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hesitating whether to go test again.

it's been 4 months and a week since my risky exposure ( unprotected vagina sex with a woman ). I have developed many symptoms through-out this period such as painful armpits,and neck and groin with lymph nodes screened with ultra sound.my 15 week elisa test came back nonreactive. but  since last 4 days  i started to have flu like symptoms like conjested chest, cough severe sore throat and stuffy nose. above all , my behind knees hurts and swell .and a moll or wart on my hand getting bigger,darker and painful.
i'm not sure if it's agood idea to go do a rapid test today or not especially while i'm having these flu like symptoms and afraid of getting a false positive result( or real positive result itself).
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1448644 tn?1284735419
relax, dont over thinking too much...
go hangout with ur friends, forget ur HIV things.
ur 15 weeks negative result is conclusive...
i've been in your position before....  just get over it about HIV, and don't surfing about HIV, just get yourself busy.
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186166 tn?1385259382
re-read what i just wrote ! ! !
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i'm about to go get tested but do you think i should wait until the flu symptoms are gone ,to avoid any false results , especially i'm taking a rapid test.
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186166 tn?1385259382
your 15 week negative test result PROVES that you dont have hiv.

if you are having health concerns, work with your doctor.  it's not hiv related.
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besides, i still have a pending test since week 15 .they told me to check results after 3 weeks but now almost 4 weeks and still pending. so i think they got a postive results from the test and now they are running a conformative tests.
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