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hiv related question

to anyone with expert knowledge...i've had three antibody test for hiv, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks all came back negative, i plan on getting tested on the 12 week mark, i have a few general question...
1. will my results change
2. do i need to test out full 6 months
3. is late sero conversion possible at 9 weeks
4. do burning sensation in fingers and randomly throughout the body a ARS or anxiety.
5. is unigold test reliable
6. do most people test positive for hiv at 9 weeks regardless of the test
generation
7. is there any comfort in a test done at 9 weeks  
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You overtested over a minuscule risk. 12 weeks is all you need- expect a negative.
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dude thank you very much, i only have one more question to ask, have you heard of anyone testing positive at 12 weeks after they tested negative at 9 weeks...i have a normal immune system, never had any transplants done and i was never on chemo, or anything of the sorts.....would smoking weed slow the development of antibody
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You've already been advised that 3 months is when you can get a conclusive result.
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1642137_tn?1336198113
A 9 week negative won't change at 12 weeks,it will be negative again.
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thats all i needed to know.....thanks for the comforting response rainlover
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my 12weeks mark is due in 7 days....i'm scared out of my mind....the doctor told me i'll have to test out full 6 months, what are the chances of my 9 weeks, results changing to positive....i'm like freaking out right now and coming down with symptoms
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http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/Resources/pmtct-care/docs/TM/Module_6TM.pdf
Page 11
#4
  In an adult, a positive HIV antibody test result means that the person is infected, a person with a negative or inconclusive result may be in the “window for 4 to 6 weeks but occasionally up to 3 months after HIV exposure. Persons at high risk who initially test negative should be retested 3 months after exposure to confirm results
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all i wanted to know was if my results will change or if anyone had ever heard of somebody testing positive after testing negative at 9 weeks...simple, this is my life, i'm scared, all i ask for is advice.....can i now be getting ARS at 11 weeks (flu-like)
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173692_tn?1334017348
No you will not and cannot get ARS at 11 weeks.
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i can't wait any longer i gonna test today wish me luck
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1642137_tn?1336198113
All the best
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currently awaiting my results, i just wanna thank everybody for all the support over this period of time, you guys are truly the best, and to the people in my situation have faith....
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I JUST GOT MY RESULTS BACK.....its negative, do i need to test at 12 weeks
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580755_tn?1323883171
Go back and read the several replies already given to you,
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the doctor told me, i don't need to test anymore.....i'm fine, it would have shown already in my other tests, she said the 6 months test its up to me
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580755_tn?1323883171
6 month test is a waste and not the standard for several years.
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yo think i should test again
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1642137_tn?1336198113
Yes,12 weeks will be final and conclusive,you can expect another negative result for sure.
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tomorrow is my 12 mark planing on getting tested, i'm so nervous, my skin burns, my fingers and under my feet burns as well, few groin ares pains, will 11 weeks negative change??????  
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173692_tn?1334017348
Your symptoms have nothing to do with HIV.
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negative negative negative thank god....never me and this situation again one last question i test out the full 12 weeks 5 times, do i need to test again???
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i have tested out my 12weeks now i'm noticing some swelling behind my head and under my chin, at the side my jaw, i notice two little bumps now rising, i'm so scared should i test again, i'm still having time to time skin burning and groin pain, is this in anyway related to hiv???????
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186166_tn?1333381149
in no way related to hiv.  your test PROVES that you don't have hiv.
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thank you very much.........i'm going so crazy yo one minute i'm thinking i could finally rest my head, but the fear never stops.......thanks for your help
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could the swelling in my neck be lymph nodes, it really driving me crazy, i thought i was over this, now everything come crashing down....
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i started having sex protected vaginal and unprotected oral, can i harm the girl in anyway, i'm so scared cuz now i'm worried for her life as well, it one think to have HIV but I'm not a murderer....i feel so terrible, i hope i'm truly safe
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You don't have HIV so you aren't a threat to anyone.
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everyday i wake up and see these swelling nodes on my neck at the sides by my jaw, i tested out my 12 weeks and these started happening a few days, its has almost been 2 weeks so far, i'm so scared, i keep telling my self i'm ok but it worries me, that i maybe one of the people that has a false negative, i've taken 6 test in the 12 weeks period....i'm scared for my self and my girlfriend as well, i can't hurt her because of this...i'm praying to god that its not swollen lymph nodes in my neck i'm seeing, i have no other symptoms, no night sweats, fever, weight loss or anything like that, my first site of the swelling began when i shaved my beard last weeks, a little bump appeared under my chin, next came the swelling at the sides of my jaw a few days after, i don't know what to do, this is killing me and messing with my academic performance, the doctor told me i was fine and didn't need to test again but i'm still scared, what should i do  
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See a Dr you don't have a HIV concern.
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