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spots on hands
Please, does anyone know if little red spots on your hands which come and then disappear after 20 minutes-one hour are a symptom?? It's freaking me out. My hands have been dried out and occasionally had little red spots on the back of them. This happened once at 4 weeks, 5 weeks and once at 6 weeks. The one around 6 weeks was there a little longer, I'd guess around 2 hours. It disappeared about 20 minutes after I dosed it in moisturizing lotion
Also, if the lymph nodes hurt or just swell up? I can't actually feel if they're swollen.. just those areas hurt a bit, neck and armpot. I think. Also around two weeks I had an outbreak of acne on my back and chest, very scary. I've also had a scratchy throat since about week 2 and it got severe for about 3-4 days around week 6. The only fever I've had I know about was at 2 weeks and was 101. I've taken my temperature at regular intervals since then, and I have not had a fever. My body ached quite a bit until about week 5.
My encounter was low risk. ie. Condom protected but with a sex worker in Spain (of Colombian decent). But 3 days after encounter I had a fever and then developed a rash on my inner thighs which went up to the front of my legs to around my waist.
At 6 weeks I had negative test results (I know these are not conclusive, just reassuring). But I'm very very scared. To the point at which I cannot sleep, and my grades are slipping in school, which is killing me as I am a college senior and exams are coming up.
Also, if the lymph nodes hurt or just swell up? I can't actually feel if they're swollen.. just those areas hurt a bit, neck and armpot. I think. Also around two weeks I had an outbreak of acne on my back and chest, very scary. I've also had a scratchy throat since about week 2 and it got severe for about 3-4 days around week 6. The only fever I've had I know about was at 2 weeks and was 101. I've taken my temperature at regular intervals since then, and I have not had a fever. My body ached quite a bit until about week 5.
My encounter was low risk. ie. Condom protected but with a sex worker in Spain (of Colombian decent). But 3 days after encounter I had a fever and then developed a rash on my inner thighs which went up to the front of my legs to around my waist.
At 6 weeks I had negative test results (I know these are not conclusive, just reassuring). But I'm very very scared. To the point at which I cannot sleep, and my grades are slipping in school, which is killing me as I am a college senior and exams are coming up.
Cause your symptoms to persist. It isn't a new virus. Its just stress and anxiety which honestly would kill you faster than any virus ever would. As for me, at 3 months, given I am negative, God willing, I'm gonna relax an never search symptoms online again. If symptoms persist, I'll take it as an everyday symptom of vertigo older.
Vance, thanks. I'll Teutonic believe it. You've been on here, an are far more knowledgeable than I. Thank for dealing with this anxiety.
Margo, relax. Stress kills. My dermatologist said it was stress induced. But just a you, I sometimes find it hard to believe. That stuff you posted about other strands is ridiculous. I've thought the same but seriously, worst idea, thy will get you more than the stress and
Margo, relax. Stress kills. My dermatologist said it was stress induced. But just a you, I sometimes find it hard to believe. That stuff you posted about other strands is ridiculous. I've thought the same but seriously, worst idea, thy will get you more than the stress and
I am also getting often some red spots on back of my hands that also disappear after a couple of hours. My exposure was almost 2 years ago and I tested negative out to a year from exposure. My lymph nodes are still very palpable, I have some kind of balanitis almost a year now, and I am coughing now for almost a month. And I had a real exposure, unprotected oral and vaginal with CSW. Maybe anxiety can cause those spots. Probably it can.
Last time I say this next time you will be reported...it does not increase risk. That study is junk. You had protected sex....NO RISK.
Because of the symptoms an now hearing that washing increased my risk, and I'm uncircumcised. Just all the factors add up. 4 days post exposure, huge rash on thighs. Negative 6 week though. But really, the washing doesn't change it?
I promise this will be the last question. I saw on another post that washing with soap and water after sex significantly increases the risk???? I washed immediately after my exposure, within minutes. I'm really scared now. Do you know/have you heard/ of this??
