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Am i HIV infected??
I had vaginal sex with a sex worker from a legal brothel on 7 November,on 12 November i started feeling an itching feeling on my penis and tongue,i had a full std check including HIV(both antibody ant p24 antigen) on 19 November and everything was negative except for HSV 1 virus being past infection.
The itching on my penis went away but my tongue became worse....it looks like thrush but my doctor said its not.I had a swab test taken and nothing was found(12 December - Microbilogical examination).
On 21 December i had a sore throat and my armpit lymph nodes got swollen(for a day or so) and my tounge is still itchy with red spots on it.I had a mild rash on my facial forehead also
I went back to my doctor for another swab test and hiv test(now six weeks after the sexual encounter) and i am still waiting for the results.I will go back at the three month mark.
I only had two sexual encounters this year all protected.
I called the brothel to report about this and the said all their ladies are tested every 6 weeks and the lady i had sex with has nothing and they said they sent her for another test since my report and she came back negative.
I am scared and anxious...i want to know my status,i have read about acute hiv infection and my symptoms resemble it and i don't see any other disease causing this.
I am sure the condom didnt break but maybe on removing i wasnt careful enough.
What's your opinion Dr,please help me
The itching on my penis went away but my tongue became worse....it looks like thrush but my doctor said its not.I had a swab test taken and nothing was found(12 December - Microbilogical examination).
On 21 December i had a sore throat and my armpit lymph nodes got swollen(for a day or so) and my tounge is still itchy with red spots on it.I had a mild rash on my facial forehead also
I went back to my doctor for another swab test and hiv test(now six weeks after the sexual encounter) and i am still waiting for the results.I will go back at the three month mark.
I only had two sexual encounters this year all protected.
I called the brothel to report about this and the said all their ladies are tested every 6 weeks and the lady i had sex with has nothing and they said they sent her for another test since my report and she came back negative.
I am scared and anxious...i want to know my status,i have read about acute hiv infection and my symptoms resemble it and i don't see any other disease causing this.
I am sure the condom didnt break but maybe on removing i wasnt careful enough.
What's your opinion Dr,please help me
- Of course your tests will continue to be NEGATIVE. Sometimes the Sentence we mentally impose on ourselves is equivalent to a Mental jail because we certainly do fall prisoner to it.
-Regards-
-Regards-
Guys i got my test results today at the 6 week mark and they came back negative for all STDs and HIV,despite my 'symptoms'
I am relieved and i hope they will be negative again at the 3 month mark - 7 Feb.I will post again then.
Thanx Teak,Lizzie and Horneyboy for the comforting words....i will never do it again,its just not worth it,i was in mental 'jail' to be honest.If i test negative at the 3 month mark,the first thing i will do is to marry,settle down and never be promiscuous
As for CSWs,that was the last time they had my money,i would rather MASTURBATE
.ITS NOT WORTH IT
God bless
I am relieved and i hope they will be negative again at the 3 month mark - 7 Feb.I will post again then.
Thanx Teak,Lizzie and Horneyboy for the comforting words....i will never do it again,its just not worth it,i was in mental 'jail' to be honest.If i test negative at the 3 month mark,the first thing i will do is to marry,settle down and never be promiscuous
As for CSWs,that was the last time they had my money,i would rather MASTURBATE
.ITS NOT WORTH IT
God bless
for the first time since this matter i have laughed.....!!
Thanx horneyboy,you brought an occassional smile & laughter to my often sad face!
I know God will bless you
Thanx horneyboy,you brought an occassional smile & laughter to my often sad face!
I know God will bless you
Fred, you're going to be okay. Protected sex with a CSW in a legal brothel who is test proven neg at the time of the encounter and now also six weeks later is probably as safe as any casual acquaintance you would meet at a bar, OR your coworker at the office Christmas party OR even that hot single at the church Bible study. I have done them all, and all were sexually active, and none knew their HIV status except the hooker. So God must have been looking out for your health; he/she hooked you up with the safest girl he/she could find!
Thanx guys i will take your word,may God bless you all for the good job ur doing,i will post my results when i get them.I cant wait to see them so i just move on with my life and forget about this nasty experience,i hope God will forgive me and look over my shoulders in the future so i dont go astray.
you might be better served on the anxiety forum, as you do NOT have a hiv concern.
you had protected sex
you do not need to test
your "symptoms" are not hiv related
if you're sick...see your doctor. there's nothing more that we can do for you here ! ! !
you had protected sex
you do not need to test
your "symptoms" are not hiv related
if you're sick...see your doctor. there's nothing more that we can do for you here ! ! !
