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Okay so about 14 weeks ago I went through this crazy "liberated" phase where I was drinking every day, having sex, and smoking. I slept with this guy I met at a bar on two different occasions before he completely cut off contact with me (which I thought was just typical guy behavior). Now, several things...1) I thought he was gay at first but when I asked him, he said that he got that question a lot but that he was straight. I never asked him if he was bi though. 2) he was foreign and had travelled to many different countries. 3) we didn't use a condom. In the weeks that followed, I remembered I got mouth ulcers but I have braces and I was smoking a lot so I attributed it to that. I also had diarrhea but I was also drinking a lot and that tends to happen to me when I drink. I got night sweats one night but my room is in the attic and is normally warm anyway. My lymph nodes were swollen but that also tends to happen to me a lot and also, I was smoking so I attributed it to that as well. A few weeks later, I got a yeast infection and I went to go check that out. Now, I'm thinking about it and I'm freakinf out because idk if I just dismissed all of those things but they're actually symptoms of HIV. I'm going to an HIV testing center tomorrow to get tested but I'm still freaking out and on the verge of a panic attack. What do you guys think??
I dismissed the symptoms at the time though, I'm only now reconsidering all of them as possible symptoms of HIV. I know it's very difficult to get infected vaginally, especially from a one-time exposure, and I'm not even sure if he's HIV+ to begin with (he changed his number and I haven't spoken to him anyway since), but I'm still freaking out due to the possibility. I didnt have a fever, rash, nausea, or extreme fatigue at all though; wouldnt I at least get one of those since they are the most common symptoms? Unless my bad luck extends even to that as well..
Nope ... It's all anxiety and stress !!! I went through the situation after 9 months of -ve test !!! Now I am pretty sure it's all anxiety looking at ur weeks of exposure !!! Stay well ! Hope the best !!!
Do you think I have the symptoms? I took the test this morning but I'm still freaking out.
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