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Itching all over body but NO Rash, and neuropathy
The next day after having vaginal protected sex with a CSW, I started itching on my body (face, neck, back, chest). I can't be sure the condom was on the whole time or that it didn't break, as I was kind of drunk.
10 days after the itching started, I developed peripheral neuropathy in my feet/toes and fingers (had this neuropathy for 6 days now). I am still itching now as well (for 13 days in a row now).
Is this HIV? Does HIV cause itching with no rash? Can I be itchy the next day after the possible exposure from HIV? Why is the itch still happening? What if the condom broke?
Please help me.
10 days after the itching started, I developed peripheral neuropathy in my feet/toes and fingers (had this neuropathy for 6 days now). I am still itching now as well (for 13 days in a row now).
Is this HIV? Does HIV cause itching with no rash? Can I be itchy the next day after the possible exposure from HIV? Why is the itch still happening? What if the condom broke?
Please help me.
sb .......later you went outside your building on the ground and slipped on ice........
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1. hiv is dead instantly in air or saliva so if you put it on with hiv fluids on your hands, the hiv in the fluids and your hands is dead forever so can't infect. That is why the ONLY sex risks are unprotected penetrating vaginal or anal, neither of which you did.
If a condom fails it rips wide down the seam and both of you can't miss it so that didn't happen. You can't get hiv when you use a condom that doesn't rip.
Maybe you got bed bugs or something else so see doc if concerned. Peripheral neuropathy is a type of damage to the nervous system but if you just self-diagnosed it that is another reason to see doc.
Maybe you got bed bugs or something else so see doc if concerned. Peripheral neuropathy is a type of damage to the nervous system but if you just self-diagnosed it that is another reason to see doc.
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The csw makes you use the condom to protect her & she doesn't care about you - therefore she didn't let you take it off.
Please bear with me as I have some unanswered questions below.
1) I understand what you're saying about the condom. However, could it have had a small tear at the tip where I wouldn't notice it leaking? Again, I was quite drunk and it was dark in the strip club so couldn't see it perfectly afterward.
2) I do remember the condom sliding down my penis shaft during sex (due to flaccid penis) and I grabbed the base ring in the act and hoisted it up my shaft a bit during sex. Would this sliding of the condom expose me to HIV during the sex?
2) The dermatologist said it looks like I have the start of hives with dermagraphia and it could be systemic. This makes me think I have HIV since it could be "systemic" and not an allergic reaction. Is this itching and dermagraphia a symptom of HIV? Also, I was itching with NO rash at first (started a day after the hiv exposure) and now it's been 13 days of itching. Is this a symptom of HIV as well?
3) Lastly, I read everywhere that peripheral neuropathy is a sign of HIV as I have pins and needles and sharp shooting pains in my feet/toes and fingertips. Is this correct?
Can you please confirm the above questions for me? Thank you so much.
1) I understand what you're saying about the condom. However, could it have had a small tear at the tip where I wouldn't notice it leaking? Again, I was quite drunk and it was dark in the strip club so couldn't see it perfectly afterward.
2) I do remember the condom sliding down my penis shaft during sex (due to flaccid penis) and I grabbed the base ring in the act and hoisted it up my shaft a bit during sex. Would this sliding of the condom expose me to HIV during the sex?
2) The dermatologist said it looks like I have the start of hives with dermagraphia and it could be systemic. This makes me think I have HIV since it could be "systemic" and not an allergic reaction. Is this itching and dermagraphia a symptom of HIV? Also, I was itching with NO rash at first (started a day after the hiv exposure) and now it's been 13 days of itching. Is this a symptom of HIV as well?
3) Lastly, I read everywhere that peripheral neuropathy is a sign of HIV as I have pins and needles and sharp shooting pains in my feet/toes and fingertips. Is this correct?
Can you please confirm the above questions for me? Thank you so much.
Reread about wide. Only hte head needs protection and it didn't slide off the head or it would be off.
You're wasting your time reading about hiv since you had no risk - stick with what the derm guy tells you to do instead.
You're wasting your time reading about hiv since you had no risk - stick with what the derm guy tells you to do instead.
Ok. But what about the body itching and neuropathy? Can itching start the next day after a possible exposure? And can the foot neuropathy (sharp quick pains) be due to HIV? Thank you in advance.
You must be very anxious because your last question indicates that you haven't understood ANY of the advice. Reread it all - the word can't presents an insurmountable roadblock to all of your ideas about hiv disease transmission.
The answer to 2. above is you have no medical training so should have zero confidence in your ability to self-diagnose - and shouldn't waste your own time self-diagnosing a "systemic" affliction.
Yes, I am anxious. What do you mean by the above statement "the word can't presents an insurmountable roadblock to all of your ideas about hiv disease transmission"?
Last questions for you:
1) I remember she was sitting on top and my penis became flaccid and came out of her vagina. I can't remember if the whole condom came off or not, being drunk and all. We continued in a different position and I saw the condom on me but I'm not sure if the condom came off completely before and she put it back on before we switched positions. Is this an HIV risk?
2) I read that the only TRUE safe sex is abstinence. Does this mean condom sex is not totally safe from hiv??
3) What do you really think the itching and now dermagraphia is from? Does HIV present with body itching the NEXT day after an exposure and last 2 weeks (still itching today, and now that I have peripheral neuropathy too which is weird). Please assess.
That is all. Thank you.
1) I remember she was sitting on top and my penis became flaccid and came out of her vagina. I can't remember if the whole condom came off or not, being drunk and all. We continued in a different position and I saw the condom on me but I'm not sure if the condom came off completely before and she put it back on before we switched positions. Is this an HIV risk?
2) I read that the only TRUE safe sex is abstinence. Does this mean condom sex is not totally safe from hiv??
3) What do you really think the itching and now dermagraphia is from? Does HIV present with body itching the NEXT day after an exposure and last 2 weeks (still itching today, and now that I have peripheral neuropathy too which is weird). Please assess.
That is all. Thank you.
You CAN'T have hiv. Therefore all your attempts to connect your health issues to hiv are ILLOGICAL. However you don't grasp this and keep trying to connect your health to an imaginary hiv infection. An example of this kind of thinking is you were walking around on your balcony and had a fear of heights when you looked down, then later on you went outside again (still frightened at the thought of the height of your balcony) and slipped on ice and broke your leg, but believe that the cause is an imaginary fall from your balcony.
Seek therapy because at this point your anxiety is a bit of a mental health problem.
Seek therapy because at this point your anxiety is a bit of a mental health problem.
Can you please answer questions 1, 2, 3 above?
Seek therapy because at this point your anxiety is a bit of a mental health problem. This is just an hiv forum so we can't deal with your issue.
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