Thank you. I'll only post here again to give my 3 month results. I'll move over to the anxiety forum. Thanks.
you've been given an assessment...please dont ask us to keep repeating ourselves.
there is a hiv anxiety support community here at medhelp. if you cant "accept" your no risk situation...you might try posting there for emotional support. THIS forum has nothing left to offer.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/HIV-Anxiety-Support/show/595
there is a hiv anxiety support community here at medhelp. if you cant "accept" your no risk situation...you might try posting there for emotional support. THIS forum has nothing left to offer.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/HIV-Anxiety-Support/show/595
Thanks again. I'll try and stay offline for a while and just get my mind off of the whole situation. It's maddening. I was such a fool. Thank you for the support you give people here in the forum. The rash on my legs was too early for ARS since it was 3-4 days post exposure yes? Again, I'm trying to reassure myself that I do not have a risk, despite symptoms. Thanks.
NO I DONT THINK IT SHOULD BE LONGER ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
PROTECTED SEX = NO RISK.
PROTECTED SEX = NO RISK.
I will move on, thank you. In your opinion is this guideline correct? Or do you simply agree with it because it is the guideline? Do you think it should be longer? And what is the likely hood of a 6 week negative test changing? Thanks again. And as it was protected sex, my symptoms are not an HIV concern correct?
the CURRENT guideline for a conclusive result is 3 months post exposure. this guideline has been in place since 2004.
kindly move on.
kindly move on.
I'm sorry. It's just so hard to accept there was no risk when all of these symptoms which had never occurred before are appearing. It's scary because things like this just happened afterwards. It's hard to think it might be coincidence. Is there any chance the virus came through hair follicles on my scrotum? Searching for rashes on hands almost always comes up with HIV for an answer. It's horrifying me. Especially when I see some forums where people contracted the virus even with condoms. I think I need to stop searching the internet, I'm going to go insane if I do.
Follow up question is, I know it may be stress induced. I accept this. But, I had begun to calm down, and not think about it, and then the spots appeared again! I've seen one of the DC areas top dermatologists and he told me he didn't think it was anything to be concerned about, but that's because the spots aren't present all the time.
Last question is, (probably can guess your answer), as I plan to get a 12 week test to be completely sure, why is it that there are posts about 12 weeks not being conclusive? Is it really truly conclusive? Again, sorry for anxiety driven questions, its just timing of symptoms and the presence of symptoms I've never had before, with something so serious, I want to be sure I'm alright. I don't want to infect my fiancee, I made the biggest mistake in the world because I was drunk, and I've given up alcohol as a result. Please, again, forgive my anxiety, I'm just seeking knowledgeable answers and reassurance. Thank you.
Follow up question is, I know it may be stress induced. I accept this. But, I had begun to calm down, and not think about it, and then the spots appeared again! I've seen one of the DC areas top dermatologists and he told me he didn't think it was anything to be concerned about, but that's because the spots aren't present all the time.
Last question is, (probably can guess your answer), as I plan to get a 12 week test to be completely sure, why is it that there are posts about 12 weeks not being conclusive? Is it really truly conclusive? Again, sorry for anxiety driven questions, its just timing of symptoms and the presence of symptoms I've never had before, with something so serious, I want to be sure I'm alright. I don't want to infect my fiancee, I made the biggest mistake in the world because I was drunk, and I've given up alcohol as a result. Please, again, forgive my anxiety, I'm just seeking knowledgeable answers and reassurance. Thank you.
Can anyone else answer me about the red dots on my hands??? It's really scaring me. I know I was protected but these symptoms never occured before my exposure... Would the rash associated with ARS be an rash that comes and goes? Or one that stays visably there? The anxiety is killing me. I've never had rashes like this before, and now the sore throat is making me go insane.
Yes, but all of these symptoms have occurred since my encounter. And the timing is spot on. It's really scary. Possibly anxiety and or common viral infection? It's really just the spots that scare me the most. Is that an ARS symptom? I know my risk is less than 1 in a million, its just bothering me that I have every symptom in the book! Quite, quite scared.
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