to the "worried wells"

take it from someone who knows, stressing over a possible HIV infection can actually cause the very physical symptoms you're worried about!  for the last few months i was extremely anxious over a possible exposure. then i got a fever, body aches, sore throat - some of the supposed telltale ARS symptoms, which only increased my anxiety and made me more convinced i was HIV+.  i had other very real, physical ailments that i was sure was a result of being positive.

i recently tested negative, conclusively. the relief from the relentless stress and anxiety caused all of those symptoms to vanish in a matter of days. i now feel well again, like my old self. to me this proves that anxiety can produce physical symptoms that mimic those of the disease you're worried over.

my advice here is to listen to the experienced posters on here.  of course they are not doctors and there are no guarantees.  but i'm willing to bet 99.9% of the time that if they say your exposure was low or zero - they're right!  

get tested and trust the results.  idle speculation will do you no good, just make you worried sick - literally!!