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Stress or HIV?
Answered by
Edward W Hook, MD - HIV Prevention, stds
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Stress or HIV?
by evolution103, Mar 23, 2008 11:46PM
Hello Dr.,
I had unprotected sex with a person that I met in a party in Dec 4, 2007. A week later I got worried and started getting nausua. I went to get tested for HIV and STDs on December 7 I got a negative result. Nausea stop after a 3 day liquid diet giving by the dr. The person insures me she is clean and keeps in touch to see how am I doing. I had sex with her again in Jan 22, 2008. Again after a few days I got nausea. This time a week later I flew out of the country when I came back I had a cold with coughing, fever and two nights of sweats from the fever and my glands in my throug started hurting. A few days later everything was gone but the nausea and cought. After a week i took Tums anti acid and the nausea was gone and cought i get it sometimes because i have like air coming up my throug. Dr. Gave me Prevacid thinking i have acid reflux. got tested on the 4th of March for HIV and stomach bacteria. six weeks later of my last exposure and 3 months after the 1 st exposure I was NON-Reactive. I got a Negative result. Its been 8 weeks and my stomach feels empty even after I eat and I have been constipated and my stomach is like a war zone at night a little less during the day. In addition to these symptoms I dont know but my groin next to my testicles iam getting pains on And off. I am waiting for the three months to get tested again. My questions are the followings. The 6 week test (blood hiv test) given my doctor and the NON- REactive result enought? Should I get tested again? Can these symptoms also be cause by stress since my job is very hectic?
Thanks
I had unprotected sex with a person that I met in a party in Dec 4, 2007. A week later I got worried and started getting nausua. I went to get tested for HIV and STDs on December 7 I got a negative result. Nausea stop after a 3 day liquid diet giving by the dr. The person insures me she is clean and keeps in touch to see how am I doing. I had sex with her again in Jan 22, 2008. Again after a few days I got nausea. This time a week later I flew out of the country when I came back I had a cold with coughing, fever and two nights of sweats from the fever and my glands in my throug started hurting. A few days later everything was gone but the nausea and cought. After a week i took Tums anti acid and the nausea was gone and cought i get it sometimes because i have like air coming up my throug. Dr. Gave me Prevacid thinking i have acid reflux. got tested on the 4th of March for HIV and stomach bacteria. six weeks later of my last exposure and 3 months after the 1 st exposure I was NON-Reactive. I got a Negative result. Its been 8 weeks and my stomach feels empty even after I eat and I have been constipated and my stomach is like a war zone at night a little less during the day. In addition to these symptoms I dont know but my groin next to my testicles iam getting pains on And off. I am waiting for the three months to get tested again. My questions are the followings. The 6 week test (blood hiv test) given my doctor and the NON- REactive result enought? Should I get tested again? Can these symptoms also be cause by stress since my job is very hectic?
Thanks
Doctor's Answer
by Edward W Hook, MD, Mar 24, 2008 07:38AM
, Mar 24, 2008 07:38AMTo: evolution103
You have posted on the wrong site. Questions about HIV belong on the HIV prevention site. I will do my best to answer your questions with this reply but, if you have additional questions or follow-up they must be on the HIV Prevention site. Sorry
In your case, with a low risk partner (most people tell the truth about their status - the fact that she has kept in touch reinforces this), you should take your HIV test results and be comfortable that you did not get HIV from the exposure you describe. The odds of getting HIV from a single, unprotected exposure are less than 1 in 1000 IF your partner was infected and yours was not. You do not need further testing, you do not have HIV.
Your symptoms sound very much like acid reflux distress which can certainly be related to stress.
Hope this helps. EWH
In your case, with a low risk partner (most people tell the truth about their status - the fact that she has kept in touch reinforces this), you should take your HIV test results and be comfortable that you did not get HIV from the exposure you describe. The odds of getting HIV from a single, unprotected exposure are less than 1 in 1000 IF your partner was infected and yours was not. You do not need further testing, you do not have HIV.
Your symptoms sound very much like acid reflux distress which can certainly be related to stress.
Hope this helps. EWH
Member Comments (3)
by evolution103, Mar 24, 2008 12:41PM
To: dr
does it sound like any other STD?
by Edward W Hook, MD, Mar 24, 2008 03:42PM
, Mar 24, 2008 03:42PM
No. EWH
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