Hi
Dr Hansfield has stated in some replies to people that armpit pain is not a symptom of HIV. I have had strange pains, that last a second or two, in both armpits most days for several years and it all started a week or so after a sexual encounter with a girl (unprotected vaginal sex twice in one night). Before the pain started, I had already freaked out that I might be infected and started reading up on the symptoms. I can't remember now whether I started feeling my pits before the pains began - but the nature of the pains, which is a shooting pain in either armpit on a seemingly random basis, has always felt like it MUST be something other than just the result of my poking around.
I just wanted clarification on the Doctor's view that these pains are never related to HIV and wondered if he could explain why this is the case when lymph nodes do, after all, swell up when infected (although I can't feel any swelling in my case and nor could the doctor, though he didn't seem to feel them very thoroughly).
I've read that stress could be the cause but I don't buy that because I can't see why stress would cause such pains, especially not in such a specific place!
I hope I can get the courage to get tested soon, in the meantime a response from the Doctor would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.