just a quick question!

I know know symptoms arent irrelavent!

But does anyone think a sore throat for like 3-4weeks now with white spots on tonsils is a lil wierd..? or common! and i and mono once before in my life!? i know its going around my area in vancouver like everyone seems to have it or had it but not as long as me!

[anxiouswreck]

have you been tested for hiv yet?

[asp123]

i meant to say had mono once in my life before! i type to fast! :)

[asp123]

for that long?

[asp123]

5 weeks! i donno i havent really had..any other symptoms..hmm cough...sore throat..maybe headahce here and there!!  the doctor HHH said sore throat with white spots lastin 3 weeks doesnt sound anything like hiv! (actually doesnt even hint hiv) but i was just wonderin if anyone on here had something similair? if ya know what i mean!!

Bluebell i read ur thing...i hope the best for u! u should be fine! im sure of it!!

[bluebell81]

3-weeks past my latest exposure I came down with a very painful sore throat with both tonsils covered in white spots. I had a high fever and no appetite and fatigue. I was certain it was ARS. First, I went to Public Health and they did a rapid test and it was negative. I had been feeling sick for about a week and so I figured if it was ARS my body surely would have formed antibodies a week after feeling sick. ARS is the body fighting the virus which causes the fever etc. When I tested negative I was a bit in shock. Then I went home and read online that ARS mimicks Mono. So I went to my regular doctor that afternoon and had them run a mono bloodtest and sure enough I was positive for mono antibodies. My sore throat lasted exactly 7 days. My fever lasted 7 days also. On the 8th day I was completely back to normal.

I think you need to see a doctor. I am being serious. White spots indicate an infection. Its dangerous to let a sore throat go untreated.

2 years ago I had a really bad sore throat and it turns out I had an abcess (abscess) in the folds of skin just behind the tonsil in the neck and I could have died had I not gone to the doctor when I did. That is what the emergency room told me. I waited so long to go.

Have you gotten an HIV test yet? 5 weeks would be very reassuring.

[asp123]

naaaa not long enough!! ive talked to the girl me and her were both tested 3months before we did anything...and so on...only was once for a few drunkin mins..! but i know i will test!

i was just curious to know if thats a common symptom

[bluebell81]

Maybe you have tonsilitis? Or strep?

Its rare to have mono more than once, but it does happen. If it was mono you would also have a fever, fatigue and lack of appetite. The mono sore throat generally lasts only a week or two at most.

Any sore throat lasting more than a few days needs to be checked by a doctor. Untreated strep infections can be deadly as strep can travel into your blood and to your heart.

How long ago was your possible HIV exposure?

[asp123]

yaa im gonna to at 6 weeks!

Whoa ur symptoms would have got me soo worreid...im happy i didnt have a high fever! Ya i went to the doctor twice? they said its goin around and its not strep..and mono i had but they said it can reoccur with a sore throat uncommon! i mentiond my exposure and i told them about the girl etc! they said it shouldnt be a big deal and my chances were extremely low! soo i donno they told me to wait! but ive been told if it was ARS it would have been a whole bunch of things!??

Whoa ur sore throat 2yrs ago thats nuts...its funny how u dont realize how nice it is to be healthy and not worry about this things!! until ur feelin sick

[bluebell81]

I am still very worried about my symptoms. I sometimes wonder if I had mono when I was younger and just didnt realize it. So if I was tested for mono it would show antibodies. The only thing that makes me feel better is that white spots on the tonsils is not a symptom of ARS. ARS sore throat is just red, no white stuff.

Are you going to get a rapid test done? It sucks because my only option is a blood test and then waiting 7-10 business days for a result.

[asp123]

and u said it urself...i mean u sore throat with white spots is hiv at all!! the other two symptoms left with the sore throat!! u probably caught a something else...!! plus ur negative test and ur low risk! ur fine!! 100%!

[asp123]

really...ya i live in Canada and actually in the whole of vancouver there is only 2 places that do rapid! i donno what im gonna do!! i mean to be honest...i would be content not with testin because i tested before that exposure and it was all negative...havent really had any symptoms..2 doctors plus Dr. hhh said no concern! i asked the girl she said nothing to worry about..and she checks often! soo i donno!! its stressfull gettin tested i hate it! but i know its the smart thing to do!! Well those 7-10 days will go by fast!!! but i mean u tested at 3 weeks? thats pretty reassuring!! plus u exposure was 4/2000? thats not bad..really and thats if he ws hiv +

[bluebell81]

well, my expsosure is 4/1000 since I am female, its much easier for me to catch HIV than a man from a woman.

There are people that get HIV during one encounter.

Odds are in my favor, but I dont really trust odds. Somebody always wins the lottery. I just hope I dont win the HIV lottery.