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Ars? Hiv?

Hi,

On may 5th I had sex with a high end csw twice, both using condom. I did not notice any breakage. She also mentioned she got tested for hiv once per year. Since 3 days later I developed a variety of strange symptoms: 1) pain in both of my buttocks, and some other muscles. This lasted for about a week. 2 and 3) Then a week later I started feeling dizzy, both when walking and laying down. These has lasted from the 20th of may till now. Simultaneoulsy I developed a mouth ulcer on my gum and them some strange pain/ardor on my upper lip and then another sore on my lower lip. I also felt that If I spoke a lot some saliva came out of my mouth (much more than usually). 4) for the past 3 days Ive had a lot of diarrhea.

I went to the doctor and he send me plenty of blood test and they show that I have neutrophil % of 73,7 and lymphocytes % of 15,1. The rest is normal I have not spoken to the doctor and will not do so until monday, he is away. I have not had any rash and the doctor did not feel any swollen nodes.

I know protected sex is safe sex but I have been feeling terrible and I am wondering if this could be hiv. my questions:
Does this seem likely?
What are main symptoms of Ars?
Should I get tested?

Thanks,

Oh, my region is south america...
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Dr Hook, thank you for your answer. I just checked my account and the last question I had posted was in july 2013, almost a year ago. I have not posted anything in 2014.
Can the dizziness be caused by ARS? or any std? I ve feeling dizzy for almost a month now...  
How does Ars affect wbc? could my abnoral wbc be due to it?
When ars symptoms occur are they simultaneous? O do they happen sequentially? How long do they last?
could my symptoms be due to mono or herpes?

thank you.
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To be more specific regarding the blood test the count was:
Leukocytes 7,9
Neutrophils 5,8
lymphocytes 1,2 (limit of lower range)
Monocytes 0,8 (above range)
Eosinophils 0,1
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