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Doctor,
I'm worried sick! Had unprotected vaginal sex twice with the same girl (also unprotected oral sex - giving/receiving). She said she tested negative to HIV 3 weeks ago (don't know if I believe her). My last encounter with her was 10 weeks ago. About a couple of weeks after my last encounter with her white bumps/blisters (aphthous ulcers) appeared on bottom(underside) of tongue. Had HIV test at 3.5 weeks from exposure. Came out negative. Blisters are still there 2.5 months later. I'm pretty sure I have thrush on the back/rear (towards the throat) of my tongue and I also have angular cheilitis (for sure). From what I've been reading on the net is that all of these symptoms are due to HIV. Just recently I had a couple days where I had night sweats (another HIV symptom). So my question is basically do you think I've been infected with HIV? I'm soooo scared right now! Please help.
Thank you in advance.
I'm worried sick! Had unprotected vaginal sex twice with the same girl (also unprotected oral sex - giving/receiving). She said she tested negative to HIV 3 weeks ago (don't know if I believe her). My last encounter with her was 10 weeks ago. About a couple of weeks after my last encounter with her white bumps/blisters (aphthous ulcers) appeared on bottom(underside) of tongue. Had HIV test at 3.5 weeks from exposure. Came out negative. Blisters are still there 2.5 months later. I'm pretty sure I have thrush on the back/rear (towards the throat) of my tongue and I also have angular cheilitis (for sure). From what I've been reading on the net is that all of these symptoms are due to HIV. Just recently I had a couple days where I had night sweats (another HIV symptom). So my question is basically do you think I've been infected with HIV? I'm soooo scared right now! Please help.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you doctor for the reply.
So when you say everyone develops antibodies at the same rate/time then that also includes people on chemotherapy, IV drug users? I think you can see where I'm going with this. I basically thought (and have read on the posts on this forum) that imunnocompromised (is that the same as immunosuppressed?) individuals would take longer to develop HIV antibodies. Hence, the longer window period for them. Please clarify this for me. Thank you again in advance. Much appreciated.
So when you say everyone develops antibodies at the same rate/time then that also includes people on chemotherapy, IV drug users? I think you can see where I'm going with this. I basically thought (and have read on the posts on this forum) that imunnocompromised (is that the same as immunosuppressed?) individuals would take longer to develop HIV antibodies. Hence, the longer window period for them. Please clarify this for me. Thank you again in advance. Much appreciated.
Ok, I'm back again. Hopefully the doctor or anyone will respond to this post and my previous one.
Well, yesterday (week 11) I had a fever for 24 hours (Friday nite into Saturday nite). I'm thinking I'm seroconverting now and that's why I've had negative tests before. My lymph nodes in my neck felt a little sore and a little swolen too. This would make sense since immunocompromised persons don't seroconvert till much later, right? Again, I'm sooo scared right now. I'm utterly in panic mode and I can't except the fact that I might be positive. Somebody please reply to my posts. Thank you in advance.
Well, yesterday (week 11) I had a fever for 24 hours (Friday nite into Saturday nite). I'm thinking I'm seroconverting now and that's why I've had negative tests before. My lymph nodes in my neck felt a little sore and a little swolen too. This would make sense since immunocompromised persons don't seroconvert till much later, right? Again, I'm sooo scared right now. I'm utterly in panic mode and I can't except the fact that I might be positive. Somebody please reply to my posts. Thank you in advance.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
A one-day fever is not likely a sign of HIV and 11 weeks is much to late for HIV to start causing symptoms. You are wrong about "immunocompromised persons"; everybody develops a positive HIV test just as fast as anybody else.
Get tested again if it will make you feel better. The result will be negative.
HHH, MD
Get tested again if it will make you feel better. The result will be negative.
HHH, MD
Thank you again Doctor.
I'm sorry to keep bringing this up but if you do a search on "oral manifestations of HIV" on the net, all the websites say that if you have thrush and angular chielitis, that these can/always occur in people with acute HIV infection. Ruling out all other causes of a fungal infection, which I have, I am thus still scared out of my pants. Again I'm pretty sure I have thrush (I have cottage cheese type stuff that I can wipe away at the back of the tongue and also I have the symptoms of angular chielitis at the corners of my mouth (ulcerations/redness/tingling/white patches - which would be consistent with a fungal infection), not to mention my aphthous ulcers on the bottom of my tongue. All of these are still with me to this day (11 weeks post exposure). Having had a negative HIV test at the 9.5 week mark, I'm thinking it was negative because I have an impaired immune system that hasn't produced any antibodies yet. What do you think doctor. I still value your opinion and I'm going out of my mind.
Thank you in advance.
I'm sorry to keep bringing this up but if you do a search on "oral manifestations of HIV" on the net, all the websites say that if you have thrush and angular chielitis, that these can/always occur in people with acute HIV infection. Ruling out all other causes of a fungal infection, which I have, I am thus still scared out of my pants. Again I'm pretty sure I have thrush (I have cottage cheese type stuff that I can wipe away at the back of the tongue and also I have the symptoms of angular chielitis at the corners of my mouth (ulcerations/redness/tingling/white patches - which would be consistent with a fungal infection), not to mention my aphthous ulcers on the bottom of my tongue. All of these are still with me to this day (11 weeks post exposure). Having had a negative HIV test at the 9.5 week mark, I'm thinking it was negative because I have an impaired immune system that hasn't produced any antibodies yet. What do you think doctor. I still value your opinion and I'm going out of my mind.
Thank you in advance.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You're the only one surprised by your negative HIV test. I'm not, and I'm sure your provider (or whoever ordered the test) knew you would be negative. Your symptoms do not change that. No symptoms ever are a reliable indicator for or against a new HIV infection. Ever. (I can't count the number of times I have said it on this forum. Search "ARS symptoms" and "HIV symptoms".) And your symptoms didn't sound like HIV anyway.
You can be 100% confident in a negative 9 week result. Some experts recommend 3 month testing, but I do not. Almost nobody recommends testing as far as 6 months after exposure.
HHH, MD
You can be 100% confident in a negative 9 week result. Some experts recommend 3 month testing, but I do not. Almost nobody recommends testing as far as 6 months after exposure.
HHH, MD
Thank you again doctor.
Just got my HIV test results back (took a blood test on June 7th). NEGATIVE!!!! I know this has been asked tons of times before but after 9.5 weeks, can I consider myself cleared? And the reason I ask is because I still have those blisters on my tongue, etc... Or should I get tested at the 13 week mark and also the 6 month mark?
Again, thank you in advance. Much appreciated!
Just got my HIV test results back (took a blood test on June 7th). NEGATIVE!!!! I know this has been asked tons of times before but after 9.5 weeks, can I consider myself cleared? And the reason I ask is because I still have those blisters on my tongue, etc... Or should I get tested at the 13 week mark and also the 6 month mark?
Again, thank you in advance. Much appreciated!
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