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Possibel HIV exposure

I need some advice. I had received and given ORAL sex to a male massage person. Their was no ejaculation, but about a week after I started having headaches (fullness in my head) and tight/stiff muscles in my neck and shoulders. Almost feels like swollen lymph nodes.  I'm going into my 7th week with my neck being stiff most of the time. I ahve had about 4 days of Diaherra at different times in the last month. I had HIV test a ELISIE HIV test at 17 days that was negative and CBC at 4 weeks that showed everything was normal. It seems strange that my neck started to swell on and off a week after.
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186166 tn?1385259382
this forum does NOT need a blow by blow of your testing times or lymph node swelling.  you have been assessed as not having a risk...therefore nothing you have to add is a concern to the forum.
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well my test was notcompletley becasue it was at 2.5 week, The doctor is refering me to someone else. My lymph nodes are swolen in my neck and groin and I have an off and on sore throat. all these symptoms x 9 weeks, im not so sure im negative until
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Hi, I'm new to this, but I can identify with your situation, howevr try not to agitate too much, and in the process ruin the verysupport system you have by way of this dicussion board. As human beings we tend to punish ourselves too harsely, as such you have made yourself believe that you caught HIV, just because you had some kinda of exposure, and you are  refusing to believe your luck.

Pick yourself up and be grateful that you are HIV negative. you escaped the virus this time around, and maybe you want to be stricter next time.

congratulations!
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im just trying to get some advice. why else would all these things occur and arent lymph nodes below the ear a common sign when they have been swelled 4 2 months???
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186166 tn?1385259382
move on...this forum has nothing left to offer you.
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I still think with all the symptom i'm doomed. Ihave 2 nodes right below and in back of my ear lobe that are hard and get fairly big. When if massage them they go down, but come back. I get an error when I try to submit paymets to the doctors anyone know why???

why Are these 2 nodes swelling, i think i may have hit the lotto with oral ]

anyone???
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I guess the lymph nodes going up and down in my neck, off and on loose stools and now a sore throat. The doctor had no idea what the white spot was ans since I have not had a fever and tested for everything, he thinks their is nothing wrong. would hiv symptoms still be coming on after 9 weeks
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See your doctor. It's not an HIV concern.
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i did, but what else could make all these symptoms and my lymph nodes to swell behind my ear and only go down with tylenol for 9 weeks plus everything else.
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186166 tn?1385259382
re-read my last comment...
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i'm just really scared.

1 week after exposure -headache, unwell feeling. 2 week - headache, unwell feeling stiff neck, 3 week headache unwell, stiff neck, 4 week -headache, unwell feeling stiff neck, 5 week stiff neck,  6 week stiff neck, 7 week stiff neck, sore throat, white spot on tonsil and stiff groing, 8 and 9 week same thing with off and on sore throat. does this sound like typical symptoms. tested neg at 2.5 weeks. waiting to get tested again thanks
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186166 tn?1385259382
nothing that you add to the story changes our assessment.
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I know teak said no risk, but I have had a off and on un well feeling since possible exposure in june. Can feel bumps under skin below ear lobe, tylenol helps to reduce.  After all other symptoms mentioned above developed sore throat at 7.5 week with white spot on one tonsil. Sore troat goes off and on please help
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meaningless, you can never use symptoms to diagnosis or even give an indication of HIV. And in your case not a risk.
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even though the front and back of my neck get swollen. I feel liek I can feel gumball lumps in the front of my shoulders between my chest and shoulder.  
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No because I can tell you that it is related to stress and anxiety.
Some people/CDC say 1 in 10,000, but based on studies done there is not a risk.
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I understand they say 1 10,000, but dosen't it sound strange that since my giving and receiving oral sex that I have had tightness in my shoulders neck, jaw since????
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You never had a risk of contracting HIV.
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