Welcome to our Forum. the exposure you describe was no risk for HIV. Most commercial sex workers do not have HIV and even most un-protected exposures do not lead to infection. In your case you used a condom and condom-protected sex is safe sex. If the condom was used throughout sex and appeared intact at the completion of your sexual activity, then it did work and you have nothing to worry about. When condoms fail, they break wide open.
As for your symptoms, these do not sound at all like HIV. A chill at one time, sweating at another and the swellings you have noticed raise no concerns at all for HIV either.
From a medical perspective there is not even any reason to test. if you choose to test for your own peace of mind at this time, I am confident that the tests will be negative. Please do not worry. EWH
Dr. Hook, Thanks a lot for your expert opinion! It will certainly help to reduce my anxiety and move on with day to day life. However I still have couple doubts and hope you can help me to clear my mind.Please elaborate on these points
1. Is it even possible to get HIV infection even after using condom? I don't remember the type of condom that stripper gave me in first incident but second one I know it was good as I bought it.
2. Since last two weeks (after almost 6 weeks of these incidents) I have started to have dry throat at night. I am living in New Jersey and my guess is it's because of winter and room heater. I might need to get a humidifier. But its happening almost every night and want to know if I need to worry about this with regard to HIV.
3. Also one final question, Does deep kissing i.e. insertion of a toung in sex partner's mouth pose any HIV infection risk in case if one doesn't know if other partner is positive or negative.
Thanks again for helping me and it will really grate if you can clear these doubts of mine.
Straight to your questions:
1. Is it even possible to get HIV infection even after using condom?
No, if the condom was used throughout sex and did not break (and breakage is obvious- when condoms fail they break wide open), you are not at meaningful risk for HIV.
2. Since last two weeks (after almost 6 weeks of these incidents) I have started to have dry throat at night. I am living in New Jersey and my guess is it's because of winter and room heater. I might need to get a humidifier. But its happening almost every night and want to know if I need to worry about this with regard to HIV.
A dry, scratchy throat is not a sign of HIV.
3. Also one final question, Does deep kissing i.e. insertion of a toung in sex partner's mouth pose any HIV infection risk in case if one doesn't know if other partner is positive or negative.
No, there is no risk for HIV from any sort of kissing, including deep kissing with exchange of oral secretions.
Take care. EWH
Dr. Hook, Thanks a lot for your answers!