Hiv symtoms after oral sex

[worried1947]

Hi Doc,
               I received an unprotected oral sex from a sex worker on 03 march 2006 (no vaginal or anal sex) which I believe was hiv+. After a week I felt very tired all the time and I had a sore throat so I went to a doctor which gave me amoxyllin 500mg 3 times a day but that did not help me and till now I have recurrent pain in my neck and throat which sometimes is painful but sometimes it feels like it is stiff and sometimes pain in my muscles near armpits and in the neck. I also now have what is called geographic tongue ,also my tongue is always white and if I brush hard the white coating gets removed.
                  One month after my possible exposure I went to the STD clinic and got all my possible STD tests done which included (syphilis, chamlidya,gorraehia, HIV1,HIV2,Hepatitis C) but all came back negative. But my problems persisted so I got another antibody test done at 2 months which also came back negative. After that I got a swollen armpit in the third month which hurted me a lot for couple of days and finally I got tested for hiv at 3 months, which also came back as non-reactive.  Then I went to India and I had severe pain in my neck and throat and I again got tested in India at 5 months mark and the reading of elisa test were .02 and .03 .
                    
                                   My problem is that I have few days when I feel that something is wrong with my body and I feel very tired and also there is pain in my neck and throat which comes and goes and I also found some hairs grown on the back of my tongue and it really worries me a lot .One more thing doc I also have small pimples on the chest and they are there for last 6 months now and I think they are

[Ronnie99]

That is not what was said. The quote is: "Situation B: High risk, really at risk person, a gay man who has receptive anal sex with a known HIV infected person."

I'll repeat: How is a gay man who receives anal sex from a known HIV positive person any more at risk than a female who receives anal sex from a known HIV positive person, be that person a IV drug user, bisexual, or heterosexual man?

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

I don't understand what troubles Ronnie99.  I didn't say that receptive anal sex is any less risky for a woman than for a gay man.  Receptive anal sex with a known-infected male is the highest of all sexual risk activities for HIV transmission.  The gender of the receptive partner doesn't matter.  (Presumably Ronnie isn't offended because I just happened to pick a gay male scenario rather than a heterosexual one.)

HHH, MD

[skerdstraght68]

"Why would a gay man who had anal sex with a known HIV positive person be any more at risk than a woman who had anal sex with a known HIV positive person? I find the comment by the doctor to be troubling...."

I don't think he is.  He is saying that in the United States and most industrial communities HIV is much more prevelant in the gay community and IDU users.  So statisticly your chances of receptical anal intercourse within the gay community carries a much higher risk than a male hetero act.  

Symtpoms mean nothing so factoring symptoms into any equasion is pointless.  Especially if people started calculating -20% because they have a sore throat.

[worried1947]

Thanks Doc, I am extremely happy today after reading ur comment and now i have no more worries at all.Once again thanks doc.

[Ronnie99]

Why would a gay man who had anal sex with a known HIV positive person be any more at risk than a woman who had anal sex with a known HIV positive person? I find the comment by the doctor to be troubling....

[anotherdummy]

Actually, a person could factor in .20 (20% or, i.e 80-90% of infected people get ARS)) that you did not get Acute HIV symptoms as well that would jump the odds quite a bit in itself.  Is that logical?