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I had unprotected vaginal sex in Africa 8 weeks ago. The girl was possibly a prostitute, but I do not know for sure. About ten days later, and on the second day upon my return from a 21 hour flight, I experienced mild back pain and general fatigue. I was originally worried that I had contracted malaria, and went to the doctor, but said nothing about unprotected sex because I was ashamed. They drew blood and tested for malaria and the tests were negative. He also did a general exam and found no problems and no swollen lymph nodes. I thought that maybe the long flight, jet lag, etc. was the cause of the back pain and fatigue, which lasted less than two days. 2.5 to 3 weeks after the sex, I begin to feel very slight burning or soreness under my armpits. This continued and eventually felt like tightness in my chest and pain under my armpits. I have yet to find any swollen lymph nodes under my arm via self examination but have found a few in my neck (near the back and near the collar bone) but I have been feeling around so much that I can't tell if these nodes are normal size or what. I am now at week 8 and am so worried. I am going to have an HIV test this week, but so scared of the results. I know this post is just for general information but any responses, good news or bad news, will be much appreciated.
well if you had unprotected sex it is highly recommended to get checked for STD's.
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