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Need help, high anxiety and worrying re: HIV
Hello, I had vaginal intercourse with a female in Dominican Republic on what we'll call "Day 1". I was using a condom but it broke. I pulled out and noticed that the condom has broken in half and the top was gone. The female got tested in Dominican Republic on "Day 6" and the test came back negative.
A week after the incident I had a terrible kink in my neck for 4-6 days that I could not seem to get rid of. I can't say I have ever experienced that feeling before, I could not turn my head to either side without extreme discomfort. I used a full package of robaxacet and it did not help the discomfort and it naturally with time dissolved. I also had a mild sore throat, it wasn't terrible just uncomfortable. Two weeks after the incident I started noticing a loss of appetite, food I would usually love to eat I noticed I had to almost force down to eat. Three weeks after the incident I had mild night sweats, and noticed one skin irritation on the cheek of my trunk. Three and a half weeks after the incident I noticed a pain under my right armpit, I had a bout of diarrhea and noticed 2 irregular red bumps (pimple like bumps) on my upper chest and a different looking red bump (resembling a mosquito bite) on my forearm. The next day I had another bowl movement and it was quite loose, borderline diarrhea. I am approaching the 4 week point since the sexual encounter.
1. I read that 50% - 90% of people experience early symptoms. Do the symptoms that I am feeling relate to acute or seroconversion symptoms? If some of them are and some of them aren't, please advise. Also, of the people who do experience the acute or seroconversion symptoms, are they intense symptoms or mild? Could I miss the symptoms if I was one of those individuals who experiences the symptoms or would I know if I was experiencing them.
2A. Would the testing be as valid in Dominican Republic as in North America? They took blood to do the test and came back with a result within the hour, so I'm assuming they did the ELISA test.
B. I have a friend living in the Dominican Republic in the are of the female to whom I had this incident with, and I have the ability to get the female tested whenever I would like. At what point would be ideal for me to get her tested again to verify her status?
3. I have read many different articles about when the ELISA test is accurate. Some people say 12 weeks, others say that 50% of people will show antibodies at 2 weeks and 95% of people will show antibodies at 6 weeks. I have also read from a few articles that the "average" seroconversion time is 22-25 days after the incident. Please confirm or deny those statistics. If seroconversion does ofter happen 22-25 days after the incident I would love to get tested at the 4 week point, what validity would the test have at that point?
4. I am having extreme anxiety about this situation and cannot eat, sleep or function. My life has been on pause for the last 4 weeks. If the Elisa test is in-accurate at 4 weeks what is my next option to get an answer without having to wait an additional 4-8 weeks?
There is so much cloudy, different information about this topic online I do not know what to believe. I hope you can help give me some clarification.
Much Appreciated,
Toronto1980
A week after the incident I had a terrible kink in my neck for 4-6 days that I could not seem to get rid of. I can't say I have ever experienced that feeling before, I could not turn my head to either side without extreme discomfort. I used a full package of robaxacet and it did not help the discomfort and it naturally with time dissolved. I also had a mild sore throat, it wasn't terrible just uncomfortable. Two weeks after the incident I started noticing a loss of appetite, food I would usually love to eat I noticed I had to almost force down to eat. Three weeks after the incident I had mild night sweats, and noticed one skin irritation on the cheek of my trunk. Three and a half weeks after the incident I noticed a pain under my right armpit, I had a bout of diarrhea and noticed 2 irregular red bumps (pimple like bumps) on my upper chest and a different looking red bump (resembling a mosquito bite) on my forearm. The next day I had another bowl movement and it was quite loose, borderline diarrhea. I am approaching the 4 week point since the sexual encounter.
1. I read that 50% - 90% of people experience early symptoms. Do the symptoms that I am feeling relate to acute or seroconversion symptoms? If some of them are and some of them aren't, please advise. Also, of the people who do experience the acute or seroconversion symptoms, are they intense symptoms or mild? Could I miss the symptoms if I was one of those individuals who experiences the symptoms or would I know if I was experiencing them.
2A. Would the testing be as valid in Dominican Republic as in North America? They took blood to do the test and came back with a result within the hour, so I'm assuming they did the ELISA test.
B. I have a friend living in the Dominican Republic in the are of the female to whom I had this incident with, and I have the ability to get the female tested whenever I would like. At what point would be ideal for me to get her tested again to verify her status?
3. I have read many different articles about when the ELISA test is accurate. Some people say 12 weeks, others say that 50% of people will show antibodies at 2 weeks and 95% of people will show antibodies at 6 weeks. I have also read from a few articles that the "average" seroconversion time is 22-25 days after the incident. Please confirm or deny those statistics. If seroconversion does ofter happen 22-25 days after the incident I would love to get tested at the 4 week point, what validity would the test have at that point?
4. I am having extreme anxiety about this situation and cannot eat, sleep or function. My life has been on pause for the last 4 weeks. If the Elisa test is in-accurate at 4 weeks what is my next option to get an answer without having to wait an additional 4-8 weeks?
There is so much cloudy, different information about this topic online I do not know what to believe. I hope you can help give me some clarification.
Much Appreciated,
Toronto1980
hey i think ur all the symptoms due to a anxiety dnt worry u dnt have hiv go for ELISA TEST 90% people show the antibodies in 4 week
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