I am a 24 y/o Male who had sex with a guy for the first time, unprotected....I later found out that he had tested positive for HSV-1. About 3 months later I started to get symptoms of HSV such as the iching thighs (when i get hott), and then i had small bumps form on the head of my penis. They were not painful but became sensative to touch for a couple days...they lasted for about a week and a half and then turned into small skab like dots that disapeared or washed off in the shower. The small scabs also appeard around the base of my penis head. Also there was a small knot that formed in my groin area, but is now going away. This morning after getting to work i had what seemed to be a sinus head ache and while rubbing my head i felt a knot on the back of my head right above the hairline and i think it may be a swollen lymph node. Other than that I feel fine. I have an appointment to see my Health Care Provider next week, but what should i do in the meantime. Also i have heard of infections caused by contact with fecal matter, could it be from that or is that just wishful thinking?
A test 3 months after exposure is conclusive evidence you do not have HIV. Swollen lymph nodes which occur in HIV + persons are generally all over the body. Even if you did have generalized swelling of nodes, it would likely be caused by another infection since your HIV test was negative at 5 months. Nodes in the back of the neck can be felt. Your GP has determined that there is nothing wrong and i think your anxiety may be getting the best of you. If your nodes were swollen and there was a need for investigation, your GP would have told you so.
Just relax, your test at 5 months is conclusive that you dont have HIV.
Just to let you know on the location of them - they are more towards the back of my neck then the side - they are on the right side also - Thanks
I don't know whether you have enlarged lymph nodes or not. But your health care provider apparently believes you do not and says you have nothing to worry about, and I cannot and will not try to question that judgment. Compared to your doctor's judgment, what you think you can see or feel is irrelevant. In any case, whatever is going on, if anything, it isn't HIV. The HIV blood test is a far more accurate indicator of HIV infection than are your symptoms.
Bottom line: Mellow out, stop checking yourself, and trust your doctor.
HHH, MD