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Please help asap
Ok, here is the story. I've been having unprotected sex for almost 4 years now and we both have never been tested for hiv. (I didn't learn about hiv/aids until a year ago. YOU CAN HAVE SEX WITH ONE PERSON, GET IT, AND NOT EVEN KNOW)
After I heard about it, I researched the symptoms and it feels like I have every one.
~~I have what I think are YEAST INFECTIONS monthly before my period (they go away after a day or two on their own and then the discharge loses the whiter color, thins, gets a little slimy then I start my period) and it has sometimes happened a few days after sex or when I use a different soap. (there is a thicker discharge but no itching or pain and it goes away quickly) --A friend of mine said it could be natural changes in my discharge due to my cycle.
~~I read that you will get THRUSH as well and now I am noticing a little white slime on the roof of my mouth about once a month when I wake up in the morning (it comes off easily with no pain or redness). I only notice it when I think about it and look.
~~I read that there is leg NUMBNESS and TINGLING and I felt that yesterday in my right shin when I walked or pressed on the muscle(I had been sitting for many hours at the computer, which I thought was the cause, but when I woke up today and I still feel it). Sometimes I feel it slightly in the side of my right big toe, but I could be imagining that.
*** When I noticed the discharge (I've been having a thicker discharge even before started having sex, but this is a tad different because it only happens before my period), I went to the doctor, a pap test and was tested for an array of stds I'm not sure if he actually tested for yeast, the doctor said it is most likely just normal, but I never talked to him about hiv.
~~I know the only way to know if you have hiv for sure is to get tested, but do these symptoms occur this early (I've read that it takes a couple more years for it to deteriorate the immune system enough to cause these symptoms) My fiance is not having any symptoms at all and thinks I'm thinking I have symptoms only because I have read about them, which is understandable. Can you shed some light on this situation?
After I heard about it, I researched the symptoms and it feels like I have every one.
~~I have what I think are YEAST INFECTIONS monthly before my period (they go away after a day or two on their own and then the discharge loses the whiter color, thins, gets a little slimy then I start my period) and it has sometimes happened a few days after sex or when I use a different soap. (there is a thicker discharge but no itching or pain and it goes away quickly) --A friend of mine said it could be natural changes in my discharge due to my cycle.
~~I read that you will get THRUSH as well and now I am noticing a little white slime on the roof of my mouth about once a month when I wake up in the morning (it comes off easily with no pain or redness). I only notice it when I think about it and look.
~~I read that there is leg NUMBNESS and TINGLING and I felt that yesterday in my right shin when I walked or pressed on the muscle(I had been sitting for many hours at the computer, which I thought was the cause, but when I woke up today and I still feel it). Sometimes I feel it slightly in the side of my right big toe, but I could be imagining that.
*** When I noticed the discharge (I've been having a thicker discharge even before started having sex, but this is a tad different because it only happens before my period), I went to the doctor, a pap test and was tested for an array of stds I'm not sure if he actually tested for yeast, the doctor said it is most likely just normal, but I never talked to him about hiv.
~~I know the only way to know if you have hiv for sure is to get tested, but do these symptoms occur this early (I've read that it takes a couple more years for it to deteriorate the immune system enough to cause these symptoms) My fiance is not having any symptoms at all and thinks I'm thinking I have symptoms only because I have read about them, which is understandable. Can you shed some light on this situation?
stop with the self diagnosing..."symptoms" dont diagnose hiv.
you have been advised that having unprotected sex, with someone that you are unsure of their status, can result in hiv infection IF your partner is indeed infected. we are not going to discuss symptoms here...they dont diagnose infection.
get tested...
you have been advised that having unprotected sex, with someone that you are unsure of their status, can result in hiv infection IF your partner is indeed infected. we are not going to discuss symptoms here...they dont diagnose infection.
get tested...
ok...ok. I will. I am just curious about the progression of symptoms. I know that the only way to know for sure is to get tested, I am not asking for someone to predict my status, I am just asking about when symptoms like the ones I described occur within three years.
No, but I've noticed that some symptoms like numbness could occur before I faint or have a seizure....just thought I'll put it down as extra info.
you having seizures and fainting (all your life) has nothing to do with the last four years, now does it???
I also have seizures and faint a lot (this has been happening all my life, doctor's have not pinpointed a cause)--I recently had a extensive blood work done, it came back normal (I know it did not test for hiv though. (I don't know if that is helpful information)
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