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Sexual assault and worried to suicidal. Please help!
Hello,
I am really sorry for asking possibly a very redundant question, but I am worried so much and my doctors just keep loading me with anxiety meds that are NOT helping.
I am a middle age white female that put myself in dangerous situation (STUPID) and was sexually assaulted by upper middle class white male. I do not know him or his HIV/STD status. I ran away - so I shall never find out. It was a vaginal intercourse, I do not know if he had condom and if he had ejacuated. I am absolutely besides myself with now a clea psychosis. I thought if I run and hide I can just forget about it. But now the infection worry will not let me go.
I have not gone to the hospital initially. As I said - I just wanted to forget and live in ignorance. I didn't think of the STDs and never before was exposed or had a need to test. At least I thought so.
At 2 weeks post exposure I was tested with generation 4 HIV - it came negative. All other major STDs that are tested by blood came negative. I am just now waiting for clamidia and goo more results as again, I didn't know they are not done through blood.
Doctors will not give me any reassurance. I understand that 2 weeks testing is not conclusive. I understand that there is no way for me to even measure the risk as I don't know the key factors. But I am besides myself. How likely could you be infected from single unknown act like that? And is there any percentage of indication of the 2 week test? Should I go get an RNA test done?
Doctors are just making me wait. And of course I looked at symptoms. And my lymph nodes feel swollen in my neck. And I think my throat hurts. And I have a slight low abdomen pain. It has been 3 weeks. Can it be ARS?
I am sorry. I just cannot live with myself. Please help!!!
I am really sorry for asking possibly a very redundant question, but I am worried so much and my doctors just keep loading me with anxiety meds that are NOT helping.
I am a middle age white female that put myself in dangerous situation (STUPID) and was sexually assaulted by upper middle class white male. I do not know him or his HIV/STD status. I ran away - so I shall never find out. It was a vaginal intercourse, I do not know if he had condom and if he had ejacuated. I am absolutely besides myself with now a clea psychosis. I thought if I run and hide I can just forget about it. But now the infection worry will not let me go.
I have not gone to the hospital initially. As I said - I just wanted to forget and live in ignorance. I didn't think of the STDs and never before was exposed or had a need to test. At least I thought so.
At 2 weeks post exposure I was tested with generation 4 HIV - it came negative. All other major STDs that are tested by blood came negative. I am just now waiting for clamidia and goo more results as again, I didn't know they are not done through blood.
Doctors will not give me any reassurance. I understand that 2 weeks testing is not conclusive. I understand that there is no way for me to even measure the risk as I don't know the key factors. But I am besides myself. How likely could you be infected from single unknown act like that? And is there any percentage of indication of the 2 week test? Should I go get an RNA test done?
Doctors are just making me wait. And of course I looked at symptoms. And my lymph nodes feel swollen in my neck. And I think my throat hurts. And I have a slight low abdomen pain. It has been 3 weeks. Can it be ARS?
I am sorry. I just cannot live with myself. Please help!!!
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