Testing

[thanx4helpin]

Following intercourse (vaginal with man of unknown status) I have had persistent painful generalized lymph swelling - especially in collar bone. I just had a PCR DNA test and HIV test done at 5 months and it is negative, however the docs can't figure out why in the world this is happening and I'm in so much pain -

I want to let this go, I want to know what you others who are worried, in pain, and in my situation would do?

[thanx4helpin]

Infectious disease doc appt was this AM, doc looked over testing and said it looks like you've tried to rule out HIV. Most people have positive antibody tests by 3 months, 6 months is really only statistically thrown in there from history, however it's just statistics, there is nothing that would tell anyone why some show positive on a test 2 months after infection and some show positive 7 months after infection. He said just to be safe, he'd run another antibody test in February (which would be 7 months for me) if they hadn't come up with a reason for why I'm in so much pain in my collarbone and shoulders.

[sunny_skyes1980]

Congrats on your test results. I think you can easely rule out HIV. Just relax and investigate your health.

[hopeless4now]

If you have had no other exposures in the past 5 months then the only thing to do is to keep going to your doctor.  As far as the testing goes if you had a PCR and antibody test done at 5 months you can pretty much rule out HIV. I am going through a scare myself and know the agony. You are not alone. Whatever the problem is it will get sorted out, but I wouldn't be worrying about HIV. You have had 2 reliable tests and the lymph swelling is most likely due to something else. I am not a doctor, but I have been testing myself, reading and talking to doctors so it sounds like your problem is something other than HIV.

[negative_777]

go to a Clinic