Worried sick... Are my symptoms risk of HIV?

[itsthejackal]

Hi, ABout 5 weeks back I had sex with an office colleague. The girl is working with me for past 3 years and I have known her personally. However we got intimate only last month. During sex I was wearing a condom. However in the middle of the act, she asked me to remove it as she didn't like the condom much. I removed the condom thinking this was a safe bet since I knew her and she is not known to be promiscous. She had been in a monogamous relationship and will be married to the person in about 6 months. However, in about 10 days time of the incidence I developed a sore throat. It was bad as I was running mild fever. I went to the ENT doctor and he said it was a bacterial infection and prescribed antibiotics for a week. In about 2 days my symptoms improved and the fever subsided. However its been 2 weeks since my medicine course is over but I still have severe coughing (dry cough). It looks like allergic since i don't have any cold however only in some situations like closed and damp room I have a major attack. Now I am freaking out if I have developed ARS symptoms and need your advice on what steps I need to take to diagnose problems if any. Please also validate my risk in the circumstances. Thanks for your help

[LIZZIE LOU]

the only way to know if one experiences "true" ars symptoms is by testing positive.

test at the appropriate time

[itsthejackal]

I will have to agree with you Lizzie... so basically it means I need to have a test done after 3months period. What do you make out of the symptoms? Are them resembling ARS?

[LIZZIE LOU]

you could work with my son also and not know he has hiv !  

you've been coming to this forum for 2 yrs...you KNEW not to have unprotected sex ! ! !