Can someone assess my situation please,i spent the whole day in bed today thinking about my life ,my future and all that i have worked hard for....gone in 2 seconds of stupid acts,
Please forum members i need your help now otherwise it will be late,i am living alone and i cant open up to anyone ,my advisor at the sex health clinic is on christmas break holiday,my family is in another state and i am too embarrassed to let them know i visited a csw
Help me i am feeling low
Please forum members i need your help now otherwise it will be late,i am living alone and i cant open up to anyone ,my advisor at the sex health clinic is on christmas break holiday,my family is in another state and i am too embarrassed to let them know i visited a csw
Help me i am feeling low
Hi Guys
I am so sorry about this,continuing to be a sore to you like my sore tongue and throat.
As i said in my first post i am waiting for my HIV test results and because of the Xmas break i will only get them in January.
My throat is not getting any better,its actually get worse and the tongue is very sore and still producing the white stuff and has red small spots all over.My lymph nodes(arm pits) have now a burning sensation without getting better.
Teak and Jean i am sorry but i am so afraid as this has never happened to me in my whole life,
My concern is 1) if its not HIV then what's causing this?
2)The tests which were done on me on the 19th of Nov,are they of any use or it was too early(the p24 test - could it have detected anything this early?)
3)Why is it that the swab test on my tongue produced normal results (i.e Normal regional flora isolated)?
4)Do you also think the tests for STDs were accurate considering the time period? and should i therefore go for another round of tests?
5)The CSW that i had sex with is still working there since i reported my case,i called them again out of anxiety and told them about my predicament,but they said they are now pissed off because i am harrassing them and threatened to report me,they said that CSW has no infection and that's why she continues to work there and "if you have hiv we are sorry but you didn't get it here"
6)May be this CSW was also still on window period or she caught the hiv the day i had an encounter with her,who knows with these CSWs guys?
I dont want to end up doing stupid decisions(what i did by sleeping with a CSW was enough stupidity) because of this matter,i dont know what to do now,my GP doesn't seem to understand as well,he is just dismissive,saying you had tests and you are negative for all so i wont prescribe any drugs....yet i am suffering and in pain
Please help me,tell me the truth(may be my GP is saying this because he has already seen my symptoms to be ARS so he knows i am nolonger curable)?
I am regretting,i have loved ones and i will hurt them
I am so sorry about this,continuing to be a sore to you like my sore tongue and throat.
As i said in my first post i am waiting for my HIV test results and because of the Xmas break i will only get them in January.
My throat is not getting any better,its actually get worse and the tongue is very sore and still producing the white stuff and has red small spots all over.My lymph nodes(arm pits) have now a burning sensation without getting better.
Teak and Jean i am sorry but i am so afraid as this has never happened to me in my whole life,
My concern is 1) if its not HIV then what's causing this?
2)The tests which were done on me on the 19th of Nov,are they of any use or it was too early(the p24 test - could it have detected anything this early?)
3)Why is it that the swab test on my tongue produced normal results (i.e Normal regional flora isolated)?
4)Do you also think the tests for STDs were accurate considering the time period? and should i therefore go for another round of tests?
5)The CSW that i had sex with is still working there since i reported my case,i called them again out of anxiety and told them about my predicament,but they said they are now pissed off because i am harrassing them and threatened to report me,they said that CSW has no infection and that's why she continues to work there and "if you have hiv we are sorry but you didn't get it here"
6)May be this CSW was also still on window period or she caught the hiv the day i had an encounter with her,who knows with these CSWs guys?
I dont want to end up doing stupid decisions(what i did by sleeping with a CSW was enough stupidity) because of this matter,i dont know what to do now,my GP doesn't seem to understand as well,he is just dismissive,saying you had tests and you are negative for all so i wont prescribe any drugs....yet i am suffering and in pain
Please help me,tell me the truth(may be my GP is saying this because he has already seen my symptoms to be ARS so he knows i am nolonger curable)?
I am regretting,i have loved ones and i will hurt them
As Teak stated, you wore a condom and were protected. Condoms when used properly are extremely effective at protecting you from HIV. Professional Women working at legal brothels have a low rate of HIV infection. They want to stay healthy and are commonly required to have HIV tests.Good Job and always wear those hats.
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