I feel very sad, I'm hurting in my heart. he left and told me it's hard for him to deal with it that every time I get close to him he feels very nervous.
my boyfriend just broke up with me tonight. I told him about 5 months ago that I have herpes. she was okay with it, but today came pick me up from work and broke up the relationship;-(
hello i had protectected sex with a condom on. It was about 10 min the most i pulled out checked the condom a few times it was still on but when i switch position the condom popped so i was un protected for about two min and i just stopped and did not finish what are my chances of catching hiv.
Doctor,
A couple of follow-up questions to my initial questions above. As stated I had an HIV test 5.5 months after the unprotected vaginal sex and 2 months (8 weeks) after the oral sex. It was negative. As stated, a week after the blisters on my penis, and two weeks after I took the HIV test, I had the above listed symptoms. I am fairly sure I have genital herpes, but I will confirm it with a test. I am still, however, concerned about HIV. I am sure I have a lot of anxiety as I cannot stop thinking about it even though you have stated I can be fairly confident I am not positive.
Do the symptoms for herpes normally come after an initial outbreak or before?
Since I wrote last, it seems I have oral thrush now. Tongue is covered with what I would say is an "off-white carpet" that I can scrape off. I also have small red spots on the tip of my tongue and it burns as if I have burned my tongue from drinking something hot. The front part of the roof of my mouth also has a burning sensation. At times I have a hard time swallowing and it seems food gets stuck in my throat.
If this is oral thrush, could I have acquired it through stress or anxiety? Or is it a tell-tale symptom of HIV?
Is a person detectable for HIV even before the symptoms, no matter how long it takes?
Can having many vaccines cause a delay in the time someone will develop antibodies and test positive? I travel a lot (Africa and elsewhere) so I have taken the full compliment of Hep A and B shots, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Typhoid, plus others when necessary.
Again, just trying to find out if I still need to be worried.
I will get another HIV test tomorrow.
Thank you in advance.
Hi Doc,
I don't know if you read all comments, or will respond. last night i had unprotected sex with a sex worker in china - i was very drunk - i am a complete idiot. i have a beautiful family and i am so worried about what i may have done to them, never mind myself. we had unprotected vaginal sex one time as well as i performed oral sex on her and she on me. today my abdomen is noticeably sore, but no other symptoms.
i have read alot about hiv testing and know to go in about 3 weeks and again at 2 and 3 months. my questions are (1) what are the odds i have contracted hiv, and (2) how do i protect my wife other than celibacy - is she properly protected with condoms?
i am freaking out big time here, and any message back, would mean a lot. thanks
Dr. H,
Not sure it was a fever blister - just what I called it. Could be oral lesions as I have never had a fever blister before. leisons showed up between 1-2 weeks after kissing the girl, but do not remember exactly. So oral leisons, followed by blisters on my penis followed by the other things I had. All about two weeks apart.
Thank you.
All very confusing, but you needn't worry about HIV.
Blisters of the penis usually means herpes, so that seems a pretty good bet. But still atypical, in that first-episode herpes usually shows up within a few days. And further atypical because of your apparent oral herpes a couple months earlier. (How certain are you the oral lesions was a fever blister. Have you had them before?)
As far as HIV is concerned, the negative test 5-7 months after exposure is definitive evidence you weren't infected. (It is true that chlamydia increases the risk of HIV acquisition if exposed. But doubling an extremely low risk still means a low likelihood of infection.)
As implied above, I can't quite connect your oral lesion, genital blisters, and fever. The symptoms suggest herpes but the timing is off. Your idea of having diagnostic tests for HSV-1 and -2 is a good one. It can't hurt to have another HIV test, but I don't expect it to be positive.
Good luck-- HHH, MD