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Symptoms---hiv?

I have been tested for all other std's multiple times since I had a one time unprotected sexual encounter with this girl (who got around and is likely to be high risk for hiv, i did not know this beforehand). All other results came back negative, even the most recent one which is 5 months post exposure. However, ever since I had been with her, my hands and feet occasionally tingle/hurt, I have random pains on my body, and it feels as if my penis burns after ejaculation sometimes. Also, swollen lymph nodes lasting 1-2 weeks at a time have come and gone over the past 5 months with no fever. Sore throat along with the swollen lymph nodes. I have random body rashes that last for a day at most, and occasionally have bouts of tiredness that I'm not sure whether or not they are attriubted to my daily life. I have not been with any other girl since. I have occasional headaches as well that come and go with the rest o the symptoms. The worst part is that my penis looks as if the bottom part of the head is somewhat wrinkled (doctors said it would be a yeast infection and to use antifungal cream, and i did but it never went away, it looks bumpy now especially when enlarged). the most recent and newest symptom is that it feels as if my jaw bone is hurting (with no apparent cause) and i have mild nausea (althouhg that might be from the stress of thinking its hiv). I have just developed a sore throat as well. Sometimes my eyes burn/itch as well. I am an uncircumsized male.

My doctor told me it is unlikely to be hiv and could be allergies along with many other things, but i've never hurt this much on and off for such a long period of time. The symptoms come and go, but theyre never so severe that i need to stay in bed.The pain in the penis feels as if it is a "biting pain" as well. My buttocks has had rashes appear on it throughout these 5 months and they come and go as well. My ear hurts on occasion as well.  All the rashes come and go in roughly the same amount of time. Are all of these symptoms worth getting tested for hiv? The girl said she is clean but i doubt i can trust her and since i am usually healthy, it doesn't make sense for me to keep getting on and off sick like this. All of this started after I had sex with her. I began feeling sick only 3 days after I slept with her also. This is 5 months later and I can't figure any of it out. I was tested negative for hiv at 6 days post sleeping with her, but i kno that isnt conclusive. I'm just wondering if anyone out there knows if these are all potential hiv symptoms.
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(Just a side observation: Your testing history is really odd. Why would you test for other STDs multiple times, up to 5 months post-exposure ? Did you order the tests yourself?)

Anyway, many of your symptoms sound like classic anxiety symptoms. If your symptoms do not go away after getting tested, then you should consider a mental health evaluation.
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it's been 5 month since exposure ,,,,

as I read it's unprotected so Go tested and get your conclusive results,.
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938921 tn?1257296256
O,I'm sorry I misunderstood. well 6 days for HIV test is really early. you can test now and the result will be conclusive, and I'm not saying that because of symptoms (they are never an indicator of HIV),but because you had a risk (very low) but still a risk.
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thats what i mean, does what i described sound like it could be hiv given how it is recurring?
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no no no, i said this is the 5 month mark and i havent been tested since 6 days post having sex
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938921 tn?1257296256
I'm sorry but i stopped reading your post when you said that you had a negative test result at the 5 months mark. it is beyond conclusive, you do not have HIV. your tests proves that your symptoms are not due to HIV.
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