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concerned over blood/sex exposure with symptoms

concerned over blood/sex exposure with symptoms

Hello to all – I started posting on the STD forum, but have since tested negative for all STD’s, which brings me to this forum.  I have posted bits and pieces on other threads in this forum, but I wanted to post my full story since I still have some concerns.  I apologize for the long post, but I want to be as detailed as possible.  Background:  I’m a 33 year old gay male, with a chronic EBV infection.  HIV negative.
21 days ago, I had too much to drink and “blacked out” – I “came to” and a guy was performing oral sex on me.  I had no clothes on at all; he was fully clothed (even had his shoes on).  Very shortly after becoming lucid, I ejaculated.  I don’t know exactly what happened except for the oral sex, however, my anus was not sore the next day at all so I don’t think there was any penetration.  I do not know his hiv status.  After I ejaculated, I became upset (I have a boyfriend) – the guy left right after.  I passed out again; the next morning, when I urinated, there were two drops on blood from my penis.  One drop was dried in a bit of lint or fuzz that must have stuck to my penis.  The other drop was liquid so must have come from inside my penis – but there were no cuts on my penis at all.  I’m not sure if the blood was mine or his.  I also had a small cut on the inside of my lip that was not there previously.  I am not concerned about the oral sex; I am very concerned about the blood exposure, especially since I do not know what happened.
A few days later, I started having mild symptoms - day 3 - sweating, mild stomach pain, a sore in my mouth (it was only there on day 3 - then it seemed to pop - it seemed like a swollen ball in the back of my mouth - and then it was just - gone) - and also a bit itchy in general.

Day 8, I went to an STD clinic and got the full panel.  Since I could only be there for a few hours (I work on a ship), she tested and treated me for everything.  I got a shot of rocephin and a script for doxy.  I have taken doxy before with no reaction.  Rapid HIV was negative.  They would not give me an early PCR b/c I was not local to the area.  Turns out - Syphilis, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, etc – all negative.  So I only took the doxy for about 7 days.
Day 7&8, symptoms worsened – sore throat, huge swollen neck glands, fatigue, feelings of electric current or really strong pins and needles in my body, mainly in my feet, lower legs, hands and slightly in my arms.  the PN lasted a week (worst at day 10-12) and got so bad I could barely sleep.   I noticed a minor rash on my chest and upper arms at day 12, which is still have today at day 21.  Day 7 – 15, i also have a slight feeling of "burn" in my upper stomach/lower chest - inside though, not on the skin.  my symptoms seem to get much worse in the late afternoon/night - the mornings aren't so bad. i have had insomnia the last few nights and have had to take a xanax to sleep.  i also have very little appetite.  day 7-12 were the worst days for symptoms.  i’ve had brain fog from day 7 – 21. (worst days were 7-14)
at day 14, some symptoms have changed.  the PN has since subsided - now more of a feeling of "falling asleep" along with numbness that comes and goes.  i developed what appears to be thrush (around day 10 - lasting about a week - seems to be going away now) - thick white film on my tongue surface with huge wart-like bumps on the back of my tongue -  my throat felt so swollen it hurt to swallow a bit, although the nodes in my neck had gone down some.  I think the thrush was worsened (or possibly caused) by the doxy.
day 16  a mild headache started, which hasn't gone away (still here at day 21).  i still have mild stomach pain, ongoing since day 4 - day 17-19, I had diarrhea.  the worst part now is the ongoing fatigue and also the pain in my feet - the bottoms of my feet hurt so badly - very sore, but I’ve had very little physical activity in weeks.  The glands all throughout my body are very swollen and sore (groin, underarms, even feels like back of knees - ?), my neck nodes are still swollen but not as bad as they were.  I feel a burning sensation in my swollen groin nodes (started around day 17 and still persistent at day 21).  My neck nodes are not as swollen as before, however, it is somewhat hard to swollen b/c it feels like the inside of my throat is swollen.  I’ve lost maybe 5 pounds.
I’ve had two boyfriends who are positive, and I’ve remained negative, so I’m fairly educated on HIV transmission, etc., and I’m a pretty rational guy – I know the oral sex was low-risk (but not no-risk), but the presence of blood and the absence of memory scare me, especially in light of my symptoms, which could suggest primary HIV infection.  I’ve had the HIV-scare a couple times before during testing, given my risk factors in previous relationships, and I’ve never had these symptoms due to that anxiety.  I do have a chronic EBV infection, which is consistent with some of my symptoms – however, I have never had the PN, nor the thrush, nor the swollen/burning lymph nodes in my groin/underarm with former EBV flare-ups, so I’m concerned.  I am working on a ship and will be here another week, at which point I will get a PCR and antibody test.  if this is primary hiv, my thought is that I had an ebv flare up or even just a flu bug for the first few days I had symptoms, and with a lowered immune system, I could have contracted hiv and started showing symptoms of primary hiv or ARS around day 7.  Now day 21, I still have some symptoms (foot pain, lymph, fatigue) but overall I feel like I’m getting better.  i know some of my symtpoms are some of the more unusual primary HIV symptoms - (e.g. the neuropathy and the thrush) - i'm thinking that if this is primary hiv infection, it could be happening in my case, b/c of the weakened immune system due to the chronic EBV.  
Anyway – just wanted to share my story – I fear the worst, but am still hopeful.  I know testing is the only answer (which I will do when back on land), but I’m looking for some advice or guidance from people who know more about this than i. I feel that, given the blood exposure, if this guy is positive, then I am likely positive.  Given my symptom set, can you guys think of other infections or conditions that could be causing this?  unfortunately, everything seems to point to HIV (even though I know symptoms do not diagnose HIV).  thank you for listening and for letting me vent a bit.  any and all thoughts are appreciated.  (again, sorry for the long post).
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You are not going to contract HIV from a receptive blow job and PN does not come in early HIV infection. I can think of a lot of other infections and diseases that can cause your same symptoms. If you have a concern go speak with your doctor.
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hi teak - thanks for your response - i will speak with a doctor as soon as i'm back on land.  but what about the blood factor?  i wish i shared your confidence - if this was his blood and he was infected, shouldn't i be somewhat concerned, given the timing and nature of my symptoms?
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hi again teak - what are some of the other infections/diseases that you refer to above?  i would like to research a bit.  thank you for your help.
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You were never at risk in the situation provided. See your doctor for your concerns.
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