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Swollen Lymph Node Hurts!!

Hello all...

i am sure everyone must have read my exposure... (massage in hongkong) etc
well after like 2.5 weeks i have a small pea kind of a thing under my right arm (similar to what i had 6 days after m exposure....just that its in a different place now but on the same hand)
when i touch it...it hurts like hell....could it be a swollen lymph node? as it feels like a pea...and is under my right arm etc.

well i got scared after the 6th day of my exposure(when i had a similar swelling that time under my arm)
i came back to india and had a P24 antigen + hiv antibody test at day 15 ...  NEGATIVE...
is the test reliable?

please let me know whats causing my lymph node to swell... is it ARS? do nodes hurt when u touch them?

See i was away for so many days...i really did not wanna come back here but these things happen to my body so i have to come....and confirm from u guys.... pls help... its a sincere request.

Raj.
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I thought you would have tested positive by now WITH ALL YOUR NO-RISK EXPOSURES
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Hi Raj,
as you are already been told you do not need testing provided that this was your only exposure.
Even If you think about remote risk Duo is a indicator that no P24 is there .
So take a deep breath and relax......
Har bar aap ko same answer hi milega so there is no need of putting the same question again and again.
coz
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i took the HIV DUO ( P24 antigen + Hiv Antibody) Test at 15 days....
it was NEGATIVE...

Do i need more testing based on the exposure?
Is the test reliable?
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is a P24 antigen Test Reliable after 15 days of exposure??
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Thanks a lot brother...

Love u as a brother/father/guardian...

You will always remain my inspiration...!!

God bless u always....

I am off now !!! Wohoo!!!
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why do you keep writing about bogus scenarios? they may not be made up stories, but they are made up worries. you have a severe problem and need counceling. if you worry about this situation and the past situation, you need to worry about pissing, shaking hands, and hugging. Enjoy life and get over your unreal perception of HIV.
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You been here long enough and you continue to ask the same questions over and over again. Which have all been answered repeatedly. You were never at risk and it's high time you moved on. If you can't seem to move on seek professional mental health help.
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THIS incident took place on the 23rd of AUG 2007 and its diff from the incident i described in my posts a few months back.
All this happened in Hong Kong (a sauna parlour) on the 23rd of AUG 2007.
i swear i am not joking...pls blv me and answer my risks...

i will explain the scenario..
i was in the ac chilled room...with her....i had my back towards her as she was massaging my back with oil(massaged for like 20 mins)...lots of oil...then she asked me if i want handjob...i accepted it then i turned....then she shagged my penis for like 3 secs and then applied oil from the bottle and kept shagging me till i came....
now what i THINK is that while i had my back towards her (while she was massaging my back) she inserted her finger in her vagina and then when i turned she touched my **** (which did not have any cuts/bleeding as far as i know)....
cud she had inserted her finger in her vagina?

The thing why i am bothered abt it is becoz on the 6th day after this incident (29th)  There was a kind of a boil under my left arm... it hurt when i felt it....u cud feel it from inside but it was not visible from outside.The lump/boil went away after 4-5 days...and there was no pain also.,,,

Now Today   (11th Sept 2007) is the 19th day after exposure...and i completely forgot about HIV after my latest test   (15 days after exposure...Hiv Duo on the 7th of Sept 2007) i did not touch or feel my nodes daily..as i wasnt scared anymore.... just that when i got up today....i felt a little pain on the right side...(my underarm) ... and when i touched it ,,,it hurt like mad and i felt a lump kind (pea kind)...
i got scared and again those thoughts came running....
pls tell me i am fine and i dunt have to worry...abt this exposure...pls....


Do lymph nodes hurt when u touch them?can u have just one swollen lymph node?
are there many symptoms when experiencing ARS? can Hiv in vaginal fluid live outside in the Air? (like when she inserted her finger in her vagina and then when i turned and she shagged me...(i THINK she might have inserted her finger in her *****...i DID NOT see her inserting her finger in her vagina...its just an ASSUMPTION.... all in my wild extreme thoughts)
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ANYONE has any comments??
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Hi teak
thanks a lot brother... i really wanted to hear the advice from you....YOU are indeed the best man to ask for advice...

just wanna clarify one thing teak...

Today is the 19th day after exposure...and i completely forgot about HIV after my latest test (15 days after exposure...Hiv Duo) i did not touch or feel my nodes daily..as i wasnt scared anymore.... just that when i got up today....i felt a little pain on the right side...(my underarm) ... and when i touched it ,,,it hurt like mad and i felt a lump kind (pea kinds)...
i got scared and again those thoughts came running....
pls tell me i am fine and i dunt have to worry...abt this exposure...pls....

May god bless u always...!!
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Poking and probing for lymph nodes is what makes them sore and hurt. Swollen lymph nodes due to HIV infection doesn't hurt. Keep your fingers off them and they won't hurt.
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