You didn't get an answer in derm, but you never posted your own question in the HIV forum. You posted on someone's thread that was over a year old, and just asked if they knew what happened in the end.
This is not the forum for HIV questions. You are not at risk for HIV - you used a condom.
I advised you on Dec. 27, Dec. 28, Jan 4, Jan 12 that this was NOT HIV or an STD, and that you needed to follow up with your doctor. Grace advised the same on Jan 23 and today. Vance told you several times that it wasn't std or HIV related.
6 times we have said to go to your doctor, and this is the 28th post in this thread. Enough already. We have done all we can for you - its on you now.
End of thread.
Thank you Grace. I know this question is going to bother you since I know its the wrong community I'm posting it .. But the last time I posted it in the HIV and Dermatology community, I never got a response ...
You mentioned that lip swelling when you wake up in the morning is not related to STD .. But since you have read a lot in the forums and have discussed with a lot of people regarding their health concerns, would you by any chance know if its HIV related .. I have read in some discussions that it is immunity related reaction ..
Thank you.
No it is not. If your lip is swelling when you wake up, you need to follow up on it with your doctor.
grace
Is early morning lip swelling (i.e. after I wake up) an STD?
Not everything is caused by std's. At this point you need to be following up on this with your doctor and/or a dermatologist to see what is going on. Nothing we can do here can replace being actually seen and examined by a trained medical practioner. You have had MULTIPLE concerns now, you've been reassured MULTIPLE times now. You've also been told that this board is not for hiv related concerns ( as it plainly states at the top of this forum ) but yet you still continue to ask questions about if everything you find going on is due to hiv. At this point you've pretty much exhausted the resources of an online message board and need to be following up all of this with your provider.
grace
Hey AJ. It's me again and I'm sure you'd be saying .. not you again .. but symptoms symptoms symptoms ...
Well .. At the moment .. I seem to be having skin inflammation. Inflammation on wrist, below abdomen, sometimes on thigh and the usual upper lip swelling.
I have read in different websites that skin inflammation is something associated with HIV. I would again like to remind you that this too started after taking amoxillin (have read in other forums that amoxillin can have long term side-effects).
Could you clarify me on this please.
Thank you AJ.
Also wanted to know .. Is it by any chance a symptom .. STD/HIV related .. ALthough it might not be in my case ..
Last time - its not being caused by an std or HIV.
It could easily be hives, but that's something you need to see your doctor about. Hives can be caused by stress, by the way.
AJ
Hi AJ.
What do you think is the reason I am having some kind of a skin problem. This started after the medication I had taken during my initial stages.
I usually get swelling on my upper lip when I wake up in the morning .. This isn't regular. Only sometimes .. Could also be on the lower lip. Sometimes stays for a few hours and disappears or rarely for the whole day.
I also get these itchy bumps, that usually look like a mosquito bite .. Not as a pimple .. But as a map .. And that portion of the skin would be bulging .. Only irritation is itching .. No pain ..
From the research I have done on the internet, my assumption is that it's hives. It's been exactly 3 months since my exposure and I have taken antibiotics and have done CBC with differential and ESR test (almost a month and half back).
Is this by any chance a sign of STD or HIV?
Thank you.
This is the STD forum. We don't really address HIV symptoms.
That said, those aren't really typically new HIV symptoms, and you can't base an HIV fear on symptoms alone.
There is NO std that would cause dizziness. Perhaps an oral std might give you a sore throat, but most oral infections are asymptomatic.
You had protected sex and a few seconds of kissing. You are not at risk. I can't, and won't, say that again. If you have medical concerns, see your doctor, but these are not std symptoms, because you can't have an std.
Aj
I do have one doubt regarding what you had mentioned in the post "inside with condom". You said that "None of the symptoms you've listed in my previous threads, with the exception of burning with urination, are related to an std" ..
I have read many articles by STD and HIV experts that dizziness, sore-throat, headache etc are some of the symptoms of STD or early symptoms of HIV. I've had all 3 that I mentioned.
I'm still surprised that you said none of symptoms I mentioned are related to STD/HIV .. Please clarify if I'm wrong ..
Then you don't have anything to worry about as far as STDs go. Follow up with your doctor regarding your symptoms.
Aj
Hi Aj.
Well .. The only other physical contact we had was a bit of kissing .. Just simple kissing 2-3 times that lasted 2-3 seconds each ..
That's the only contact I had besides the protected sex ..
I already read your initial post. You asked about the meds. You wouldn't be getting any kind of reaction from it this far out, but since you are concerned, you need to check with your doctor.
I was responding to your question, and stated that we don't address that here in this forum.
I'm not sure what else you need. You don't need to worry about stds - you used a condom. You don't mention that it broke or came off, so STDs aren't a concern for you. Did you also get oral sex? If you did, you need some testing, but if it was just protected sex, your symptoms aren't from an std.
Aj
Hi. Thank you for your reply.
About the meds .. Like I had mentioned, it was taken about a month back and not recently.
Please read my initial mail posted on Dec 17th.
Thank you.
1 - We can't address that, and if you think it has to do with your meds, call your doctor.
2 - You also need to see your doctor about that. It might be anxiety - its not common for a meatus to be swollen, and many guys think it is when they are very anxious - but see your doctor to make sure.
Aj
Hi Vance.
I have a few questions regarding regarding some recent symptoms I've had :
1. I have swollen lips(up or down) once in a while .. This could be when I wake up in the morning or simply when I think about it. Do you think this is a reaction of any of the medicines I took earlier?
2. My urethra opening looks swollen as well. It's been like that ever since the first time I had a UTI, 2 months back.
Thank you
UTI's are caused by several different things and probably unrelated to your protected experience. Sometimes things just happen.
Headache, dizziness and nausea are symptoms of many things. I bet you can find that they are symptoms of cancer too. And it doesn't mean you have cancer or should be worried about it.
Thank Vance. I was just concerned. It kinda happens when your mind plays around with you !!
Just out of curiosity ... Although I used protection, why do you think I got a UTI after 10 days .. Was I just over reacting to the whole situation or did I really have a problem (which was cured after taking the medications)?
Frankly speaking, it was the sore-throat, headache, dizziness and nausea that totally freaked me out !! All these are symptoms related to STD ...
I did not mean to come off sounding mean, but making a jump from a painful tongue to HIV is like jumping across a very wide river...it just shouldn't happen.
HIV question because of pain on your tongue? Come on
Pain on your tongue has nothing to do with an STD.
From time to time the body just hurts and there is no cause or reason for it. I know from time to time my leg will hurt for a while. No reason, no past injury just a dull pain to it.