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Hairy Leukoplakia

by coulditbe34, Oct 17, 2007 01:06PM
Are there other diseases of the tongue that are similar to OHL? I tested neg at 15 1/2 weeks via Home Access, then again at 17 weeks (118 days) during military annual physical. Everyone seems to to be pretty sure about the conclusiveness of a test greater than 13 weeks. However much I would like to believe this, I'm not so sure. These patches on the side of my tongue are getting worse. They have a velvety texture, and I can't scrape them off. Every sight screams OHL. I could have dismissed the other symptoms as coincidence, but OHL is exclusively HIV related (unless you had an organ transplant, or on chemo). Neither test included HIV-2, and my exposure was a African CSW in Spain. HIV-2 possible? The Home Access guy said their test would have probably picked it up as well. I posted a pic of my tongue on Aidsmeds, and the moderater had an instant heart attack, and made me remove it. What are they so afraid of? Are they trying to avoid scaring people cause they know that their testing window is not 100%? Any suggestions or comments on what I should do?
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