so scare, 100% sure i have hiv

[hunter81]

about 5 days ago i posted a question to u about WORRIED ABOUT 12 WEEK NEGATIVE HIV TEST.

since then i found out from my doctor that my cold sore were actually Cheilocandidiasis, reading up on it i found out it is caused by compromised immune status such as hiv. please help. i dont know what to do i'm so scare i've infected my girlfriend

is cheilocandidiasis only caused by hiv?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

There will be no further comments.  EWH

[hunter81]

thank i'm sorry i keep posting question but i just needed to be reasured.as before my hiv low  risk exposure i was a fit never get ill but these last 5 and 1/2 months i've been run down and had illness after illness.

[Edward W Hook, MD]

I considered deleting your question without an answer but after looking at both your earlier interaction with Dr. Handsfield and your comments on the HIV Community Forum, I have decided to try once again to assure you that you do not have HIV.  Your initial exposure of "concern" was so low risk that I would not have even recommended that you get tested.  The subsequent tests that you have had PROVE that you do not have HIV, showing repeatedly that there are neither antibodies to HIV nor HIV p24 in your blood at a time when 100% of persons who had gotten infected would have positive tests.  You DO NOT have HIV.

Cheilocandidiasis is a fungal infection which occurs typically at the corners of the mouth.  it is very common and does not suggest that you have HIV.  While persons who have HIV have more Candida infections than most people, the vast majority of people with Candida infections, including cheilocandidiasis, do not have HIV.  you are among that group who do not have HIV.

You do not need to worry about HIV.  Stop your worrying.  If you cannot, out of concern for you, I urge you to go on and seek the help of a mental health professional who can help you to work through the guilt and anxiety which I am sure are contributing to your concern.

I sincerely hope this helps.  You do not have HIV. EWH