Your Adivice Would Be Appreciated

Good afternoon,

I need some help if possible please, - I have had an exposure that I am concerned about, I have tested between day 24 - 150, - the last test st 21 weeks 3 dyas was a Determine 4th gen ag/ab test - all negative.

I have had 11 blood tests and six POCT in this time, all negative.

Due to ongoing symptoms, I am fining it almost impossible to move on, - would the PCR test be worthwhile for me?

I know I have tested up to five months with many tests but I am still so worried, - my Oral Thrush has been here for around three months now but I do use steroid inhalers & have had antibiotics recently.

Please, your advise would be most apprecited.

Thank you.

[Vance2335]

3 month antibody test is conclusive.

What was your exposure?

[lastbutnoble]

Hi Vance, thank you for your response.

It was unprotected Hetrosexual ses with my ex gh, - she had two partners in the time we had been apart apparnatly both "protected", - I don't full believe her though. I have had symtoms (symptoms), she had flu ish symptoms around four weeks after sleeping with the guys in question and my new gf too has had a few symtpoms although everyone classes them as "none specific".

I have tested to five months with arouns 17 tests, - all negative..

Is there any need for further testing? If so, would a PCR be worthwhile?

Thanks you....

[mike_no]

Your repeated negatives post the HIV testing window suggests that you are negative and given your variety and abundant testing history it clearly suggests that you need professional mental help more than a PCR.

You are thinking irrationally and forgetting the fact that the mind is very powerful, with every day passing by and you only thinking about it every minute, you are conditioning your brain to contemplate "What if all my tests didn't detect it, what if I had the rare type, what if this and what if that. You are  monitoring your body closely and freaking out seeing a red dot that just popped up, this is all mind game, the question is who is playing it on to you? The answer is simply - YOU.

Please seek professional help and put this behind, you have over tested and you are conclusively negative. Do not get caught in the testing frenzy, you are heading in to a very dangerous direction. You will be surprised to see, there have been numerous people here on the forum having the exact problem, testing haphazardly and wasting their time, money and emotions over some thing that they didn't even have at the first place, this continues to the point where sanity breaks in to give them a hard knock on the head, why waste so much resources. Simply accept it now and get on with life. In fact, I guarantee you from the day you actually stop paying attention to your body and put the scare behind, all these symptoms will just go away. It's all in your head, my friend.

[lastbutnoble]

Hi Mike,

Thanks you so much for your words - they mean allot.

You are tight about the circle od this, - it's almost impossible to break it.

My own medical history is that I have used steroid creams and inahlers for many years, I have also used low dosage Predinsilone steoids too for my eczema.

My "stupid thinking" is that the Antigen has been undectable and that the Antiboides have been dleayed due to the steroids, - maybe not so rationale but still a worry.

May I ask you Mike, - what do you think I shoudl do (if anything) test wise? Would a PCR test be of any value?

My last bllod test ws 1t 19 weeks post expsoure and the POCT testwas at 21 weeks three days, - it is mainly my oral thrush cuasing my concern now and like yourself, - every medical person I have met has told me to move on..

Can you shed any more light on where I should go to please?

Thanks a million Mike....

Your time is appreciated...

[lastbutnoble]

Hi Teak, hope you are well.

Teak, - you were the one guy who I would rewad posts off at six weeks of testing and say "why is he so adament on three monthe beiing conclusive...??" - I now understand why.

Can you at all shed any light on my above question at all please?  I know it's a cirlce I am in but I am trying to get out of it.

Your advice would also be appreciated...

Thansk Teak.

Best Wishes..