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HIV EXPOSURE AND TEST HELP
Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer all of these questions that come in, I am a big fan of your work and greatly appreciate your help. 32 days ago I had protected vaginal sex with a CSW. It last about 4 minutes, I couldn't stay erect because I was intoxicated. After that she removed the condom an performed oral sex on my, the she performed a rimjob on me for less than 3 minutes, their was a cut in my anus I think, I am going crazy with anxiety and fear that I have contracted hiv, at around day 27 my lymph nodes in my neck and under my armpits began to hurt, I had a sore throat. Not anything major just slightly sore. 7 days after I tested negative for everything. I have not had a fever in any of this. Today I went and took a antibody test and will have the results in a couple of days. I stopped at a Walgreens and bought a oraquick advanced test, I accidentally touched the part that goes in the vial and I rubbed it against my face accidentally, then I did the test while I was driving, I know it was stupid. I checked the test and the Control had gone all the way through.
The Test didn't go through at all but if looked closely their was a very very faint sign in the right side of the test, it defiantly did not go all the way through just a very light indention. I immediately purchased another one followed all of the instructions word for word and it came back negative. Completely. I am just worried about the first test, would you consider that negative? Do you think that I just contaminated it? If the first one was positive wouldn't the second one had been as well? What do you think about my over all risk? Should I be worried? or do you think I am reading too much into all of this? I am on the brink of insanity, also today I broke out into a rash after all of these test, could that just be stress?
Please help I am about to have a mental break down..
Thanks again
The Test didn't go through at all but if looked closely their was a very very faint sign in the right side of the test, it defiantly did not go all the way through just a very light indention. I immediately purchased another one followed all of the instructions word for word and it came back negative. Completely. I am just worried about the first test, would you consider that negative? Do you think that I just contaminated it? If the first one was positive wouldn't the second one had been as well? What do you think about my over all risk? Should I be worried? or do you think I am reading too much into all of this? I am on the brink of insanity, also today I broke out into a rash after all of these test, could that just be stress?
Please help I am about to have a mental break down..
Thanks again
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum and thanks for your kind comments about this forum.
You have been exceedingly active on the HIV and STD community forums, with many comments showing you have intellectual understanding about HIV/STD transmission and related issues, but difficulty translating that knowledge into control of your anxieties about them. As you have said yourself, you "have gotten similar advice from everyone on here. I am fine I just need to get my mind right" and "Teak you have assessed my situation and say that I have 0 risk I am going to put my fears to rest and move forward with my life." At the same time, you have actually reassured other users about their own anxieties, including advice to stay off the internet because it "always depicts the worst possible picture" and "The bottom line is that safe sex is just that, SAFE."
Therefore, I'm sure you have predicted my responses. Here they are:
You describe an entirely safe sexual exposure and did not need HIV testing. The home self test for HIV is pretty much foolproof (if it were not, it would not have been approved for marketing), so I am sure your second (negative) result is reliable. Your symptoms, and your rash, do not suggest HIV.
So there is definitely no basis for your to be at all worried, and I do believe (again using your own words) that you are "reading too much into all of this". Given your obvious exteme levels of anxiety, I doubt you are going to be able to work through this on your own, regardless of what tests you do or advice you will find on this or other MedHelp forums, or through on line investigation. I strongly recommend you seek professional mental health attention about it. I suggest it out of compassion, not criticism.
Best regards-- HHH, MD
You have been exceedingly active on the HIV and STD community forums, with many comments showing you have intellectual understanding about HIV/STD transmission and related issues, but difficulty translating that knowledge into control of your anxieties about them. As you have said yourself, you "have gotten similar advice from everyone on here. I am fine I just need to get my mind right" and "Teak you have assessed my situation and say that I have 0 risk I am going to put my fears to rest and move forward with my life." At the same time, you have actually reassured other users about their own anxieties, including advice to stay off the internet because it "always depicts the worst possible picture" and "The bottom line is that safe sex is just that, SAFE."
Therefore, I'm sure you have predicted my responses. Here they are:
You describe an entirely safe sexual exposure and did not need HIV testing. The home self test for HIV is pretty much foolproof (if it were not, it would not have been approved for marketing), so I am sure your second (negative) result is reliable. Your symptoms, and your rash, do not suggest HIV.
