Vaginal Sex and tingling in back after 9 weeks

[sillyincident]

Hi Doc,
I have really been helped by this site to negate my HIV risk , but off late I am having a tingling sensation in my back.
I would like to elaborate on what I had done and your reply will help me in calming my fears.
1. I had protected vaginal sex(no condom breakage) along with Fingering and may be sharing a cigarette with a stripper.
2. I had some brown spots on my back and chest which looked like fungal infection and I got checked with a dermatologist she said it was nothing and prescriberd antihistamines. This was like 7 weeks after the incident.
3. I tested  on the 52 nd day  and for HIV 1/2 antibody with EIA and was negative.
4. I have been having a tingling sensation on my back and some red boils on my skins after that. Could this be late seroconversion. Can you please clarify on this. Do I need another test after 12 weeks.
5. Also I had taken prednisolone for 3 days when I got the brown spots. Can this be the cause of the tingling sensation.
Your help in this regard would really help allay my fears as I just got recently married and I am really worried.
Thanks,

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Your exposure was not risk - there is no risk form protected vaginal sex, masturbation (fingering) or sharing a cigarette.  I could work through your symptoms one by one but that would be a waste of both your time and mine.  The bottom line is that your symptoms, as well as the spots on your skin and more recent rash  are in no way related to HIV.  You have a doctors opinion that the skin spots are not HIV related.  Most important however is that you have a negative HIV test which was taken at 52 days (7.5 weeks).  At that time well over 95% of all tests which are going to have become positive will have become positive by this time.  When this is considered along with the no risk nature of your exposure, you can take that as proof that you did not get HIV.  You do not need further testing.  Time to forget about this experience and move on.   EWH

[sillyincident]

Dear Doc,
I had just read that a tingling sensation on the back could mean late seroconversion and that Dr. HHH had commented about it. Thats the reason for my new fears.
I am sure your answer is very positive and reassuring but I wanted to just clarify on that one.
Can you please reassure on that?

[Edward W Hook, MD]

I'm sure you have misunderstood or taken what Dr. Handsfield has said out of context.  There is absolutely no data to suggest that tingling on the back or elsewhere might be associated with late seroconversion.  EWH

[sillyincident]

Hi Doc,

Thanks for the reply. But I got a little worried about it again. My wife has got some brown patches on her arms and legs. and is also having cold and fever. I was always protected with her and besides kissing I did not do anything.
Still I am anxious.Do you suggest I get tested again.
Thanks

[sillyincident]

And also one final question. If the brown spots on my back were anything to do with HIV then I should have tested positive after the appearance of the symptoms or does is take time to seroconvert after the appearance of the first symptoms.
Thanks

[Edward W Hook, MD]

If the brown spots on your back were related to HIV, you certianly would have had a positive test.  You are not at risk from the exposure you describe.  You do not need testing.  This thread should now end.  No further questions please.  EWH

[sillyincident]

Thanks doc for your reply. No more questions you have eased my anxiety.

[sillyincident]

Hi Doc,

I just got tested post 11 weeks as when consulting my doctor she said 52 days was little less then 8 weeks which she considered adequate and asked me to repeat the test.
The test came out negative and also I got tested for HPV , Syphillis and Hepatitis.
I am relieved with the results and can move on with life now.

Thanks.