High Risk exposure

[panther77]

Hi, i am a gay male , a month ago i had sex with a guy and unfortunately we didn't use a condom.
(there was no cum involved) three weeks after that i had a small dots on my forearms and on the sides of my trunk and a little bit on my stomach and back nothing on face or neck- it wasn't an itchy rash it was just very small red points and i could count them  2 days after they were a bit more  in numbers so i went to see my doctor and she did a general test for me my WBC count was 10300 (norm is 4000-9800) and the Lymphocytes 48.8 %(norm 20-45).
the doctor told me that since it is the lymphocytes that are high and the WBC that means i have a viral infection ( but she didn't develop)  i had no diarrhea, no swollen lymph nodes no sore throat and no fever.
she gave me antibiotics (Zitromax ) that i took and the red points disappeared within three days.
do u think it is possible that this might be due to HIV seroconversion?
if i test now knowing that i had the dots last week would i be able to know my status?
thnx

[LIZZIE LOU]

you have been here long enough (one year) to know that having unprotected sex puts one at risk for contracting hiv.  you should ALSO know that the only way to know your status is by testing.

geeeeeeeeeeez

[panther77]

Yes true, it a mistake that we do sometimes and then we wake up...
i wasn't here during the whole year you know ... but it's true a donkey learns from the first mistake ... i haven't ...
now the question is when should i test again is it 3 month from the exposure or two weeks after symptoms is enough??
thanks

[LIZZIE LOU]

3 months post exposure will give you a conclusive test result.

[stellar123]

Lizz please reply to my post.....
Due to time difference i have to leave now for home....
Thanks lizz if you consider plsssssss

[panther77]

Jean claude it's interesting this CBC and WBC and lymphocite ... can you please check my post and tell me what you think?

[JeanClaude]

Your CBC (Lymphocytes) are mildly out of "Normal" range. This can happen for many, many different reasons and are NOT HIV specific. You should NEVER rely on ANY test other than an HIV-specific assay to determine your HIV status. Based on your story, it is UNLIKELY that you were HIV infected over this incident. You may test with an HIV antibody test @ 6 weeks after your risk for a "highly indicative" result. If this test is NEGATIVE , it is HIGH UNLIKELY to change @ 3 months.

-JC-

[panther77]

ok thank you the blood test was done to know why i had the red dots on my trunk ... it wasn't a lot and since the doctor herself didn't know what they were ... that scared me as well ... but is it possible that a viral infection other than HIV can cause those little dots?
thanks a lot i really appreciate ... should i test 6 weeks after my session or after the symptoms? ...

[JeanClaude]

Test 6 weeks after the incident. There are many pathogens both viral and fungal which can cause skin manifestations ( rash etc.) As I can NOT examine your skin in this setting, I can't say more. Please continue to work with your Dr.

-JC-