So there is definitely no basis for your to be at all worried, and I do believe (again using your own words) that you are "reading too much into all of this". Given your obvious exteme levels of anxiety, I doubt you are going to be able to work through this on your own, regardless of what tests you do or advice you will find on this or other MedHelp forums, or through on line investigation. I strongly recommend you seek professional mental health attention about it. I suggest it out of compassion, not criticism.
Best regards-- HHH, MD
Thank you doctor!!!!!
I AM SO HAPPPY!!!!!!'n
You and all of your loved ones have a blessed Christmas
And no measure of words will ever be able to express how thankful I am.
Take Care
I AM SO HAPPPY!!!!!!'n
You and all of your loved ones have a blessed Christmas
And no measure of words will ever be able to express how thankful I am.
Take Care
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
The additonal details about the exposure are also zero risk for HIV transmission. Of course your test result was negative, since you weren't at risk.
That will end this thread. There is no additional information you can provide that would possibly change my opinion or advice. Whatever additional "what if" questions come to mind, you can safely ignore them. If you find yourself continuing to have fears about all this, see my comments above about professional counseling. I won't have any more comments. Good luck with all this.
That will end this thread. There is no additional information you can provide that would possibly change my opinion or advice. Whatever additional "what if" questions come to mind, you can safely ignore them. If you find yourself continuing to have fears about all this, see my comments above about professional counseling. I won't have any more comments. Good luck with all this.
Dr. Handsfield,
Sweat jesus in heaven!!!!!
I tested negative on my antibody test at 33 days!!! I am so happy
I just got the results and wanted to share
Sweat jesus in heaven!!!!!
I tested negative on my antibody test at 33 days!!! I am so happy
I just got the results and wanted to share
Dr. Handsfield,
You never cease to amaze me with how spot on your response are. Not to mention the fact that you prediction is spot on. Your words have helped ease my anxiety and I do agree with you. I had pretty much put all of this craziness behind me but then my lymph nodes began to hurt and I worried about seroconversion. Never the less I couldn't help wondering how???? It didn't make any sense I have red all of the case studies am oral is just not a risk. Then when the first oraquick test should slight raise, again the line never went across. I almost lost it, but I bought another one and that one was clearly negative!!
Never the less I realize that your time is valuable and I won't bore you with every detail or question someone who is far more intelligent than me. I just have a few follow up question and the I will let go and let god.
1. Is their any realistic concern in the fact that she placed her tongue inside of my anus (sorry for language) their more than likely was a cut in my anus and I don't think their was a cut in her mouth. Am I just splitting hairs?
2. How conclusive would you say that my oral test? Should I just ignore the first one because it was poorly administered?
3. Their is no such thing as getting some ars symptoms, it's either all or nothing?
Lastly how conclusive do you believe that my antibody test will be?
And the most important and last question that I will ask you
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT MY ANTIBODY TEST WILL BE NEGATIVE?
thank you so much
I know that often your words are take in for granted, but in this case you have helped me tremendously. And I want you to know that what you do help so many people and want to thank you again
Sorry any spelling errors
You never cease to amaze me with how spot on your response are. Not to mention the fact that you prediction is spot on. Your words have helped ease my anxiety and I do agree with you. I had pretty much put all of this craziness behind me but then my lymph nodes began to hurt and I worried about seroconversion. Never the less I couldn't help wondering how???? It didn't make any sense I have red all of the case studies am oral is just not a risk. Then when the first oraquick test should slight raise, again the line never went across. I almost lost it, but I bought another one and that one was clearly negative!!
Never the less I realize that your time is valuable and I won't bore you with every detail or question someone who is far more intelligent than me. I just have a few follow up question and the I will let go and let god.
1. Is their any realistic concern in the fact that she placed her tongue inside of my anus (sorry for language) their more than likely was a cut in my anus and I don't think their was a cut in her mouth. Am I just splitting hairs?
2. How conclusive would you say that my oral test? Should I just ignore the first one because it was poorly administered?
3. Their is no such thing as getting some ars symptoms, it's either all or nothing?
Lastly how conclusive do you believe that my antibody test will be?
And the most important and last question that I will ask you
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT MY ANTIBODY TEST WILL BE NEGATIVE?
thank you so much
I know that often your words are take in for granted, but in this case you have helped me tremendously. And I want you to know that what you do help so many people and want to thank you again
Sorry any spelling errors
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