HIV and, using the currently standard HIV tests, to have a negative result more than 6-8 weeks (maybe rarely 3 months) after catching the virus. Your STD clinic nurse is behind the times; there is no need for a test at 9 months.
And since you don't have HIV, your symptoms are beyond the realm of this forum. We don't speculate or give advice here about non-HIV symptoms, except to advise questioners to see their health care providers.
For more detail, please spend some time reading other discussions on this forum. Questions just like yours -- oral sex (very zero risk), test reliability at various times, the fact that symptoms are never useful in judging new HIV infection -- occur on a virtually daily basis.
There won't be any ongoing discussion on this thread. You don't have HIV and that's all there is to it.
Regards-- HHH, MD
And since you don't have HIV, your symptoms are beyond the realm of this forum. We don't speculate or give advice here about non-HIV symptoms, except to advise questioners to see their health care providers.
For more detail, please spend some time reading other discussions on this forum. Questions just like yours -- oral sex (very zero risk), test reliability at various times, the fact that symptoms are never useful in judging new HIV infection -- occur on a virtually daily basis.
There won't be any ongoing discussion on this thread. You don't have HIV and that's all there is to it.
Regards-- HHH, MD
I am NOT a doctor but I play one on the internet. haha!
You had the same symptoms I have had. Turns out that my test were also negative. Look up symptoms for anxiety they match your symptoms. There are over 100 symptoms that anxiety can cause. Your test at the 3 month mark were all that was needed as far as I am concerned. The NAAT test after the first month had you in the clear. The hiv rash usually is on the chest not on the knee. Symptoms of ARS shows up 2 to 4 weeks after infected and last for about 2 weeks. Hate to break it you dude but you are healthy. So get over it.
You had the same symptoms I have had. Turns out that my test were also negative. Look up symptoms for anxiety they match your symptoms. There are over 100 symptoms that anxiety can cause. Your test at the 3 month mark were all that was needed as far as I am concerned. The NAAT test after the first month had you in the clear. The hiv rash usually is on the chest not on the knee. Symptoms of ARS shows up 2 to 4 weeks after infected and last for about 2 weeks. Hate to break it you dude but you are healthy. So get over it.
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