Numbness and tingling after a positive elisa test

[worriedboy2010]

I have a risk behavior 15 years back and starting year 2000, my risk significantly reduced. By 2008, I have abstained. My last unprotected sex was 2006 with a thai partner in Japan which I suspect HIV positive. I want to have a testing that time but no opportunity. Until just lately.

I wanted to have tested because I am motivating my peers to have themselves tested but they refuse if I will not submit myself first. So I did.

My lifestyle is stressful and because of my work I always have anxiety and stress. I often have asthma attack, I once have pneumonia but was cured, I was tested negative of TB because of too much cough. I work 10-12 hours a day in my PC. I often have body aches, numbness and tingling in my legs.

I see myself healthy, after my testing, I was informed that the Elisa test was positive and needs confirmatory. The nurse said, we will wait for the confirmatory test. When I heard the news, i started feeling numbness and tingling in my legs and hands every night and day and does not stop. I keep on being very worried. As I wait for the confirmatory test, is the numbness related to HIV or anxiety?

I tried meditating and emptying my thoughts, I did a rest from work and I felt good and relax. When I remembered the testing, again the numbness is felt.

I am waiting for the result till this date

WorriedUKboy




This discussion is related to numbness in legs.

[stopstds]

The confirmatory test would usually be Western Blot. We hope its a big negative. Your symptoms are due to anxiety.

[Vance2335]

The numbness is anxiety related. Don't you see a pattern? You get the news that the elisa is positive and you get numbeness, you think about it numbness comes back. It has nothing to do with HIV it is just anxiety.

I pray for your confirmation to be negative.