Am I being paranoid?

Here are my questions:

() Open mouth kissed another guy for 5 - 7 seconds.  It was soft kissing with tongue.  This woudl not normally worry me, but after brushing my teeth, I normally have a slight amount of bleeding.  Also, even though I checked my mouth out before the kissing and noticed no red inflamed gums or active bleeding and had not brushed my teeth for a number of hours prior, afterwards, I checked again with a bit more scrutiny, and I saw a tiny red dot on the inside of my cheek.  It was not bleeding, and it was only just barely noticeable, teh size of a pen mark at most.  I also noticed that the very tip of my tongue ws slightly sore though I saw no blood, sore or obvious irritation.  I also had a pimple that had been on my upper lip for a few days that was starting to heal which during the kissing his mouth may have touched.  I washed my mouth out within a two to three minutes post teh kissing with Listerine a number of times.  My concern is that, with this condition of my mouth, is this a concern for hiv transmission risk?

() With the same guy, we talked for a couple of hours and during that time he spit a small bit of saliva as sometimes happens while speaking.  It landed on or near a blister on my bare foot that had been there and burst during teh prior 2 + days.  If his saliva did hit the blister, is this an hiv risk exposure?

Please note,  I did not see or taste blood in his mouth.  However, that's probably a hard thing to do accurately without actaul examination.  I do not know his status.

Thanks in advance for your support.  It is very much appreciated.

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

Kissing and exposure to saliva never is an STD risk, regardless of blood, sores in the mouth, or gum inflammation.  This was a zero risk event for you.  If those exposures could transmit HIV, the infection would be hundreds of times more common than it is.  I do not recommend you be tested for HIV or any other STD.

Good luck-- HHH, MD

[Willl]

Yes you are being paranoid. It sounds like you have an anxiety disorder.