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Protected oral: HIV?

Hi there.  About 3 weeks ago, I received roughly 10 seconds of protected oral from a professional woman.  She put the condom on.  I saw her open the package, so I know it was new.  It did not break.  At no time was there ever "skin to skin" contact from her mouth or other part of her body other than her hand putting the condom on.  I did ejaculate.  It did not leak, so I don't think there was a hole in it.  I removed it carefully and did not get anything wet on myself when removing it.  I did not have any noticeable sores or cuts on my penis, nor did she have any noticeable sores on her mouth (or anywhere else).  I rinsed myself off with soap and warm water in the sink. I asked her if she was clean, and she swore up and down she was and that she gets tested every 2 weeks. Who knows how truthful she was. I also used hand sanitizer all over myself and my genitals after seeing her about 5-10 minutes afterwards.

I got what felt like the flu about a week later.  I had post-nasal drip, coughing, etc. I got a chest x-ray because my daughter had pneumonia also roughly a week prior to me getting sick and likely a virus also.  It was neg for pneumonia, but had what looked like bronchitis.  I was put on Doxycyclene for 10 days.  I ran a fever for about 3 days, and an elevated temp (but not a fever) for 4 additional days.  

At this point, I still don't feel 100%.  I feel tired and sort of run down. About 2 weeks after my encounter, I masturbated and then took a shower 2 hours later.  In the shower, I noticed an open sore on my penis.  I attributed it to friction burn.  I went back to my my urgent care GP, who agreed it was friction burn.  I told her about my encounter, and she thought testing for HIV/Herpes was overkill and that Doxy would take care of the most transmittable SIDs, which was fortuitous.  They did a regular non-STD blood test, and a urine test as well, which came back normal.  I went back to my regular GP last week for a check up because I still wasn't feeling well, and told him of the encounter as well.  He thought testing was not necessary, and my symptoms were not attributable to any STDs.

I still feel generally unwell, and today I also discovered a rashyness on my upper chest (small, dispersed pimple-like spots...look like what you get if you get hot and sweaty and don't wash), could I have received HIV as well and my illness was acute HIV?

PLEASE HELP!
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OK.  So I doubt I'll be a case study as the first known, then.  :)  

So a virus that I am taking a while to get over plus a heat rash is more likely, I guess...the timing with the encounter being a coincidence.
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FROM THE HIV EXPERTS HERE AT MEDHELP:

"As you know from other posts about oral sex, our stance is that giving or receiving oral sex is not a risk for HIV.  Some others suggest that there is an appreciable risk of HIV from oral sex however, there are no convincing scientific reports which support these statements.  The presence of a burn in your mouth, or a sore, or ingestion of blood does not change this.  Still no risk an no reason for testing."  DR HOOK

"As far as HIV is concerned, there is no known risk of getting HIV from performing oral sex on an infected partner, even if that person's genital secretions get into your eyes or if you swallow"  DR HOOK

There is no debate (among experts) about the HIV risks associated with oral sex.  The risk is so low that almost nobody who cares for HIV infected patients has ever had a patient believed to have been infected that way.  Among experts, it's a semantic issue about using terms like "no risk" and "very low risk".  There is no difference between my or Dr. Hook's use of "low risk" and other experts' "no risk".
DR. HANDSFIELD

"And oral sex is basically safe sex -- completely safe with respect to HIV and although not zero risk for other STDs, the chance of infection is far lower than for unprotected vaginal or anal sex.  Please educate yourself about the real risks.  If you stick with oral sex and condom-protected vaginal or anal sex, you have no HIV worries and very little worry about other STDs. "   DR HANDSFIELD

"I am sure you can find lots of people who belive that HIV is transmitted by oral sex, but you will not find scientific data to support this unrealistic concern..."   DR HOOK

"HIV is not spread by touching, masturbation, oral sex or condom protected sex."- DR. HOOK

in the public HIV Prevention forum of MedHelp, TEAK and the other moderators maintain that oral sex in all forms is a zero risk activity. Would you agree with this assessment?  
I TOTALLY AGREE / DR GARCIA

The observation on thousand and thousand of observations is that HIV is not spread by oral sex (of any sort).  DR. HOOK

"With regard to the question you ask, I will repeat, as I’ve said more times than I can think- there are NO credible cases in which persons have acquired HIV through performance of oral sex- none!!.  The chance that you will be the first is ridiculously low.  You are more likely to be hit by lightening while reading my reply to you. DR HOOK

"HIV is not spread by masturbation, through oral sex, through kissing or other casual contact." DR HOOK

"There is no credible evidence that HIV is spread through oral sex, with or without the presence of cuts or blood in the persons mouth."- DR HOOK

"Oral sex. there is no evidence that HIV is spread through giving or receiving oral sex"- DR HOOK

"HIV is not spread through oral sex."  DR HOOK

"HIV is not spread through giving or receiving oral sex"   DR HOOK
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Is that certain, scientific fact at this point?  I was not aware of that.
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186166 tn?1385259382
hiv is not transmitted through oral sex...with OR without a condom.

you had NO risk
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