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Worried about HIV infection

I am a buicuirous male aged 30. I recently got the urge to explore my fantasies and in the process I indulged in sex with 2 escorts on 2 different occasions. My first encounter was in August, with a female escort and I indulged in oral sex , ***-licking and pentration with condoms. I fell sick 3 days later and it took 4 days for me to recover. I didnt go to any doctor during that time, but then I had a doubt that it might be because of the germs that would have got into my body due to the ***-licking. I went for a complete physical examination(mater health checkup) 2 days later. The results came normal. A month later on September, I had an encounter with a transsexual escort and I indulged in oral sex (  kissing, sucked the balls but not the penis or its tips) and took the "top" position and had penetrated her "with condoms". A week later, I felt tired while doing workouts and then I started feeling sick. I went to 2 different  doctor this time and had myself checked for all the STDs( usual tests that they do in USA). The first clinic said that they would not be able to test for HIVs in such a short span of time( within a month of my encounter) but they did tests for chlamydia and syphilis ( may be some other diseases that can be identified with urine sample) . The first test came out normal. I was still worried as I wanted to confirm that I do not have HIV. So I went to the second clinic and they did a test including HIV test and after a week, they too called me and said that all was normal. But I am still not able to eat properly and I have lost my appetite and weight as well. I am not sure if it is because of my guilty feeling or I am actually infected. When they do a physical examination in USA, and they draw blood samples, do they also screen it for HIV infection. Please help me with your suggestions and guidance .
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You never had a risk of hiv infection from any of those situations and never required testing for hiv,further more you do not require any further testing at all.Your safe from Hiv infection.
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You were protected in all the cases. There is nothing to worry about.
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hiv is transmitted through...
unprotected vaginal / anal intercourse
sharing iv drug works
mother to child

hiv is NOT transmitted through kissing or oral sex of any kind.

clearly you can see that you had no risk

KUDOS for using condoms  :)
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Thanks for your comforting replies. I owe my heart-felt thanks to you guys.
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Friends, I am seeing one blotch like appearance in my wisdom teeth and 2 or 3 small chicken pox like bumps (one on my hand and one on my leg) . I am getting worried. Please suggest if I have to see a doctor.
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not hiv related
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Thanks Lizzie.

When they say that hiv infected person will have fever, diarrhea, nausea, skin rashes, swollen lymph nodes and blotches in mouth, do they all occur simultaneously or can they be mutually exclusive?

I am not sure if my body is having symptoms or I am just paranoid.
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read this http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/180278/HIV-Symptoms unsure how correct it actually is, but put my mind at ease a bit.
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thanks scaredbrah
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Everyday I wake up feeling really scared. I am scared of death. I have to support my parents and my sister(emotionally though not financially) . Everyday I log into the internet searching for symptoms of hiv and comparing it to my body condition. I am afraid of taking another test ( Western blot or Elisa) as both of them require 3 months of timelapse for proper diagnosis.
I always feel like having slightly high temperatures( can feel it if other touch me but the thermometer kept under my tongue shows normal temperature). I have no interest in eating sweets and oily stuff. Please help me by providing some valuable advice
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Please reply to my last comment .
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Please reply to my last comment .
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well there ya go ! ! !  STOP searching the internet for "symptoms"...you're creating undue anxiety, which in turn creates symptoms.  

you cant have TRUE ars symptoms if you were never exposed...
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You don't have an HIV concern, move along.
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Thanks for removing my fears Lizzie, Teak.

The reason why I was worried is that some materials on the net say that there is a chance of getting HIV from kissing if both the participants have some bleeding in the mouth (due to cold (dry lips) or bleeding gum or tooth).
I intermittently have some bleeding due to dry lips in cold weather and during this August & September had some bleeding due to some teeth growth. This added the cause to my worry. However I decided to face the consequences and did take one more HIV test and the result came negative and I am relieved.

It would be great if you can post your observations on the "oral-sex" or "kissing" fear . A lot of people had posted similar questions and I request somebody to reiterate if they had done earlier. Also post observations on the variations in the timeline for developing antibodies; do people with low resistance develop antibodies later ? If so they should be seeing all the ARS symptoms right?



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Lizzie, looking for your response. THanks
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