3 month test results just come back - NEGATIVE!!!
I'm so relieved.
No more unprotected sex for me.
Now I just need to sort out those oral problems - still got them after three months.
Thrush is NOT HIV specific and that was what you were advised.
STOP with the self diagnosing and see a doctor if you are having health concerns...geeeeeez
Specifically:
"Thrush or glossitis usually are signs of overt AIDS and generally do not appear until a person has had HIV for many years. Once in a while they occur with ARS or early HIV infection, but not usually."
Any comments regarding geographic tongue which has now returned, 3 months post-exposure.
You say it is not a HIV symptom, but even Dr. HHH says it is in some cases:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/HIV--OHL--Yeast---Typical-Timeline-of-symptoms/show/246970
No. Thrush can be caused by a number of things. Mouth wash for example. Thrush is no way HIV specific and it can only be diagnosed by a doctor or dentist.
If it is thrush, then isn't this unusual in a normal healthy person not taking anti-biotics?
I have read that thrush is very rare in early HIV infection as it is not a symptom of ARS but of a compromised immune system. How rare is rare? Under what circumstances does it occur?
So my last question (I promise) is: if my immune system were suppressed enough to allow for a thrush infection, wouldn't I see other immune system related symptoms?
Thanks Lizzie Lou.
I know this is true, just wanting reassurance.
This 3 month test is scaring me more than the 1 month one :(
I keep putting off going for fear of the result.
ars comes at 2-4 weeks after infection and lasts for 1-2 weeks.
i'd be willing to bet that you...like most ppl here...starting reading about hiv and "then" you started noticing symptoms.
only your test...not symptoms...will tell if you were infected or not.
good luck
Should also say that white tongue first occured the day after exposure followed by a short illness - feeling weak, tired, cold - from day 2 to day 5.
Since then I haven't been 100% for nearly 3 months!
Mostly problems in the mouth, though.
I know 1-5 days is supposed to be short for ARS but I read that HIV starts to damage the immune system right away.
Sorry should say as insertive participant.
Unprotected anal sex with a gay man.