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cant stop worrying
hi, i posted a question yesterday but im about to snap. breif unprotected anal sex with a man for about ten seconds have ruined me, i cant stop thinknig bout it. 12days after the event i felt weak, all i have done is sleep the past few days, think i had the flu.some of my glands had swollen and had a runny nose, cought maybe a slight tempreture, im feeling better now but what is the chance of me falling ill with the flu, specially when i keep reading on here that hiv symptoms come within 1-4 weeks of exsposure.
i know the flu can give you swollen glands and other symptoms i exsplained above but im making myself beleive im hiv positive. i only wish that i got the flu off the guy at work that i was working with the week after but no one seems il in the house i live in.
i know i shouldnt keep looking on the net as it makes me worse, i feel sick with worry, i cant eat or anything.
i know the flu can give you swollen glands and other symptoms i exsplained above but im making myself beleive im hiv positive. i only wish that i got the flu off the guy at work that i was working with the week after but no one seems il in the house i live in.
i know i shouldnt keep looking on the net as it makes me worse, i feel sick with worry, i cant eat or anything.
hi, the guy is getting tested for hiv this week. although i speak to him every night on the phone in a state we assures me im ok as well as him. it keeps running through my head the symptoms i got 1.5weeks later. fertigue, joint pain, night sweats caoughing etc thats why im sure its going to turn out for the worst. hope this is all anxiety.
I think you should get tested for HIV. Receptive anal intercourse is very risky for HIV transmission. Learn this lesson and never do it unprotected again.
People rarely ever lie about this type of thing, so I wouldn't be particularly concerned. Of course, I don't know how reassuring that is to you. The only thing you can really do is to get yourself tested.
i know the guy pretty well, he assure me he is negative. he doesnt like receiving or taking anal sex but i just cant trust what he says or i just dont dont want to beleive him. the encounter was 18days ago.
How long ago was this encounter?
Symptoms are pretty much meaningless. They will not give you any hints with regards to whether you have HIV or not. Sorry, but that's the truth. Swollen glands can be caused by a zillion things, and only a physician will be able to accurately tell whether they are swollen.
You need to stop looking at the internet, and get yourself tested at 6 weeks and 3 months. Well over 95% of people who have it will test positive between 4 and 6 weeks..
Did you happen to ask this person about their HIV status?
Symptoms are pretty much meaningless. They will not give you any hints with regards to whether you have HIV or not. Sorry, but that's the truth. Swollen glands can be caused by a zillion things, and only a physician will be able to accurately tell whether they are swollen.
You need to stop looking at the internet, and get yourself tested at 6 weeks and 3 months. Well over 95% of people who have it will test positive between 4 and 6 weeks..
Did you happen to ask this person about their HIV status?
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