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Concerned Symptoms
I had a quick question doc, I know you hate symptoms questions but still you can't help it when you're on the other end of the computer.
My girlfriend and I regularly had unprotected sex until about 6 months ago. I was tested in September and was negative. She was tested a few years ago (negative) but has never had a reason to test again. We had sex on 11/24 and the condom slipped off I believe at the end during withdrawal. However the concern is my symptoms. On 12/09 I felt a stomach ache at night and vomited once. I went to sleep and believe I had a slight sweat when I woke up the next day. On 12/10 I had a low grade fever of 99.2 from the doctor's office and went home from school. I felt my eyes burning and felt warmer than before so I went to sleep in the afternoon not waking up until the next day. My low grade fever seemed to have subsided by that night/next morning (12/11). My fever could not have lasted longer than 2 days (closer to 1 or 1.5 days).
Are my symptoms a concern?
Should I test after this exposure?
My girlfriend and I regularly had unprotected sex until about 6 months ago. I was tested in September and was negative. She was tested a few years ago (negative) but has never had a reason to test again. We had sex on 11/24 and the condom slipped off I believe at the end during withdrawal. However the concern is my symptoms. On 12/09 I felt a stomach ache at night and vomited once. I went to sleep and believe I had a slight sweat when I woke up the next day. On 12/10 I had a low grade fever of 99.2 from the doctor's office and went home from school. I felt my eyes burning and felt warmer than before so I went to sleep in the afternoon not waking up until the next day. My low grade fever seemed to have subsided by that night/next morning (12/11). My fever could not have lasted longer than 2 days (closer to 1 or 1.5 days).
Are my symptoms a concern?
Should I test after this exposure?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
It isn't that we "hate symptoms questions". It's that symptoms almost never are helpful in deciding whether or not someone has HIV, so it's usually pointless to ask.
Your test results prove you don't have HIV. And HIV is a very rare cause of fever or any other symptoms like you describe.
Of course you don't need HIV testing. Based on both this question and the one you asked several weeks ago, you are abnormally concerned about HIV, given the low risk sexual lifestyle that you describe. If you continue to feel that way, you may need to consider counseling about it. I suggest it out of compassion, not criticism.
Please note the MedHelp rule about a maximum of 2 questions every 6 months on the professionally moderated forums.
Regards-- HHH, MD
Your test results prove you don't have HIV. And HIV is a very rare cause of fever or any other symptoms like you describe.
Of course you don't need HIV testing. Based on both this question and the one you asked several weeks ago, you are abnormally concerned about HIV, given the low risk sexual lifestyle that you describe. If you continue to feel that way, you may need to consider counseling about it. I suggest it out of compassion, not criticism.
Please note the MedHelp rule about a maximum of 2 questions every 6 months on the professionally moderated forums.
Regards-- HHH, MD
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Get this straight. You are not at risk for HIV; it is extremely unlikely your gf caught HIV from her other partner. Therefore, your symptoms cannot possibly be due to HIV. Period, full stop, nothing more to say. See a health care provider if you remain fearful despite this reassurance.
I know you are anxious, but I'm trying to tell you why you should not be. It is frustrating to reassure people and for them to argue with it! Just accept the reassurance and move on. Any more anxiety-driven comments and I will delete the entire thread.
I know you are anxious, but I'm trying to tell you why you should not be. It is frustrating to reassure people and for them to argue with it! Just accept the reassurance and move on. Any more anxiety-driven comments and I will delete the entire thread.
Doc, I promise I just want the answer for my initial question that I formatted incorrectly without all of the right info. Just a few of your words will ease my mind.
Sorry my initial post was not clear. I just need an answer for the symptoms involving the fever and vomiting. Please answer.
And the symptoms listed initially the low grade fever, etc.
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MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
HIV doesn't cause nasal congestion, runny nose, etc. And we're in the middle of cold season, for goodness' sake! That's all you have.
That's all for this thread.
That's all for this thread.
She had another partner after her test. Assuming her status is unknown are the symptoms of concern including a slightly stuffy and runny nose?
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