Scared

[gf626]

I've read in some places that swelling of epitrochlear lymph nodes (near the elbows) is a sure sign of diagnosing HIV. Is this true? I'm really freaked out. Here are some of my symptoms:

mild fever (i think) and nausea that lasted about a day
drippy nose that lasted a couple of weeks afterwards
pressure around head that lasted about 4 or 5 days
sometimes a shortness of breath and difficulty swallowing
dull pain that jumps around areas where lymph nodes are located
white tongue (for 2 months now)
skin bumps that come and go
swollen nodes throughout body ( i believe), but i'm postive that my elbow has swollen nodes because they are about the size of a marble or maybe a little smaller and these nodes are not usually palpable, everywhere I have read says that if these nodes are more than 0.5 cm long it is abnormal (these popped up about 2 and a half weeks ago) and have not gotten any bigger, it feels like a bone and like it is attached to tissue.

This is all over a course of about 2 and half months

I've been with my boyfriend for a few months (known him longer) and he's the only person I'v ever had sex with. We've had unprotected sex not all the time but I'd say at least 10 times. He told me that he's been tested before and everything came back negative and I have no reason to believe he is lying. I'm must also note that he is an black male and I'm half black and we're both 20 years old.

Any advice would be nice, but I just feel like crying.

[pleasedontworry1]

I know this thread is a couple of year old now but I have only today received NEGATIVE results for HIV after freaking out that my Submandibular, groin, and epitrochlear nodes (also called cubital lymph nodes or cubital glands) are swollen.

My Submandibular are possibly larger than 1cm, the groin maybe are 1cm but plentiful, and the I know my epitrochlear nodes (also called cubital lymph nodes or cubital glands) are swollen more than 0.5cm.

Because my epitrochlear nodes (also called cubital lymph nodes or cubital glands) are swollen are larger than 5mm and they are in exactly the area that so many websites say they should be, my anxiety went into overdrive because it seems all the internet says is Cancer or HIV but please don't take notice of the internet - you become blinkered so you don't even take in the other more rational explanations and you can only think the worst!

Epitrochlear nodes (also called cubital lymph nodes or cubital glands) swelling IS NOT always because of the most scary reason - my results are proof. Stress can do amazing things and so can the mind, it controls everything about your body and the mind is so powerful it can do things that you would not believe!

Stay calm, do not think the worst even as difficult as it seems, HIV is so hard to catch but the mind can easily convince a worried person otherwise.

Please, don't torture yourself, think rationally; lumps, bumps, they're everywhere on everyone!

Stay calm, do not think the worst even as difficult as it seems not to do so right now - HIV is so hard to catch but the mind can easily convince a worried person otherwise

Stand tall, be brave, walk into the test clinic and just get the test done. You are strong! Come what may you are STRONG!

[LIZZIE LOU]

if you had an exposure...the ONLY way to know your status is by testing.  you can test NOW for a reliable and conclusive test result.

STOP prodding around looking for swollen lymph nodes...test.

[scaredstraight721]

is that true about the epitrochlear lymph nodes

[Teak]

A 3 month test post the last time you've had unprotected sex will give you a conclusive test result.